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John Zarnowsky
During the Klondike gold rush, Russian prospector John Zarnowsky staked Claim #17 Eldorado Creek and sold it to Napoleon Picotte and James Hall for $10,000 - $5,000 down and $5,000 on reaching bedrock. The partners reportedly recovered over a million dollars’ worth of gold.1)
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Yukon Archives, Bob Coutts, 78/69 MSS 087 f.7
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