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This is Pingle's cabin that Bob had a half share with on Nolan creek, and made a lot of money,Bob used to write to my Mother and in the letters he used to stick small nuggets, I wonder were they went?
 

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The Pioneer Miners graveyard at Wiseman,I hope this is not to morbid for you all, I apologise if you think differently,
 

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Hughie Boyle
He died in a mining accident underground, cave in,timber was in short supply so pit props were scarce and they kept digging with no roof supports, ok in winter but not when it thawed in the spring.
 

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Harry Leonard
Well liked Miner who came from the lower 48,to seek his fortune,but due to ill health died relatively young
 

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Ross Harry
One of the later ones,kept himself to himself arrived in Wiseman to escape from the hustle and bustle of NEW York


"You no the worth of a man
By how sharp his knife is"

A lady comes every year to lay flowers on his grave,she never speaks to anyone,just turns up and goes
 

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On the Dalton Highway to Atigan Pass,
near where Artic John had his teepee, he did have a cabin in Wiseman but his Eskimo Indian wife kept running away, but settled ok here 10 miles from Wiseman
 

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