Yukon who is who

Joseph W. “Jos” Sakata (1866 - 1920)

Joseph Sakata was born in Yokahama, Japan.¹⁾ Sakata, his wife Yukins, and their son Masayuki (Massa), moved from Japan to Juneau in 1897. They were in Skagway in 1897 and Jos piloted boats for the Klondike stampeders. The family settled in Dawson in 1902 and one account states that Jos ran an employment office and later owned a restaurant.²⁾ He was a proprietor and cook of the Occidental Café.³⁾ Jos Sakata died of pneumonia and a funeral was held at St. Mary’s chapel.⁴⁾ He is buried in the Hillside Cemetery in Dawson.⁵⁾