James Hinkle letter to wide Mollie and his family in Illinois describing his journey from Edmonton to Athabasca Landing, Alberta, May 21-30, 1898
Hinkle and his companions are roughly 100 miles northwest of Alberta, along the banks of the Athabasca River. He describes his journey from Edmonton, services at the local church, and his group's efforts to build a boat to travel to Peace River Landing. He asks about his children and admonishes...
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ftuwashingtonlib:oai:cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:pioneerlife/18331 2023-05-15T15:26:06+02:00 James Hinkle letter to wide Mollie and his family in Illinois describing his journey from Edmonton to Athabasca Landing, Alberta, May 21-30, 1898 Hinkle, James, 1852-1899 University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Canada--Alberta Scanned from original text or image at 200 dpi saved in TIFF format, resized and enhanced using Adobe Photoshop, and imported as JPEG2000 using Contentdm software's JPEG2000 Extension. 2013 http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/pioneerlife/id/18331 unknown Pacific Northwest Historical Documents Collection; University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections, [Digital ID Number] http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/pioneerlife/id/18331 For information on permissions for use and reproductions please visit UW Libraries Special Collections Use Permissions page: http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/services/permission-for-use University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Jim Hinkle Klondike Letters and Journals. Accession No. 5750-001. Box 1/3 xyz Letter (correspondence); text ftuwashingtonlib 2017-12-31T15:13:11Z Hinkle and his companions are roughly 100 miles northwest of Alberta, along the banks of the Athabasca River. He describes his journey from Edmonton, services at the local church, and his group's efforts to build a boat to travel to Peace River Landing. He asks about his children and admonishes his oldest son, Harry, to not get caught up with "war fever" (the Philippine–American War would begin in 1899). Quote from letter: "I have just come from church, it is called the Church of England it is a little log church about as big as a barn, they have an organ. There was 7 white women and 3 Half Breed Indians. The balance was all kinds of people, French, Indians, white people, and myself." James "Jim" Hinkle was a railroad engineer from Mattoon, Illinois who wished to join in on the Yukon Gold Rush of 1898. To achieve this end, he and other residents of Mattoon formed the Security Mining and Investment Company with the intention of sending a small party (including Hinkle) to the Yukon Territory to search for gold. Hinkle and his partners traveled by train to Edmonton, Alberta and from there travel overland to the gold fields of the Yukon. However, the group decided to try their luck in northeast British Columbia due to the harsh conditions and reports of gold being found in that region. After several months in northeastern British Columbia, James Hinkle drowned while trying to cross the Halfway River on or around August 3, 1899. He was survived by his wife Mollie and children Myrtle, Harry, and Vernon. Hinkle's letters home to his family included rich descriptions of his experiences in the Canadian wilderness and include many drawings and diagrams of the areas he and his colleagues spent time in. Other/Unknown Material Athabasca River Peace River Yukon University of Washington, Seattle: Digital Collections Yukon Athabasca River Canada British Columbia ENVELOPE(-125.003,-125.003,54.000,54.000) Halfway River ENVELOPE(-121.436,-121.436,56.217,56.217) |
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Hinkle and his companions are roughly 100 miles northwest of Alberta, along the banks of the Athabasca River. He describes his journey from Edmonton, services at the local church, and his group's efforts to build a boat to travel to Peace River Landing. He asks about his children and admonishes his oldest son, Harry, to not get caught up with "war fever" (the Philippine–American War would begin in 1899). Quote from letter: "I have just come from church, it is called the Church of England it is a little log church about as big as a barn, they have an organ. There was 7 white women and 3 Half Breed Indians. The balance was all kinds of people, French, Indians, white people, and myself." James "Jim" Hinkle was a railroad engineer from Mattoon, Illinois who wished to join in on the Yukon Gold Rush of 1898. To achieve this end, he and other residents of Mattoon formed the Security Mining and Investment Company with the intention of sending a small party (including Hinkle) to the Yukon Territory to search for gold. Hinkle and his partners traveled by train to Edmonton, Alberta and from there travel overland to the gold fields of the Yukon. However, the group decided to try their luck in northeast British Columbia due to the harsh conditions and reports of gold being found in that region. After several months in northeastern British Columbia, James Hinkle drowned while trying to cross the Halfway River on or around August 3, 1899. He was survived by his wife Mollie and children Myrtle, Harry, and Vernon. Hinkle's letters home to his family included rich descriptions of his experiences in the Canadian wilderness and include many drawings and diagrams of the areas he and his colleagues spent time in. |
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James Hinkle letter to wide Mollie and his family in Illinois describing his journey from Edmonton to Athabasca Landing, Alberta, May 21-30, 1898 |
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James Hinkle letter to wide Mollie and his family in Illinois describing his journey from Edmonton to Athabasca Landing, Alberta, May 21-30, 1898 |
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James Hinkle letter to wide Mollie and his family in Illinois describing his journey from Edmonton to Athabasca Landing, Alberta, May 21-30, 1898 |
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James Hinkle letter to wide Mollie and his family in Illinois describing his journey from Edmonton to Athabasca Landing, Alberta, May 21-30, 1898 |
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James Hinkle letter to wide Mollie and his family in Illinois describing his journey from Edmonton to Athabasca Landing, Alberta, May 21-30, 1898 |
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james hinkle letter to wide mollie and his family in illinois describing his journey from edmonton to athabasca landing, alberta, may 21-30, 1898 |
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ENVELOPE(-125.003,-125.003,54.000,54.000) ENVELOPE(-121.436,-121.436,56.217,56.217) |
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Yukon Athabasca River Canada British Columbia Halfway River |
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Athabasca River Peace River Yukon |
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Athabasca River Peace River Yukon |
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University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Jim Hinkle Klondike Letters and Journals. Accession No. 5750-001. Box 1/3 |
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Pacific Northwest Historical Documents Collection; University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections, [Digital ID Number] http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/pioneerlife/id/18331 |
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