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Sourdougs Race for New Alaska Oil Fields Draws Near
In San Francisco two oil factions race to northern Alaska for control of vast oil lakes near Point Barrow. Old sourdough prospectors, led by Hob Adams, sail north ahead of Standard Oil backed engineers, with both sides vying for millions in undeveloped fields amid ice floes and spring stampede fears.
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Claren Kerry
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Hob” Adams
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