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	Carcross
		George Washington Carmack, Skookum Jim et Tagish Charlie dÃ©couvrent de l'or...
		William C. y fonde un pensionnat pour enfants autochtones en 1901.
		Il est enterré à Carcross, de même que Kate Carmack, « Skookum Jim » Mason et Tagish Charley, des prospecteurs qui ont participé à la découverte d'or au KLONDIKE.
	www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=f1ARTf0001392 (194 words)

	Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
		Skookum Jim and his nephew Dawson Charlie [Káa Goox*] formed a partnership with Carmack and spent the next two summers working as packers on the Chilkoot Pass (Alaska/B.C.).
		Jim and his family had trouble adapting to the new lifestyle their wealth facilitated, and the time after the strike was difficult for them.
		Skookum Jim was known to all as a generous man and one deeply concerned for his family.
	www.biographi.ca /EN/ShowBio.asp?BioId=41611 (741 words)

	Tagish Charlie
		It is further accepted that George Carmack, Skookum Jim and Tagish Charlie found gold on the rich gold-bearing Rabbit Creek, subsequently renamed Bonanza.
		In 1896, Carmack, his wife Kate, Skookum Jim and Tagish Carlie were salmon fishing at the mouth of the Klondike River when Robert Henderson came upon the party.
		Skookum Jim died after a lengthy illness at Carcross on July 11, 1916.
	north-land.com /ypa/TagishCharlie.html (1259 words)

	Unique Facts about Canada: Klondike Gold Rush
		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 George Carmack.
		It is now generally accepted that Skookum Jim made the actual discovery, but some accounts say that it was Kate Carmack.
		Further evidence of Skookum Jim's discovery is that he was eagerly followed by other miners and caused a mini rush when he later staked some claims in the Kluane Lake area in 1905.
	www.sheppardsoftware.com /canadaweb/factfile/Unique-facts-Canada7.htm (904 words)

	Administration
		Upon his death, Skookum Jim’s fortune from the gold rush was put in trust, and according to the terms of his will, the interest generated by the money was to be used to help obtain a better standard of health and education for Indian People in the Yukon.
		The Skookum Jim Friendship Centre is the oldest native organization in the Yukon.
		During 1970 the Skookum Jim Memorial Hall joined the National Association of Friendship Centres (NAFC) and the Hall was designated as the Skookum Jim Friendship Centre for Whitehorse.
	www.skookumjim.com /Admin (627 words)

	Keish: A Man Standing in Two Worlds - ExploreNorth
		Skookum Jim was named Keish by his parents, and Skookum Jim Mason by white men.
		Mason who was trading at the village of Tagish, where Jim spent much time.
		Keish's daughter Daisy Mason, Kate Carmack and her daughter Graphie, Tagish Charlie (later renamed Dawson Charlie) and Patsy Henderson all lived well for short periods as a result of the gold discovery, but except for Henderson, had difficult lives for the most part.
	www.explorenorth.com /library/weekly/aa050799.htm (700 words)

	US Bazaar.com : Encyclopedia Pages : Klondike Gold Rush (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		In August 1896, three people led by Skookum Jim Mason (a member of the Tagish nation whose birth name was Keish) headed north, down the Yukon River from the Carcross area, looking for his sister Kate and her husband George Carmack.
		The party included Skookum Jim, Skookum Jim's cousin known as Dawson Charlie (or sometimes Tagish Charlie) and his nephew Patsy Henderson.
		It is now generally accepted that Skookum Jim made the actual discovery, but some accounts say that it was Kate Carmack.
	encyclopedia.us-bazaar.com /?title=Klondike_Gold_Rush (1428 words)

	Threads of Gold--Gold Strike On The Klondike
		George and Kate Carmack, Skookum Jim, Dawson Charlie, and nephew Patsy Henderson camped at the mouth of the Klondike River during August 1896.
		Skookum Jim meets Wealth Woman who first appears as a frog in a deep pit.
		Jim rescues the frog, takes her to a place where she can clean herself, talks to frog, and then gives her a gift tied around her head.
	www.uaf.edu /museum/exhibits/tog/gsk.html (1203 words)

	Famous People of the Yukon
		She was the sister of Keish (Skookum Jim Mason) and married George Carmack.
		He was the nephew of Skookum Jim Mason and accompanied him on his search for his aunt Kate Carmack.
		He is also an internationally recognized author and illustrator of children's books and has spent much of his career teaching art to children of all ages.
	www.yukonterritorycanada.ca /yukonpeople.html (417 words)

	Clinton Goveas :: Wikipedia Reference
		A party led by Skookum Jim Mason discovered gold on a tributary of the Klondike River in August 1896.
		An estimated 30,000 to 40,000 people braved numerous hardships to reach the Klondike gold fields in the winter and spring of 1897-1898 after the discovery became known in 1897.
		Henry M. Sarvant Photographs 212 photographs by Henry Mason Sarvant depicting his climbing expeditions to Mt. Rainier and scenes of the vicinity from 1892-1912.
	www.clintongoveas.com /wikipedia/?title=Yukon (3135 words)

	Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park: Administrative History (Chapter 1)
		Skookum Jim, the Tagish Indian who had accompanied William Moore over White Pass nine years before, was the first to locate the pay dirt that commenced the gold rush.
		The three were relatives; Jim was Charlie's uncle, and Carmack, a white prospector from California, was married to Jim's sister.
		Jim killed a moose near Rabbit Creek that afternoon, then went to the creek for a drink.
	www.nps.gov /klgo/adhi/adhi1.htm (9164 words)

	Mount Keish
		This peak is named for Keish (Skookum Jim Mason), a member of the Tagish First Nation who is one of the discoverers of the huge Klondike gold deposits.
		As with all such discoveries, there are many accounts as to who made the actual discovery, but it is certain that Skookum Jim played a major part, and may well be the first one to pick up a piece of gold in the area.
		Prior to the discovery he was well known as a packer on the Chilkoot Pass, where he earned his Skookum nickname because of his extraordinary strength.
	www.bivouac.com /MtnPg.asp?MtnId=12050 (270 words)

	Freemasonry in the Yukon Territory
		With the population growth and existence of Freemasonry now becoming established in British Columbia, "The Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of The Province of British Columbia" was consecrated on 26 December 1871.
		In 1896 prospector George Carmack and his Native brother-in-law "Skookum Jim" Mason, and another Native relative named "Tagish Charlie", were panning for gold far up north on the banks of the Klondike river.
		The first form of a masonic organisation in Whitehorse was a picnic held during the summer of 1901, at which VW Bro.
	freemasonry.bcy.ca /history/yukon_history.html (7046 words)

	Keish - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He was born close to Lake Benett and died in Carcross, Yukon.
		In the mid 1880s, he worked as a packer over the Chilkoot Pass carrying supplies for miners, where he earned his Skookum nickname because of his extraordinary strength.
		(Skookum means "strong" in the Chinook Jargon used on the Pacific coast.)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Skookum_Jim_Mason (198 words)

	FREEMASONRY TODAY - North America
		‘When you turn 21, I hope you’ll become a mason’, said he to me one day when I was about nine, and these words, coming from this very laconic gentleman made a lasting impression on me. They were steeped in time and forged in a sense of loyalty.
		The practice is one whereby the Grand Master of a masonic jurisdiction in the United States requests...
		The masonic links of some of the major figures in the American Independence story may be familiar to many readers.
	www.freemasonrytoday.com /public/geo-na.php (1217 words)

	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal
		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 and died in Carcross, Yukon.
		In the mid 1880s, he worked as a packer over the Chilkoot Pass carrying supplies for miners, where he earned his Skookum nickname because of his extraordinary strength.
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Skookum_Jim_Mason (180 words)

	AmericanHeritage.com / The Last Gold Rush
		That attitude started to change 110 years ago today, when a Tagish Indian known as Skookum Jim spotted something shimmering among the stones in a creek near the Yukon River.
		The man whose discovery sparked that strange migration, Skookum Jim Mason, was himself a character from a different world.
		“Skookum” is slang for “super” in the Chinook language, and Jim certainly earned his nickname.
	www.americanheritage.com /rss/articles/web/20060817-gold-klondike-gold-rush-alaska-frontier-chilkoot.shtml (1073 words)

	MacBride Museum On-line Collection - Print, Photographic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The image shows a studio three quarter length portrait of a man, Skookum Jim (Keish), wearing a hat and a suit.
		Skookum Jim Mason was one of the three men, who discovered gold on Bonanza Creek in 1896.
		The money went into building the Skookum Jim Friendship Centre in Whitehorse, Yukon.
	www.macbridemuseum.com /collection/imageDisp.php?pageNum_Recordset1=472&totalRows_Recordset1=1002 (104 words)

	Jim Mason Books on Amazon.com
		Jim Mason made his Major League debut on 09-26-1971 with the Washington Senators.
		Fame and fortune: the legacy of Skookum Jim (Mason).: An article from: Wind Speaker
		Did you know that Baseball Almanac is attempting to catalog every ballplayer who has appeared on a Baseball Digest Cover since the magazine was first published in August 1942 when major league games were confined to the eastern and midwestern regions of the country?
	www.baseball-almanac.com /books/index.php?p=masonji01 (334 words)

	The History of Carcross, Yukon Territory
		The Carcross area is part of Skookum Jim's land.
		After gaining fame for his role in the discovery of gold in the Klondike, Jim gave permission for the railway to build across his land in exchange for jobs for people in his community.
		The legendary White Pass train made its first appearance at Carcross in 15 years on July 12 this year when it carried gold rush descendants, dignitaries and others as part of the re-enactment of the first shipment of Klondike gold from Skagway to Seattle.
	yukonalaska.com /communities/carcrosshist.html (1220 words)

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		George Carmack and his two Indian friends, Skookum Jim Mason and Dawson Charlie, were working near the edge of a small river in western Canada's Yukon Territory.
		They had to keep their discovery a secret until they had a legal claim to the land where they had found the gold.
		George Carmack, Skookum Jim Mason and Dawson Charlie were the first men to discover a great amount of gold in the Klondike.
	www.help-for-you.com /news/Oct2003/scripts/33e62164.html (1319 words)

	FREEMASONRY TODAY - Winter 2003 - Issue (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Both the degrees are administered from 86 St. James’s Street, London, by the Patriarchal Council, a body which is synonymous with that of the Grand Imperial Conclave, where the Grand Sovereign assumes...
		During the first weekend in November the Canonbury Masonic Research Centre held its fifth international conference which drew speakers and delegates from the UK, Germany, Holland, Italy, Hungary, Romania, and the USA.
		Our visit to the Manchester Masonic Hall was sandwiched, so to speak, between a delightful attendance at the rededication ceremony of the newly discovered masonic painted floor cloth hosted by Beneficent Lodge at Macclesfield, Cheshire, and Michael Baigent’s address next evening to the Manchester Lodge for Masonic Research.
	www.freemasonrytoday.com /public/index-27.php (1088 words)

	VOA Special English - EXLORATIONS - Klondike and Alaska Gold Rush, Part 1
		George Carmack and his two Indian friends, Skookum Jim Mason and Dawson Charlie, were working near the edge of a small river in western Canada's Yukon Territory.
		They had to keep their discovery a secret until they had a legal claim to the land where they had found the gold.
		George Carmack, Skookum Jim Mason and Dawson Charlie were the first men to discover a great amount of gold in the Klondike.
	www.manythings.org /voa/03/031001ex_t.htm (1343 words)

	Decades History Search (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Natives of Chattanooga, Adolph and Milton Ochs later assembled over 2,700 acres along the slopes of Lookout Mountain, site of the Civil War Battle of Chattanooga, and donated the land for a Nat’l.
		16, A white man from California named George Carmack, a fellow not employed at anything in particular, was hiking around northwest Canada’s Yukon River area with his two Indian brothers-in-law "Skookum Jim" Mason and "Tagish Charley." The three found gold on Rabbit Creek, a stream that feeds the Yukon River near Dawson, Alaska.
		Jim Jordan, radio comedian (Fibber McGee), was born in Peoria, Il.
	www.decades.com /ByDecade/1890-1899/21.htm?tlvw=2 (921 words)

	Canadian Mining Hall of Fame - George Carmack, Skookum Jim Mason, Tagish Charlie and Robert Henderson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		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.
		It was there, on August 16, 1896, that they made their startling discovery - one of them found a gold nugget the size of a dime.
		While Carmack always maintained that he saw it first, both Jim and Charlie agreed that it was Jim's discovery.
	www.mining.ca /halloffame/english/bios/carmack.html (555 words)

	Amazon.com: Fame & fortune: the legacy of Skookum Jim (Mason).: An article from: Wind Speaker: Books: Yvonne Irene ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		This digital document is an article from Wind Speaker, published by Aboriginal Multi-Media Society of Alberta (AMMSA) on June 1, 1999.
		Staff members at the friendship centre in Whitehorse are abuzz these days, as they await the release of a film that will tell the life story of the centre's namesake.
		Skookum Jim Mason, A Man in Two Worlds is a 52-minute video that chronicles the life of Skookum Jim, a Tagish Indian from the Yukon, and the gold discovery that made him famous.
	www.amazon.com /Fame-fortune-legacy-Skookum-Speaker/dp/B00098J4PU (415 words)

	Canadian Mining Hall of Fame - George Carmack, Skookum Jim Mason, Tagish Charlie and Robert Henderson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		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.
		It was there, on August 16, 1896, that they made their startling discovery - one of them found a gold nugget the size of a dime.
		While Carmack always maintained that he saw it first, both Jim and Charlie agreed that it was Jim's discovery.
	www.halloffame.mining.ca /halloffame/english/bios/carmack.html (555 words)

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