A Reconnaissance of the Northwestern Portion of Seward Peninsula, Alaska

From introduction: In response to an urgent demand by the public, the Geological Survey, in 1900, undertook a topographic and geologic reconnaissance of the southern half of the Seward Peninsula.( The area mapped embraced the more important gold fields of the peninsula. The topographic map made in 1...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Collier, Arthur J.
Other Authors: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: United States. Government Printing Office. 1902
Subjects:
Geology > Alaska > Seward Peninsula
Gold mines and mining > Alaska
Bering Sea
Darby
Norton Sound
Kuzitrin
Seward Peninsula
Alaska
Online Access:https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc948662/
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Summary:From introduction: In response to an urgent demand by the public, the Geological Survey, in 1900, undertook a topographic and geologic reconnaissance of the southern half of the Seward Peninsula.( The area mapped embraced the more important gold fields of the peninsula. The topographic map made in 1900 included the drainage of Bering Sea from Cape Darby to Port Clarence, the southern drainage of Grantley Harbor and Imuruk Basin, and the northern drainage of Norton Sound. A geologic reconnaissance was also made of the York mining district and of part of the Kuzitrin drainage.

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