Sluice Box and a Rocker

Dawson, in Canada’s Yukon Territory, was once a thriving mining outpost with three competing steamship companies, prospecting miners in search of wealth, and dancehall girls collecting their own fair share of the earnings. A 13-hour drive north of Whitehorse—back then a distance that translated to 13 days of hard travel—Dawson’s early history mirrors that of Telluride’s. Sluice Box and a Rocker is an artfully shot film of Dawson’s ruins, overlaid with a narration by old-timers who instill a strong sense of the poignant allure of the past.
—EL

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