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GRAND FORKS, YUKON TERRITORY
PORTRAIT OF A CANADIAN GOLD-RUSH TOWN
as photographed by CLARKE AND CLARENCE KINSEY
by Norm Bolotin
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FACTUAL REPRESENTATION
OF OUR WESTERN TREASURES
OLD YUKON MEMORABILIA
IS RAPIDLY DISAPPEARING
Folks, how lucky I was to find this great story on GRAND FORKS, YUKON TERRITORY – a portrait of a Canadian Gold-Rush Town as photographed by Clarke and Clarence Kinsey and written by Norm Bolotin. Because most of the great stories of the Canadian west are fading away—gathering moss on dusty shelves, unopened for years laying away in attics or packed away in boxes or molding I damp cellars – unread and unseen. - humbly, I have tried to resurrect our great western heritage and present them through this internet medium to those that might appreciate them.
Seems that the discovery of gold in the Klondike in 1896 brought a rush of humanity seeking quick riches. Most of the activity centered around Dawson which promptly was the focal point for enterprising businessmen, new miners unsure of their destination and prostitutes eager to help them decide. Nestled at the junction of Bonanza and Eldorado creeks, the town of Grand Forks sprang up. Frankly, the miners made their homes there to be near the mines. Shelter, supplies, entertainment was offered. Soon, Grand Forks boasted a population of 10,000. This is story in pictures as recorded by photographers Clarke and Clarence Kinsey.
Please read this. There were many a western story published – the common ones about cowboys and Indians are listed on Ebay every day but the rarer ones picturing and writing about the great old historic sites of the old west like this one are seldom found. Collectors treasure them and their price guide value rises every day. They are hard to find. I hunt them out cause really the better, untold and rarer stories were published in the rest.
Here’s one of ‘em.
Following my retirement, I have dedicated my remaining hours to indexing the Genealogy of our western pioneers. During my research, I discovered that thousands of our kinfolk lay unfound and unrecognized on some book dealer’s shelf. Because Old Western History and Memorabilia was printed before computer indexing, I index every item I sell.
This complete index will be bound and included in this offering at no additional cost.
Humbly, I am trying to keep our history alive
I hope you appreciate the effort.
Sooner or later - Genealogists are going to realize that their family kinfolks are laying on some dealer's dusty shelves. If I can contribute to finding one little name or photo of that long lost ancestor you have been waiting to find, it’s worth all the time I spend.
GRAND FORKS, YUKON TERRITORY
By Norm Bolotin
Photographs by Clarke and Clarence Kinsey
ANCESTORS INDEXED HEREIN, CIRCA: 1896 – 1900s
ANCESTOR’S LOCATION: CANADA
BOLOTIN, Norm, Author
ENDELMAN, Max
GARVIE, Alex
GARVIE, Mrs. Alex
KINSEY, Clarence, Photographer *
KINSEY, Clarke, Photographer
KINSEY, Darius, Logging Photographer in Northwest
KINSEY, Mary, wife of Clarke Kinsey
LIPPY, Tom
MULROONEY, Belinda, owner of Grand Forks Hotel
RAYMOND, Violet, Actress
Picture 1: Grand Forks at its most metropolitan, when it boasted a population of nearly ten thousand. *
Picture 2: Kinsey & Kinsey building containing photographic studio and an apartment upstairs. *
Picture 3: The Bonanza detachment of the North West Mounted Police. *
Picture 4: The busy main street of Grand Forks. *
Picture 5: Miners in pits below creek level. *
Picture 6: Tom Lippy’s claim, where he and his crew mined over one million dollars’ worth of gold. *
Picture 7: Spring Cleanup was the culmination of months of hard work. *
Picture 8: Music helped this smiling group while away pleasant hours after work on their claim. *
Picture 9: These three tots played with whatever was at hand – in this case a steam thawer. *
Picture 10: Klondikers made the most of national holidays by combining Canada’s Dominion Day (July l) with the United States Fourth of July. *
Picture 11: Mechanical dredge used to scour the creeks and valleys for gold. *
Picture 12: Hydraulic mining was common during later years of the gold era. *
Picture 13: Going-out-of-business sale at Johnston & Safford’s, about 1906. Clarence Kinsey at left wearing striped sweater. *
PLACES AND THINGS PROMINENTLY MENTIONED w * INDICATING PICTURE:
Bonanza Creek
Dawson
Eldorado Creek
Garvie Hotel and Livery Stable
Gold Hill
Grand Fork, Yukon Territory
Johnson & Safford’s General Store *
Juneau, Alaska
Kinsey & Kinsey Building *
Klondike
Klondike Mines Railway
Lake Bennett
Northwest Mounted Police, Bonanza Detachment *
Seattle, Washington
Skagway
Snoqualmie, Washington
Sulphur Springs
Tom Lippy’s Claim *
Victoria, British Columbia
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Yukon Territory
GRAND FORKS, YUKON TERRITORY
By Norm Bolotin
Photographs by Clarke and Clarence Kinsey
OLD YUKON MEMORABILIA
IS RAPIDLY DISAPPEARING
While others clip ads from magazines, I save history. It’s a shame that our past is being lost. It’s as simple as that.
What a story, Rare Story!!! Great Pictures. You will love it as it was published in this old complete western magazine printed on heavy slick paper many years ago. The issue is in good condition, the cover is in vibrant color.
As clearly stated in my description, this is featured story in a rarely found and seldom read unusual and complete western magazine. I don't give out name of publication or date because I have caught competitors copying my index and work and trying to sell it as theirs. I hope you understand.