Must have

I bought a hat yestday.

It ought to be the same kind of hat that "Skookum Jim" wore when he discovered gold together with his brother "Tagish Charley" and his brother-in-law George Washington Carmack on Rabbit Creek. His discovery led to the Klondike Gold Rush. The hats haven't changed much in the past 107 years that Filson has been making them. Apparently, they almost last as long as well. This might well be the only hat I'll ever own then. According to the site the hat also makes for a great bucket, shower and whatnot.

Skookum Jim, who was called Keish (pronounced "Kaysh") by his parents was not the average golddigger. A member of the Tagish tribe, he travelled extensively in the Yukon, and may not have been looking for gold at all. He and his brothers came across one who did though, a man called Henderson, who asked Carmack to join him, but didn't care for Jim and Charley and their sister Kate. Because Carmack suggested rabbit Creek to Cramack he should have been entitled to a stake when gold was found there, but Carmack, upset with Henderson for the affront to his native family, neglected to tell him. When he finally arrived, all the stakes were taken. Angela Sidney tells the story of Skookum Jim's Frog Helper

Posted by mduvekot at July 4, 2004 11:30 AM