(Clockwise top) SHE'S NOT STOPPING. The Klondike creeps down First Avenue. The two "Cats" in front anchored themselves and took up the strain while the two behind used their winches to drag the boat along. A slow process but it worked. Bob Erlam photo/Whitehorse STAR. (left) JUST LIKE NEW. The S.S. Klondike, in all her old splendor, now graces the bank of the Yukon River. (bottom) Mayor Congratulates Captain Morgan. Mayor Howard Firth presented Chuck Morgan with a gold miniature of the S.S. Klondike at an informal ceremony on the deck of the sternwheeler July 16,1966, to mark the completion of the big move from the old White Pass shipyard to the Klondike's new and final resting place. Bud Fisher and members of the crew look on. A certificate of merit from the citizens of Whitehorse and some appropriate liquid tokens of esteem were part of the deal, as Chuck Morgan was named "CaptainMorgan, Royal Yukon Navy" and the old riverboat whistle blew once again, thanks to Bobby Jacob's efforts. Dave Judd of the Midnight Sun Pipe Band piped the captain and crew aboard for the occasion and Bud Fisher acted as M.C. Appreciation was expressed to the contractors, Kunze and Olson, the CNT, Yukon Electric, WHTV and particularly to Jack Hoyt of White Pass and Yukon Route, for their cooperation over the five week period of the move through downtown Whitehorse. Bob Erlam/Whitehorse Star Photos
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