Pacific Steam Whaling Co.: Sailing dates of steamers, Pacific Steam Whaling Company’s map of Alaska. 1897, and Sitka and Ounalaska U.S.mail route …
Description:
Accompanying page entitled "Sitka and Ounalaska U.S.mail route …", In pencil on verso (folded): Beinecke / Library / Zc86 / 897cq., In pencil on verso (folded): Source unknown., Recto has 12 sections containing illustrations, text and 1 map., Verso has 1 large color map entitled "Pacific Steam Whaling Company’s map of Alaska"., and Yale proprietary stamp on lower right corner of map.
Publisher:
Schmidt L. & L. Co
Subject (Geographic):
Alaska --Description and travel, Copper River Region (Alaska), Klondike River Valley (Yukon) --Gold discoveries, Prince William Sound (Alaska), Valdez (Alaska), and Yukon Territory
Subject (Name):
Pacific Steam Whaling Company
Subject (Topic):
Gold mines and mining --Alaska and Indians of North America --Alaska
150,000 acres of the choicest farming lands, Lands in central Kansas, near Hays City (Ellis County) and Dodge City (Ford County), and One hundred and fifty-thousand acres of the choicest farming lands
Publisher:
(Poole Bros. printers and engravers) and [Frederiksen & Co.]
"There is urgent need for persons ... to assist in the circulation of this paper ... " (5 lines at head of title), :The author of 'Modern painters' [i.e. John Ruskin] earnestly requests all persons ... to assist ... in the circulation of the enclosed paper" laid in., Caption title., and Explanatory statement (p. [1-2]), statement introducing a letter to the editor of the Westmorland Journal (p. [2-3]), the letter itself (p. [3- 5]); signed: "Robert Somervell. Hazelwaite, Windermere, July 26th, 1875"), and text of petition to the House of Commons with ruled space for signatures (p.[6-7]).