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“Klondike Joe” Boyle and large-scale gold mining

Dredge No. 4 in the Klondike, Yukon, which carries his commemorative plaque, photographed in 2012.
Dredge No. 4 in the Klondike, Yukon, which carries his commemorative plaque, photographed in 2012. Dredge No. 4 · Anthony DeLorenzo from Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada · Photo source · Photo licence: CC BY-SA 2.0. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.
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Joseph Whiteside “Klondike Joe” Boyle (1867–1923) arrived in Dawson in 1897 and soon saw the potential of large-scale mining, returning in 1909 to head one of the Klondike’s largest mining operations. Known as “The King of the Klondike,” he left in 1916 to aid the Allied war effort and was decorated by several European nations for his work in Russia and Romania.

Scope & context

His Klondike and wartime career as recognized in his designation, not the gold rush itself (see CA-K082).

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