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George Carmack (1850-1922), Skookum Jim Mason (died 1916), Tagish Charlie, Robert Henderson (1857-1933) his Tagish Indian partners, Skookum Jim Mason and Tagish Charlie; and prospector Robert Henderson of Nova Scotia. During the brief visit, Henderson further offended Jim and Charlie by refusing to sell them tobacco.
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Keish - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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(Redirected from Skookum Jim Mason) Keish (c. 1855 – July 11, 1916), better known by his European name Skookum Jim Mason, was a member of the Tagish First Nation in what became the Yukon Territory of Canada. He was born close to Lake Bennett. Skookum Jim Mason was born to a Tahltan women in the Telegraph Creek area,
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Dawson Charlie or Káa goox, (ca. 1860s – 26 December 1908) was a Tagish/Tlingit First Nation person and one of the co-discoverers of gold that led to the Klondike Gold Rush located in The Yukon Territory of Northwest Canada. He was the nephew of Skookum Jim Mason and accompanied him on his search...
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SKOOKUM JIM MASON'S LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT BE IT KNOWN that on the 22 day of September, A.D. 1916, the Last Will and Testament of James Mason (known as Skookum Jim), late of Carcross, in the Yukon Territory, Indian, who died on or about the 11th day of July, 1916, at Whitehorse, in said Territory,
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Keish (Skookum Jim Mason) Keish (c. 1855 – July 11, 1916), better known by his European name Skookum Jim Mason, was a member of the Tagish First Nation in what became the Yukon Territory. He was born close to Lake Benett and died in Carcross, Yukon. He assisted William Ogilvie in his explorations of the upper Yukon.
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A teacher’s guide containing 12 learning activities based on Canada’s nationally historically significant sites, Skookum Jim "Keish" Mason, Person of National Historic Significance. © NAC/C-25640 Last Updated: 2008-04-21 To the top Important Notices...
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Video Review: Keish: Skookum Jim, Skookum Jim was named Keish by his parents, and Skookum Jim Mason by white men. "Skookum" means "strong" in the West Coast trading language called Chinook, and "Mason" was added by a Mr. Mason who was trading at the village of Tagish, where Jim spent much time.
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The White Pass was named for Sir Thomas White, the Canadian Minister of the Interior, by William Ogilvie in 1887 after Skookum Jim Mason and William Moore discovered it.The White Pass And Yukon Route Narrow Gauge Railroad was built along the White Pass. The southern end of the Klondike Highway also uses the White Pass and...
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In August 1896, three people led by Skookum Jim Mason (a member of the Tagish nation whose birth name was Keish) headed up the Yukon River from the Carcross area looking for his sister Kate and her husband Ge The party included Skookum Jim, It is now generally accepted that Skookum Jim made the actual discovery,
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