Looking north up the Dyea River south of Canyon City, Chilkoot Trail, August 28, 1897

This shot is looking north up the Taiya River Valley, from about where the Nourse and the Taiya (Dyea) Rivers converge. To the west (left) is the Nourse valley and to the east (right) is the Upper Taiya valley, through which the Chilkoot trail runs. The mountain directly in view is Mount Hoffman, an...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division.
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:unknown
Published: 1897
Subjects:
Rivers > Alaska
Canyons > Alaska
Trails & paths > Alaska
Dyea River (Alaska)
Dyea Canyon (Alaska)
Chilkoot Trail
Mount Hoffman
Canyon City
Saussure Glacier
glacier
Alaska
Online Access:http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/sarvant/id/112
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Summary:This shot is looking north up the Taiya River Valley, from about where the Nourse and the Taiya (Dyea) Rivers converge. To the west (left) is the Nourse valley and to the east (right) is the Upper Taiya valley, through which the Chilkoot trail runs. The mountain directly in view is Mount Hoffman, and the Glacier to the right is the Saussure Glacier, so named since 1883. This entire valley was considered the Dyea Valley, Dyea Canyon is about a mile or so up river to the east (right). PH Coll 35.444

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