Skookum Jim, whose discovery led to the gold rush in Klondike, acquired an asteroid of the same name

The legendary Yukoner received a posthumous tribute that is out of this world.

Skookum Jim, also known as Jim Mason, discovered gold at Bonanza Creek in 1897, leading to the Klondike gold rush. When he died in 1916, he put his fortune into a trust to help improve the lives of the indigenous people of the Yukon.

Last week, on the recommendation of the Yukon Astronomical Society, an asteroid between Mars and Jupiter was named after him.

“I think it’s pretty cool,” said Zina McClain, Skookum Jim Mason’s older niece who didn’t know her ancestor’s name had been introduced.

“Anything that preserves the Skookum Jim Mason name in Yukon’s public history is important to the rest of his nephews, nephews, and family.”

Skookum Jim Friendship Center in Whitehorse. (Philip Morin/CBC)

Skookum Jim Mason was a Tagish of the Duck La Wede clan. The trust he created in his will still exists today, according to the Whitehorse Friendship Center that bears his name. The interest generated from the fund is used to recognize indigenous people who have helped their community.

Maria Benoit, Ha Cha Do Hin, or President of Carcross/Tagish First Nation and former CEO of the Skookum Jim Friendship Center, was very happy to hear the news. Her great-grandfather was Skookum’s nephew Jim Mason.

“Coming from a first nation,” she said, “it’s a history in the making.”

Skookum asteroid Jim

Skookum Jim is a major asteroid in the belt. It orbits with other asteroids between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.

Christa van Larhoeven, President of Yukon Astronomical Society. “Its orbit is not perfectly circular. It is not what we call eccentric. It is not very non-circular, but only slightly. It is tilted relative to the Earth’s orbit by about 15 degrees.”

As far as van Larhoeven is known, it is the second asteroid whose name is associated with the Yukon.

“The only other asteroid I can find with a Yukon connection is Klondike,” she said, adding that it was named after two brothers who came to the Klondike gold rush, made a fortune and donated money to a university in Finland that built a library.

Van Larhoeven said in astonishment about fate that it was the university where the Skookum Jim asteroid was first discovered.

However, if you’re hoping to see the asteroid Skookum Jim, van Larhoeven said you’ll need a telescope.

“Something a little big,” she said, “big enough that it wouldn’t be easy to get it out in your backyard.”

McLean said she hopes that one day science will be able to determine the components of an asteroid.

“Wouldn’t it be cool if it was loaded with gold?” She laughed.

naming process

The naming began with an email from the Royal Canadian Astronomical Society to the Yukon Astronomical Society that said they had an opportunity to submit some names to the International Astronomical Union (IAU), which is responsible for naming objects in space.

The way the email was phrased, van Larhoeven said, seemed as if the IAU wanted to honor someone who had served society well.

“We really felt that if we were going to honor Yukoner, we wanted to honor Skookum Jim,” she said.

“We really felt that his presence in Yukon’s history loomed large enough that if we were to get an asteroid named Yukoner, it really should be him.”

9:30research! high in the sky! It’s Skookum Jim . asteroid

There is now an asteroid officially named Yukoner Skookum Jim. Krista van Larhoeven of the Yukon Astronomical Society explains how this happened. 9:30

The proposal was put forward in 2018.

The Yukon Astronomical Society was notified of this honor last week, on April 11.

“I am quite surprised that the IAU took our proposal,” said van Larhoeven.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

indian nude girl mms verpornos.org desi gay videos
indian sxe hd redwap.sex porn vdo
xvidios pornpakistani.com desi free sex
hades hentai clipxhentai.com street fighter hentai
pamasahe watch teleseryehot.com pba rappler
xx justpornvideo.mobi lakshmi rai hot
marathi open sexy video tubeporncity.info tube 8 hindi
hentai love dolls hentaiparadize.org microne magazine 10
xnxx pakistan momporntrends.com xxxvom
deci xxx bigtitsporntrends.com indiyan x video
haryana sex.com mom2fuck.mobi www.sexy.com
anjelina hot erohardcore.info hindilink4uto
tales of the kama sutra: the perfumed garden fuckhindi.com kinkbomb
拘束男をひたすらヌキまくる逆レ●プ痴女 強制射精ザーメン10連発スペシャル 伊藤舞雪 javmovies.mobi 美雪ありす
hardcore sex videos download redpornvideos.net nangi hindi video