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Domestic News
May 22, 1933
Seward Daily Gateway
Seward, Seward County, Alaska
What is this article about?
Leroy Crawford and Dell Trumbull, Anchorage youths seeking work in Alaska's Interior, flew to Medfra, built a raft with a house, sold shares to two men, and departed downriver toward McGrath after briefly waiting for more investors.
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ANCHORAGE YOUTH SEEKING WORK AND ADVENTURE, INTERIOR
ANCHORAGE, May 22, (Special to The Gateway) Leroy Crawford and Dell Trumbull, two local boys who set out a few weeks ago to make their fortunes in the Interior, are reported making their way down the crooked stretch of river between Medfra and McGrath on a raft. The boys left Anchorage by plane to Medfra, in search of work. Chances looked slim at Medfra, so they built a raft, with a house on it. They had almost completed the young ark, when two more men came along and Crawford, the business man, sold them stock in the venture. Last Tuesday the ship was about to sail when word was received at Medfra that three more men were on their way with Pilot Steve Mills. So they held up sailing for down-river points, in hopes that more stock could be sold. Pilot Mills said the party of four let go their lines as soon as they learned that the passengers he brought could not be sold. Bon voyage! Captain Crawford!
ANCHORAGE, May 22, (Special to The Gateway) Leroy Crawford and Dell Trumbull, two local boys who set out a few weeks ago to make their fortunes in the Interior, are reported making their way down the crooked stretch of river between Medfra and McGrath on a raft. The boys left Anchorage by plane to Medfra, in search of work. Chances looked slim at Medfra, so they built a raft, with a house on it. They had almost completed the young ark, when two more men came along and Crawford, the business man, sold them stock in the venture. Last Tuesday the ship was about to sail when word was received at Medfra that three more men were on their way with Pilot Steve Mills. So they held up sailing for down-river points, in hopes that more stock could be sold. Pilot Mills said the party of four let go their lines as soon as they learned that the passengers he brought could not be sold. Bon voyage! Captain Crawford!
What sub-type of article is it?
Migration Or Settlement
Transportation
What keywords are associated?
Anchorage Youth
Interior Adventure
Medfra Raft
Mcgrath River
Seeking Work
What entities or persons were involved?
Leroy Crawford
Dell Trumbull
Steve Mills
Where did it happen?
Medfra
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Medfra
Event Date
Last Tuesday
Key Persons
Leroy Crawford
Dell Trumbull
Steve Mills
Outcome
the group departed down the river toward mcgrath.
Event Details
Leroy Crawford and Dell Trumbull left Anchorage by plane to Medfra in search of work, built a raft with a house, sold stock to two more men, waited for three additional men with Pilot Steve Mills but departed when no more stock could be sold.