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The area is named for the Klondike River, whose name, according to the Britannica, is "of uncertain origin". Sorry that's not more helpful.
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For what it's worth, and that's probably very little given the Britannica entry referred to above, here's what Johnson's Cyclopedia, 1898 had to say about the name:KLONDIKE, THE, a river in the...
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Don't know how accurate this is, but the Online Etymology Dictionary has this: "... from Kutchin 'tron-duik', hammer river."Here is a site that has a short article about the Kutchin Indians:Kutchin
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The OED2, which I hadn't thought to consult since its coverage of geographical names is spotty, gives the same etymology that Eyehawk cites, so I'm inclined to take it seriously.
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"The Hn people in the Dawson area call themselves the Tr'ondk Hwch'in. The name Tr'ondk was the source of the word "Klondike""So says:yukon gov't site
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That is a huge site with a lot of scrolling needed. Could you give us an idea of where, on the site, you got that, Xsjsx? You know, how far down the page.
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You can find it quickly by using ctrl+F and searching for 'Tr'ondk Hwch'in'.
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What kurwamac said.."Control F" is a keyboard shortcut for the "find in this page" feature... and then typing a fairly unique word such as 'klondike' or 'hwech' will get you there. If the first hit is...
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Cowboy, I was going to ask if you were really a cowboy builder, thinking it was an Americanism and probably not widely known elsewhere. I Googled and found, to my surprise, the term seems to be known...
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Yes i really am a COWBOY BUILDER ..and it means the same everywhere...i took the name because ,when people contact me about work the first thing they ask is "ARE YOU A COWBOY BUILDER " to which i...
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Thanks Kurwamac and Sxjsx. As long as I've been using computers, that is a new and wonderful shortcut. I will be using it all the time, now.
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