Yukon

a territory of the Dominion of Canada. The district was formed from the Northwest territories in 1898. It was named for the river. The land area is about 196,327 square miles; water area, 649 square miles; population in 1905, 27,000. The territory is governed by a commissioner and a council of ten members, five of whom are elected by the citizens. Dawson, on the Yukon River, is the capital. Gold mining is profitable in the Klondike district. Furs are taken by trappers and Indians. Freight is transported chiefly by means of the Yukon River. The Grand Trunk Railway is expected to build to Dawson.