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suggested he mention your work to the Premier. Perhaps he might be a valuable
ally to you. This may have been forward on my part.

September 7th, 1921.
10. Taylor evidently received my wire with the fifteen omitted as he has
sent me one hundred instead of 15 hundred.

September 8th, 1921.
11. Fifteen hundred dollars arrives, charter signed, boat nearly loaded.
$600 deposit paid Captain Hammer, $2000 guarantee placed by Lomens to be taken
up from Vancouver office.

12. Have hired Eskimo Ada Blackjack to come with us to sew, wages $50 per
month, start Sept. 9th. Seems high but was Knight's advice. No time to call
farther up for Eskimo family.

September 9th, 1921.
Intended start ten this morning. No arrival of dogs is delaying us
until noon.

The dogs have arrived.

Good bye,
(SIGNED) Allan R. Crawford.

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(TELEGRAM)

Nome, Alaska, Sept. 7, 1921.

V. Steffenson,
Chateau Laurier,
Ottawa, Ont.

Your security unnecessary Lomens stop our association with Lindeberg Pioneer
making every effort to block us Orion ours but requested in Pioneer name seven
fifty misappropriation by them Pioneer negotiation inadvisable silver Wave
best boat ready to load waiting confirmation of charter and fifteen hundred
for deposit and purchase immediately.

Allan R. Crawford

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