Jacobson, Jacob A.

1898-1899

Arrived in Alaska, March 1898, C1900; Donated to building relief station on Valdez Glacier, Sept. 1898. Bourke notes. CS1;

1898-1900

Prospecting Agreement: Garrett pays Jacobson $40 in provisions to go to Chisna District and prospect and locate claims during 1900 season. Jacobson agrees that “all mines and mining interests whatever I may locate or develop shall be equally divided between us,” 1/26/1900, p. 273, Chisna MD.Records, 1900; Location notice for “Dakota,” claim on west branch of Chisna River, recorded 6/25/1900, witnesses R. Coles and J. Beck, p. 103, Chisna MD.Records, 1900; Witnesses Beck’s claim, p. 104, Chisna MD.Records, 1900; Location notice for 100 acres of “Bed Rock Discovery Claim,” in Bed Rock Gulch a trib. to middle fork of the Chistochina River, by Jacob jacobson, Jack Beck, A.S. McDowell, R. H. Coles, Sam W. Taylor, ldiscovered 5/20/1900, located 5/25/1900,, p. 105, Chisna MD.Records, 1900; Location notice for “Divide Claim, 5/20/1900, p. 154, Chisna MD.Records, 1900; Location notice for unnamed claim in Big Four Gulch, with Robert Coles, 7/7/1900, p. 164, Chisna MD.Records, 1900; Location Notice for claim on Miller Gulch, trib. to Slate Creek, 7/4/1900, p. 165, Chisna MD.Records, 1900; Location notice for “Jacobson” claim, 6/20/1900, p. 220, Chisna MD.Records, 1900; Location notice for “Contact” claim, 5/20/1900, p. 221, Chisna MD.Records, 1900; Sells to Henry L. Tully 1/2 interest “in all mines and mining interests located and developed by Jacob A. Jacobson during the season of 1900 while working on my Grub Stake which was filed for record 7/16/1900” (Bk. 1, Chisna Mining District 1900, p. 273), 9/10/1900, p. 69, Valdez, MDR, 1900, p. 68-69; James Garrett sells for $500 all interests in his Chisna mining district claims which he acquired by grubstaking Thos. H. Hunt and E.E. Maddox to George Davison who assumes all responsibilities provided the debts do not exceed $50, 9/29/1900, witnessed by Thomas H. Grant and William Would, Chistochina, No. 2, p. 204; Garrett pays Jacobson to “go the the Chisna river, Alaska and to arrive there on or before April 30, 1900 and to work during the season of 1900 in prospecting and locating mining claims. I further agree that all mineral or mining interest whatever I may locate or develop shall be equally divided between us. . .” agreed Jan. 1900; filed 9/20/1900, Valdez MDR, p. 96-97; See notice of protest against signers of “Discovery” claim on Slate Creek by Herbert Spencer Gray, 7/28/1900, p. 180, Chisna MD.Records, 1900;

1901

Exciting trip down Copper River with Sclosser, Morris, Dowling, Punches, Thompson and Fisher in 1901, A. Powell, Trailing. pp 249-256;

Additional Information

Still in Alaska in 1908. Powell, Trailing. p. 256;