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Chief Nicolai,
1899
The World of Chief Nicolai of Taral
Nicolai's Village
Lt. Henry Allen, center, accompanied by a sergeant and a private, on the way to seek out Chief Nicolai of Taral in 1885. The drawing of the chief is by Lt. H. Allen.
Lt H. Allen
Chief Nicolai's Family
as drawn by Lt. Henry Allen in 1885
Cap Goodlataw Chief Goodlataw, ~1916
Eskilida's Camp,
west side of the
Copper River,
CRNW MP 126
Doc Billum's camp at the confluence of the Tonsina and Copper Rivers, ~1910
CR&NW Railway seasonal all-Native crew from Taral (later moved to Chitina):
Cap Goodlataw as a boy with his father Chief Goodlataw at Taral.
Chief Nicolai's Village of Taral on the
east bank of the Copper River
Cap Goodlataw, as featured in the historic novel "Legacy of the Chief, " by R.Simpson
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