Not long after gold
was discovered in the central Yukon, dredges were introduced to
the region. One of two dozen dredges that worked this area, Dredge
No. 4 rests on Claim 17 Below Discovery on Bonanza Creek near
the spot where it ceased operations in 1959. Dredge No. 4 is the
largest wooden hull, bucket line dredge in North America and is
a significant example of corporate industrial mining in Canada.
Dredge No. 4 National Historic Site is one of the
National Historic Sites of Canada in the Klondike
