Kid Brown
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(Created page with "G. Adolph "kid" Brown was the son of Miles City's Charley Brown, and he carried on his father's vocation of saloon and gambling hall owner, when in Alaska. Brown rush...") |
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| − | G. Adolph " | + | G. Adolph "Kid" Brown was the son of [[Miles City]]'s [[Charley Brown]], and he carried on his father's vocation of saloon and gambling hall owner, when in Alaska. |
Brown rushed to the Klondike in 1897 then moved to the Copper Basin in 1899 via Valdez. He was listed as a gambler in Miles City in the 1900 census. He was associated with the Nizina district mining in 1903. Brown left Alaska in 1911 and settled in Miles City, Montana, where he was still living when contacted by the Sourdough Stampede Association in 1930. | Brown rushed to the Klondike in 1897 then moved to the Copper Basin in 1899 via Valdez. He was listed as a gambler in Miles City in the 1900 census. He was associated with the Nizina district mining in 1903. Brown left Alaska in 1911 and settled in Miles City, Montana, where he was still living when contacted by the Sourdough Stampede Association in 1930. | ||
This story was told of him: | This story was told of him: | ||
| − | :''Having lost all his money at Kid's tables, | + | :''Having lost all his money at Kid's tables, a customer approached Kid for a loan of $10. Kid reached into the till and handed him $5, saying, "We each lose $5"'' |
