Glad you liked the story, Bill.
It's one I'd not thought of for a long time.
I was rather pleased with the scans, too. For the prints have been
tossed around in the box for 50 years. The original film was
developed, deep tank style, using Dektol (a paper developer, for those
who were not raised on chemical prints.) which gave longer working life
(thus lower costs) but horrid grain. Not really noticeable in 3x5"
prints, but it shows in 600dpi scans. Damned technology!
Did we go for voyage on said Klondike. Since it's been landlocked since
the 1950's, that would be a "no". I'd like have done it, though.... I
understand the ride through Myles Canyon and Five Finger Rapids was
quite exhilarating!
David.
David,
That’s a wonderful tale right out of Jack London’s stories.
The 4X4 scans are very good, I must say, having done that trick myself.
Did you and Rose embark on said Klondike and voyage down (or up) the Yukon?
Bill
On Sep 19, 2016, at 17:56, David Young <dsy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:------
Between 1901 and 1937, the British Yukon Navigation Co. built a number of
stern-wheelers to navigate the Yukon River.
By the early 1960's, just three were left on the ways, in the Whitehorse Shipyard.
By then, the Canadian government owned them and eventually it was decided that the
Casca and the Whitehorse were too far gone, in terms of restoration. So, in 1966,
the Klondike had a steel cradle built under her and she was dragged nearly two
miles from the shipyards, to her present resting place just north of the the
Riverdale (now the Robert Campbell) Bridge. This was accomplished, in September of
the year, using 5 large bulldozes, pulling the steel cradle over wooden skids,
lubricated with a slurry made from 8 tons of Palmolive soap flakes & a little
water.
It looked a bit like this....
http://www.furnfeather.net/Look/Klondike-1.html
Here is a slightly different view, in colour....
http://www.furnfeather.net/Look/Klondike-2.html
Although I took those shots 50 years ago, this month, I'd never noticed the "Bridge or
Bust" note, scrawled in the bulldozer's blade. ;-) (Mind you, these scans were made
from 3x5 inch and 4x4" prints.)
Here is the Klondike, in it's present location, restored to her 1937-40
appearance.
http://www.furnfeather.net/Look/Klondike-3.html
As for the Casca and the Whitehorse, nobody knows what happened, for sure, but
it was well known that squatters were living in them and it believed that a
cooking fire got away on one of them. Whatever the cause, both ships burned
to the ground, on June 20th, 1974, in a spectacular fire. As is common in
small towns, there was a persistent rumour that the son of a local politician
was to blame. True or not, only the Klondike remains.... now a national
monument.
However, this is a bit to this story that you wont' hear if you tour the
Klondike, as Rose and I did, a few weeks ago. In fact, our lovely guide said
she's never heard the story.
But, the Klondike was moved in September, of 1966, so preservation work was put
on hold until the next spring. When the crews turned up to start restoration
work in about June, of '67, they discovered that an enterprising band of young
ladies had moved in and were conducting a thriving business!
Best regards, from Whistler, BC.
David.
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