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DEATH COMES TO ANDREW
JENSON, ALASKA PIONEER
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Father of Thou. D. Jensen of
Nome Succumbs at Home
In North Dakota
Andrew Jensen, 82, early settler
in territorial North Dakota, vet
eran of the Alaska gold rush and
father of Thomas D. Jensen of
Nome, died August 7 at his home
in Fargo, N. D., follow ng an Ill
ness of about six months.
Born in Lugemkloaler, Denmark,
Novembrr 7, 1850, he left that
country when he was 17. came to
America and settled at Dubuque,
Iowa. In 1867 at Mason City,
Iowa, he married Ingeborg Sch
midt whom he prevailed upon to
leave her home in Brede, Den
mark, and \come to the United
States. The young couple made
their home at Chapin, Iowa, for
■three years, and in February,
1869, came to Dakota territory
and homesteaded in the Red
River valley seven miles south of
what was called Third 9ddlng, now
known as Buffalo, N. D., where
they made their home for 34
years until they moved to Fargo
in 1919. '■>
The Jure of the northlands found
a willing subject in Andrew Jen
sen at an age when most men
have passed the adventurous per'*
iod. At 48 he was farming his
- homestead in Buffalo, but news of
•the * Klondike fortunes inspired
•him to try hLa luck, and in the
spring of 1898 he left the Buff
alo farm with his sons and s art
ed for Edmonton. At Athabasca
•landing he and his companons
fitted out for the voyage down the
• Mackenzie river to Fort McPher
son, over McDougal paas and down
the Porcupine to Fort Yukon.
At Fort Yukon he took pass
age on the river steamer Portus
B. Weare, of the North American
Transportation and Trading Com
pany for St. Michael. The Weare
was caught on a sand bar on the
Yukon and Mr. Jensen and five
companions purchased a small boat
fronl a native, which they christ
ened the Roaring O'mlet, In
which they finally arrived at St.
Michael. The las* boat had left
St. Michael for the outside the
day before their arrival and there
was nothing to do but remain
there.
The latter part of November a
couple of reindeer men arrived at
St. Michael with reports of the
rich sold strike which had been
made on Anvil Creek and Snow
Gulch late in the fall of 1898. Mr.
Jenson and a companion built
hand sleds that night and the next
morning loading them down with
stove, tent, cooking utensils, blan
kets, tools, provisions etc. they
started for the scene of the strike.
On Christmas Eve, 1898, they ar
rived. tired and hungry at John
Dexter’s place at Chlnik. A most
welcome sight met them there.
Mr. Dexter had a big Chriatmas
Dinner ready, and a Christmas
Tree lighted up on which the dec
orations were nuggets of gold sus
pended from linen threads. The
original discoverers of gold on
Snow Gulch and Anvil Creek. Jal
et Liuderberg, Erik Lindhlom and
John Brynteson, were there and
they furnished the deconations for
the tree from the gold which they
had rocked out in the fall.
Mr. Jenson staked bis first claim
« bench on Anvil Creek, on Dec
ember 31, 1898. He was among
the first to build a log cabin on
'the present site of Nome. He and
two partners opened up and min
- ed the lower half of No. 6 an An
vil Creek in the gummers of 1899
and 1900.
Mr. Jenson’s adventures in Ala
ska formed the subjeot of an en
tertaining feature story four yearn
ago in the Fargo Forum, which
recounted how the Fargo man
rubbed shoulders with adventurers
who ' stampeded to Nome in the1
stirring daya of the gold rush.
After returning to North Dakota
from Alaska, Mr. Jensen r«mained
at Buffalo with his family until
they moved to Fargo, where he
continued the development of the
grain Reids, finding time to take
an active part in community life.
He was interested in politics and j
in the early days in Dakota held I
numerous township and county of
fices. He was a staunch Repub
lican and his fraternal interests
lay with the Masonic Lodge. He
was a charter member of Buffalo
Lodge.
March 20, 1926, Mr. and Mrs. j
Jensen observed the 60th anniver
sary of their marriage, five of
th'Vr children being present at a
surprise dinner for them, with cov
ers laid for 86 persons.
The children surviving Mr. Jan
sen are John Frederick, of Minn
eapolis; Thomas D., of Nome;
Katherine, Moscow, Idaho; Harry,
Tower City, N. D.; Mrs. Peter L.
Peterson, Aregard. N. D.; Minnie
and Ida. Fargo. There are 10
grandchildren.
(Special Nugget Correspondence)'
Tin City, Oct. 24,
THE NOME NUOGET:
The mail boat “New York”
of the Lyng Nav, Co., just arrived
on her last mail trip of the open
season. We received your letter
and appreciate tfour kindness in
forwarding a copy of the latest
edition of the Nome Nugget. The
news is very welcome to us all
in this section.
No doubt you already have full
details of the mail boat Good Hope
wreck and tragedy,- written up by
Robert Mayo. I think he is well
qualified to handle the news items.
He is sending you more details
with this mail. '
We have turned over the news
gathering to Robert (and other
natives) not because we do not
appreciate the “Nome Nugget"
but because we think the natives
have more time to do it and they
can give more details of local in
terest. It is good practice for
them and makes for much greater
interest in your paper, at least
locally, than if we write a hurried
note as usual. We teachers un
dertake too many things to do
them all well. Natives should
have some responsibility.
In case yau are Interested in
having the latest news on any
thing of importance, I can probab
ly send you a short telegraphic
note collect. The friends of
those lost on the boat may be In
terested in receiving the latest
news through your paper. There
will be no trouble or obligation
In doing this small service.
The natives visit the wreck fre
quently so we shall probably have
more news later on this subject.
Very truly ‘yours,
W. M. HEMSING
Wales, Alaska, Oct. 24.
THE NOME NUGGJDT:
October 20—'Men went up the
coast ten miles to puil up the
wreck of the M. S. Good Hope.
We had to go up with dog teams
as the surf was too heavy. When
we got within a mile or so of the
wreck, we found the body of a
woman. Parts of the body was
already decayed, so that it was
not identified. Two men went up
as far as Sinoruk, searching for
other bodies, but returned without
success. We pulled up the two
sides ' of the wrecked, mall boat.
The top was missing.
Today one man returned from
the reindeer herd and reported
that thfi herd was within a few
miles.
October 21—Gome more men
went up along the beach search
ing for bodies but reportel that
there is slush ice along the shore,
so made it impossible to search
the shore for bodies.
October 24—The reindeer herd
wj.s brought here yesterday, but
they ran away when the men
tried to get them in the corral.
The mail boat New York arriv
ed and it was learned that they
could not get into Teller, so land
ed the mail three miles this side
of the Mission.
Wales is getting ready to butch
er reindeer to ship on the Motor
ship Boxer.
ROBERT MAYO
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CANDLE
(Special Nugget Correspondence.)
Nome, Nov. 4
Nome Nugget
Nome, Alaska
Hello Everybody. Olad to see
Name again after so many years.
Last lime I stopped here was in
1918 on my way outside. I've met
a lot of you Nomeites and it makes
me feel like being in the big city
again to be here.
I have been requested to men
tion a few of the Candle happen- i
ing and gossip so will to my best.
Here goes.
Tom Roust and Ben Easly, pilot, !
left Candle for Nome via Deering !
Wednesday morning and arrived in
Nome a couple of hours later. Mrs.
Andrew Nordlind was taken along
as "baJlaat.” The hills on the
route over, were just covered with
herds of reindeer. It must have
! been a drive from the looks of it.
The Roust plane has been equipped
with skids so it’s ready for the
snow this winter. We understand
that Mr. Roust has heard from
Seattle and his other six place
plane will be leaving Seattle to
day.
They will be here in time for the
holidays and with the holiday
prices it will be a lovely vaca
kvn for many people who will
take advantage at it. The Roust
plan was slightly damaged while
landing at Kotzebue last week,
j but outside ot a minor break in
i he landing gear was ready for
business. However, Mr. Roust is
Milking a trip to Fairanks for a
clearance paper and when that
formality is oVer with will contin
ue on to mtet he incoming plane
and also Mr. B.is'y.’s wife and
young daughter. Mr. B:isly wired
for them and Candle is looking
forward to making the neweomers
feel at home.
I had the pleasure of meeting
Mr. Tom Gaffeny and I’m happy
to say he’s very favorably, impress
ed wi h Candle’s co-operation pol
itically and will assist Candle in
g< tWng appropriations for the
road work and air Held, more
power to you Mr. Gaffeny. That’s
right let Alaskans stick up for
Alaska.
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T Here s been a great' reduc
tion waive in Nome in regards to
provisions and coal. Let’s hope
that tfafe tMe will reach Candle
even'' ually. If it doesn’t evapor
ate before it gets there.
dandle had a lovely Hallowe’en
Party at the school house spon
sored by Miss Reader, oar ambit
ious teacher. Every one had a
fine time and moat of them were
masked as the party was a mas
querade. A sumptions lunch was
served and in the small wee hours
of the morning the party broke up.
The price of gold at its present
quotations Is -bringing on the pros
pecting urge and quite a few pros
peotors are leaving for the hiUa.
This of oourse helps to brighten
up the future and I hope very
shortly to describe more fully
just who from Candle and aronnd
out out In them thar hills. The
east bank of the Keewalik river
for three or more miles up Is
being staked and prospected. What
a good strlke up there could do
for Candle Is just a delicious mor
sel to taste on the tongue right
now. Thursday afternoon the
Roust plane left for Candle but
met wl'h a dense fog st Lane’s
Landing go had to return to Nome.
The weaither la very thick and
heavy snow Is falling at Candle so
they were unable to leave for
there. That give® ne an opport
unity to take in the movies, the
first time in three years. Thank
you. Helen Nordltnd
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