| Bill Abrahamson prospected
in the Dezadeash area. |
Aaro Aho headed the prospecting
team that discovered the Anvil lead-zinc deposit. |
Solomon Albert prospected
in the Dawson and White River areas in the 1930's. |
| Jack Alverson with Harry McWhorther
discovered the Silver King mine in 1913. |
Frank Altemose prospected
the Kluane area after the turn of the century and helped discover
gold on Burwash Creek. |
Andy Anderson prospected throughout
the Yukon between the late 1920's and the 1970's. |
| Art Anderson (2005) discoverer of the Clinton
Creek asbestos deposit. |
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| John Anderson discovered gold
and silver in the Wheaton district in 1910. |
Neville Armstrong prospected
the MacMillan River district in the 1920's onward and worked
the Russell Creek placer area. |
Fred Ater prospected the Kluane
area after the turn of the century and helped discover gold
on Burwash Creek. |
| Robert Auston prospected and
discovered copper deposits in the Wernecke Mountains. |
Captain Henry
Back prospected in the Mt. Nansen area. |
Matt Battyer prospected in
the Keno Hill area. |
| W.M. Baultoff prospected the
Beaver Creek area after 1900 and discovered gold veins. |
Edmond Bean was a member of
an early prospecting party circa 1880 which broke the Chilkoot
blockade. |
Louis Beauvette discovered
the rich Keno silver veins on Keno Hill in 1919. |
| Ted Becker discovered the
silver-lead and antimony showings in the Wheaton area in 1906. |
B. Beloud discovered gold
and copper in the Dezadeash area in the late 1930's. |
Harry Berry prospected in
the Livingstone area in the 1930's. |
| Olaff Bjonnes prospected in
the Keno area in the 1920's and 1930's. |
George Black prospected in
the Livingstone area (1899) and later became Commissioner, M.P.
for the Yukon and Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada. |
Billy Blair prospected the
White River area from the 1930's onwards. |
| Morley Bones prospected the
Kluane area after the turn of the century and helped discover
gold on Burwash Creek. |
Doc Boon prospected the Keno
area in the 1920's and 1930's. |
George and Thomas Boswell were
the first prospectors in the Yukon watershed in 1882. |
| Charlie Brefault discovered
the Elsa and No Cash mines in the Keno Hill area. |
J.C. Britton prospected in
the Nisling Range for many years. |
Eddie Broadhagen was a well
known prospector in the Watson Lake area. |
| Hugo Brodell prospected the
Watson Lake area and discovered showing around the Hyland River
area. |
Afe Brown co-discoverer of
gold-silver showings in the Carmacks area. |
Charles Bush partner of William
Schnabel and discovered the Nevada Mines property in the Wheaton
area. |
| Bob Butler prospected the
Livingstone and Whitehorse areas in the 1920's and later. |
George Carmack co-discoverer of the Klondike gold fields in 1896. |
Jack Carpenter found silver-lead
showings in the 1920's in the Elsa area and sparked a minor
silver rush. |
| William Catto discovered the
Lone Star mine in the Dawson area. |
Tagish Charlie co-discoverer
of the Klondike gold fields in 1896. |
Thomas Claire prospected the
Whitehorse region after 1900. |
| Bert Cluett (1989) |
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| Harry Colley co-discoverer
of the Calumet mine on Galena Hill, Keno Hill area. |
William Corley partner of
George Carmack after 1896. |
Frank Corwin co-discoverer
of antimony in the Wheaton Valley in 1893. |
| Alex Coward prospected in
the Mt. Freegold area and Selwyn area until the 1950's. |
Jim Cox prospected the Dezadeash
area for many years. |
George Dail pioneer
prospector in the Gold Hill and Montana Mountain areas in 1906-06. |
| Jake Davidson original discoverer
of the Silver King vein on Galena Hill in 1903. |
Ole Dickson one of the discoverers
of the Whitehorse copper belt in 1899. |
George Duke one of the first
prospectors in the Kluane district prior to 1900. |
| Pete Eikland long
time prospector in the Beaver Creek area. |
Fred Elliott a partner of
Settlemeir, he prospected the Beaver River country. |
Clem Eminger prospected in
the Wheaton and Ross River areas. |
| Louis Engle prospected in
the Livingstone area. |
Axel Erickson discovered the
Shamrock silver vein (Keno Hill area) in 1919. |
J.O. Erickson prospected in
the Bullion Creek area in the 1920's. |
| George Fairclough
well known prospector in the Carmacks, Ketza River, and
White River areas from the early 1920's to 1970's. |
George Finch in 1873-74 prospected
with a party in the White River area. |
Alex Fisher prospected around
Bullion Creek in the 1940's. |
| Robert Fisher discovered a
number of precious metal and tungsten veins in the Dublin Gulch
area in the 1920's. |
John Folle prospected with
Schnabel in the Wheaton area in the early 1900's. |
Bill Forbes a top prospector
with Jack Carpenter and co-discoverer of the Whale vein in the
Mt. Freegold area. |
| Franklin and Madison co-discover
of Cassiar Bar and Forty Mile discovery in 1886. |
Johnny Fraser prospected in
the southwestern part of the Yukon. |
Emile Gay in
1897 he discovered gold off Eldorado Creek in the Klondike. |
| "Swiftwater" Bill Gates
well known prospector and entrepreneur who prospected in
the Dawson area around 1900. |
Chuck Gibbons prospected in
the Whitehorse sand White River areas. |
Thomas Duncan Gillies discoverer
of gold in Russell Creek in 1892. |
| Ron Granger (1992) |
William
Grainger discoverer
of the Whitehorse Copper Belt in 1895. |
Wellington Green discoverer
of the Wellgreen copper-nickel deposits near Burwash in 1952. |
| P. Fritz Guder discovered
gold on Mt. Freegold in 1930. |
Gustavsons discoverers of
gold in the Duncan Creek area in 1898. |
Thomas Haggart
discovered gold in the Haggart Creek area of Dublin Gulch
in 1898. |
| "Swede" Hansen prospected
in the Mayo area and became MLA in the Yukon Territorial Government. |
Glen Harris (1989) |
Arthur Harper one of the
first prospectors in the Yukon and in the White River area
in 1873-74 with Hart and others. |
| Howard Hamilton Hart one
of the first prospectors into the Yukon across the Chilkoot
in 1884 and discovered gold on Hamilton Bar in the Fortymile
Camp. |
Jack Hawthorne discovered
the Webfoot vein on Galena Hill (Keno Hill area) in the early
1920's. |
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| Robert Henderson co-discoverer
of the Klondike gold fields in 1896. |
Howard Hess one of the discoverers
of Cassiar Bar in 1886 and one of the earliest prospectors in
the Yukon. |
Warren Hiatt discovered gold
in 1903 on Highet Creek in the Mayo district. |
| David Hodnett discovered lode
gold in the Wheaton area in 1906. |
Axel Hoidal prospected the
Firth River area from the 1920's on. |
John Holstrom (Windy
John) (1990 |
| George Holt first prospector
to cross the Chilkoot Pass in 1872. |
Jacob Hundere (1991) |
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Robert Hyland staked the first lode claim
in the Territory in 1873. |
Henry Inger prospected White River area
in the 1940's and 1950's. |
| Arthur
John (1989) from Ross River, prospected and
made discoveries throughout the Yukon and Northern BC for
over
40 years. |
Harry Johannes (1989)
A
Harry Johannes Memorial Fund was established with the Yukon
Foundation
by Harry's widow for a post-secondary student enrolled in engineering
sciences with emphasis on geology. |
Johnny Johns from the Carcross
area and prospected in the Wheaton-Primrose Lake area. |
| Andy Johnson first
discoverer of silver in the Stewart area. |
Frank Johnson partner
of George Carmack in later years. |
Bobby Kane prospected in the Dezadeash area (see
Jimmy Kane).
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| Jimmy Kane prospected with
Bobby Kane in the Dezadeash area. |
Tommy Kerruish prospected
in the Whitehorse Copper belt. |
Tom Kerwin prospected in the
Wheaton River area in 1893. |
| Bob Kirk co-discoverer of
the Cassiar asbestos deposit in 1952. |
Tom Kirkman co-discoverer
of antimony in the Wheaton River area in 1893. |
Al Kulan co-discoverer of
the Anvil lead-zinc deposits in the Ross River area. |
| Joe
Ladue co-discoverer of the Anvil lead-zinc deposits. |
Bill Langham prospected
in the Carmacks area. |
Samuel Lansing
one of the first prospectors in the Yukon and worked the Stewart
River area for gold. |
| Harry Lehman prospected the
Dawson area from 1898. |
Jerry Leverman prospected
in the Whitehorse and Dawson areas. |
James Lloyd discovered hard
rock gold showings in the Klondike at the turn of the century. |
| Jack "Hardrock"
MacDonald prospected in the Mayo area. |
"Big" Alex MacDonald
well known Dawson prospector. |
Don and Archie McKinnon discovered
gold deposits in conglomerates in the Indian River area in 1910. |
| Courtlandt Mack prospected
the Carmacks area and was co-discoverer of the Mack copper deposit. |
Madison and Franklin early
prospectors who in 1886 examined the Fortymile area. |
Walter Malicki (2005) long time
prospector in the Keno Hill area. |
| Sam McGee discovered
the War Eagle deposit. |
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| Max Martin prospected the
Watson Lake district. |
Skookum
Jim Mason co-discoverer
of the Klondike gold fields. |
John McCormick prospected
the Big Salmon area around 1886. |
| George McDade
prospected the Carmacks area and was co-discoverer of the Brown
- McDade vein. |
Drury McGundy
co-discoverer of the Anvil lead-zinc deposits. |
Taylor McGundy
co-discoverer of the Anvil lead-zinc deposits. |
| John McIntyre prospected in
the Whitehorse Coper Belt around 1898 and discovered the Copper
King orebody. |
Tom McKay discovered the Shamrock
silver vein on Keno Hill with Axel Erickson in 1919. |
Andy McKinnon well known prospector
of the Teslin area. |
| Wilf McKinnon well known prospector
of the Teslin area. |
Hector McNeil well known
prospector in the Wheaton area about 1900. |
Sandy McPherson discovered
the Silver King extension in 1927 in the Keno area. |
| Jack McQuesten early prospector
who came into the Mayo - Dawson area in 1873. A Classic Man of Compassion and Courage, by Jane Gaffin. |
Harry McWhorter co-discoverer
of the Silver King mine with Jack Alverson in 1913. |
Jack McLean discovered silver-lead
in the Keno area in 1923. |
| Ole Medbe prospected the Dawson
area from the 1930's onward. |
Jack Meloy discoverer of the
porphyry copper deposits of the Dawson range. |
Margaret Mitchell discovered
the Mitchell showing in 1902; known as "Hardrock Queen
of the Klondike". |
| Hector Morrison discovered
the Lucky Queen silver deposit on Keno Hill. |
Mike Nichiporick
prospected the Whitehorse Aishihik areas in the 1960's and
1970's. |
Charlie Nord prospected in
the Mayo area from the 1930's. |
| Pete Nord prospected in the
Mayo area from the 1930's. |
Jane Summers Orrell made discoveries
of gold in the Green Gulch and Boxcar areas of the Klondike
in 1904-1909. |
Larry Patnode
prospected in the Whitehorse, Dawson and White river area. Founding
and lifetime member of the Yukon Propectors' Association. |
| J. Perkins found the first
gold veins in the Corwin Valley area of the Wheaton district
in 1905. |
Cecil Poli prospected in the
Mayo raea. |
Jack Pooly co-discoverer of
the Venus gold-silver vein on Windy Arm of Tagish Lake at the
turn of the century. |
| H.E. Porter in 1899 found
the Pueblo copper deposit in the Whitehorse Copper Belt. |
Frank Rae
prospected and found many showings in the Wind, Hart and Bonnet
Plume River areas. |
Hector Rail (1989) |
| Arnold Rasicot prospected in the Watson
Lake area. |
Bob Reddick prospected in the Whitehorse
area from 1910 onwards. |
William Redford the first discoverer
of gold in the Klondike on Quartz Creek in 1894. His discovery
encouraged Henderson and the others to prospect the area. |
| Tony Riba (1989) |
Thomas Rickman co-discoverer of antimony
in the Wheaton Valley. |
Pete Risby (1996) |
| Peter Ritco (1991) |
Louis Roal discovered lead-zinc
showings north of Dawson in the 1920's. |
Ole Rolleag prospected in
the Ross River area. |
| Oliver Rose prospected extensively
in the Quiet Lake area in the early 1900's. |
Jens Rude prospected in the
Dawson Range district circa 1915 and discovered gold. |
Mark Russell early prospector
in the Teslin and White River areas in th 1890's. |
| Johnny
Sam prospector from the Carmacks area. |
John Sayyea early
prospector who discovered gold in the Liard area and started
a rush from the Cassiar camp. |
William F. Schnabel
prospected in the Wheaton River area in 1897. |
| Ole Sether discovered and
mined a gold vein near Ethel Lake. |
Charles Settlemeir prospected
in the Mayo area and found silver in 1923. |
Percy Sharpe prospected the
Livingston - Teslin area from the 1920's onward. |
| Jeff Sheldon (1989) |
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| Jack Shields prospected in
the Rancheria area. |
Clem Sinyard prospected the
Mayo area from 1910 onward. |
Ted Skonseng prospected in
the Ross River area. |
| George Skookum a Carmacks
prospector. |
Joe Slaggart prospected for
copper deposits in the White River area in 1906. |
Billy Smith prospected in
the Teslin and Liard Districts in the 1920's and later. |
| Joseph Smith prospected in
the Kluane area after the turn of the century and helped discover
gold on Burwash Creek. |
"Stampede" John
Stenbraten prospected the Wheaton area and the Haines border areas. |
George Stevens prospected
the Wheaton area and found lode gold in 1905. |
| Jack Stewart co-discoverer
of the Venus gold-silver vein on Windy Arm of Tagish Lake at
the turn of the century. |
Ray Stewart prospected in
the Mayo area in the 1920's. |
Dr. L.S. Sugden prospected
and found gold in the Bullion Creek area in 1905. |
| Sam Thurber found
a hardrock gold vein on King Solomon's Dome in the Klondike
at the turn of the century. |
Bill Tolmie partner of Charlie
Brefalt, for the discovery of the No Cash and Elsa silver veins
on Galena Hill. |
Ira Van Bibber
prospected in the Pelly area with Van Gorder. |
| Dell Van Gorder prospected
in the Pelly River area in the early 1900's. |
Dutch Van Tassell (2007) for the discovery of the DEF/Minto
deposit which has come into production over 30 years later, and for the discovery of the Husky Mine in Elsa. |
Bill Vass prospected the Dezadeash area with his partner McCauley in the 1930's. |
| Pete Versluce well known prospector
who ranged all of the Yukon. |
Joe Walsh prospected
the Carmacks areas in the 1930's and 1940's and was the first
man to use a Keystone drill in the Territory. |
Clyde Wann prospector and
entrepreneur from the 1930's onward. |
| Tony Worbetts prospected the
Dezadeash, Ross River and Whitehorse areas. |
Harry Waugh prospected the
Dawson area around 1896 and discovered gold on the Indian River
and later near Herschel Island. |
Frank Williams prospected
the Duncan Creek area after 1898. |
| "Old Man" Charles Wilson
prospected in the head of the Hess River looking for the lost
McHenry mine before 1930. |
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