A story of the first American exploring expedition to Russian America ... 1865-1867 : typescript.

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A story of the first American exploring expedition to Russian America ... 1865-1867 : typescript.

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Typed transcript of an account of his experiences as a member of the Western Union Telegraph Company's expedition for the Russian Extension, under the command of Col. Charles S. Bulkley and Maj. Robert Kennicott. With this is filmed an account of his trading venture to Alaska, 1868, titled: Pioneer fur sealing in Alaska (52 p. typescript).

Partial microfilm reel (215 frames) : negative (Rich. 114:16) and positive.

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Adams, George R. (George Russell), 1845-1938

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Western Union Telegraph Expedition (1865-1867)

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In 1865, a man named Cyrus Fields was creating the Atlantic Cable—a telegraph line running under the Atlantic Ocean to Europe. Convinced submerging a telegraph cable in water was impossible, the Western Union funded Perry McDonough Collins and his expedition to build the first overland cross continental telegraph line. In order to put up the line, land surveys were conducted in Canada, Asia, and Alaska. Kennicott and his party of highly qualified naturalists and botanists focused their efforts e...