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This is a gold nugget that was found by Alice Shea, after she saw a gold glint wedged in a boulder as she walked to her husband’s claim. It weights 52oz or 1642grams This happened in 1937 northern British Columbia, before being sold to the BC…

An article which gives some basic detail into the life of Isaac Gurney at Anyox, formerly Goose Bay. It states that he owned a row boat and engaged in activities such as salmon fishing and hunting. It is reported that he said he was ninety-two years…

A map produced for a Hawaiian government survey of the island of Molokai. The place names are described in Hawaiian, but the text at the bottom is in English. During 1897, there was an effort to annex Hawaii, which succeeded the following year, and…