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If there's a dispute between stakers, inspectors pore over photos sent to their office to determine who was on the ground first.
The Stakes Are Real in the Yukon as a Modern Gold Rush Is On Chip Cummins 2011
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Mr. Jacob is part of a small, secretive band of "stakers," who hike miles at a time across the territory's mountains and forests, hammering wooden stakes into the ground.
The Stakes Are Real in the Yukon as a Modern Gold Rush Is On Chip Cummins 2011
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As gold prices have soared—setting a new record Wednesday of $1,516.70 an ounce—stakers have done what they typically don't: They've worked straight through the harrowing Yukon winter.
The Stakes Are Real in the Yukon as a Modern Gold Rush Is On Chip Cummins 2011
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Each morning, a crew of about a dozen of his stakers pack snow shoes and an axe.
The Stakes Are Real in the Yukon as a Modern Gold Rush Is On Chip Cummins 2011
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"When we ask, 'where are we going?' he just says, 'we're going east or going west,'" says one of Mr. Jacob's stakers, Benjamin Fromme, 25.
The Stakes Are Real in the Yukon as a Modern Gold Rush Is On Chip Cummins 2011
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Most years, stakers take a pause in the Yukon's long, cold winter.
The Stakes Are Real in the Yukon as a Modern Gold Rush Is On Chip Cummins 2011
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Chip Cummins High gold prices have kept stakers busy.
The Stakes Are Real in the Yukon as a Modern Gold Rush Is On Chip Cummins 2011
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His contemporaries roared at his shaggy-dog anecdotes about recalcitrant horses and absent-minded claims-stakers.
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His contemporaries roared at his shaggy-dog anecdotes about recalcitrant horses and absent-minded claims-stakers.
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His contemporaries roared at his shaggy-dog anecdotes about recalcitrant horses and absent-minded claims-stakers.
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