ALASKA. 1899 COPPER RIVER EXPLORING EXPEDITION Capt W.R. Abercrombie 1900 1st ed Near Fine (Abercrombie, Capt W.R.)

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	Item #: OP4386-369 ALASKA. 1899 COPPER RIVER EXPLORING EXPEDITION Capt W.R. Abercrombie 1900 1st ed Near Fine By Abercrombie, Capt W.R. [ SOLD ] Add to wish list Click Here For Related Selections
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Washington DC, Government Printing Office, 1900, 1st edition. 169 pp of text, 168 photographic plates, plus a large fold out map of the Trans-Alaskan Military Road, Mountain Division. The maps goes inland from Valdez. Senate Document No 306 56th Congress 1st Session. Cloth covered hardcover, color is dark brown, gold stamped spine is faint. The book has no internal flaws, no writing, spine is solid. Externally also no wear, the only flaw are some marks on the cover, otherwise book is Fine. Report of an expedition conducted by the Army to explore a practicable route to the Klondike gold fields. The report "of construction work on the trans-Alaskan military road and explorations in the Chettyna Valley." Here are a few examples of the contents: Selection of skilled men for trail crew; How the expedition was outfitted; The dreaded scourge of scurvy; A thrilling description of a 'glacial demon' by a crazed Swede; The hospitality of Alaskan Indians illustrated; How destitute miners and prospectors were relieved; How the liquor traffic was throttled at Valdez; Establishment of an American postal service; Animals best adapted for service in Alaska; Horrible deaths on the Valdez glacier; The swarms of fish in Valdez Bay; What members of the Wilson Mining Company suffered in searching for gold; The disaster at Childs glacier; Blizzard experiences on Valdez glacier; Bridge construction; Difficulties of traveling through an unknown wilderness with a pack train; An experiences with earthquakes; A chapter on cartography; From Valdez to Eagle City on the Yukon; How Mount Wrangell 'smoked up'; Battle with the cold at Copper Center; Description of the routes from Seattle to Skagway; Trade of Central Alaska; Value of railroad to the United States; A thrilling experience with ice jams; How one feels when the mercury is 65-degrees below zero; An exciting experience with wild horses at Wood Canyon; Musical Indians; How Alaskan Indians treat their children; How Alaskan women dress.and much more.
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