Fortymile, Yukon
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Fortymile was a former trading post catering to gold miners in what is today Canada's Yukon at the confluence of the Yukon River and the Fortymile River. It was established in 1886 by Jack McQuesten, Alfred Mayo, and Arthur Harper of the Alaska Commercial Company after gold was found on the Fortymile River. Most of the miners who staked the original claims in the Klondike came from the Fortymile area. The post was essentially abandoned during the Klondike Gold Rush as the miners departed for the richer area.
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