The Assayer in charge of the US Assay Office branch in Seattle, John Phillips, made an announcement on August 20th, 1915. In that announcement, he said that during the fiscal year of 1915 that began on July 1st, 1914, and ran to June 30th, 1915, 19 tons of gold had been deposited […]
Veteran musher Jessie Holmes (bib # 7 ), of Brushkana, Alaska was the first musher to reach the McGrath checkpoint at 8:03 p.m. today with 16 dogs in harness, winning the Alaska Air Transit Spirit of Iditarod Award. First presented in 2019 and given to the first musher to reach the McGrath checkpoint, this award is presented by […]
