We left Dawson City, after a visit and tour of Dredge #4. It is the largest wooden-hulled, bucket-line dredge in North America. This and other dredges operated along the creeks of the Klondike into the 1960's. They were able to process tons of gravel each hour. Mining is still the #1 industry of the Yukon Territory. The valleys are scarred due to the dredging. There are very large heaps of “tailings” deposited by the dredges. The Yukon Government now controls mining operations and requires the land be restored when they finish mining an area. There are places where tourists are allowed to pan for gold and keep what they find. The rest of this day was in travel to Carmacks
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