Volume 24-25, 1976-7 - The Arctic Circle - Home

l3VOL. )Ofl/ No. ITIIE ARCTIC CIRCT]LARunique, with a desigrn developed for the north. The fascinaLing ccrnplexityof ttre Keno's engine rocrn is evidence of the importance of technologyin deve@ng Canada's frontier. Ttris Urenre,is abundantly illustraLeAon tLe nearby creeks where visitors can see not only the monstrous dredgesand the barren tailings threy created, but also trry out thre early placertechniques by paruring a little ttemselves.Dawson City has seen nErry changes since Joe Ladue located his sar,vmil-l andstore tttere in 1898. At the height of the Klondike Gold Rush, Dawsonsupported a population of over 30 thor:sand. By L9O2 vuhen it was incorporated,it was on its way to becoilLing Canada' s npst nxrdern city.The vagaries of times have left their rnrk, but Dawson's early spirit hasbeen kept alive by its citizens, the Klondike Visitors Association and ParksCanada. Ttr-is year's Jubilee celebrations will begin on Jr:ne 13 with theCcnrnissioner's BaIl. Four days of sports events between Alaska and threYukon Territory will take place July t to 4. Discovery Day, of course, willbe celebrated on August L7. The Dawson Jubilee will conclude wittr a "HomeConring", Septenrber 2 to 5, when oqratriate sourdoughs are invited rrhcrrerfto celebrate the 75th anniversary of the incorSnration of Canada's oldestcitv north of the sixtieth parallel.:k**********INUIT IAIJD USE SIUDY AVAIIABI.,EResearch studies carried out for Inuit Tapirisat show that Inuit haveused and orcupied their lands for tlrousands of years. Copies of threresearch report are availabl-e, in English only, from ttre Publishing Centre,Supply and Senzices Canada, Ottawa, Ontario KIA OS9. The ccnrplete setcosts $37.OO; volr.lre I , $11 .m, voh-rne Il , $12.m, volune III , $f4 .OO