The Sharpie of the Culebra Cut The Sharpie of the Culebra Cut "The Sharpie of the Culebra Cut" is a 2001 Donald Duck comic story by Don Rosa. Rosa intended it as an "in-between" story to accompany his anthology "The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck", happening chronologically between chapter 10: "The Invader of Fort Duckburg" and chapter 11: "The Empire-Builder from Calisota". The story is set in 1906. Scrooge McDuck, along with his sisters Hortense McDuck and Matilda McDuck are mining for gold in Panama, which has just recently separated from Colombia and become independent. At the same time, the construction of the Panama Canal
Donald Duck universe "The Gilded Man" (Four Color #422). Duckburg is among the cities located there, as well as Goosetown, a traditional rival of Duckburg, and Mouseton. Although it has many fictional elements and a variable climate, Calisota is probably roughly equivalent to Northern California. Duckburg is located north of San Francisco, with a map in Don Rosa's "The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck" showing Calisota corresponding to the part of California north of the 39th parallel. The name is a blend of "California" and "Minnesota", supposedly to allow all kinds of weather or climate in the stories, although Calisota has very