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Bob mushing in the winter,going from Wiseman to Bettles some 60mls to pick up goods,he only had 3 dogs,the lead dog was called "cheena" and weighed around 70-80kgs and and was as big as a calf they said, the other 2 dogs were like rabbits around him,Bob said in his letters.

Bob working on the"rocker" ( A gold separating machine), you would place paydirt in the rocker and shake it back and forth and the dirt travelled down the sluice across the stiffles(pieces of wood across the rocker) and the gold which is heavier would get trapped on the stiffles

Bob outside his cabin with a dog sled

Bob in later life without the Moustache

Two Photo's of Bob one with the Moose he had shot and had asked two friends to transport the Moose to a cabin which had a cellar,so he could store the meat, and had asked his friends not to lock the door as he was going to film the Moose before salting it( he liked to take 16mm film) later when...

Inscription

His Name and the village of Bettles inscribed. Bettles is where the Steamers arrived from Seattle

This was Bob's Bible which he carried with him from N Wales over to Alaska

My advice move to North Wales or God's Country as we call it. rustygates

Some of the Diaries

There was a Frenchman working on a claim nearby on Gold Bench creek at Nolan and Bob used to do his books for him and the "the Frenchman" taught Bob to speak French, on this page there are some words in French which was Bob had written to practice his French.

Address's of friends around the Globe, he was an avid write,r it must have eased the long lonely winter nights.

An entry in the book "Hilly went to Hammond River with Hood's team(dog) on the 6th Aug 1931"

Field message book

An army "field message book" which was given to him by his mining partner Ken Harvey,Bob used as his shopping list to Seattle

Various affidavit (sworn statements made under oath) regarding mining operations

My Mothers address. Mrs SE Smallwood My Mother was Bob's neice

Receipt and a bill from a bakery in a village called North Pole

I think a compromise is what's needed here so it's got to be stenciling. You with your favorite logo's on 2 walls and you wife with her favourite designs stenciled on the other walls yours would include the Terrano logo's I'm sure, it would be ( i think the term is ) Funky, I'm sure members...

Sorry about the last message I must have sneezed and hit the wrong button.lol I have now acquired more of Bob's artifacts and diaries etc, should I carry on or not? rustygates.