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Gold miners in nineteenth century Alaska were called sourdough miners. They got their nickname from the bread that they made from flour, water and "starter." Virtually every miner in Alaska carried "starter" around with him and frequently protected it from getting too cold by keeping it under their shirt next to their body. During cold nights they even slept with it. Starter was fermented dough and was necessary to make the bread rise when baked. It had a slight sour taste and smell to it. Miners also frequently had a slight sour smell to them - whether from the "starter" or lack of bathing was a subject of some debate. |
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The Tlingit people frequently traveled between their various communities by dugout canoe, each one of which was a work of art. Larger canoes were for long distance travel and for war. Their high prow was designed to make it easier and safer to transit difficult inland water passages during rough weather. They might be as much as seventy feet in length and require dozens of paddlers. The most sought after were made of red cedar and required the best part of a year to build. Clan emblems were carved or painted on the canoes. |
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