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Claims-Staking isn't easy, as above sequence shows

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Claims-Staking isn't easy, as above sequence shows

Date2/18/1968

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Dutton, Don (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Claims-Staking isn't easy; as above sequence shows. At left; Manse Gray cuts stake. Then he marks it. With proper papers; Gray's partner Garry McAuley runs for aircraft. Gray is on snowmobile. At right; McAuley fills out papers for recorder Danny Jodouin. Such scenes were typical yesterday in staking rush.

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Mines and mineral resources

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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0009558F

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