What the record shows
The federal survey describes the site: on W shore of Lake Clark near mouth of Kijik River; Alaska Range
"Former Eskimo village reported as ""Kichik,"" population 91, by Ivan Petroff in the 1880 Census, but located on his map on the east shore of Lake Clark. 1890-91 Leslie Expedition ""Kilchikh"" was the permanent village, located about 9 miles up the Kijik River, and ""Nikhkak"" was the salmon season fishing village on the shore of the lake. (1904b, p. 329), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), recorded two spellings, ""Keeghik,"" derived from the Eskimo name for Lake Clark, and ""Nikhak."" p. 682 and 687) lists ""Kichik,"" Eskimo village, and ""Kilchik,"" Indian village, both with the 1880 Census population of 91; also (1910, p. 70) ""Nikhkak"" population 40 in 1891 and about 25 in 1904."
Kijikappears in the U.S. Geological Survey's place-name archive as a historical populated place — a settlement that once carried a name and no longer does. Our editors are verifying its full story against census records, newspaper archives, and county histories; this record will grow as sources are confirmed.
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