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Skagway

[ skag-wey ]

noun

  1. a town in SE Alaska, near the famous White and Chilkoot passes to the Klondike gold fields: railway terminus.


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Then a blizzard shut down the trains to Skagway, and when they finally arrived they’d missed their steamer to Vancouver by two hours.

Before the end of September people were preparing to winter on the coast, and Skagway was growing into a substantial town.

A good many making the round trip from Seattle to Skagway, and the Yukoner “going in” for the winter.

Skagway and Dyea are collecting points for the commerce of the Klondike mines.

They send their love, and so do I, and some or all of us will see you with the first boat north from Skagway.

He sent out a message by wireless which will be relayed to Skagway and cabled to Valdez.

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