Chester Henderson (1918 – 1971)

Chester Henderson was born in Dawson, the son of Grant and Margaret Henderson, and the grandson of Robert Henderson, an early pioneer miner.¹⁾ In the 1920s, he worked for the Yukon Gold Company and later for Yukon Consolidated Gold Corporation (YGCG).²⁾ Chester Henderson was a woodcutter and a collector of axes that he donated to a museum in Ottawa. He prospected near Dawson for hard rock gold, looking for the motherlode. In the early 1950s, he lived at Henderson Corner outside of Dawson on a farm with a wide expanse of hay meadows, pasture land, and several neat buildings. This was the headquarters for Henderson’s guide and outfitting business. The North Klondike Highway was built right past [through] the farm.³⁾

Chester Henderson was interviewed in 1962 by Athol Retallack and the interview in held at the Yukon Archives. There is a link to the online audio.⁴⁾

Mount Chester Henderson is located in Tombstone Territorial Park.