White Horse Rapids / motion picture. Yukon Territory

"This picture was taken at the historical point signified by the above title, where so many daring and venturesome miners have lost their lives in attempting to shoot these mad and turbulent rapids in their flat bottom boats, constructed for the purpose of navigating the treacherous Yukon River, which flows through the rich gold fields of Alaska. This picture was secured at the time a party of miners in a boat were making their way over one of the very roughest spots. As they are tossed about by the mad current, the waves and spray are seen to dash high into the air and at times entirely envelop the eager gold seekers. This is a very realistic and exciting picture. 50 feet"--Edison films catalog.
D7246 U.S. Copyright Office
Copyright: Thomas A. Edison; 4Apr1900; D7246.
Camera, Robert K. Bonine.
Duration: 0:40 at 16 fps.
Filmed early July to September 18, 1899, in Yukon Territory, Canada.
Paper print shelf number (LC 1198) was changed when the paper prints were re-housed.
MAVIS 52017 and 1202825; White Horse Rapids.
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Sources used: Copyright catalog, motion pictures, 1894-1912; Musser, C. Edison motion pictures 1890-1900, p. 517-18; Niver, K. Early motion pictures, p. 362; Edison films catalog, no. 105, July 1901, p. 10 [MI]; AFI catalog, film beginnings, 1893-1910, p. 112.
Early motion pictures : the Paper Print Collection in the Library of Congress / by Kemp R. Niver. Library of Congress. 1985.