Missing Alaska Father Traced by Seattle Deli Owner
Christina Baxter, now in Seattle, learns two Alaska miners overheard talk of Thomas Cowden a long vanished prospector from the Council area Seward Peninsula. She plans to seek him, hoping letters and a family reunion may follow after decades apart.
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Gateway
Tittle
Cls
Bax
Thomas Cowden
Bin
Tom Cowden
Casadepexa
Seward Peninsula
Council
Thomas Cowdeny
Alaska
de Wats
Arcadia
Canada
Miss Ward
Cowden
Christina Sinclair Baxter
West
Seattle
Yentna River Freezes Early November In Alaska
Sam Cramer and D H Conklin traveled from Lake to Susitna station on the Yentna in early November. They reached Susitna Nov 3 as the river froze solid the next day. They reported eight ounces of gold found on Cache and Thunder creeks and Kahiltna area with claims on those streams. Cramer, foreman at the Klondike Boston Mining Company, urged future prospects in the Yentna district.
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Yentna
Susit Station
Knik
Howe
Placer Valley
Sam Cramer
D. H. Conklin
Seward
Lakee
Turniga
Cramer
Conklin
Cache
Thunder
Kahiltna
Lake Creek
Klondike & Boston Mining Company
Willow Creek
Susitna
O. G. Hernof Knik
Real Estate and Mining Records Highlight Nome Beach Discovery
Property transfers include W. and Mary J. Snyder to M. D. Dickey for one third of lot 18 block 10 Seward and a salting fish plant site on P. F. Vian Kennai river. Names such as A Osborn Emily Osborn Lysson Gordon Huntlie Gordon Denman Blanchard H R Thompson A Leonard Parker John T Towers appear alongside Resurrection river Quartz creek findings and a fourth Nome beach line discovery.
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Neces A. Osborn
Emily T. Osborn
Lysson Gordon
Huntlie Gordon
Denman Blanchard
H. R. Thompson
A. Leonard Parker
John T. Towers
Resurrection River
Charles Benby
Charles Cook
Effie M. Keene
Quartz Creek
Maud Creffield Dies Suddenly in Jail Pursuit of Murder Case
Maud Creffield, widow linked to the George Mitchell murder, died suddenly in jail after a night of confinement while awaiting trial. Esther Mitchell and Maud Creffield were ruled insane by a superior court commission, with deportation ordered to Oregon and an appeal pending. Creffield had planned Mitchell’s murder and allegedly incited Esther.
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Daily Gateway
Seattle
Maud
George Mitchell
Mitchell
Crefield
Creffield
Esther Mitch George
Union Station
Portland
Maud Creffield
Esther
Seattle boom era described amid Alaska Yukon expo plans
Norman E. Smith of Nenukee, a hotel keeper, was shot by storekeeper Robert Reid after Smith threatened Reid. Reid fired a shotgun, killing Smith and injuring him severely.
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Norman E. Smith
Nenukee
Robert Reid
Smith
Reid
Shipping notices from Seattle departures and destinations
The record lists vessels along with their sailing dates and destinations. Ships including Seward Steamer, Portland, Dora, Jeanie and Bertha sail from Seattle on various dates while Saratoga sails to Seattle and Shelikof heads for Unalaska, with others noted for Pennsylvania and Northwestern.
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Dora
Seattle
Jeanie
Pennsylvania
Bertha
Saratoga
Shelikof
Unalaska
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Cook Inlet
Ange
Susitna Valley
Middle West
Alaska Central
Tanana
Upper
Kuskokwim
Resources
Dis
Cook
Bonanza
Athletic Coast
Alaska Central Railroad
North Pacific
Prince William Sound
Ev Seward
Ces
Nome
Holy Roller
Northwest
Senator Piles
Southern Magazine
Birmingham
Alabama
Piles
Washington
Jamestown
America
Northland
Powhatan
Pocahontas Spring
Hampton Roads
Monitor
Merrimac
Bor
Seward Steamers
Uth
Northwestern
Brown & Hawkins
Hotel McNeiley
W. P. Henry & GO
Connection
Fourth Avenue
D. GC
Brownell
A.B. Drug CO
Seward, Alaska
Kenai Lumber & Fuel CO
Northern Saloon
E. L. Whittemore
Gooleman House
the Seward Light and Power Company
Bank of Seward
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