Everything about Jack Mcquesten totally explained
Leroy Napoleon "Jack" McQuesten (1836-1909) was a pioneer in
Alaska and
Yukon as an explorer, trader, and prospector and became known as the "Father of the Yukon." Other nicknames included "Yukon Jack," "Captain Jack," "Golden Rule McQuesten," and "Father of Alaska." He was born in
Litchfield,
New Hampshire in
1836. In
1874, McQuesten established
Fort Reliance, six miles from what would be
Dawson City. In 1879, McQuesten was hired by the
Hudson's Bay Company to manage their trading post. In
1893, he founded
Circle City,
Alaska.
McQuesten was one of the first white men to marry a native
Athabascan woman. Her birth name was Satejdenalno; she became Katherine James McQuesten (1860-1921). A tributary of the
Yukon River is named
McQuesten River. The area also features the so-called McQuesten Mineral Belt. Yukon Jack, the 100 proof Canadian whiskey and honey based liquor, was named after McQuesten.
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