Deadly trap plans fuel escape from the coast
Jensen and five hardened seamen plot an east then south route to Manitoba and Winnipeg, building hides for the winter. Jensen, master of the scheme, weighs leaving the crew with a fortune of furs or vanishing with the money. They fear pursuit by Mounted police and cling to his leadership as they weigh a costly gamble. The MacMillan post and trader Dave MacMillan loom as a possible absence signal.
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Jensen
Bering’s Sea
Arctic
John Siebielski
Russia
America
Pete Gonzales
Lannon Dick
Battersea
Woolley
Bill Hardsock
Dogrib
Andre
Big
Alooska
Alan Baker
Haskell
Yeller-stripes
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Queen City
Wheat Plains
Busines
MacMillan Trading Post
Dave MacMillan
MacMillan
Unknown river chase drives Fort Endurance peril
Inspector Haskell and Baker pursue the six bandits after a planned raid to seize Joyce MacMillan at the trading post. Jensen plots a daring escape while the crew contemplates a swift dash toward Manitoba, risking a dangerous pursuit through the Alaskan and Yukon terrain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alan Baker
Fort Endurance
Haskell
Unusual half lemon half orange fruit found in Ontario shipment
A freak fruit received at Garton Holmes store in Simcoe Ontario shows a grafted half orange and half lemon. The fruit divides into two hemispheres with a bright orange orange half and a pale yellow lemon half, joined by a narrow ridge around the graft line. It grew on one tree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Garton Holmes
Simoe
Ontario
London chemists claim synthetic meat breakthrough grows
A newly discovered chemical process in London reportedly yields a synthetic meat that enlarges after initial separation. Early samples claim any meat type including beef, mutton, pork, or chicken could be produced as the process develops.
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London
York
Making the Best of Tools and Disadvantages
A compact reflection on making do with limited resources. It cites scripture and a quotation by John Bilton and praises facing setbacks, using tools available to achieve the best outcomes. It frames misfortune as providentially arranged and urges practical action over complaint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W. Robertson
Vanished Race Hints at Ancient Eskimo Settlement
Traces of an active life on northeast Greenland shores suggest a vanished Eskimo group last seen in 1823. Ruined huts yielded skeletons and well preserved implements of archaeological value, indicating habitation around 1400 to 1500.
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Greenland
Royal Geographical Society
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ST. Charles Milk
Price
Athabaccy
Luanon Dick
Udsom Bay
Luanon
Kruschen
Ant J MacMillan
Joyce
Alaskan
Williamson Op
Baker
Otter
Ike
Visks
Phillipines
John Bilton
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