The White Pass Trail (also known as the Skaguay Trail (Figure 3.4)) provided miners an alternative route to the headwaters of the Yukon River (Map 3.3). The White Pass Trail was less rigorous and steep in comparison to the Chilkoot Trail but produced many obstacles for the miners, including impassable mud during the wet fall months of 1897. During the fall of 1897, people and pack animals got stuck in the mud on the White Pass Trail, diminishing the supplies. The pack animals suffered significantly with nearly 3000 horses dying along the trail in a few months, earning the nickname “The Dead Horse Trail.” The dense mud required the trail to close until the ground and river froze, providing a solid path and easier access north along the route.