James Hinkle letter to wide Mollie and his family describing his arrival at Slave Lake in Alberta, Canada, July 2, 1898

• Main Author: Hinkle, James, 1852-1899
• Other Authors: University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Subjects: xyz; Yukon; Canada; British Columbia; Halfway River; Slave Lake
• Online Access: http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/pioneerlife/id/18338

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...