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JUNGK, Christian. (Saxony, Germany, Feb. 12, 1824--Dubuque, IA, July 4, 1900). Jungk emigrated to America in 1844. He lived in St. Louis for eight years and came to Dubuque in 1853. | JUNGK, Christian. (Saxony, Germany, Feb. 12, 1824--Dubuque, IA, July 4, 1900). Jungk emigrated to America in 1844. He lived in St. Louis for eight years and came to Dubuque in 1853. (1) | ||
Jungk entered the grocery and provisions business on Clay street. In 1852, he was married to Miss Henrietti Malz, a native Saxony; they had eight children. | Jungk entered the grocery and provisions business on Clay street. In 1852, he was married to Miss Henrietti Malz, a native Saxony; they had eight children. (2) | ||
Jungk was one of four Dubuque residents who left for the Alaskan [[GOLD]] fields the first week of February, 1898. They were to be joined by two people in St. Paul for the journey aboard the [[CHICAGO GREAT WESTERN]] to Seattle, Washington. When they left Dubuque their supplies were complete except for provisions and groceries they would purchase. These would last one year. They carried fourteen dogs and equipment for three sleds. The miners were in a partnership arrangement with their destination being 1,900 mines above Dawson City. There the party would separate and prospect with the finds shared equally. If the mining proved successful, they would remain two years or longer. In this case, some of the married men would come out in the fall of 1898 to purchase new supplies. (3) | |||
Jungk died suddenly at his home in 1900. One of his daughters was the wife of Dr. Wieland while another was the wife of [[HERMANN, Richard|Richard HERMANN]]. | |||
See: [[CHRISTIAN JUNGK]] | See: [[CHRISTIAN JUNGK]] | ||
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Oldt, Franklin. '''History of Dubuque County, Iowa'''. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1880, p. 818 | 1. Oldt, Franklin. '''History of Dubuque County, Iowa'''. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1880, p. 818 | ||
2. Ibid. | |||
3. "More for Alaska," ''The Dubuque Herald'', February 8, 1898, p. 8 | |||
[[Category: Grocery]] | [[Category: Grocery]] | ||
Revision as of 00:53, 1 September 2018
JUNGK, Christian. (Saxony, Germany, Feb. 12, 1824--Dubuque, IA, July 4, 1900). Jungk emigrated to America in 1844. He lived in St. Louis for eight years and came to Dubuque in 1853. (1)
Jungk entered the grocery and provisions business on Clay street. In 1852, he was married to Miss Henrietti Malz, a native Saxony; they had eight children. (2)
Jungk was one of four Dubuque residents who left for the Alaskan GOLD fields the first week of February, 1898. They were to be joined by two people in St. Paul for the journey aboard the CHICAGO GREAT WESTERN to Seattle, Washington. When they left Dubuque their supplies were complete except for provisions and groceries they would purchase. These would last one year. They carried fourteen dogs and equipment for three sleds. The miners were in a partnership arrangement with their destination being 1,900 mines above Dawson City. There the party would separate and prospect with the finds shared equally. If the mining proved successful, they would remain two years or longer. In this case, some of the married men would come out in the fall of 1898 to purchase new supplies. (3)
Jungk died suddenly at his home in 1900. One of his daughters was the wife of Dr. Wieland while another was the wife of Richard HERMANN.
See: CHRISTIAN JUNGK
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Source:
1. Oldt, Franklin. History of Dubuque County, Iowa. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1880, p. 818
2. Ibid.
3. "More for Alaska," The Dubuque Herald, February 8, 1898, p. 8