<Dd> Aug. 16: Gold is discovered on Bonanza Creek by George Carmack and Skookum Jim </Dd> <Dd> Aug. 31: First claim on Eldorado Creek by Antone Stander </Dd> <Dl> <Dd> Jan. 21: Wiliam Ogilvie sends news of Klondike gold to Ottawa </Dd> <Dd> Jul. 14: Excelsior arrives at San Francisco with first gold from Klondike and starts stampede </Dd> <Dd> Jul. 15: Portland arrives at Seattle </Dd> <Dd> Jul. 19: First ship leaves for Klondike </Dd> <Dd> Aug. 16: Ex-mayor Wood from Seattle leaves San Francisco on his ship Humboldt with prospectors for Klondike (reaches St. Michael Aug. 29 but is forced to spend the winter on Yukon River) </Dd> <Dd> Sep. 11: 10% royalty is established on gold mined in Yukon </Dd> <Dd> Sep. 27: People without supplies for the winter leave Dawson in search of food </Dd> <Dd> Nov. 8: Work begins on Brackett wagon road through White Pass </Dd> </Dl> <Dd> Jan. 21: Wiliam Ogilvie sends news of Klondike gold to Ottawa </Dd>

What did they eat on the gold fields