Developing Dawson City in the Klondike Gold Rush of 1896

In the midst of the frigid tundra of northwest Canada, a man by the name of Skookum Jim with the help of his family has made a revolutionary discovery: gold flows in the Klondike River. The discovery has made headlines around North America, interesting people from the western United States desperate enough for money to stampede to the Yukon region of Canada and Alaska to reach the Klondike. While searching for gold, prospectors have erected Dawson City in the Yukon to serve as the living center for all who come to the Klondike. Dawson City boomed and became home to around 30,000 people at its height, but the new citizens of this city soon realized the difficulties of living in the Yukon. Diminishing food reserves, a likelihood for fire, and more plagued the new city. Additionally, the question of when the gold in the Klondike would dry troubled the mind of the Dawson community. The citizens of the City will have to come together to tackle issues such as these and develop their new home. The continued survival of their city would be up to their collaborative efforts alone to ensure civilization at Dawson City could succeed in the long term...

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  • Alex Opalikhin

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    Crisis Director

  • Christian Allmand

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    Chair

  • Joyce Peterlin

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    Assistant Crisis Director

  • Bethany Detwiler

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    Assistant Crisis Director

  • Arya Sharma

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    Assistant Crisis Director

  • Hannah Magnus

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    Assistant Crisis Director