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The Alaskan. Vol. 1. Number 13.

[ALASKA -- RUSSIAN FUR TRADE]. [GOLDER, Frank A]Biblio.com

List of pelts exported by private companies year of return name of boat name of navigator name of owner. . . manuscript in pencil typescript & blueprint; together with II: List of pelts exported by the Shelichof and Golikofs Company; III: List of pelts exported by the Hudson and Canadian or Northwestern Fur Company typescript.

56548Pullman & Seattle WA: Frank A. Golder 1912. Atlas folio. Five leaves sized from 12 x 22 in. up to 22.75 x 28 in. 1st. - Pencil manuscript on hand-ruled graph chart w/ boxes all filled in some additions on thick yellow paper stock two pieces taped together on verso; 2nd - Original typescript w/ some corrections made on typing paper two pieces taped on verso minor tear creasing; 3rd -- Blueprint from typescript; 4 & 5 both typescript copies on thin typing paper couple minor closed tears still VG set. Original manuscript and typescript tables prepared by Golder 1877-1929 for early lectures on Russian economic and diplomatic history and â€œA Survey of Alaska 1743-1799â€ 1913. Published in the Washington Historical Quarterly these charts trace the growth and economic impact of the Russian fur trade from the 18th Century into the 19th Century. At the time Golder was unable to find one single source of the information so he created his own charts and they chronicle the growth and impact of the fur trade in Alaska breaking down not only all the vessels navigators and owners but also the types of cargo including beaver fox sea otter otter tails sea bears sea lions whale mustaches walrus tusks blue arctic fox and their values. The two additional typescript tables separate out the furs from the Chelichof and Golikofs Co. i.e. Shelikhov-Golikov Co. from 1786-1797 notorious for their massacres of indigenous Alutiiqs in 1784 on Kodiak Island known as the Awaâ€™uq Massacre allowing the Russian Co. control over the island. Directly afterwards Golder spent the next decade actively working in Russian Archives during the Russian Revolution and eventually produced his Guide to Materials for American History in Russian Archives and built the massive Slavic language collection at the Hoover War History Collection. Frank A. Golder, unknown

Zephyr Used & Rare Books · États-Unis350,00 $US≈ 296,14 €

THE NOME, ALASKA NEWSBiblio.com

A MURDEROUS KNIFE WIELDED

190141698Nome: The Nome News 1901. 1901. ALASKA CRIME. First edition. 15" x 22" newsprint 4 pp. printed in six columns. The newspaper is printed semi-weekly and this issue is dated August 17 1901. This newspaper is quite content-rich compared to most small papers of the era with considerable space devoted to original local news content. Problems of violence and frontier justice dominate this issue. A large headline on the front page blares "A Murderous Knife Wielded" and describes a fight over a woman in which one man's head was nearly severed. Another lengthy story reports that a gang of 65 masked men attacked a camp on Glacier Creek at three o'clock in the morning--leading to thirteen arrests and one man hospitalized with a gunshot would--all the result of a disputed mining claim the history of the dispute is recounted in the article. A separate editorial reacts to these events with a call for martial law at the camp concluding "A man may kill another in the heat of passion for principle and be justified but the man who deliberately plans to jeopardize life for gold over which there is a clouded title is a murder to all intents and purposes and deserves the fate of a murderer." Another article reports that Judge James Wickersham spent a day in Nome on his way to Unalaska where he will preside over two murder trials and that he is concerned about finding enough competent jurors. And yet another reports that 54 members of the Nome Bar Association have sent a signed petition to President McKinley requesting that he remove District Judge Arthur H. Noyes on the grounds that he "is vacillating and dilatory weak and partial negligent careless and absolutely incompetent" and that "the interposition of a fearless honest and competent judge is urgently required at Nome to prevent further riot and bloodshed to preserve law and order and to protect life liberty and property." The story of yet another murder also gold-related appears on the paper's last page where we also find the usual classified and display advertising. Several creases from folding and a small area of loss at the center shaped like a small triangle that affects all pages and measures 1/2" x 1/2" x 1." Good clean copy. The Nome News, 1901. unknown

BUCKINGHAM BOOKS · États-Unis325,00 $US≈ 274,98 €

[ALASKA STEAMSHIP COMPANY]Biblio.com

PETER PAN WOODLAND CLUB / TITLE PAGE PETER PAN WOODLAND CLUB. A WORD PICTURE IMPRESSIONISM DEPICTING PRESENT FEATURES PROJECTS PERSONNEL

192952116Los Angeles: Press of Schwabacher-Frey Company 1929. 1929. First edition. 11 1/4" x 8 1/2" in simulated leather and embossed pictorial boards with color vignette of Big Bear Valley stamped on front cover and with gilt lettering and woodcraft borders. Sewn with gold silk braid at spine. Decorative endpapers with slot on front pastedown for ownership certificate not present but tipped-in design for Cambria Pines cabin design with floor plans. Color illustrated vignette title. Color text illustrations. Photo illustrations. Decorative borders. Pictorial map by Graysons of Los Angeles. Color illustrated calendar dial with borders on final leaf preserving the original glassine flyleaves. A beautifully produced brochure detailing the amenities for both members and investors in the Peter Pan Woodland Club. Harry Kiener formed the Big Bear Land & Water Company to develop mountain properties in the east valley area of Big Bear City in 1925. In 1927 he contracted with Los Angles truck-body builder Guy Maltby to build a wooden power boat to be used on Big Bear Lake. While delivering the boat Maltby became fascinated with the project and formed the Bear Valley Milling and Lumber Company to build the Peter Pan Lodge along with over 600 surrounding homes in Big Bear City. This lodge was massive with five stories and included a golf course landscaping tennis courts swimming pool movie theater and for nearly two decades was used for parties dances and even Hollywood films. Sadly it burned to the ground on June 18 1948 and even though the smaller Peter Pan Lodge building was moved to the site it never recaptured the spirit and elegance of the original resort. Light soiling to bottom corners of pages along with faint tears to upper fore-edge of free front end paper and with slight creasing and with faint pencil annotations on front pastedown. Very good. Press of Schwabacher-Frey Company, 1929. hardcover

BUCKINGHAM BOOKS · États-Unis295,00 $US≈ 249,60 €

(ALASKA ARCHIVE)Biblio.com

A 1920s Military Wife Write About Life At Fort Liscum Alaska

5124ALAKSA ARCHIVE. Archive. 10 pieces. 1921-1922. Fort Liscum Alaska Territory. An archive of four letters signed Alice and written by Alice Donaldson in Alaska to her mother and aunt in Massachusetts. Donaldson her husband and their children lived on the Fort Liscum Army base from 1921 until the bases closure in 1922. Written during the year that the Donaldsons lived on the base Alice talks about adjusting to life in Alaska and then having to move again within a year. Along with her letters are six small photographs of Alaska.a ALS. June 10 1921. Fort Liscum Alaska. Dear Mother:- It is almost time for the brat to come back after mail for the south so I will tell you all we have been doing this week. Sunday was a wonderful day we took our lunch and walked out on theComing back we gathered seven kinds of wild flowers daisies buttercups violets wild sweet pea a light purple flower similar to our columbine only smaller a dark purple flower almost like our snap dragon and salmon berry blossoms. There are quantities of ferns everywhere. I have a centerpiece for my dining table made of a tin can cut down to two inchesWith much love for father and yourself Alice.b ALS. June 30 1921. Fort Liscum Alaska. Dear Mother :- If you could look in and see us I think you would say we have a very pretty and comfortable home. Out things arrived early Tuesday morning and they were all uncrated and mostly in place Tuesday night. The things which I ordered from Sears-Roebuck came at the same time.c ALS. March 13 1922. Fort Liscum Alaska. Dear Mother:- Can you image what it would be like to have a March wind blowing a gale with about three feet of loose snow on top of a crust That is what we have had for twenty-four hours sometimes we couldnt see the nearest houses there are drifts every where the most bothersome one is in front of our dining room windowsWe were all very much excited yesterday the order came confirming the rumor that Liscum is to be abandoned and asking how long it will take to get everything ready to be moved to Ft. Seward with about nine ft of snow on the ground we replied at least two months. George has asked for a Transport June tenth. As the order reads we go to Ft. Seward but George is still hoping to be brought back to the States and go to Benning. I rather dislike the idea of packing everything again in just one year!d ALS. May 21 1922. Fort Liscum Alaska. Dear Aunt Laura:- This is Georges birthday and we have been celebrating by having our first picnic of the season in a rocky cove down at the end of Swansport. We took frying pans and built a fire so as to cook beefsteak fry potatoes and make coffee. It certainly does taste good out of doors. In order to get to the camping place we had to walk quite a distance overa short play in which Donald made his first appearance on the stage he did better than I expected and looked quite grown up in a long trouser suit. All the children were promoted with an average of about 90. We have all had bad colds but are feeling fine today. We were very sorry to hear that Uncle Perl has been so miserable and hope he will improve a lot and enjoy the summer he usually feels better when he can get out doors more. When I wrote you after Christmas I thought I spoke about Helens Sash it is perfectly stunning with her blue corduroy dress and she was so pleased with it. Much love to you both Alice. unknown

Stuart Lutz Historic Documents, Inc. · États-Unis250,00 $US≈ 211,52 €

[MARITIME -- ALASKA]. HANSEN, Olaf H[arold].Biblio.com

How I met Mr. H.C. Strong in 1904 -- or the beginning of the original Northland S.S. Co. typescript manuscript.

195056567Seattle WA: Captain Olaf H. Hansen ca. 1950. 4to. 11 leaves typescript manuscript w/ ink manuscript annotations on verso of last leaf a couple corrections. Light gray limp cover split-pin binder manuscript cover title rounded corners minor shelfwear rubbing still VG exemplar from the library of Captain Olaf Hansen 1877-1959 Danish-American sea captain from Seattle WA w/ bookplate on verso of front cover. A remarkable typescript manuscript detailing Captain Hansenâ€™s experiences with Henry Carlton Strong 1869-1954 who not only was Ketchikanâ€™s postmaster but also owned the Clark & Martin fish-saltery located at the mouth of Ketchikan creek. Hansen was recruited as an 18 year old to work on the steamer Alert a whiskey runner for smuggling from Port Simpson to Juneau when Alaska was still a dry Territory in order to secure the mail delivery contract. The Captain â€œwas a part Negro and his name was Watson and was the only one available who had a second class pilot license for the Ketchikan District. . . as we had the mail contract on account of her speed.â€ He goes on later after picking up mail sacks that â€œour first stop was at Grindall where Thomlinson and Syare were located. They had a store. . . on the wall . . . I saw the lithographed map which was used in New York to make the suckers to buy stock in their mining company and it showed a fine big harbor with seven men of wars anchored in it and lots of room to spare.â€ Hansen jumps ship and heads back to Seattle and then down the West Coast while Strong would continue to establish and expand the Northland Steamship Company. See: Louise Brick Harrington Henry C. Strong Pioneers of Southeast Alaska Stories in the News August 10 2006. Captain Olaf H. Hansen, unknown

Zephyr Used & Rare Books · États-Unis250,00 $US≈ 211,52 €

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