Ogrissek's daily diary (212 pages) records his trip from Jersey City in February, 1899 to the Alaska gold fields and back in September, 1899. The sketchbook accompanies descriptions in the diary of the scenery he encounters. The 26 drawings, almost al...
Description:
Ogrissek, who had been a liquor salesman in Jersey City, New Jersey, travelled to Alaska in 1898, 1899 and 1900 to make a fortune for his family. In 1899 he travelled across the country by railroad to Seattle and then up to southeastern Alaska to Skag...
Subject (Geographic):
Alaska, Juneau Mining District., Berners Bay (Alaska), Chilkat River (B.C. and Alaska), Dutch Harbor (Alaska), Haines (Alaska), Ketchikan (Alaska), Lynn Canal (Alaska), Nome (Alaska), Prince of Wales Island (Alaska), Seward (Alaska), Skagway (Alaska), and Valdez (Alaska)
Subject (Name):
Ogrissek, George A. and Denomie, Antoine.
Subject (Topic):
Gold mines and mining, Description and travel, and Gold discoveries
Photographs of gold mining operations in the Yukon, including views of hydraulic mining, dredging, and the use of steam to thaw the ground. The journey to the Yukon used both steamer and rail travel, and there are views from aboard boat of the shore...
Description:
Manuscript captions on versos.
Subject (Geographic):
Alaska, Yukon River Valley (Yukon and Alaska), and Dawson (Yukon)
Subject (Name):
White Pass & Yukon Route (Firm)
Subject (Topic):
Fortification, Gold mines and mining, Hydraulic mining, Missions, and Gold discoveries
Correspondence, 1886-1914 and undated; other papers, most relating to his work as in Yukon Territory, 1897-1901 and undated; and photographs, most of Yukon Territory scenes, ca. 1900-1901 and undated. Most correspondence concerns his work in Alaska f...
Description:
William Henry White graduated from Yale University in 1900. He went to Alaska during the Klondike Gold Rush, arriving in August, 1900, and initially serving as a representative of a thawing machine company, involving R. M. Elliot, H. C. Elliot, and W...
Subject (Geographic):
Klondike River Valley (Yukon), Yukon., Forty Mile (Yukon), Dawson (Yukon), Alaska, Waterbury (Conn.), and Yukon
Subject (Name):
Elliot, H. C., Elliot, R. M., McCracken, W. L., Wade, Mary Elizabeth., White, George L., White, George L., Mrs., White, William Henry., Yale University, and Yukon Territory. Office of the Gold Commissioner.
Subject (Topic):
Students, Gold discoveries, Mining districts, Description and travel, and Hunting
