Bennett, British Columbia, Canada is a mostly-abandoned town next to Lake Bennett. It was built during the Klondike Gold Rush of 1897–99 at the end of the White Pass and Chilkoot Pass Trails from nearby ports of Skagway and Dyea in Alaska. Gold prospectors would pack their supplies over the Coast Mountains from the ports and then build or purchase rafts to take them down the Yukon River to the gold fields around Dawson City, Yukon. Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Splendour without diminishment) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Lieutenant Governor Iona Campagnolo Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Area 944,735 km² (5th)  - Land 925,186 km²  - Water 19,549 km² (2. ... Lake Bennett is a lake partly in the province of British Columbia and partly in the Yukon Territory, in Canada. ... A typical gold mining operation, on Bonanza Creek The Klondike Gold Rush was a frenzy of gold rush immigration to and gold prospecting in the Klondike near Dawson City in the Yukon Territory, Canada, after gold was discovered in the late 19th century. ... The White Pass is a mountain pass through the Coast Mountains in Alaska and British Columbia that leads from Skagway, Alaska, United States to the town of Bennett, British Columbia, Canada on Lake Bennett. ... The Chilkoot Pass is a pass through the Coast Mountains in Alaska and British Columbia that leads from Dyea, Alaska, United States to Lake Bennett, British Columbia, Canada. ... Skagway is a city located in Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Alaska, on the Alaska Panhandle. ... Dyea, Alaska is a mostly-abandoned town at the mouth of the Taiya River at the south side of the Chilkoot Pass. ... State nickname: The Last Frontier, The Land of the Midnight Sun Other U.S. States Capital Juneau Largest city Anchorage Governor Frank Murkowski (R) Official languages English Area 1,717,854 km² (1st)  - Land 1,481,347 km²  - Water 236,507 km² (13. ... The Coast Mountains range begins just north of Vancouver, British Columbia and stretches along the Pacific coast of Canada into southeastern Alaska. ... The Yukon River is a watercourse of northern North America. ... The Town of the City of Dawson or Dawson City is a town in the Yukon territory of Canada, located at 64° 03′ 45″ N 139° 25′ 50″ W. The current population is approximately 2,000. ...

Today, Bennett is a stop on the White Pass and Yukon Route Railroad during the summer months. The White Pass and Yukon Route (WP&Y, WP&YR) (AAR reporting mark WPY) is a narrow gauge railroad linking the port of Skagway, Alaska with Whitehorse, the capital of Canadas Yukon Territory. ...