Chilkat
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And speaking of Des Moines, our woman-about-town, Jackie Varriano, recently took the 65-passenger catamaran Chilkat Express from Seattle to check out what snacks and sandwiches you can grab near the marina.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 24, 2022
Hundreds of homes were damaged in the Chilkat Valley by the record rainfall, and dozens still need repair.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 6, 2021
David Nanney, the founder of the Haines John Muir Association and operator of the Chilkat Eagle B and B, collected me at the ferry terminal.
From New York Times ● May 21, 2018
One man, who had served during the Vietnam War, said the scene in the Chilkat Range was worse than anything he saw on the battlefield.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 10, 2016
The White Pass has not been utilized by mining parties, the Chilkoot being the usual route, and the Chilkat Pass, further north, being used to a much less extent.
From All about the Klondyke gold mines by Knox, J. Armoy
The Chilkats liked S. Hall Young, Muir’s proselytizing companion, and granted him permission to build a Presbyterian school and mission that grew to become Haines.
From New York Times ● May 21, 2018
The Chilkats from the coast, indignant at the loss of their middle-man profits by the invasion of the interior, crossed the mountains, descended the river, and destroyed the post.
From Ten Thousand Miles with a Dog Sled A Narrative of Winter Travel in Interior Alaska by Stuck, Hudson
Well, when the Hudson Bay Company showed up, it broke up the cinch the Chilkats thought their own, and they came after the Company.
From The Great Gold Rush A Tale of the Klondike by Jarvis, W. H. P. (William Henry Pope)
Schwatka, in his recent exploration of the Yukon found this game among the Chilkats.
From Indian Games : an historical research by Davis, Andrew McFarland
The Chilkats are very proud of their 'King George man' flag!
From The Great Gold Rush A Tale of the Klondike by Jarvis, W. H. P. (William Henry Pope)
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