White Pass City, 1897
White Pass is a mountain pass which leads from Skagway, Alaska in the United States to the Yukon territory in Canada. In 1887, William Ogilvie navigated the pass, and, once the Klondike Gold Rush began in 1896, the path was overrun by "stampeders" (prospectors). It was longer than the Chilkoot Trail, but it was easier to traverse due to its calmer terrain; still, it was nicknamed "Dead Horse Trail", as hundreds of horses met gruesome ends on the trail from frost, from the rocks, poisoning, or starvation. Some prospectors built "White Pass City", a stopping point along the trail where an outfitter sold thousands of pounds of food to travellers. From 1898 to 1900, a railroad line was built through the pass, rendering the trail useless.
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