T-U
Tabbott, Frank. Witness with D. Wyman
to John Dexter's claim on Manker Creek,
TMDR, p. 35; Locator, "Virginia" Placer Claim, No. 39 above canyon on Manker
Creek, 8/3/98, witnesses C. C. Monroe, D. Wyman, TMDR, p. 53;
Taggart, R. J. Passenger
on steam schooner Noyo, departing Seattle for Copper River ports with a few passengers for
Juneau and Skagway, Seattle P-I, 3/16/98;
Tak, James. (Also Tek,
James); Purchased house & woodpile at Tatitlek, 4/21/1899; PWSMDR, Bk. 2, p. 112;
Location Notice, Hawkins Island, May 13, 1899, Millard witness; p. 125, 126;
Talsona Nicoli. Ahtna
Indian; Powell meets, Powell, Trailing, p. 57;
Tanner, Millard Filimore. (Also
Doc Tanner); Hometown: Lexington, KY; Passenger on steamer Wolcott, left Seattle for
Copper River, 11/20/97, member of Witch City Mining Company, Seattle P-I, 11/21/97; Witch
City Mining Co. split between Hoag and Haines factions, members of Haines party: Lee,
Call, Tanner, Haines, and Pierce, Seattle P-I, 2/3/98; Killed Call and Lee 1/2/1898.
Convicted by Miner's Meeting. Hung at Hang Town, The San Francisco Examiner, in CS2,
p. 83; also in Margeson, Gold Hunters, p. 62ff; Powell, Trailing, p. 15; Amy, W. S.
"Story of the Founding of Valdez," in The All-Alaska Review, 1:3, 7/1915, p. 8;
Remington, Charles H. (Copper River Joe),
A Golden Cross?; Frank Meals Letter;
Taylor, -. Passenger list for
the schooner Hera, departed Seattle for Copper River
3/22/98, Seattle P-I, 3/23/98;
Taylor, Bayard. Witness to
A. W. Adams claim on Manker Creek,TMDR, 1898, p. 76;
Taylor, C. R. First-class
passenger on steamer Alliance, departing Seattle 2/16/98, for Dyea & Valdez, Seattle
P-I, 2/17/98;
Taylor, D. M. Passenger on
steam schooner Noyo, departing Seattle 3/15/98 for Copper River ports with a few
passengers for Juneau and Skagway, Seattle P-I, 3/16/98;
Taylor, E. F. First class
passenger boarding Valencia in Seattle, departing Seattle 3/6/98 with 600 passengers,
Seattle P-I, 3/6/98;
Taylor, J. W. Passenger list --
Steam schooner Albion, departing Portland 3/8/98,
Portland Oregonian, 3/8/98;
Taylor, Rev. Sam W. (Also
Whiskey Taylor, Sammy); Born: WI, Dec. year unknown, C1900; Hometown: Ft. Lansing, MI;
Group from Lansing, MI including Henry Caswell, Charles Gerts (Gadt? suggested by order in
passenger list), Frank Knapp, Samuel Taylor, August Kunofski (Snowaski?), Morris
Finhenstine (M Finkelstine), Antone Kowatski (A. Kososky), Julius Wats (Watzell?), Bert
Hattlay, and Richard Venyse (Van Nuys), Portland Oregonian, 3/6/98; Arrived in Alaska,
March 1898, C1900; Crossed part of glacier with Remington party, April, May, 1898, Golden
Cross?, Chapter IV; Christmas party at Lake Klutina, 1898-1899, p. 80; Charter member of
the Order of Alaska Moose, 1899, TVN, 1:40, 12/7/01, p. 3; QCMDR, witness to Dickerson, p.
79; Locator, p. 83;
Taylor, Bayard. Filed in TMDR,
1898, p. 11;
Teeters, Capt. 70 years
old, travels with Remington party, in Manker Creek Stampede with Mrs. Barrett, Mrs.
Delander, Shorty Wagey, NE. Oleson, Golden Cross? p. 41;
Tek, James. (See also Tak,
James); Bought house & woodpile at Tatitlek, 4/13/1899, PWSMDR, Bk. 2, p. 112;
Temple, P. R. Passenger
boarded the steamer Wolcott in San Francisco, left Seattle for Copper River, 11/20/97,
Seattle P-I, 11/21/97;
Temple, T. R. Second-class
passenger on steamer Excelsior, departing Seattle, 2/27/98 for Valdez, Seattle P-I,
2/28/98;
Terry, E. F. Passenger
List -- Steam Schooner Albion -- Departed Portland for Copper River, 4/9/98, Portland
Oregonian, 4/10/98;
Tettmann, J. Passenger,
steam schooner National City, departing Portland, OR, 3/14/98 with "by far the larger
number of her passengers" bound for the Copper River, but a few for Dyea/Skagway,
Portland Oregonian, 3/15/98;
The Bears. Party of 8
Californians, passengers on the Alliance, departing Seattle 1/3/98, Seattle P-I, 1/4/98;
"The Bostonian."
Hometown: St Paul, MN; Powell mentions, Trailing, p. 14;
Thiery, Joseph C.
Hometown: Chicago, IL; In Chicago party, living in tents in Seattle waiting for
Excelsior to depart, list of equipment, Seattle P-I, 2/26/98; Occupied tent with Fournier
and Von Antwerp April 30, 1898, Coroner's report depicting death Joseph Fournier et al. on
Valdez Glacier, May 2, 1898; Rescued from April 30th avalanche on Valdez Glacier along
with J. Simonson, Van Huson (?), Jas. Peck, L. Svenson, P. Straub, and C. Bonner, Dooley
Diary, 5/1/98, Dooley Diary, 5/1/98;
Thirein, James. Second-class
passenger on steamer Excelsior, departing Seattle, 2/27/98 for Valdez, Seattle P-I,
2/28/98;
Thomas, G. E. Passenger on the
Rival departing Port Townsend, WA 3/6/98, Port
Townsend Leader, 3/7/98;
Thomas, J. M. (Possibly J.
H.); Passenger on steamer Alliance, departing Seattle for
Yakutat Bay and Valdes, 3/24/98; party of 37 from Sioux City, IA led by J. N. Henry
were to be dropped off at Yakutat, the others apparently headed for Valdes, Seattle P-I,
3/25/98;
Thomas, T. L. Hometown:
Orca, AK; From Orca returned to Seattle on Alliance,
interviewed, Seattle P-I, 2/3/98;
Thomas, W. Passenger on steamer
Alliance, departing Seattle for Yakutat Bay and
Valdes, 3/24/98; party of 37 from Sioux City, IA led by J. N. Henry were to be dropped off
at Yakutat, the others apparently headed for Valdes, Seattle P-I, 3/25/98;
Thompson, Andrew.
Passenger on steam schooner Noyo, departing Seattle 3/15/98 for Copper River ports
with a few passengers for Juneau and Skagway, Seattle P-I, 3/16/98;
Thompson, F. S. Passenger
List -- Steam Schooner Albion -- Departed Portland for
Copper River, 4/9/98, Portland Oregonian, 4/10/98;
Thompson, Harry. New York,
NY. (Also Thompson party: Thompson, Collis, Walker, Royer, Forshner); joins Bourke's party
while crossing glacier, Bourke Journal, p. 19 passim;
Thompson, William. Odd Fellow.
Helped drag bodies on sleds to Twelve Mile for
burial. Coroner's report depicting death Joseph Fournier et al. on Valdez Glacier,
5/2/1898;
Thormondson, J. (See also
T. Thormudson; J. Thormondson, Seattle PI);
Second-class passenger on steamer Excelsior, departing Seattle, 2/27/98 for Valdez,
Seattle P-I, 2/28/98;
Thormudson, T. (See also
T. Thormondson); Notice of Location Located 8/5/99:
Thormudson, A. Nelson, E. S. Larson. J. L. Olson, C. O. Erickson, witness Hazelet &
Meals, Chisna area, ML, Bk. 3 (Bks. J & F), p. 156;
Thornell, J. Passenger on
the Rival departing Port Townsend, WA 3/6/98, Port
Townsend Leader, 3/7/98; Name listed. W. H. Crary, Diary Ms. 6/28/1898, p. 8;
Thorolson, T. Second-class
passenger on steamer Excelsior, departing Seattle, 2/27/98 for Valdez, Seattle P-I,
2/28/98;
Thorpe, J. J. Passenger
boarded the steamer Wolcott in San Francisco, left Seattle for
Copper River, 11/20/97, Seattle P-I, 11/21/97; Powell identifies as member of Mass. Party
(Witch City Mining Co). that pushed Tanner to murder, Trailing (97 rev.), pp. 19-20;
Thorstensen, Louis. (Also Louey
Torsenfen, PWSMDR, Bk 2, p. 77);Location Notice;
J. Ellis, Thorstensen, Jacobsen, T. Olsen, Shepard, Larsen, 10/6/97, PWSMDR, Bk. 1,
p. 33; V-Lot, Index, p.23; Location Notice with G. Donaldson, Glacier Island, 8/8/1898, p.
32; used his sloop for lightering prospector's gear to shore, Guiteau, Diary, 3/8/98;
chartered sloop to Schrader for first geological survey of Prince William Sound, Schrader
in Glenn and Abercrombie;
Thrift, John. Passenger,
steam schooner National City, departing Portland, OR, 3/14/98 with "by far the larger
number of her passengers" bound for the Copper River, but a few for Dyea/Skagway,
Portland Oregonian, 3/15/98; [Note: William and John Williams, and O. Peterson came up
together on the National City];
Thro, C. E. First-class
passenger on steamer Alliance, departing Seattle 2/16/98, for
Dyea & Valdez, Seattle P-I, 2/17/98;
Thuland, C. M. Location
notice, Latouche, June 1899, PWSMDR, Bk. 2, p. 135;
Tibbetts, A. W. (See also Alton
W. Tibbitt); Passenger list for steamer Alliance,
departing Seattle 4/19/98 for Orca and Valdes, Seattle P-I, 4/20/98;
Tibbetts, W. G. Passenger list
for steamer Alliance, departing Seattle 4/19/98 for Orca and Valdes, Seattle P-I, 4/20/98;
Tibbitt, Alton W. (See
also A.W. Tibbetts); Born: IL, March 1862, C1900; Hometown:
Alena, IL C1900; Arrived in Alaska, March 1898, C1900; Locator, "Adele" Placer
Claim on Manker Creek, No. 27 above canyon, witnesses, L. Wetther, D. Wyman, TMDR, 1898,
p. 47.
Tiemegel, Frank. Passenger on steam schooner Noyo, departing Seattle 3/15/98 for
Copper River ports with a few passengers for Juneau and Skagway, Seattle P-I, 3/16/98;
Tienhaura, John.
Passenger, steam schooner National City, departing Portland, OR,
3/14/98 with "by far the larger number of her passengers" bound for the Copper
River, but a few for Dyea/Skagway, Portland Oregonian, 3/15/98;
Tiner, Bill. Sent Conger
10 pounds of Sheep meat, 6/18/99, Conger, p. 235; with
Mahler, camped 3 miles above, 6/22/99, Conger, p. 236;
Tink, Frank. Passenger on steam
schooner Noyo, departing Seattle for Copper River
ports with a few passengers for Juneau and Skagway, Seattle P-I, 3/16/98;
Tisdale, John N. Location
Notice, Copper Mt. 10/11/1899, PWSMDR, Bk. 2. p.181-5;
Tjarks, T. J. (Also Jerry
Jarks, Golden Cross?, Jery Tjarks, QCMDR); Locator,
QCMDR, 1898, p. 35; witness to Brehme, QCMDR, p. 49; stampedes to Quartz Creek
with Remingtons, Jarks in Sept. 1898, described in Golden Cross?, p. 56-60;
Tjoseberg, Christopher.
Born: Norway, Feb. 1872, C1900; Hometown in 1900: Valdez, AK, C1900; Arrived in
Alaska, March 1898, C1900;
Tjosvig, Christopher.
(Also Christian, QCMDR); Locator, QCMDR, 1898, p. 57;
Packer for Babcock in 1899 who prospected the Tonsena area in 1898; Shows Babcock Kimball
Pass, Abercrombie 1900, p. 75; cook for E. Gillette on railway survey, Gillette in
Abercrombie 1900, pp. 149;
Todd Chester J. Born: IL,
Oct. 1861, C1900; Hometown: St. Louis, MO; Arrived in
Alaska, April 1898, C1900; Passenger on steamer Alliance, departing Seattle for Yakutat
Bay and Valdes, 3/24/98; party of 37 from Sioux City, IA led by J. N. Henry were to be
dropped off at Yakutat, the others apparently headed for Valdes, Seattle P-I, 3/25/98;
Toetti, John. Passenger,
steam schooner National City, departing Portland, OR,
3/14/98 with "by far the larger number of her passengers" bound for the Copper
River, but a few for Dyea/Skagway, Portland Oregonian, 3/15/98;
Tohlon, Gunnan. Witness to
Baldins, QCMDR, 1898, p. 35;
Tolley, Private -. (See
also Tully); With Heiden on trip through Keystone Canyon,
Heiden in Glenn and Abercrombie, p. 605;
Topping, B. H. Rodman for
Gillette on railroad survey, Gillette Abercrombie 1900, pp. 149;
Torgenseu, H. (See Torgensen);
Passenger on the Rival departing Port Townsend, WA 3/6/98, Port Townsend Leader, 3/7/98;
Torgeson, Hans. (See Torgenseu;
Torgenson C1900) ; Born: Norway, March 1874,
C1900; Hometown: Taylor, ND; Arrived in Alaska, March 1898, C1900; Notice of
Location 8/10/99: C. Noren, H. Torgeson, G. Anderson, O. Hanson, O. Anderson, F.
Harris, witness Hazelet & Meals, Chisna area, ML, Bk. 3 (Bks. J & F), p. 157, 159;
Torhus, E. Passenger on
steamer Alliance, departing Seattle for Yakutat Bay and
Valdes, 3/24/98; party of 37 from Sioux City, IA led by J. N. Henry were to be dropped off
at Yakutat, the others apparently headed for Valdes, Seattle P-I, 3/25/98;
Tottensen, M. L. Location
Notice on Copper Mt, Fidalgo side: 1/10/98, PWSMDR,
Bk 1, p. 42;
Townsend, Dr. LeRoy.
Hometown: Beaver Falls, PA; First-class passenger on steamer Alliance, departing
Seattle 2/16/98, Seattle P-I, 2/17/98; Crossed Valdez Glacier, 1898; Took pictures of
Dooley's camp and boat at 3 mile camp on Klutina Rivr, Dooley Diary, 6/1/98; nice mention,
Guiteau Diary, 8/19/98; Treated Cashman's toes at Camp on Klutina Rapids, Oct. 1898,
Cashman in Abercrombie 1900, pp. 162; Pearson helps with amputation of Edward Young's
foot, Pearson, 2/18/99, CS1, p. 185; Hazelet visits his hospital at Copper Center, Hazelet
Diary, 3/19/99; Helped scurvy victims at Copper Center winter of 1898-1899, Guiteau,
Louis, Death Trail, The Alaskana, pp. 3-8; Return from Valdez mentioned in Seattle Times,
July 7, 1899, quoted in Townsend Letters 1898-1899; treated boy who was mauled by bear at
Klutina City Camp, Golden Cross?, p. 53;
Tracy, E. J. V-Lot, Index,
p. 56;
Train, D. N. Passenger List --
Steam Schooner Albion -- Departed Portland for Copper River, 4/9/98, Portland Oregonian,
4/10/98;
Traut, Paul. Hometown:
Peoria, IL; Sang Christmas Party at Lake Klutina, 1898-99,
Golden Cross? p. 81;
Traveland, Christopher.
Hometown: Eureka, CA; Margeson joins him & others going down Copper River in
October 1898, Margeson, Gold Hunters, p. 240 ff;
Treadwell, -. Dooley meets
wandering on trail to Valdez nearly starved, Dooley Diary, 6/16/99;
Treet, Geo. C. Witness to
Location notice for Millard in Cordova Bay, 4/5/1899,
PWSMDR, Bk. 2, p. 107-110; Locator, p. 111;
Treicht, Phil. (Typist
questioned last name), Hometown: PA; Listed in names &
address section, Dooley Diary;
Treloar, William E.
Hometown: Carpinteria, CA; Arrived on Valencia (Bourke trip),
describes Valdez, goes over glacier, good descriptions, down Klutina, leaves Cache at
Amy's landing, goes to Copper Center, up Copper River to Chistochina, party spreads out,
he goes to Forty-mile, winters there, to Dawson, back to Forty-mile, down Yukon to St.
Michaels, to Nome, then back to Seattle and by train home. Partners: Fred "Ed"
Corlis(s), William "Will," Bill" Miller, and James Martin; others: Arch
Black, Jack "Happy Jack" Costa, Ed Rasor, Hartly "Shortie" Clark, Sam
Patch; Treloar, Memoires;
Trettin, Aug. (Also Gus).
Hometown: CA; California miner with Frank Kappelman,
Wm. Coles, Hank and himself, crossing Valdez Glacier, at foot of 4th bench, 4/27/98, hire
themselves out to pack goods up 4th bench, passim. Kappelman Letter;
Trevdt, Phil. Locator,
QCMDR, 1899, p. 128; witness for F. Corless, QCMDR, 1899,
p. 129;
Trew, Dr. Neil C. At
Station 2, Accompanied Babcock on location & construction of
Trans-Alaska Mlitary Road, 1899, In Abercrombie 1900, p. 59; brings Babcock orders
to return to camp, Abercrombie 1900, p. 79; returns to Valdez, p. 81;
Tripp, -. August, Pearson,
Tripp, & Judge Ridge prospected head of valley near sawmill on Klutina, Pearson
Journal, CS1, p. 185;
Tritts, J. H. First class
passenger on steamer Valencia, departing Seattle 4/7/98, Seattle P-I 4/8/98 & Seattle
Times, 4/8/98;
Troop, J. Locator,
"White Elephant," No. 26 below Discovery on Manker Creek,
7/29/98, witnesses King & O'Connel, TMDR, p. 70;
Truby, John. Passenger
list for steamer Alliance, departing Seattle 4/19/98 for Orca and Valdes, Seattle P-I,
4/20/98;
Tucker, William. Hometown:
Williams, AZ; Moved with Brown up to Dooley's Camp on the Grayling, Dooley Diary,
4/12-13/99; listed in names & addresses, Dooley Diary;
Turnbull, J. A. Passenger
on steamer Alliance, departing Seattle for Yakutat Bay and Valdes, 3/24/98; party of 37
from Sioux City, IA led by J. N. Henry were to be dropped off at Yakutat, the others
apparently headed for Valdes, Seattle P-I, 3/25/98;
Turrey, John. (See John Fury);
Witness with Thos. O'Brien to W. Jaynes claim on
O'Brien Creek, TMDR, p. 34; Co-locator with Thos. O'Brien of Eagle Quartz claim on
O'Brien Creek, 10/15/98, witnessed by W. Jaynes, Thos. Kenedy, TMDR, p. 39;
Tully, Private -. (See also
Tolley); Comes down with typhoid at the summit on Valdez Glacier, Glenn and Abercrombie,
p. 565;
Twitchell, Arthur.
Passenger on the Rival departing Port Townsend, WA 3/6/98, Port Townsend Leader,
3/7/98;
Tynan, James. Passenger list
for steamer Alliance, departing Seattle 4/19/98 for Orca and Valdes, Seattle P-I, 4/20/98;
Tynor, William. Alaska
Mutual Mining Company, 14 members on Noya: Guy,
Ladward, Mahle, J. W. Morgan, W. Seitz, W. Klein, R. Klein, A. Adams, A. Harward,
A. Carvey, C. Decker, J. Steinmits, H. Price, and W. Tynor; Guy, Carvey, and Tynor
not on main passenger list for Noya, Seattle P-I, 3/16/98;
Tyson, Paul. Passenger on
steamer Alliance, departing Seattle 1/3/98. Seattle P-I,
1/4/98;
Updike, L. (See also
Updyke); July, went to strike below sawmill with Percy Shaw,
John Whipp, Bill Bogen, John Whipp. Pearson Journal, CS1, p. 185;
Updol, Richard. (See
Opdahl, T. H.); Conger's spelling for Opdahl;
Updyke, -. Jr. Involved in
Tanner incident, Golden Cross?, Ch. 3; incident with Pierson (Pearson), Ch. 4;
Christmas on Lake Klutina, p. 81;
Uppercue, L. Crossed
Divide with Groo party from Quartz Creek, Feb. 1899; With F. Sands, Swanson, Ross &
Groo in Tiekel area, locating claims, Groo Diary 3/8/99 ff; Groo, F. Sands, Swanson &
Vaber locate on Porcupine Gulch, 3/9/99; same group drew lots of locations on Stewart
Creek, 3/12/99; drew lots for claims on Vaber Gulch off Konsina with Kain outfit, 3/13/99;
more claims in Sam's Gulch, 3/24/99;
Uppercue, R. F. Passenger
list for the schooner Hera, departed Seattle for Copper River 3/22/98, Uppercue and Wirth
names adjacent, Seattle P-I, 3/23/98; Crary joins with Webster Co. Miller and Dolan,
Uppercue and Wirth and Patterson to hoist goods to top of Third Bench, 4/28/98, Crary
Diary, p. 4;
Ure, Geo. Hometown: WI; Arrived
in Valdez "in recent days," Phil Berg Letter,
3/20/98, in Neillsville Times, 4/7/98;
