Yukon Territory Act took effect June 13, 1898
On June 13, 1898, the Yukon Territory Act came into effect.
With the passage of this act Canada created a vast territory in the far north that covered 582,443 km2 (224,882 sq mi). The name came from the Gwich’in word Yu-kun-ah which means “great river”. The Yukon river winds across the territory and empties into the Bering Sea, a distance of 3,190 kilometres (1,980 mi).
I picked this Dawson Mining Court
revenue stamp to represent the Yukon’s storied gold rush legacy that helped shape it’s modern history.
Dawson Mining Court law stamp
Issued by Canada in 1903
From Archives Canada
progressive die proof, steel engraving on india paper
Good choice for Yukon Territory Act SOD.
On 13 June 1898, the Yukon Territory Act created Yukon as a separate Canadian territory and placed its capital at Dawson City. The territorial government consisted of a federally appointed commissioner and an appointed council of no more than six members. It grew into a fully elected council of 10 members in 1908.
The gold rush quickly faded in the early 1900s and many of the new settlers left Yukon. Dawson City’s busy commercial life collapsed, leaving a much-reduced near-ghost town. In 1953, the capital was moved to Whitehorse.
https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/yukon-and-confederation
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