Skookum Jim Mason, George Carmack and Dawson Charlie discover gold in a tributary of the Klondike River in Canada, setting off the Klondike Gold Rush.

Dawson Charlie or K̲áa Goox̱ [qʰáː kuːχ] was a Canadian Tagish/Tlingit First Nation prospector and one of the co-discoverers of gold at Discovery Claim that led to the Klondike Gold Rush located in the Yukon territory of Northwest Canada. He was the nephew of Keish, also known as Skookum Jim Mason, and accompanied him on his search for his aunt, Kate Carmack.

He staked one of the first three claims in the Klondike, along with his uncle and George Carmack. Storyteller Angela Sidney was a niece.

Dawson Charlie aka K̲áa Goox̱ - 01
Dawson Charlie aka K̲áa Goox̱ - 01 (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
Skookum Jim Mason
Skookum Jim Mason (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
George Carmack - 01
George Carmack - 01 (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
George W Carmack, one of the discoverers of gold in the Klondike (CURTIS 1187)
George W Carmack, one of the discoverers of gold in the Klondike (CURTIS 1187) (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

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Sources and further reading: Wikipedia — Dawson Charlie, Keish, George Carmack, Klondike River (CC BY-SA). Images: Wikimedia Commons.