Wire cuts eye of local miner at Goldstream
John Kuzel was cutting a cable with a chisel and hammer when a wire fragment struck his left eye, causing a severe laceration. He is hospitalized at St Josephs under Dr Pohl with the extent of the injury still uncertain. Kuzel is a Union Mining Company worker and Tanana saloon partner of Joe Paz.
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No. 17
Goldstream
John Kuzel
St. Josephs Hospital
Pohl
Kuzel
Union Mining Company
Joe Paz
Tanana
Sierra Group Water Pump Failure Halts Mining Shaft
The Sierra group’s lower Vault shaft flooded as a live underground water vein broke through a steam pipe and filled the workings within12 feet of the top. Repairs require a higher capacity pump before operations can resume. Nearby Huddle Work on Schall & Riley lay faced similar hazards and were abandoned as unprofitable.
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Schall & Riley
Sierra Group
Huddleson & Bates
Individual Prospector Faces Tough Concessions in Colombia
Dave Curry, veteran miner tied to Jerome Chute of Thanksgiving creek, arrived in Fairbanks after a long South America journey. He says Colombia has many mining districts but is dominated by government concessions and powerful syndicates, leaving small operators with little chance. Curry notes he traveled from Valle to Fairbanks with a double ender, finding travel earlier than expected but snow still needed on the route.
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Dave Curry
Klondike
Dave
Colombia
South America
Dame Fortune
Curry
Jerome Chute
Thanksgiving Creek
Chute
Boiler House Fire Halts Mine Progress At No 16 Goldstream
Midnight blaze at No 16 Goldstream destroys a newly erected boiler house during shaft sinking by Mahoney and McDonald. Crews could not save the structure though machinery sustained heat damage. operations to resume soon with plans to move a dump and expect better returns in spring.
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No. 16
Goldstream
Mahoney & McDonald
Special Meeting Called for Spanish War Veterans
Commander Barton urges all Spanish war veterans to attend a special meeting at the courthouse Sunday at 3 PM to consider matters of especial importance.
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Barton
Mrs Mears To Go Home From St Matthews Hospital
Mrs. D. C. Mears who was confined at St. Matthew's hospital for several days after childbirth has recovered enough to travel home and will depart for Vault today. She has been staying with Mrs. Johnson on Garden Island during the past day or two.
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D. C. Mears
St. Matthew's Hospital
Vault
Lynch Home from Circle Report Promising Conditions
P. J. Lynch of Vault returns from Circle after a month to report promising conditions. He has been overseeing properties in the district and notes favorable prospects.
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P. J. Lynch
Vault
Circle Country
Two Million Feet of Saw Logs Wanted for 1909
Independent Lumber Co seeks two million feet of saw logs for 1909 delivery. The company advertises purchase terms and deadlines for log suppliers, inviting identity details and location information from log owners.
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Independent Lumber Co
Johnson Moves as Old Studio Is Sold for Library
Photographer Al Johnson vacates his corner studio at First Avenue and Cowles after the site is bought for a new public library building.
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al Johnson
First Avenue and
Cowles
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