The gold either ran out or became unprofitable.
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the klondike gold rush is the main name and they found gold 1896 but the actual rush began 1897
The Klondike gold rush occurred when, on 16 August 1896, rich gold deposits were found in Bonanza (Rabbit) Creek, a tributary of the Klondike River. This sparked the Klondike goldrush of 1897-98. News of the discovery reached the United States in July, 1897, and within a month thousands of people were leaving their homes and jobs and pouring into the north. Over the next six months, approximately 100,000 gold-seekers set off for the Yukon: only 30,000 completed the trip.
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The Klondike Gold Rush started in 1896 and ended in 1899. Klondike is a region of the Yukon Territory in Northwest Canada, just east of the Alaskan border. On 16 August 1896, rich gold deposits were found in Bonanza (Rabbit) Creek, a tributary of the Klondike River. This sparked the Klondike goldrush of 1897-98. News of the discovery reached the United States in July, 1897, and within a month thousands of people were leaving their homes and jobs and pouring into the north. Over the next six months, approximately 100,000 gold-seekers set off for the Yukon: only 30,000 completed the trip.
Large numbers of people moved into previously unused and unexplored areas. It forced the development of transportation routes to deal with the large quantities of people and goods that were needed to support the local economy. It greatly solidified the need to organize and create new states in these areas, further laying claim to the lands. This got the Federal government involved in the area. After the gold and silver rushes calmed down, communities developed.