Gold-rushers to the north, 1982? : the people of Nome in 1900 / by James H. Ducker.

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Gold-rushers to the north, 1982? : the people of Nome in 1900 / by James H. Ducker.

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This was a preliminary analysis of the men and women of Nome Alaska in 1900 made by James H. Drucker. It is divided into 4 sections: description of the 1900 census of Nome; presentation of the basic statistical information distinguishing only between the sexes; analysis of selected groups of two or more variables simultaneously; cursory discussion of proposed further research.

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Washington State Library, Office of Secretary of State

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Washington State Library. Manuscripts Collection.

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Cape Nome Mining District.

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Alaska Historical Commission

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Ducker, James H., 1950-

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On September 22, 1898 John Byrneson, Erik Lindblom, and Jafet Lindeberg filed their discovery claim on Anvil Creek on the southern half of the Seward Peninsula. Within a month they and four friends formed the Cape Nome Mining District. Over the ensuing winter word or the richness of their find fired the imaginations of men throughout Alaska and reached the "Outside." Many dreaming of prospering from the new gold district, rushed to the area. Before the break-up of 1900 there were over 1,800 men ...