Map of Alaska showing known gold-bearing rocks with descriptive text containing sketches of the geography, geology, and gold deposits and routes to the gold fields
Description:
Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey Charles D. Walcott, Director. Map covers parts of the Yukon Territory and northern British Columbia. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Latitudinal and longitudinal lines. Bar scale on map given in "miles." Compass rose. Includes legend indicating "Birch Creek series" and "Fortymile series". Shows topography, drainage, cities and towns, mineral resources, trails (e.g.: British Govt. Trail), routes (e.g.: Monthly mail steamer route to San Francisco). "Note -- Published January, 1898. the base is a copy of a part of chart T of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, edition of June, 1897." 2 inset maps: The Klondike gold field, Canada (scale 1:1,447,000) -- Trails from Tide Water to the headwaters of the Yukon River, Alaska (scale 1:1,447,000).
Creator:
Walcott, Charles D. (Charles Doolittle), 1850-1927
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