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The article gives basic data on the name of the river and extensive information on the environment, but next to nothing on the history. The Kobuk has been studied quite extensively (as North Alaskan rivers go) by archaeologists, particularly J. L. Giddings, and features numerous important archaeological sites including Onion Portage. Nor is any mention made of the Kobuk Gold Rush (1900), which was rather unique because it was actually a sham set up by equipment dealers in Seattle and Vancouver. If somebody has the time and inclination to add these, relevant literature would include Giddings' "The Arctic Woodland Culture of the Kobuk River" (Museum Monographs 8, 1952) and "Ancient Men of the Arctic" (1967), as well as "Alaska Geographic Vol. 8 (3) The Kotzebue Basin" (1981).-- Death Bredon ( talk) 08:53, 12 March 2009 (UTC)
I'll agree the article had gotten a bit out of hand, but there was a lot of good information that got summarily lopped. I propose to revive the natural history sections as a spin-off article, perhaps Natural history of the Kobuk River basin. Comments? Dankarl ( talk) 16:23, 16 September 2009 (UTC)
There is a Salmon River in Kobuk Valley National Park; it is not the Kobuk river. [1] I reverted a listing of Salmon River as an alternate name in the infobox; it continues to be listed as a tributary. Dankarl ( talk) 00:32, 11 December 2011 (UTC)
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The article gives basic data on the name of the river and extensive information on the environment, but next to nothing on the history. The Kobuk has been studied quite extensively (as North Alaskan rivers go) by archaeologists, particularly J. L. Giddings, and features numerous important archaeological sites including Onion Portage. Nor is any mention made of the Kobuk Gold Rush (1900), which was rather unique because it was actually a sham set up by equipment dealers in Seattle and Vancouver. If somebody has the time and inclination to add these, relevant literature would include Giddings' "The Arctic Woodland Culture of the Kobuk River" (Museum Monographs 8, 1952) and "Ancient Men of the Arctic" (1967), as well as "Alaska Geographic Vol. 8 (3) The Kotzebue Basin" (1981).-- Death Bredon ( talk) 08:53, 12 March 2009 (UTC)
I'll agree the article had gotten a bit out of hand, but there was a lot of good information that got summarily lopped. I propose to revive the natural history sections as a spin-off article, perhaps Natural history of the Kobuk River basin. Comments? Dankarl ( talk) 16:23, 16 September 2009 (UTC)
There is a Salmon River in Kobuk Valley National Park; it is not the Kobuk river. [1] I reverted a listing of Salmon River as an alternate name in the infobox; it continues to be listed as a tributary. Dankarl ( talk) 00:32, 11 December 2011 (UTC)