Indian War Captives

Indian War Captives

The taking of captives varied with the various tribes but generally, all adult and older males were killed. Although many times young children were also killed, as they were too young to survive the ordeal. Oftentimes young males and females were adopted and raised in...
The Legendary Jack Dalton

The Legendary Jack Dalton

Was he Alaska’s greatest backwoodsman and trailblazer?     A Haines woman who’d known John “Jack” Dalton as a frequent guest at her girlhood home described him as “a dapper, well dressed, ladies’ man” even at 50. Others dismissed him as a scoundrel....
The Accidental Explorer

The Accidental Explorer

From the Alaskan Arctic to the Bearpaw Battlefield in Montana, Charles Erskine Scott Wood was a man of action and adventure.       In the spring of 1877, Sitka, Alaska, was one of the most dangerous locations in America. The Russians had taken the town...
Geronimo or Goyathlay

Geronimo or Goyathlay

Did the Apache know their famous warrior as Geronimo or to them was he still Goyathlay? Geronimo, a prominent leader and shaman, was a Bedonkohe Apache. His given name was Goyathlay or, “The One Who Yawns.” Some say the name Geronimo is a corruption of his...