At the height of the Alaskan summer, the inland waterways near Fort Yukon can still be difficult and dangerous to navigate. In 1867, they were “choked with logs, driftwood, and ice,” according to this report from a Western Union Telegraph Expedition party at the fort. However, navigation was not their greatest concern. Join us in transcribing Frederick Whymper’s account of how his party worked to supplement the quickly dwindling food stores until the next shipment arrived.
At the height of the Alaskan summer, the inland waterways near Fort Yukon can still be difficult and dangerous to navigate. In 1867, they were “choked with logs, driftwood, and ice,” according to this report from a Western Union Telegraph Expedition party at the fort. However, navigation was not their greatest concern. Join us in transcribing Frederick Whymper’s account of how his party worked to supplement the quickly dwindling food stores until the next shipment arrived.
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.