Keish
(James)
"Skookum Jim"
Mason
formerly [surname unknown]
Born in Bennett Lake, Yukon
Son of Kaachgaawáa Tláa
and [mother unknown]
Brother of
Shaaw (Tláa) Carmack
[spouse(s) unknown]
Father of
Daisy (Mason) Mullen
Died
at about age 61
in Carcross, Yukon Territory, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 20 May 2018
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Biography
James (Unknown) Mason is Notable.
Member of the Tagish First Nation Keish was born in 1855, the son of Kaachgaawáa Tláa.
He passed away in 1916.[1]
Sources
- ↑ "Biography – KEISH – Volume XIV (1911-1920) – Dictionary Of Canadian Biography". 2020. Biographi.Ca.>Keish
See Also:
- Find a Grave, database and images :(accessed 12 April 2020), memorial page for James “Skookum Jim” Mason (1859–11 Jul 1916), Find A Grave: Memorial #175244880, citing Carcross Cemetery, Carcross, Yukon Census Division, Yukon, Canada ; Maintained by Wick (contributor 47468179).
- Bonanza Creek
- "Skookum Jim, Whose Discovery Led To The Klondike Gold Rush, Gets A Namesake Asteroid | CBC News". 2022. CBC. News Article
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- Skookum Jim gets an asteroid named after him May 2, 2022.
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