On August 17th, 1896, Keish, the son of Kaachgaawáa, chief of the Tagish Deisheetaan, made the gold discovery on Rabbit (Bonanza) Creek that would spark off what would become known as the Klondike Gold Rush. Keish, better known to history as Skookum (Strong) Jim Mason, gained his name Skookum because of his strength and ability […]
On August 14th, 1906, the territory of Alaska would conduct their very first official election. The election was held to elect two delegates to the U.S. Congress. Frank Waskey, of Lake City, Minnesota, had moved to Alaska 1898. He settled in Nome as a miner. He was also the director of a bank and a […]
