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| Keywords: Boat navigating the rapids on One Mile River between Linderman Lake and Lake Bennett, British Columbia, 1897 (LAROCHE 135).jpeg Photograph Creator Frank La Roche Caption on image Rapids between Lakes Linderman and Bennett c1897 Rapids between Lake Linderman and Bennett These rapids extend a distance of three-quarters of a mile from Linderman to the head of Lake Bennett The average depth is only about three feet but the water is so swift and rough that navigation has to be suspended When the northern extremity of Lake Linderman is reached the boats are unloaded and the goods carried overland around the rapids to the head of Lake Bennett Then the empty boats are carefully floated through the rapids by means of ropes as shown in the photograph Looking ahead one can see Lake Bennett where smooth water will permitt navigation to be resumed The camp in the background of the picture belongs to the Canadian police Frank La Roche En Route to the Klondike 1898 Klondike Gold Rush Subjects LCTGM Rivers--British Columbia; Rowboats--British Columbia Subjects LCSH Rapids--British Columbia depicted place Canada--British Columbia--One Mile River 1897 Institution University of Washington UWASH-LAROCHE-source accession number laroche 135 PD-old-auto-1923 1936 Information field Order Number LAR223 Lindeman Lake Bennett Lake Canada Klondike Gold Rush Rivers of British Columbia Rapids Rowboats Boats in British Columbia British Columbia in the 1890s Black and white photographs | ||||
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