The history of the Klondike Sled was started
during the Klondike Gold Rush in 1896 when placer gold was found on Rabbit
Creek in Alaska. There weren’t enough ships for pospectors which came to Alaska
and people went overland. People need new and strong sleds to transport
commodity.
During the gold rush, dogs were expensive. As a
result, on the beginning many Klondikers pulled their own sleds. The situation changed
when people started to get rich.
To this day most of the sleds are constructed of
strong wood.