Western Union Telegraph Company (Virginia City, Mont.) records, 1906.

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Western Union Telegraph Company (Virginia City, Mont.) records, 1906.

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Western Union Telegraph Company had an office in Virginia City, Montana, beginning in 1866. Records consist of incoming and outgoing telegraphs (March-June 1906) transmitted through the Virginia City office. Included are telegrams concerning the San Francisco earthquake.

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The bark Golden Gate and clipper ship Nightingale were both involved in the Western Union Telegraph Expedition to British Columbia, Alaska and Russia to survey areas where the Western Union Telegraph Company planned to construct a telegraph line linking America and Europe. The line was never completed. Charles S. Bulkley was Engineer-in-Chief and Charles M. Scammon was Chief of Marine. The bark Golden Gate was the flagship of the expedition from June 1865 to March 1866, after which the clipper s...