James Hunter Shotwell letter to his wife, Margharete Ross Shotwell, describing his search for gold in Alaska, July 12, 1898
James Hunter Shotwell writes to his wife, Margharete Ross Shotwell, about his voyage from Port Townsend, Washington, to Alaska's Kotzebue Sound on board the schooner Kinney. Shotwell describes picking up Laplander reindeer herders taking part in the U.S. government Reindeer Project, the crowded...
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ftuwashingtonlib:oai:cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:pioneerlife/3173 2023-05-15T18:12:05+02:00 James Hunter Shotwell letter to his wife, Margharete Ross Shotwell, describing his search for gold in Alaska, July 12, 1898 Shotwell, James Hunter University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division. United States--Alaska Scanned from original text or image at 300 dpi saved in TIFF format, resized and enhanced using Adobe Photoshop, and imported as JPEG2000 using Contentdm software's JPEG2000 Extension. 2007. http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/pioneerlife/id/3173 unknown Pacific Northwest Historical Documents University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections, [Digital ID Number] http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/pioneerlife/id/3173 For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 Division. Margharete Ross Shotwell papers. Accession no. 4060-001, Box 1/8 Shotwell James Hunter--Correspondence Margharete Ross--Correspondence James Hunter--Journeys Alaska--Description and travel Sami (European people) Letter (correspondence); text ftuwashingtonlib 2017-12-31T15:11:47Z James Hunter Shotwell writes to his wife, Margharete Ross Shotwell, about his voyage from Port Townsend, Washington, to Alaska's Kotzebue Sound on board the schooner Kinney. Shotwell describes picking up Laplander reindeer herders taking part in the U.S. government Reindeer Project, the crowded conditions on the boat, and his party's plans to prospect the Kowak (Kobuk) River. During the Klondike Gold Rush there were three routes to the gold fields from the lower 48 states. One was overland through Canada, one was the Skagway route, and the third was the All Water route, which went from the Strait of Juan de Fuca out into the Pacific and up to the West Coast of Alaska. Punctuation has been added to the transcription to improve readability. Other/Unknown Material sami Skagway Alaska University of Washington, Seattle: Digital Collections Canada Pacific The Schooner ENVELOPE(-55.665,-55.665,49.617,49.617) |
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James Hunter Shotwell writes to his wife, Margharete Ross Shotwell, about his voyage from Port Townsend, Washington, to Alaska's Kotzebue Sound on board the schooner Kinney. Shotwell describes picking up Laplander reindeer herders taking part in the U.S. government Reindeer Project, the crowded conditions on the boat, and his party's plans to prospect the Kowak (Kobuk) River. During the Klondike Gold Rush there were three routes to the gold fields from the lower 48 states. One was overland through Canada, one was the Skagway route, and the third was the All Water route, which went from the Strait of Juan de Fuca out into the Pacific and up to the West Coast of Alaska. Punctuation has been added to the transcription to improve readability. |
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James Hunter Shotwell letter to his wife, Margharete Ross Shotwell, describing his search for gold in Alaska, July 12, 1898 |
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