Two men, identified as Gorst and Ainsworth, building a fire in a mine shaft to thaw the frozen ground, Yukon Territory, ca. 1898
{{en| Photographs taken by Asahel Curtis during his trip to the Klondike in 1897-1899. Caption on image: Curtis 39x Handwritten on verso: Fire built to thaw frozen ground so it can be dug. Gorst and Ainsworth. 20 feet down shaft in Eldorado building a fire. PH Coll 519.39x *Subjects (LCTGM): Gold mining--Yukon; Gold miners--Yukon; Thawing--Yukon; Fire
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- c. 1898
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