Thursday, November 1, 2007

Klondike: Skookum Jim Mason and Company.

George Carmack (1850-1922),
Skookum Jim Mason (died 1916),
Tagish Charlie,
Robert Henderson (1857-1933)

The discovery of placer gold in the Klondike a century ago set off one of the world's greatest gold rushes and forever changed the history of the Yukon Territory and Canada. Though controversy still exists as to who made the discovery, it is agreed that four men sparked the stampede: George Carmack, the son of an American forty-niner; his Tagish Indian partners, Skookum Jim Mason and Tagish Charlie; and prospector Robert Henderson of Nova Scotia.

Right: so it was a gold-rush. And you can't say who made the discovery--but these 4 were there making the stampede. Makes sense. In 1896... This will be a great story. Anecdote!
Was just a junction of rivers, Klondike and Yukon--became a booming city: 30,000 in 2y ears.
wow!

"It's all about the colour..."

"I only care about the colour."

Bonanza creek--but it was found by Carmack, Charlie and Mason-- Henderson was too prejudiced to share. Then they found another one. Eldorado on another branch of hte creek.
This is a big story and we have to include it in the final Hall.

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