June-September 1879, Expedition to Alaska Image 35

77 Ship loaded last [Aug] at Port Madison Puget Sound with 200 spars from 70 to 90 ft l [feet long] (1879) ending July 1st Seattle 155,456 tons coal more than any other on P [Pacific] coast. 48 ½ mill tons in U.S. 1878 nearly 2/3 bituminous 290 mil t [tons] product of the world nearly ½ in Great Bri...

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Main Author: Muir, John
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Language:English
Published: Scholarly Commons 1879
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Online Access:https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmj-all/1365
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Summary:77 Ship loaded last [Aug] at Port Madison Puget Sound with 200 spars from 70 to 90 ft l [feet long] (1879) ending July 1st Seattle 155,456 tons coal more than any other on P [Pacific] coast. 48 ½ mill tons in U.S. 1878 nearly 2/3 bituminous 290 mil t [tons] product of the world nearly ½ in Great Britain. 78 Klukquann Town of [200] [ sleep] 1 Lake vil [village] No [number] of Inds [Indians] 364 Burned down 8 yrs ago by U.S. [steamer] on account of [taking] [sloop] First Hoots Vil [village] Letooskin 246 2nd Angoon drunk Hoona Kowtahn, [Kodiak] chief 625 2nd [Sloughhugd] ([gravel] + rushes) 108 Chilcats 322. Ariks 290 https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmj-all/2364/thumbnail.jpg