Kern, George.

1898-1899

Passenger on the Rival departing Port Townsend, WA 3/6/98, Port Townsend Leader, 3/7/98; Sends Dooley letter at Amy’s Landing, Dooley Diary, 7/15/98; Goes to head of lake [Klutina] with J. Morris, Dooley Diary, 7/26/98; cuts his head doing a giant swing and fell into lake, Dooley Diary, 8/3/98; Dooley reports that “George K. shot the shoots with Bill Orr and Fleming,” [probably the Amy’s rapids on Klutina River], Dooley Diary, 9/14/98; Dooley party leaves Kern all their grub so he can remain for 20 days prospecting in Quartz Creek, Tonsina Lake area, Dooley Diary, 9/19/98; Dooley, Kern, and Owens start trip up Tonsina River, Diary, 10/2/98; Member of George Dooley’s Party: G. W. Karstens, J.H. Karstens, George Kern, W.T. Looker, Frank Owens, William Orr, George Bradbury, Dooley Letter, Pathfinder; Signer of Petition to the President from Quartz Creek and Teikell Mining Dist, 5/8/1899 requesting Capt. Abercrombie be given “permission to employ [on the trail to interior Alaska] those men who need work, and thus enable them to remain in the country. With a good trail those who have means will be able to bring in machinery, and the development of the country will be accelerated.” NARA RG 107, Entry 80. Office of the Secretary of the War Department: 1667-103;