Comments for Dawson City ~ Yukon

Comment on The Reindeer Caper of 1898 by Janice Todd

Janice Todd — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:51:37 +0000

Hi Michael, I’ve enjoyed your articles on the Klondike Goldrush. I live in Homer, Alaska and am working on a creative non-fiction story, based on my husband’s grandfather’s story. He mined on Bonanza Bench in 1897, 1898, was a purser for NATTCo., and banked. I will be coaching for Arctic Winter Games in March (snowshoe biathlon) and wonder if we might meet? I am trying to add ‘stories’ and ‘tales’ to add seasoning to the book of what 1897-1900 was like for people ‘outside.’ Do you have any information on what the prostitutes did about pregnancy or a source I might pursue? Thank you for any assistance you might be able to provide.
I hope to hear from you, Janice Todd

Comment on John Gould by Carol Mattana

Carol Mattana — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 13:51:23 +0000

Mr. Gould,

Would you have any information for me about my aunt? I am 85 years old. My aunt’s name was Dorothy M. Pine. She married Frank C. Ballantine in January of 1898 and he divorced her in 1899. Dorothy was trained as a dancer and singer. She reportedly traveled from Seattle, WA to Dawson City in 1899. Would you please let me know if you have any photos or information about Dorothy? I am performing research on her, because so little is known about her. It’s as thought she disappeared. Thank you, Carol.

Comment on The Year 1898 by Carol Mattana

Carol Mattana — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 13:47:32 +0000

I am trying to find information about my aunt, Dorothy M. Pine of Lockport, NY. She married in 1898 and was divorced from Frank C. Ballantine in 1899. She reportedly traveled from Seattle, Washington to Dawson City in 1899. I know that she was trained as a singer and dancer. My grandmother told me that she married a riverboat gambler. Could this be Rosario LeVitre? Any information you can provide me about my aunt would certainly be appreciated. I am 85 years old and would love to find out what happened to my aunt. Thank you, Carol.

Comment on Is Father Judge a forgotten hero? by Rose Judge

Rose Judge — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 02:38:24 +0000

Father Judge was my great-great-uncle.
I am very proud to be related to such a holy person.

Comment on Dawson Buildings by Christopher Chimelak

Christopher Chimelak — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 20:32:38 +0000

My cousin and her husband Anne and Nathan Bragg live there and I was just enjoying the beautiful scenery online. Many thanks.

Comment on Klondike Sun ~ October 21, 2009 by Dawson Walkabout @ Danielle Metcalfe-Chenail

Dawson Walkabout @ Danielle Metcalfe-Chenail — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 18:16:52 +0000

[...] out my door and across Eighth Ave I can join up with the 9th Avenue Trail behind Robert Service’s cabin, which links up to the Crocus Bluffs trail and up to the [...]

Comment on Michael Gates by Janice Todd

Janice Todd — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 17:44:44 +0000

I am working on a historical book (creative non-fiction), my husband’s grandfather’s story is the basis. He crossed the White Pass and would like some detail on Dead Horse Gulch; how deep it was. I’ve ridden the train years ago and hiked the Chilkoot, but can find little on the area where the horses fell. If you have any knowledge of this, could you please drop me a note?
Thank you so much.

Comment on Klondike Sun ~ November 3, 2010 by Admin

Admin — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 20:30:19 +0000

Hi Jo, the ferry depends on when the Yukon River breaks up. Usually, the George Black Ferry is making crossings by the middle of May. Check with Yukon highways.

Comment on Klondike Sun ~ November 3, 2010 by Jo Maloney

Jo Maloney — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 19:59:27 +0000

Dear Sirs, How do I track when the Ferry at Dawson will again start plying the river? I was planning on arriving there May 31st 2011.
Regards, Jo alaskanvoyager@gmail.com

Comment on Is Father Judge a forgotten hero? by John Livingston

John Livingston — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 17:26:45 +0000

I enjoyed your article and the “forgotten hero” aspect in particular. Father Judge and my great-grandfather on my mother’s side were half brothers. They had a common father, Henry Judge, and their different mothers were in fact sisters, Ann McNulty and Ellen McNulty. Ellen McNulty died in childbirth after her third child with Henry Judge and her sister Ann came from Ireland to Jamaica to assist him with the young children. My great-grandfather Arthur Judge was the first child. Ann and Henry fell in love, married and had nine children and came to the U.S. in 1841. Father Judge was a child of this second batch of kids. I have the latin breviary given to Father Judge on the date of his ordination in August, 1885, by his brother Father Charles Judge who wrote the book on Father Judge. This prayer book travelled the thousands of miles with father judge in his travels first in the Rocky Mountain missions and later in Alaska and finally in Dawson. This fact was confirmed by father W. Judge himself when he wrote to his brother and stated in brief that he was daily reminded of him when reading the breviary given to him on the date of his ordination. Thought you might enjoy these stories. JOHN Livingston Georgetown, TX