Handle with Care - Science and Technology Museum

Many tales have become part of the folklore of the Klondike gold rush, and one such legend is the story of a “sourdough” thermometer.

Medical director Joseph Workman believed that 50 per cent of his alleged “lunacy” cases were curable at home. But with this half-built facility so close at hand, local officials found it a convenient place to drop off their criminals, misfits and troublemakers.

It wasn't the first to cross the Atlantic, or the fastest, but Canadians were still thrilled at the arrival of the first dirigible in Canada.