Douglas Island news., 1920-04-09
KATE CARMACK
 DIES AT CARCROSS
Woman Who Discovered Klondike Passed Away Last Month
 From Pneumonia

tack or Che influenza. She had been sick about ten days
 Tho ulo story of Kate Carmaek ia closely ntcrwoycu uith Che history of tbc Yukon since che discovery ot gold iu Che NonI.sc creeks iu Che summer of iNaf. for she claimed. and it is believed by many of those who were familiar v.tb the c.rcum- stances tbs, Go her is duo Che credit ,f rrfr- the Juu yellow nuggets i'm fr. rn. i'm Ibc bc dot Bonanza .-r.s n discovery which, when Che r.us r.lrhel tbe outside. sct Che uro.. world aramc and caused a rush of aIyeuurcr into th's. at fr.f umc unczplorct wilderness n
 search of thc new E'dorado u the land ot Che midnight sun such as Inn. u.re- been witnessed either be- fore or since. a discovery that has made Che name Of che Klondikc a familiar word u Che most remote civilized sections ol che habinoic s.obc
 stne story eo.s 1 party oi moose hunter. comprised ot George Cor- ma... n nh., mar. hs Indian wife. Kat. and four other Indians nav- .or Charley and rI.c arf"skoosum rIm Mason and r.f.. were eneampcd .r tr. Hr.. i'm the bed or Bonanza crock. which drained section ot .ortry famed ar and wide among Indian hunters and Che few white tappe- rrf inhabited what s now known Yukon territory. os One rrro-r. a.drr and breeding -rurI a. moose aud other wild gam. animals. .I.n V was ou Che d.- -,., rort. over which trescd each nu from choir northern haun,s counties. numbers of caribou .n nerls ot mcb mmen.e s.te that t often took taem days To pass a sivon ,o.rt .r ,nr.r I.surcIy. rrratic nan- frrres i'm search of Che reindeer moss rraa and hcrbaec on which fr.r .rhar.t Tb. cooking u'cu- sHs of Ono hunting party vcrc ic" and tre manner ot preparing food almost u. primitive as that .u vogue among trc natives previous to the coming ufo One country or Che first o- ,be yoyae.r. or tne Hudrons Bay Company many years betorc.
 On Ono day referred to. n per- forming tulc. Incident Co 9u after. meat cleaning mp ot Che camp. Na'o c,mart wont down Co the creek for som. purpose aul 10 vas ot hH nmr sh. s sad to have made 'ac discovery of placer gold chat acer- ward ureu immense fortunes into thr bond. 0l her husband Geo. Care mack her brother "Skookum' Jim Mason anl her cousin. Dawson char.e.
 The possession of these cas.iy ac- ar.rel riches however proved harm. r. rather .rau ol benefit Co both .sEooEum. Jun and Dawson Char. r., for the mo.t of lhc money which Ihes received was either aquandored ir drink and gambling or else wa. v.eedIet ort Of trem bv unscrupu. Ions ..h.mors Several years ago nau.ar Charley. while intoxicated fr u.o Che river at Caroross on. night arl was drowned. "skoosum' Jim ded a. careross about thre. wears ago 0t her former posses ..or. male remained at the time oI he.r drath
 George Carmacs and wife lived ol p.ran creek tor some ume aftc rre discovery of gold thore. rhc' rrf daughter and perhaps two brt n. number s Immaterial u rs story except chat Che daushtc of whom ur know. afterward accom- panied ber parents to Seattle. wher rrr married white man
 trcr dsros.ns of thcIr holding i'm the Eioad.kc Carmeck and fam nv as above stated. went to scatt' and ur, mp at one of Che principa hotels Kate Carmack was a hn looking woman and her husban took pride m clothing her with silk and auus and loaded her with dIa words and otber expensive iewelr' prt she soon ured of the ways O trr whites and Che ncvcr-end.n noise and turmoil or the city and Ieecrtur her husband she rctwnc to fhe land or her birth. taking u rrr abode 1t Corcross. where sh Ina. since lived She brought bac vh her from Che outside sealsk. garments tailored gowns diamond am expensive gold watch on whic her initials had been cut bv Q ski
 mi enrraver. and various other o
 ccor.es ot fashionable woman