1899 Map of Fortymile

About this map

Eagle City and the winding Yukon River dominate this early gold-rush era survey of the Alaska-Canada borderlands. Recorded just after the Klondike peak, the map captures the frontier settlements of Star City and Seventymile at a time when river transport and prospecting dictated the region's layout. The terrain is defined by the high peaks of Glacier Mountain and Fortymile Dome, with a dense network of gold-bearing waterways such as American Creek, Seventymile Creek, and Mission Creek branching through the interior.