James Hinkle letter to wide Mollie and his family describing his arrival at Slave Lake in Alberta, Canada, July 2, 1898
This letter describes the difficult conditions encountered crossing Alberta's Slave Lake. 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...
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Online Access: | http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/pioneerlife/id/18338 |