When there is a mission to accomplish, and rivers to traverse, yet no vessel to take you there, what is your next move? That is the exact situation James Mahood found himself in when he was a part of the Western Union Telegraph Expedition’s Science Corps. Mahood and his crew were at the far eastern edge of Russia and the bitter cold and extreme rain of the region did not make the journey any easier. In these reports, we learn of the creativity that he draws upon in the face of these challenges. Did his survival skills translate into useful information for laying an intercontinental telegraph line? Find out by joining #volunpeers from around the globe and transcribing today!
When there is a mission to accomplish, and rivers to traverse, yet no vessel to take you there, what is your next move? That is the exact situation James Mahood found himself in when he was a part of the Western Union Telegraph Expedition’s Science Corps. Mahood and his crew were at the far eastern edge of Russia and the bitter cold and extreme rain of the region did not make the journey any easier. In these reports, we learn of the creativity that he draws upon in the face of these challenges. Did his survival skills translate into useful information for laying an intercontinental telegraph line? Find out by joining #volunpeers from around the globe and transcribing today!
Read more about the Archives' collection of Western Union Telegraph Expedition (SIA Record Unit 007213) papers or browse the other Expedition papers that our volunpeers have already transcribed.