Chilcat
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of Chilcat
An Americanism dating back to 1835–45
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Next morning, with the hearty good wishes of our Hootsenoo friends, and encouraged by the gentle weather, we sailed gladly up the coast, hoping soon to see the Chilcat glaciers in their glory.
From Travels in Alaska by Muir, John
We set out direct for Chilcat in the morning against a brisk head wind.
From Travels in Alaska by Muir, John
In the northwest it did not reach the Chilcat River.
From Indian Linguistic Families Of America, North Of Mexico Seventh Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1885-1886, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, pages 1-142 by Powell, John Wesley
And then she died, in the heart of the winter, died in childbirth, up there on the Chilcat Station.
From The God of His Fathers: Tales of the Klondyke by London, Jack
First in importance was Kadishan, also a chief of the Stickeens, chosen because of his powers of oratory, his kinship with Chief Shathitch of the Chilcat tribe, and his friendly relations with other chiefs.
From Alaska Days with John Muir by Young, Samual Hall
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