Northwest History. Alaska. Floods & Flood Control.

Fear For Safety Of Fort Yukon People. Fear for Safety of Fort Yukon People FAIRBANKS, Alaska, May 24— (U.R)—Melting of heavy winter snowfall in the hills sent rivers over their banks again today and brought fear for the safety of residents of Fort Yukon at the confluence of the Yukon and Porcupine r...

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Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1937
Subjects:
Yukon people
Fairbanks
Alaska
Fort Yukon
Yukon and Porcupine rivers
weather bureau
Juneau
radio operator
Northwest
Pacific > History > 20th century
Pacific
Yukon
Online Access:http://content.libraries.wsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/clipping/id/91524
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Summary:Fear For Safety Of Fort Yukon People. Fear for Safety of Fort Yukon People FAIRBANKS, Alaska, May 24— (U.R)—Melting of heavy winter snowfall in the hills sent rivers over their banks again today and brought fear for the safety of residents of Fort Yukon at the confluence of the Yukon and Porcupine rivers. Amateur radio operators got the only word out from the stricken city but could give few details. In Juneau, the weather bureau said nothing "had been heard from Fort Yukon since last Sunday.

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