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Kaher, Joseph F. Hometown: Chicago, IL; Arrived in Alaska, Feb. 1898, C1900; First class passenger on steamer Valencia, departing Seattle 4/7/98, Seattle P-I 4/8/98 & Seattle Times, 4/8/98; [Note: Schrader, Kaher were on Valencia together]; Kaher & Stevens give shelter and food to Schrader's party, Schrader in Glenn & Abercrombie, p. 356;

Kaher, Joseph.  Born: Ireland, Jan. 1862, C1900; Hometown: Unreadable, C1900;
Arrived in Alaska, April 1898, C1900;


Kahill, -.  (Also Cahill), Packer for Koehler (Schrader's party), Koehler in Glenn &
Abercrombie, p. 609;


Kain, Dan S.  (Daniel; see also D. S. Kane); Born: OH, Feb. 1862, C1900; Hometown: Salem, OR; Arrived in Alaska, March 1898, C1900; Locator, QCMDR, 1898, p. 13; Unanimously elected recorder for Tonsina area, Dooley Diary, 11/21/98; Notice of amended location 6/26/1899 by Sweeny, W. Williams, Ohlhausen, O. Peterson, Malmgren, J. Williams, Henry, C. Johnson, Pollard, Kain, Hamlen, Ward, Sender, Bush, Onstad, J. H. Smith, McCormick, QCMDR, p. 108; Locator, 9/22/1899, p. 155; Co-locators - Kain, Amy, McClellan, Sweeny, 7/5/1899, QCMDR, p. 160; witness for C. Swanson, QCMDR, p. 162; UKMDR, October 1898, Recorder, p. 43; Locator, p. 49; Witness for E. Gates, 3/24/1899, p. 157; Groo reports arrival at Tiekel, Groo Diary, 3/6/99; 3/12/99; Groo party drew lots for claims on Vaber Gulch off Konsina with Kain outfit, 3/13/99; more claims in Sam's Gulch, 3/24/99; "10 men from Valdez stopped at Co. City - Dan Kain, Brown, McClellan, Bates, Hamlin, McCormack, Fitch, Leverose, Amy, and Senders," Dooley Diary, 5/20/99;

Kaiser, Herman.  (See also: Kiser), Filed in VMDR, p. 136; Schieme & Kaiser witness to Dr. A. von Gunther claim, VMDR, 10/19/98, p. 52, 55; Locator, VMDR, p. 53, 57 (near Pacific Steam Whaling Co. Store);

Kane, -. Claim 18, Fall Creek, taking out $3-8 a day, The Alaskana, 8/5/99;

Kane, D. S.  Passenger, steam schooner National City, departing Portland, OR, 3/14/98 with "by far the larger number of her passengers" bound for the Copper River, but a few for Dyea/Skagway, Portland Oregonian, 3/15/98;

Kanitz, Otto. Witness identified body of A. Schultz. From New York, partner in
Tanana Mining Co. who died on Valdez Glacier, 2/27/1899.  Kanitz traveled and camped with Tanana Mining Co. in 1898, Jury Finding, CS1;


Kanitz, -. (Mrs. Otto). Subscribed to a relief station fund for 1899 on Valdez Glacier, in Valdez, 1898, CS1; Obituary for Mrs. Otto Kanitz, went over Valdez Glacier in 1898, TVN, 2:11. 6/7/02, p. 4;

Kantens, George.  (illegible, could also be Kautens or Kauteus); Locator, UKMDR, October 1898, p. 63;

Kappleman, Frank George.  Hometown: Evanston, IL; Born: 10/18/1876; In party with Aug. Trettin, Wm. Coles, Hank and himself, crossing Valdez Glacier, at foot of 4th bench, 4/27/98, Kappelman Letter;

Karke, Charles.  Passenger, steam schooner National City, departing Portland, OR, 3/14/98 with "by far the larger number of her passengers" bound for the Copper River, but a few for Dyea/Skagway, Portland Oregonian, 3/15/98;

Karstens, George W.  Passenger on the Rival departing Port Townsend, WA 3/6/98, Port Townsend Leader, 3/7/98; Members of Dooley party: G. W. Karstens, J. H. Karstens, George Kern, W. R. Looker, Frank Owens, William Orr, George Bradbury, The Pathfinder, 5:4, 2/1924, p. 11; With George Dooley and Looker on glacier, Dooley Diary, 3/28/98; Dooley leaves him 6 miles north of Sanford River and heads back to Amy's Rapids, Dooley Diary 12/25/98 passim; See George Dooley;

Karstens, J. H.  Passenger on the Rival departing Port Townsend, WA 3/6/98, Port Townsend Leader, 3/7/98; Members of Dooley party: G. W. Karstens, J.H . Karstens, George Kern, W. R. Looker, Frank Owens, William Orr, George Bradbury, The Pathfinder, 5:4, 2/1924, p. 11; See George Dooley;

Kartright, Dr. S. E. Dr. Cartwright of Jersey City joined the Stamford party at the last minute, Stamford Advocate, 1/24/98; Cone, Roggers, Hoy &Kortright withdrew from party and returned to states at 4th Bench, Margeson, Gold Hunters, p. 83; Elected to township committee first meeting of citizens to organize a town in Port Valdez, Minutes, CS1; Secretary of Township Committee, 4/25/1898, Minutes, CS1; Elected to permanent committee, 4/26/1898, Minutes, CS1; Present at May 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, resigns from Township Committee, 5/19/1898, Minutes, CS1;

Kasch, Karl.  Passenger on the Rival departing Port Townsend, WA 3/6/98, Port
Townsend Leader, 3/7/98;


Kask, J. G. Passenger on steamer Alliance, departing Seattle 1/3/98. Seattle P-I, 1/4/98;

Kask,T. W. Passenger on steamer Alliance, departing Seattle 1/3/98. Seattle P-I, 1/4/98;

Kass, J. A.  Passenger on steamer Alliance, departing Seattle for Yakutat Bay and
Valdes, 3/24/98; party of 37 from Sioux City, IA led by J. N. Henry were to be dropped off at Yakutat, the others apparently headed for Valdes, Seattle P-I, 3/25/98;

Kaurin, Odin.  V-Lot, Index, p.37;

Kearney, S. W.  Hometown: San Antonio, TX; Texas party of George Hogg, Frank
Newton, S. W. Kearney, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Dowling, and H. Prince preparing to leave for Copper River, Seattle P-I, 2/4/98; Kearney described as the grandson of the Mexican War hero and nephew of Phil Kearney, Seattle P-I, 2/4/98;

Keef, Richard. Passenger list for steamer Alliance, departing Seattle 4/19/98 for Orca and Valdes, Seattle P-I, 4/20/98;

Kehor, Henry.  (Or Kehoe), Proof of labor for Beyer, Gladhaugh, Ripstein, Hunt, Mills, F. Smith, W.B. Heidorn, 12/31/1899. PWSMDR, Bk1, p. 177;

Keller, J. W.  Hometown: Ottawa, Ontario; With S. J. Ludwig also of Ottawa, Ont. in Seattle waiting for Excelsior to depart, Seattle P-I, 2/19/98; Locator, QCMDR, 1898, p. 5, 15; witness to Beatty, QCMDR, p. 61; 1899: held & recorded with Keller claim located by Little, QCMDR, p. 110; UKMDR, Witness for J. H. Smith, 3/14/1899, p. 143; witness for John Williams, 3/14/1899, p. 145;

Kelley, Charles.  (See Charles Kelly); Hometown: Providence, RI; Drowned in Klutina, Margeson, Gold Hunters, pp. 127-128;

Kelly, Charles. Passenger list for the schooner Hera, departed Seattle for Copper River 3/22/98, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 3/23/98;

Kelly, John S.  Passenger list for the schooner Hera, departed Seattle for Copper River 3/22/98, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 3/23/98;

Kelly, L. S.  Army Officers on steamer Valencia, departing Seattle 4/7/98, Seattle P-I 4/8/98 & Seattle Times, 4/8/98;

Kelmick, Henry. V-Lot, Index, p. 48;

Kelsey, George. Born: Connecticut, April 1846, C1900; Hometown: illegible, CT,
C1900; Arrived in Alaska, March 1898, C1900;


Kem or Kene ?, George. Locator with Greening witness, 4/19/1899, UKMDR, p. 139;

Kemiller, Fred.  First-class passenger on steamer Alliance, departing Seattle 2/15/98, for Dyea & Valdez,Seattle P-I, 2/16/98, p. 10;

Kempp, Elmer.  First class passenger on steamer Valencia, departing Seattle 4/7/98, Seattle P-I 4/8/98 & Seattle Times, 4/8/98;

Kendrick, H. B. Filed claim in TMDR, 1898, p. 26;

Kendricks, -. Pearson, Bradbury, Kendricks, Malone, Lewis, & Merchant. have dinner together, 10/4/1898, Pearson CS1, p. 185;

Kenedy, Thos.  Witness with W. Jaynes to Turrey and O'Brien quartz claim on O'Brien Creek, 10/15/98, TMDR, p. 39;

Kennedy, Agnes. Witness for S. J. Mills, PWSMDR, Bk1, p. 54;

Kent, Simon.  Passenger list for steamer Alliance, departing Seattle 4/19/98 for Orca and Valdes, Seattle P-I, 4/20/98;

Ker, Geo.  Passenger list for steamer Alliance, departing Seattle 4/19/98 for Orca and Valdes, Seattle P-I, 4/20/98;

Kerchin, J. F.  Passenger on the Rival departing Port Townsend, WA 3/6/98, Port Townsend Leader, 3/7/98;

Kerhel, F. Second-class passenger on steamer Excelsior, departing Seattle, 2/27/98 for Valdez, Seattle P-I, 2/28/98;

Kern, George. Passenger on the Rival departing Port Townsend, WA 3/6/98, Port Townsend Leader, 3/7/98; Members of Dooley party: G. W. Karstens, J. H. Karstens, George Kern, W. R. Looker, Frank Owens, William Orr, George Bradbury, The Pathfinder, 5:4, 2/1924, p. 11; Sends Dooley a letter at Amy's Landing, Dooley Diary, 7/15/98; Goes to head of lake [Klutina] with J. Morris, Dooley Diary, 7/26/98; Cuts his head doing a giant swing and falls into lake, Dooley Diary, 8/3/98; Dooley reports that "George K. [Kern or Karstens] shot the shoots with Bill Orr and Fleming," [probably Amy's Rapids], Dooley Diary, 9/14/98; Dooley party leaves Kern all their grub so he can remain for 20 days prospecting in Quartz Creek, Tonsina Lake area, Dooley Diary, 9/19/98; Dooley, Kern, and Owens start trip up Tonsina River, Dooley Diary, 10/2/98;
See Dooley Diary for more information;

Kernan, Frank. Born: PA, Oct. 1864, C1900; Hometown: Port Alleghany, PA; Arrived in Alaska, March 1898, C1900; QCMDR, 1898, Witness to S. J. Ludwig, p. 22; Locator, p. 29; witness to Dunn (1899) p. 109; Locator, QCMDR, 1898, p. 4; UKMDR, Locator with Fitch witness, 3/9/1899, p. 113;

Kerr, Henry. Passenger list for steamer Alliance, departing Seattle 4/19/98 for Orca and Valdes, Seattle P-I, 4/20/98;

Kertchem, Frank.  Hometown: Portland, OR; Letter to B. Herman, 5/13/98; VMDR, p. 192; Elected recorder for Valdez Mining District, 3/12/98, VMDR, p. 11; Files 4 placer claims with K. C. Payne, J. M. Bohnsen, Kertchem, Barnes, Valdez Mining District, VMDR, pp. 31-32;

Kieffer, Dr. -.  List of Army Officers on steamer Valencia, departing Seattle 4/7/98, Seattle P-I 4/8/98 & Seattle Times, 4/8/98;

Kietzel, Herman. Groo beats at checkers, Copper Center, Groo Diary, 11/22/98;
Kietzel and Groo join Clancy and Ross to work over Quartz Creek divide, 2/3/99;


Killen, Benton.  Ag. Dept. Agent who toured Alaska in 1897; mentions that 22 whites including "squaw men" are living in Orca.  All agree that the glacier route is the best way to get inland, Peoria Il Weekly Journal, 1/13/98 (apparently reprinted from Tacoma News);

Kimball, Fred. Rescued John Herman who fell into a crevasse on 9/12/1898, Brown in Glenn and Abercrombie, p. 622;

King, C. A. Elected judge of court formed in Copper City [Valdez] which established jury trial of 12 with 3 peremptory challenges; death penalty for murder or larceny over $100; full restiution and banishment within 10 days for larceny under $100, Portland Oregonian, 3/8/98;

King, Harry E. F.  Born: London, England 5/13/1872, Pioneers; Hometown: Stamford, CT; Secretary of the Connecticut and Alaska Mining and Trading Association, Prospectus, CS1, p. 112-113; V-Lot, Index, p. 44; Stamford, Conn. Margeson/Benedict trip. Gold Hunters, p. 9; Discovered claim Mineral Creek Area, 6/20/1898 with F. G. Bartlett, H. D. Bartlett, F. W. Hoyt, H. Smith, C. B. Smith, J. W. Smith, and W. S. Baker.  Filed 3/17/99, VMDR; Locator, No. 24 below Discovery on Manker Creek, 7/27/98, witnesses P. Stead, D. O'Connell, TMDR, p. 76; Filed in VMDR, p. 102; QCMDR, Locator, p. 78; Margeson calls "sweet-voiced singer," does parody of "On the Banks of the Wabash," words given, Margeson, Gold Hunters, pp.144-145; King, O'Connell, Hoyt and Voigt make quick trip back to Valdez to get rubber boots in Sept. 1898, story of trip told by King, Margeson, Gold Hunters, pp. 210-215; Mentioned for musical ability, Golden Cross? p. 82; Powell hears playing piccolo in wilderness, 1899, Powell, Trailing, pp. 156; Locator, "High Line" on Hertle Creek, 9/21/99, witness Merchant & Manker, TMDR, p. 87; Charter member of the Order of Alaska Moose, 1899, TVN, 1:40, 12/7/01, p. 3; H. E. F. King provides proof of labor for W. C. McGee's "Nicoli Placer Mining Claim No. 3" 9/20/99, TMDR, p. 21;

King, Let.  Passenger on steam schooner Noyo, departing Seattle 3/15/98 for Copper River ports with a few passengers for Juneau and Skagway, Seattle P-I, 3/16/98;

Kingsley, Ed. Hometown: Freeport, IL (1898); Portland, OR (1901); Part of the
Guiteau party that crossed Valdez Glacier in 1898, Guiteau, Louis, Death Trail, The Alaskana (Sept. 1972), pp. 3-8;


Kinnaman, Dan.  (Also Daniel Kinnarman, Portland Oregonian); Passenger list -- Steam schooner Albion, departing Portland 3/8/98, Portland Oregonian, 3/8/98;

Kinnarman, Daniel. (See also Dan Kinnaman); Hometown: Ogden, UT; Listed in
names & address section, probably with James Stark, Dooley Diary;


Kipp, Charles M. Passenger on steam schooner Noyo, departing Seattle 3/15/98 for Copper River ports with a few passengers for Juneau and Skagway, Seattle P-I, 3/16/98;

Kirk, -. Hometown: Ellsworth, IA; Listed in names & address section, Dooley Diary;

Kirkbridge, A. E. Passenger list for the schooner Hera, departed Seattle for Copper River 3/22/98, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 3/23/98;

Kirkham, R. V.  Hometown: MT; Returns from Valdez, critical of Abercrombie, charges corruption in sawmill; interview, Seattle Times, 7/7/1899;

Kirkpatrick, A. S.  Hometown: Ellensburg, WA; Passenger list -- Steam schooner Albion, departing Portland 3/8/98 with J.M. Baird, Portland Oregonian, 3/8/98; Crossed Valdez Glacier, 1898; At Copper Center winter of 1898-1899; donated medicine to hospital on way out, Guiteau, Louis, Death Trail, The Alaskana (Sept. 1972), pp. 3-8; Pearson left Copper Center for Slana with Jim Baird and A. Kirkpatrick.  Text ambiguous. Baird & Kirkpatrick could have joined Pearson and gone across divide into Tanana country, Pearson, CS1, p. 187;

Kiser, Herman. (See Kaiser,VMDR, prob. same person); V-Lot, Index, Feb. 1899, p. 116;

Kitcher, Henry.  Hometown: Bridgeport, CT; Margeson/Benedict trip, Gold Hunters, p. 9; Filed claim in TMDR, 1898, p. 72;

Kloeber, Chas. E.  Location notice, Latouche, June 1899, PWSMDR, Bk. 2, p. 135;

Kitter, John. (See J. Ritter, Seattle PI, Great Northern party); Second-class passenger on steamer Excelsior, departing Seattle, 2/27/98 for Valdez, Seattle P-I, 2/28/98; Note: Great Northern party came on this trip;

Klein, Rud.  Passenger on steam schooner Noyo, departing Seattle for Copper River ports with a few passengers for Juneau and Skagway, Seattle P-I, 3/16/98; Alaska Mutual Mining Company, 14 members on Noya: Guy, Ladward, Mahle, J. W. Morgan, W. Seitz, W. Klein, R. Klein, A. Adams, A. Harward, A. Carvey, C. Decker, J. Steinmits, H. Price, and W. Tynor;

Klein, William.  Passenger on steam schooner Noyo, departing Seattle for Copper River ports with a few passengers for Juneau and Skagway, Seattle P-I, 3/16/98; Alaska Mutual Mining Company, 14 members on Noya: Guy, Ladward, Mahle, J. W. Morgan, W. Seitz, W. Klein, R. Klein, A. Adams, A. Harward, A. Carvey, C. Decker, J.  Steinmits, H. Price, and W. Tynor;

Kletzel, W. H. Passenger, steam schooner National City, departing Portland, OR,
3/14/98 with "by far the larger number of her passengers" bound for the Copper River, but a few for Dyea/Skagway, Portland Oregonian, 3/15/98;

Klopf, Gus.  (Also Gus Klopp, Dooley Diary); Hometown: Neillsville, WI; The Alaska party composed of Warren Southard, Louie Brillion, Joe Dillman, Phil Berg, Fred Sturdevant, Gus Klopf, Fred Elder, and George Vine left Neillsville, 1/17/98, Neillsville, WI News, 1/20/98; Passenger on the Rival departing Port Townsend, WA 3/6/98, Port Townsend Leader, 3/7/98; While Rival was tied to ice, walked out on ice to play his music box to entertain the men and got left on the ice when the boat backed up to find a better anchorage, Neillsville Times, Letter from Berg, 3/24/98; Listed in names & address section, Dooley Diary;

Klopfunberg, C.  Passenger list for steamer Alliance, departing Seattle 4/19/98 for Orca and Valdes, Seattle P-I, 4/20/98;

Klopp, Gus.  (See Gus Klopf); Hometown: Neilsville, WI; Listed in names & address section, probably with J. Grasser, Dooley Diary;

Knott, -. Arrives in Valdez 4/25/1899 from Copper Center with word from Dr.
Townsend, in Brown in Abercrombie 1900, p. 39;


Knott, F. J. Passenger on steamer Alliance, departing Seattle for Yakutat Bay and
Valdes, 3/24/98; party of 37 from Sioux City, IA led by J. N. Henry were to be dropped off at Yakutat, the others apparently headed for Valdes, Seattle P-I, 3/25/98;


Koboski, Frank.  Hometown: Merrillan, WI; Leaves to join the Alaska party from
Neillsville, WI, Merrillan Leader, 1/20/98;


Kock, William.  Passenger on the Rival departing Port Townsend, WA 3/6/98, Port Townsend Leader, 3/7/98;

Koehler, Corporal -. On Abercrombie's trip across Valdez Glacier, Glenn and
Abercrombie, p. 566;


Koehler, Karl.  (Also Koeller); Hometown: Juneau, AK; Koehler to Prince William Sound Mining & Development Co. 12/18/97, PWSMDR, Bk. G, p. 374-375;

Koons, J. H. Passenger list for steamer Alliance, departing Seattle 4/19/98 for Orca and Valdes, Seattle P-I, 4/20/98;

Koppus, Chas. Locator, QCMDR, 1898, p. 6, 25; witness to E.A. Gates, p. 19;
Co-locators: G. Davison & Chas. Koppus, 1899, QCMDR, p. 163; Locator, 3/17/1899, UKMDR, p. 97; witness for Davison, 3/14/1899, UKMDR, p. 155;


Kortright, Dr. S. E.  (Spelled Kartright in city minutes); Hometown: Hoboken, NJ;
Margeson/Benedict trip, Gold Hunters, p. 9; Cone, Rogers, Hoy & Kortright withdrew from party and returned to states at 4th Bench, Margeson, Gold Hunters, p. 83; Elected to township committee first meeting of citizens to organize a town in Port Valdez, Minutes, CS1, p. 77 ff; Secretary of Township Committee, 4/25/1898, Minutes, CS1; Elected to permanent committee, 4/26/1898, Minutes, CS1; Present at May 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, resigns from Township Committee, May 19, 1898, Minutes, CS1, 77 b;


Kowasky, Antone.  (Kowasky, TMDR; Oregonian gives both Kowasky & Kowosky); Hometown: Lansing, MI; Passenger list -- Steam schooner Albion, departing Portland 3/8/98, Portland Oregonian, 3/8/98; Group from Lansing, MI including Henry Caswell, Charles Gerts (Gadt? suggested by order in passenger list), Frank Knapp, Samuel Taylor, August Kunofski (Snowaski?), Morris Finhenstine (M. Finkelstine), Antone Kowatski (A. Kososky), Julius Wats (Watzell?), Bert Hattlay, and Richard Venyse (Van Nuys), Portland Oregonian, 3/6/98; Filed claim in TMDR, 1898, p. 28;

Kraemer, Charles H.  Born: IL, Sept. 1876, C1900; Hometown: Peoria, IL; Arrived in Alaska, March 1898, C1900; List of prospectors crossing Valdez Glacier, May 29, 1898, Crary Diary, p. 5; With Mark Pollock, Charles Swanson, gave Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's party for people at foot of Klutina Lake, Golden Cross? p. 80-82; with Count von Ciple, Matt Matson, Shuman and others to Mt. Wrangell, Golden Cross? p. 111;

Kraft Dr. F. A. V-Lot, Index, p. 78;

Kraft, Frank.  Passenger List--Steam Schooner Albion--Departed Portland for Copper River, 4/9/98, Portland Oregonian, 4/10/98;

Kraft, Rudolph. Passenger List -- Steam Schooner Albion -- Departed Portland for Copper River, 4/9/98, Portland Oregonian, 4/10/98; With Skully.  Had horses, Pearson joined May 15, 1898 crossing Valdez Glacier, Pearson, CS1, p. 185;

Kraft, Fred. J uly, went to strike below sawmill with Percy Shaw, John Whipp, Bill Bogen, L. Updike, Pearson Journal, CS1, p. 185;

Kramer, I. D. First-class passenger on steamer Excelsior, departing Seattle, 2/27/98 for Valdez, Seattle P-I, 2/28/98;

Kratzer, G. Passenger list for steamer Alliance, departing Seattle 4/19/98 for Orca and Valdes, Seattle P-I, 4/20/98;

Krau, George.  Hometown: Elkhart, IN, Crary, Diary Ms. 6/28/1898, p. 8; List of
prospectors crossing Valdez Glacier, May 29, 1898, Crary Diary, p. 5; Filed in VMDR, p. 89, 104; Location Notice, "Date Ranger," with Date, Roberts, Adler, Krau, Rosenthal, Love, Perry, Jefferson, 3/11/98, VMDR, Bk. 1, p. 104;


Kritzer, Wm. H.  Documents from Thrond Opdahl funeral including letter to local Masonic Lodge from funeral committee and death certificate, mentions as notary public, written March 24, 26, published Marshall News-Messenger, 4/22/98;

Krogstad, O. Passenger List -- Steam Schooner Albion -- Departed Portland for Copper River, 4/9/98, Portland Oregonian, 4/10/98;

Krohn, Henry. ( Also Cohn in Powell, Trailing); Frozen on Valdez Glacier, 11/20/1898, died in Valdez, Nov. 21, 1898, in Bourke, Valdez, 1898, CS1; Walker brothers (Frank & Fox?) leave Twelve-mile Nov. 15 with Barrey, Fain, Henry Krohn, caught in storm, Krohn dies in Valdez, Brown in Glenn & Abercrombie, p. 623;

Kron, Geo.  First-class passenger on steamer Excelsior, departing Seattle, 2/27/98 for Valdez, Seattle P-I, 2/28/98;

Kron, Gus. Passenger on steam schooner Noyo, departing Seattle 3/15/98 for Copper River ports with a few passengers for Juneau and Skagway, Seattle P-I, 3/16/98;

Kronquist, A. K. Passenger list for steamer Alliance, departing Seattle 4/19/98 for Orca and Valdes, Seattle P-I, 4/20/98;

Kuentz, L. Passenger list for the schooner Hera, departed Seattle for Copper River 3/22/98, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 3/23/98;

Kulper, Hein. Witnessed location of Quartz Claims on Latouche for N. J. Jacobsen, A. Lawson, W. J. Shepard, M. L. Thorstensen locators, 1/1/1899, with Chr. Christiansen, PWSMDR, Bk. G, p. 83; Located: 4/2/1899: Gladhaugh, Kulper, Storey (witness, Bendix Olson) Fish Bay on Glacier Island south side, PWSMDR, Bk. 2, p. 104-105; Ripstein Bay claims on west side of the Ripstein mining Claim. Dis. 5/1/1899; located 5/2/1899;

Krumholz, Fred.  A boy, involved in dispute over wages with Meislang, settled by miners' meeting, Pearson Journal,CS1, p. 185;

Kuhlman, C. H.  Rafferty mentions, Rafferty in Glenn & Abercrombie, p. 612;

Kuigley, G. A.  (See Kuisley);

Kuisley, G. A.  (Difficult to read, could be Kulsley? Kuigley?); Passenger boarded the steamer Wolcott in San Francisco, left Seattle for Copper River, 11/20/97, Seattle P-I, 11/21/97;

Kulper, Hein. Witnessed location of Quartz Claims on Latouche for N. J. Jacobsen, A. Lawson, W.J. Shepard, M.L. Thorstensen locators, 1/1/1899. with Chr. Christiansen, PWSMDR, Bk. G, p. 83; Located: 4/2/1899: Gladhaugh, Kulper, Storey (witness, Bendix Olson) Fish Bay on Glacier Island south side. PWSMDR, Bk. 2, p. 104-105; Ripstein Bay claims on west side of the Ripstein mining Claim, Dis. 5/1/1899; located 5/2/1899.  Filed 6/16/1899.  Gladhaugh, Kulper, Storey, PWSMDR, Bk. 2; Location Notice on July 19, 1899 for claim near Copper King. Walter Storey, H. Kulper, Gladhaugh, J. P. Swenson, Pete Dahl, Axel England, Mining Locations, PWSMDR, Bk. 2, p. 171;

Kunofski, August.  (See Snowaski); Hometown: Lansing, MI; Group from Lansing, MI including Henry Caswell, Charles Gerts (Gadt? suggested by order in passenger list), Frank Knapp, Samuel Taylor, August Kunofski (Snowaski?), Morris Finhenstine (M. Finkelstine), Antone Kowatski (A. Kososky), Julius Wats (Watzell?), Bert Hattlay, and Richard Venyse (Van Nuys), Portland Oregonian, 3/6/98;

Kyberg, Gus.  List of prospectors crossing Valdez Glacier, 5/29/1898, W. H. Crary Diary, p. 5;

Kyberg, Ralph. List of prospectors crossing Valdez Glacier, 5/29/1898, W. H. Crary Diary, p. 5;

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