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October 21, 1933
Seward Gateway
Seward, Alaska
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Michael Glynn and his wife from Schooner Bend on the Kenai River have prospered through gold mining, achieving daily yields of up to 11 pennyweights by working together, while also gardening and preserving food for winter. He is in town to buy supplies with his gold dust earnings.
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ABOUT
MICHAEL GLYNN
Michael Glynn, from Schooner Bend, Kenai river, is in town for the purpose of buying his winter's supply of the good things of life. Michael will pay for them with several vials filled with gold dust-not nuggets. Just how much Michael has in the bottles is his own business. But those who have seen them have seen something more than gold dust. They have seen the fruition of a resolve made two years ago when day labor in his region ceased. He said he would win his way from nature. And he has. Every day's work he has performed has been for Michael Glynn & Co. The company is Mrs. Glynn, young, and epitomizing the old ballad: "When Irish eyes are smiling." Michael "wanted the gold and he found it" -not big gobs, but the usual fine stuff on the bars and along the rim of the river. In finding it he washed many a pan of dirt before he hit upon the spot where he has been able to long-tom out as high as 11 pennyweights per diem. He found it just below his cabin. Then he built a water wheel. When the water left it high and dry he set up his long-tom, and while Mrs. Glynn lifted and poured hundreds of buckets of water into the box, Michael polished a pick and shovel. Others have sniped the bars, but none have equalled Michael's cleanup. And while he and his wife were doing it, they raised a garden, preserved wild berries, put up fish, moose meat and mountain sheep. Michael will trap during the winter, and be prepared to hit the pay streak again as soon as the water begins to run in spring. When Mike throws his brogans under the table it is to tackle a Lucullian feast. If you don't believe it, drop in on Michael and Mrs. Glynn any time and receive the engaging Irish smile and finish Service's lines: "But somehow the gold isn't all." Michael says it is the sport of winning on his program to keep out of the labor ranks. And by the way he's a first-class cabinet maker.
MICHAEL GLYNN
Michael Glynn, from Schooner Bend, Kenai river, is in town for the purpose of buying his winter's supply of the good things of life. Michael will pay for them with several vials filled with gold dust-not nuggets. Just how much Michael has in the bottles is his own business. But those who have seen them have seen something more than gold dust. They have seen the fruition of a resolve made two years ago when day labor in his region ceased. He said he would win his way from nature. And he has. Every day's work he has performed has been for Michael Glynn & Co. The company is Mrs. Glynn, young, and epitomizing the old ballad: "When Irish eyes are smiling." Michael "wanted the gold and he found it" -not big gobs, but the usual fine stuff on the bars and along the rim of the river. In finding it he washed many a pan of dirt before he hit upon the spot where he has been able to long-tom out as high as 11 pennyweights per diem. He found it just below his cabin. Then he built a water wheel. When the water left it high and dry he set up his long-tom, and while Mrs. Glynn lifted and poured hundreds of buckets of water into the box, Michael polished a pick and shovel. Others have sniped the bars, but none have equalled Michael's cleanup. And while he and his wife were doing it, they raised a garden, preserved wild berries, put up fish, moose meat and mountain sheep. Michael will trap during the winter, and be prepared to hit the pay streak again as soon as the water begins to run in spring. When Mike throws his brogans under the table it is to tackle a Lucullian feast. If you don't believe it, drop in on Michael and Mrs. Glynn any time and receive the engaging Irish smile and finish Service's lines: "But somehow the gold isn't all." Michael says it is the sport of winning on his program to keep out of the labor ranks. And by the way he's a first-class cabinet maker.
What sub-type of article is it?
Biography
Personal Triumph
What themes does it cover?
Triumph
Family
What keywords are associated?
Gold Prospecting
Kenai River
Family Labor
Winter Supply
Irish Settler
What entities or persons were involved?
Michael Glynn
Mrs. Glynn
Where did it happen?
Schooner Bend, Kenai River
Story Details
Key Persons
Michael Glynn
Mrs. Glynn
Location
Schooner Bend, Kenai River
Event Date
Two Years Ago
Story Details
Michael Glynn, a cabinet maker from Schooner Bend on the Kenai River, has succeeded in gold prospecting with his wife, washing gold dust from the river bars, building a water wheel, and achieving up to 11 pennyweights per day. They also raised a garden and preserved food while working together.