Northwest History. Alaska, Mines & Mining -- General. United States.

Yukon Gold Hunt Fails: Detroit Plane Expeditionnaires Find Prospecting Futile. YUKON GOLD HUNT FAILS Detroit Plane Expeditionnaires Find Prospecting Futile. JUNEAU. Alaska, July 28. UP)—A member of the Detroit expedition which flew north in five airplanes two months ago, to prospect in the Liard dis...

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Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1932
Subjects:
Yukon gold hunt
Juneau
Alaska
Detroit expedition
airplane
Yukon territory
C. O. Butcher
Thomas M. Mitchell
gold
Northwest
Pacific > History > 20th century
Detroit
Liard
Pacific
Yukon
Online Access:http://content.libraries.wsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/clipping/id/101190
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Summary:Yukon Gold Hunt Fails: Detroit Plane Expeditionnaires Find Prospecting Futile. YUKON GOLD HUNT FAILS Detroit Plane Expeditionnaires Find Prospecting Futile. JUNEAU. Alaska, July 28. UP)—A member of the Detroit expedition which flew north in five airplanes two months ago, to prospect in the Liard district of the southern Yukon territory, returned here today and said the party was disbanding. C. O. Butcher, a Detroit contractor, reported that no promises of gold had been found. The expedition was headed by Thomas M. Mitchell, Detroit.

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