Letters, 1958-1960.

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Letters, 1958-1960.

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Copies of two letters (1958) about "Klondike" Kate Rockwell, and her ranch near Millican, Oregon, by Kate's niece, Gertrude Jensen; note (1960) by David C. Duniway, with witness signatures, attesting to scattering of Rockwell's ashes "on the High Desert near Millican, Oregon"; copy of burial-transit permit (1957) for Rockwell's ashes.

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Duniway, David

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Jensen, Gertrude.

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"Klondike" Kate was born Kathleen Eloisa Rockwell on October 4, 1876 in Junction City, Kansas. Her early years were spent in Kansas and Spokane, Washington. Living with her mother in New York City in the 1890s, Kate began working as a dance hall girl and singer. She eventually made her way to the Yukon and was celebrated as "Queen of the Yukon" during the gold rush. She formed a partnership with Alexander Pantages while in Dawson, which ended in 1905 with his incipient theater chain and her pove...

Rockwell, Kathleen Eloisa, 1876-1957

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Kathleen Eloisa Rockwell was born on October 14, 1876 in Junction City, Kansas. She lived in Spokane, Valdaraiso, and in New York City, where she was a chorus girl. She moved back to the west coast, performing in Spokane and Seattle before moving north to the Yukon to take advantage of the opportunities provided by the Klondike gold rush. Throughout the years Rockwell pursued various business and personal interests in the far north and the Pacific northwest. She died in Oregon in 1957. ...