 Klondyke was a mining and milling complex connected with some of the metal mines of the Gwydir Forest by means of an old tramway which ran alongside Llyn Geirionydd.From above the mill wagons used to enter the building via an aerial ropeway.The Welsh language poet, clergyman, antiquary and literary critic (, 1795–1855) was born on a freehold on banks of the river.