Winter, T. D.

1898-1899

QCMDR, Locator, p. 87; 1899: witness for Egerter, p. 114; for Brehme, p. 119; for Sternberg, p. 122; One of the first to cross Glacier in 1898; Brought mail to miners at Quartz Creek, Feb. 9, 1899, Groo Diary, 2/13/99; 9 of his party perished in a crevasse; returned with several bodies. Anon. Researcher. Valdez Museum Archives; 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;