They had one daughter, Graphie Grace Carmack (born 1893, Fort Selkirk).

There they built scows and small boats and navigated the river to their destination of Fort Selkirk, Yukon.

The entire unit was stationed in at Fort Selkirk for the duration along the Yukon River.

The soldiers set up camp at Fort Selkirk so that they could be fairly quickly dispatched to deal with problems at either the coastal passes or the 141st Meridian.

Both were isolated trading-posts, Sixty Mile and Fort Selkirk.

So journeyed this strangely assorted couple down to old Fort Selkirk, then through fivescore miles of dismal wilderness to Stuart River.

In 1852, Fort Selkirk was sacked by Tlingit warriors from the coast who objected to its interference with their trade.

Fort Selkirk was abandoned and not reestablished until 1889.

Fort Selkirk, located near the confluence of Pelly and Yukon Rivers, was virtually abandoned.

Today, the restored Fort Selkirk is a common stop for Yukon River travelers.