Currently running in position 45 Christian Turner (rookie) number 21 Running 14 Dogs. on a rest in Galina. Wen he leaves and winds his way down the Yukon River he will be on his way to Nulato checkpoint from Galina checkpoint. Nulato -Population 359 -- Originally founded in 1838 at the confluence of the Nulato and Yukon Rivers, Nulato was a Russian trading post. Without a stockade, the Indians promptly burned it down. In 1841, the Russian American Company rebuilt the trading post consisting of seven log buildings, but again without a stockade. In 1851, the Koyukan Indians again burned it down and killed most of the inhabitants. In 1853, the trading post was rebuilt at the present town site, two miles upriver from the old site. The checkpoint is the community hall. Nulato is 495 mils, 796 km form the start of the race.
Posted on: Sun, 09 Mar 2014 10:37:54 +0000
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