Page from log book of twelve Yukon steamers on a trip from Seattle to Alaska, 1898
Seattle's Moran Brothers Shipyard built a dozen shallow-draft steamers for use on the Yukon River during the Klondike Gold Rush. Robert Moran personally escorted the twelve boats from Seattle to the mouth of the Yukon River, a distance of 3000 miles of hazardous waters.
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| Online Access: | http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/kccollects/id/452 |
| Summary: | Seattle's Moran Brothers Shipyard built a dozen shallow-draft steamers for use on the Yukon River during the Klondike Gold Rush. Robert Moran personally escorted the twelve boats from Seattle to the mouth of the Yukon River, a distance of 3000 miles of hazardous waters. |
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