Keish James Mason (c.1855-1916), known as "Skookum Jim," was a Tagish adventurer and prospector in Canada's Yukon Territory who shared the discovery claim that initiated the Klondike Gold Rush. A trust fund he established helped provide medical care for aboriginals in the Yukon, and his house in Carcross is an interpretative centre today for Yukon culture.
Orbit Type: Main Belt
Reference: WGSBN Bulletin Volume 2, Number 5, 2022-04-11
Name:
Skookumjim
Number:
10112
Designation:
1992 OP1
Disc. Date:
1992-07-31
Discoverer:
H. E. Holt
Disc. Place:
Palomar