Edmonton was the gateway to the only all-Canadian route to the Yukon gold fields, and the only route which did not require gold-seekers to travel the exhausting and dangerous Chilkoot Pass.
Edmonton era a entrada á única ruta completamente canadense cara aos xacementos de ouro do Yukon, e a única ruta que non esixía aos buscadores de ouro cruzar polo esgotador e perigoso Chilkoot Pass.