Between 1899 and 1901, work crews somehow strung nearly 2,000 miles of wire between Ashcroft and Dawson City. New York-born Bill Miller of Atlin, B.C. recalls the Yukon Telegraph--from its conception after gold was discovered in the Yukon in 1897 to its abandonment in 1951--in his Wires in the Wilderness: The Story of the Yukon Telegraph (Heritage, 2004, $19.95). The remaining wilderness trail is becoming a haven for high-powered hikers.

[BCBW 2004] "Communication"

Review of the author's work by BC Studies:
Wires in the Wilderness: The Story of the Yukon Telegraph