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Digital Branch of the University of Alaska Fairbanks Oral History Program

Drilling at Bonanza Hills

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Bonanza Hills, 1935-1936. Charlie Wolf, Martin "Poykin" Johnson, Charlie Dennison. 4" worm drill with 5" casing. Airplane placer drill. Roy Dickson flew them into Mesa Mountain or Windy Mountain. Subsequently, Terry Gill used the drill. Charlie Wolf's cabin was 12 miles up the Chulitna.

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Martin Johnson
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