Skookum Jim, whose discovery led to the Klondike gold rush, gets a namesake asteroid - CBC.ca

Skookum Jim, also known as Jim Mason, discovered gold in the Bonanza Creek in 1897, leading to the Klondike gold rush. He's now the namesake of a main-belt asteroid that orbits with other asteroids in between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.

A legendary Yukoner received a posthumous honour that's out of this world. Skookum Jim, also known as Jim Mason, discovered gold in the Bonanza Creek in 1897, leading to the Klondike gold rush. When… [+3384 chars]

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