The Nome nugget., 1901-10-11
1,Df Well-known Characters Of
 the GOid.FieldS.
A CURIOUS LIST
Nicknames Applied to e HKndred or More Well-knOwn Characters Who Have Lived on the Yukon and in Alaska the Past Four Years.

Nicknames or snubriqucts are prob ably as old as the human family. The first man of whom we read was Adam. His nickname was the Pippin, because it was a pil pm of an apple that Eve, his wife, gave him to cal. Car, lke,r son, was the Slayer; Abel, the Sheep herder; EsIu, the Eairy Man: Samson, the Strong: Solomon, the Wise; anu so on down ,ha Us h the ages. ILe kings ul England, or the most of them. were s.known, popularity, by their soubriquets. There were William the Conqueror, William Rufus or the Red, the Black Prince, Richard Humpback. and 50 on.
 In our own country we have had '''Oid H.cxory" Jackson; Lincoln was the Rail,pliLter; there was "Iippe. canoe" Harrisln, and '.,tonewalI' Jackson; the Tall Sycamore of the Wa ash wai Daniel w. Vurhees, anu there was "S0ckle,s Jerry" Simpson. besides host of others who n.ight be enumerated.
 but It is in the mining camps of the :West and North where nicknumes .abound, aud when once one of these descriptive names ls applied to a man IL usually holds during the rest of h,s natural lite, wherever his lot may be cast.
 The following list of names, applied to well-known characters in the Canadlan- ukOn and Alaska territory, has been collected by Salo Blum. It Avill prove interesting 10 many people, not alone in Alaska but elsewhere: :. .Iimmy the Goats Jimmy the Wheel, Bull Con Jack Tommy he Skunk, S"iitwater Bill. Policy Bob, Sawdus. King, Possible Struigit Kid. Deui Milk, Slivcrs,
 Spider, Brownie,
 Dutch Pete, The Big Moose. Littie Reader. Weary WTil.ic, CspsJ Joc Jimmie craps, Jack the Ripper, White Sock Willie, Billy the Horse Ni.gcr Jim
 Bronco Bill. Bunch Grass Il, Idaho Biil. kuIulsa Bill, Windy Bill. Dead Cincl isl, Coon Skin Bill, Fatty Bill.
 Caribou Bill, Denver Ed, Cherokee Bob, Pagai.ini Pete, Bristol Dick IIsso ri Dick, II .ndsomc Harry. Long Poke D.n, ElckT SweIe, SS.1o san.
 s tee!c Pee, Ho.chinoo Albert, Acilnsa, JIr shorty Butts R.,g Tail Suucaler, Kangaroo Jew Popcorn Jimmie, Cyclone Hanson, Dead Eye Dick. Windy Bob,
 Pie.faccd Patsy, Big iiitt Jack, Soapy Foley, Soapy Smith, Jimmie he Mixar, Triluy Collins, .Q.d Grizzly, Alabama. Twelve to Two, Fifteen to Two. Joan.lie Behind the Sl.ughtcrhouse:Mikc
 Deuce, Windy Rosie. ,Chili DIck, Onc-Sospeuoer Johnnie, S,e.ety Jim, Jimmie Spare Ribs, George tiie AraD Tom the iurE, Pe,e tue Pig, Fagals the Pig Hard Lack Conley, Arizona Charlie, PuIicj Fed, Yukon Wunucr, Dago Joe, Society Red, gCuiifornia Red. OAc-t,s cd Riley. Threc-r fingered Bob.. Wil.oy Jim, Conversation. Clark. Rotten Egg Mike. sNunya Water Dave, Austrian Joe, SIim Jim, Cactus Ji4n,
 T.ie Sig Native Son. Tommy the Rat, r .u.ln' Heau, Oregon Jcw,
 T.ie Big Chief, Curly Judd,
 Walla Wallu Smith, Flying Dutchman, ,Qae Armed Jake, Dom Paul
 Honest Nose, Peg I.e@gc,. Jack, tAillj the Hop Flend, BooLing,on thar.ie, Old Busy Biiugtun, Biils Goat Juugc, Hokey PoSey White, Seniority Walton, E.4A the Packer, Blue Chips llurr,, Hreyivy Burke, Up Ag.IIsO l. t5ili, Kid Riiey. Halu Face lLii, Maiamnte Kid, Hobo Kid. SLacJ Kid. Singlc Kid, Pics 'Sin Up Kid, Savvy Kid, DagO Kid, Pie Face Kid, MJon Face Kid, Montana Kid, P.armigan Kid, 2 Pare Face Kid, Crooked Kid. Yellow Kit,
 Blizzard kid, Fiowery kid,
 Parrot Kid Butt In tsid, Gi' Me Kid, Curly Kid.
 Bonanza Kid, Devil Kid
 h and 0at.Kid. Esiror,tod Kid, Silent Kid. Crar Kid,
 Cross Port Kid, Sheeny kicv s.-, l~-. Hungry Kid, Blow Back n / fEerpool Kid. French kid'
 Ei Py2oi<id ~e4,s Information Kid, Nannsgoat Kid, Norwegian Kid Hot Cake Kid, Skoyit Kid, .Swivelcd Eye Kid Tripe Faced Kid Jew Jake Copper River Kid. The Senator Kangaroo Jack
 Missouri Bill. Lchish Ben.
 old Sleuth Dick. Shanghai Haber, ,Calmity Walter. Roulette Joe,
 Punct;lal Carp, Economic Willie, Baked Bean Leo, Leo the Nonpifei!.
 Small Boy Injured.
 Floyd Knapp. the nine-year-old son of J. w. Knapp, who lives on Hunt er WAY on TuaadaY evening found a nliIr;