John “Jack” Turner (1864 – 1934)

Jack Turner was an original stampeder on Duncan Creek in the Mayo mining district and staked Claim #4 Above Discovery on 3 December 1901. He acquired seventy-five percent of Jake Davidson's Upper Discovery claim on Duncan Creek in 1903. He mined just below Discovery on Duncan Creek for many years. Thomas Williamson worked with him on his claim in the 1920s.¹⁾