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Les diagrammes suivants illuitrent la mAthode. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 t uuuf.f*vJL-. (J^eT-) 42>f«oV-0 jtj^jtjt.yijtjtjtjiji jt.tt.ji^ ^^jtjijijijijijioi jTj* jt jtjtjtjt jJTjn^jt jt'jji j'snni' M^jtj»jijt jifjif^ 'it'n j» jt'^'J J* * A J» J» J* * A * * * A A A .4 .* A A A A 1. A A A A .' A THE LAND^^*^ Tht Albcrtype Co. BfooUyn N.Y. lis OF THE MIDNIGHT SUN A BE AUTTrULCOLL EC nON O F ALASK A AND N ORTHWEST T ERRITORY V!jEyS,ljNgLUDlNG TOTEMS. GLACIERS. TH E GREAT TREADWELL MINE AND VARIOUS OTHER PIECES OF INTEREST IN ALASKA . ALS O A TR IP TO THE GO L D F I ELDS OF THE KLONDIKE AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAJtJt (4) Published and G>pyrl8fhte(l 1899 BY J. B.PRATHER DOUGLAS. ALASKA \a l'" u A A A ,<( .«• A A A <\ A A A A A A .4 A A. A A A' A A A ,* .■* A A A A * ,« A A A A 'yrjr:* a a a jj a a a a a a a "aa a a a a jTa j* a a a a a a .fA a'jTaT* a a a a a A a a a a a a a AJUtyt'fStytliA -m jtjtjtjtjt,<»jtjtjlj*j'ij»jt^jtjtjljtjtj*jt, J* Jt .* J* ,* J» ,<> .* >* J* J* J* J» J» J* J* Jt J» Jl Jt .* J» J* Jl .^ PS a result of several years diligent work, ami a patient endurance ot" the many hardships incident to life in the far north, I have secured numerous negatives of the various places of interest in Alaska and Northwest Territory, in fact, so many, that it would require an expenditure of considerable money to obtain a full collection of my views in real photographs, consequently the necessity of a well selected collection in Photo Gravurc was requisite to overcome this very objectionable difficulty, in oriler that all may avail themselves of this rare opportunity. In preparing this edition, I can assure my many friends that the greatest care and judgment has been exercised in selecting these choice scenes, as it has been my earnest desire to illustrate the entire subject of Alaska, in such a manner, that this album cannot fail to be attractive, and far superior to anything of the kind previously published. In view of the fact that this beautiful collection wouKl be incomplete, I have given brief history ; also whenever necessary, more definite and detailed description, but I have not attempted anythiiig extensive. Thanking my patrons for their gener<)us appreciation o\' my efforts, I respectfully submit this work. ^'ours truly, |. M. PKATIIKR. .»! .4 jl .4 J* jt J* .H jTjt ,t .«t J* .q ..•* M .« .H ,< .0 .»! ."»l ,4 .4 .«t M .^ .»» .<« .* .■* .■* .* .* M ,4 >■« .4 j* .4 A M .'fT't .4 j* .■« ji"A A ^'iGZ?. PpnifioN.V^MHif?torvDopt. PROV»r4-IAL. LIDRARY VICTORIA. D. C. Jil*lt~jt J* .1 JUNEAU. ALASKA. Juneau, tht metropoliSf is situated at the head of Gastineux Channel about 899 miles ircm Seattle, the Natural Outfitting Station for Yukoners who seek fortune in the far interior. It is r^-mVT..rnff:f>F.»i-«fiKmammm IMMENSE ICEBERG BEACHED NEAR READY BULLION. These massive chunks are discharg:e(I from glaciers, and are blown ashore by "Taken Winds," which prevail during the spring months. ICEBERG AT TAKON HARBOR. THE THOUSAND ISLANDS. U. S. MARINE. STATION. WfHik!;': SITKA. THE CAPITAL OF ai.asKA. This ancient Capital of the Ramanoffs is still the seat of Territorial Gcvernment. The Greek Church is one of the principal objects of interest, and is visited by a larg;e number of tourists each year. INTERIOR GREEK CHURCH. THE MADONNA AND CHILD. ff-.i'l'' . V,^&UsS!itiB*is(ai^St'»s«*»*5**x«»«*^ II IP ,>» ,<< ,(« <( ':* ■.^» u ■t '.tt I ■•"* ,■* <« ^ J* J* J* jijt ,(C J* jt ^ J* J* ^ jt J* J* J* jt ^it J* J* J* j» .«» .«« .■< 0* .■« .«« ^<» .* J* jt .* J* jt J* J* J* J* ^* >«».<« v** >* jTy^ jt .< jt jt .»nir Brief History of Alaska. PL ASK A was discovered in 1741 hy Vitus Ik-hring, the Russian explorer, followed by Cuptain Cook and his party in 1776, who explored the coast and inlet now btuiing his name. In the latter part ot" the eighteenth century the Russians established trading posts at Sitka, on a number ot" islands and various places along the coast. During the period of 1799 to 1862 these American domains of the Czar were controlled by the Russian American i''ur Company, thev having obtained a charter from the Russian Crown. In consequence of the great abuse of the power which it conferred the Imperial Government refused to renew it. PURCHASIv OF ALASKA. The Territory of .\laska, of which Sitka is the capital, occupies the extreme northwestern portion of the American Continent, and is separated from the United States by the British Possessions. The purchase of this vast country, containing more than half a million square miles, was accomplished by \Vm. H. Seward, President Johnson's Secretary of State, the purchase price ?7, 200,000 being paid to the Russian (Jovernment tor ,\iaska, then known as Russian .America. It was formally transferred to the United States on October 18, 1867. Owing to the desolate artic nature of a large portion of the region, its purchase was at the time much ridiculed by the people and press of the country, and it became widely known as "Seward's I'oily," "'{'he Nation's Refrigerator, ' etc., strange to say, it has nevertheless proved to be a most valuable acquisition. Its fisheries are extensive, and its fur bearing animals are a source of threat wealth from which the Government derives a large yearly income. 'I'imber may also be found along the coast in surticient quantities for fuel and building purposes for years to con\e. It is rapidly becoming prominent as a gold producer, and the industry can iustly be consideretl in its infancy, for but a small fraction of the vast area has yet been explored. J* J* J* .4 M .< J* .1* .■* .•* .•* J* J* ^•t .•« .•« ,'.t '^fTji'ift 'J^ jt jt jt ji'j*^~^'jr J* ^* J* J* M J* ^4 ,■« .■« .< .4 vi< "■iTi* ,* ■■« .* „* .■« >■< ^ ^ J* .* :* ^Ti4"j~iF ~'fT'«T<>' .«« A~Pn*7* ,"* ..<* ><« .i* .■«T'«'>i* >4f .«i I'.l -Sl'ff ',W''l-W^H#i«llliif«lf!l!lifJ|pp 8M*a».«kiia-*is»*&;wiia-wiJ-.'«. BIRD'S EYE VIEW OF DOUGLAS, ALASKA. DougUs City is located across the Channel about one and a half miles from Juneau. This is quite a business centre on account of the extensive mining; on Doug:las Island. m i ; I I: ■' GENERAL VIEW OF THE GREAT TREADWELL MINE. Jp*i- BURLEIGH DRILLS AT WORK ON THE GREAT TREADWELL LEDGE which is about 400 feet wide but to what extent it continues in a downward course is not known, but it is positivly known to extend more than 500 feet, there being enoug;h ore in sight to keep the 240 and 3C0 Stan^p Mills in operation for many years. ■ '^''''^^y^i^r'^^'vfmfsm!^^^^ ji t 1 : i- i ' I' i : ;j l! ■ ■ I \ i : i 1 z 8 So - S ^1 •4 O s ■wip^ jn' s 11 " ■ THE MEXICAN MILL. which 'a about half a mile from Treadwell, has a 120 Stamp Mill. This mine, also Ready Bullion and Alaska United are under the same management as '" Treadwell." READY BULLION MILL. mw. imii n ,1» Jt ^<* ytl J* ^* ,■* J* .it Jt ^<» .< >■« jt ><* >>» >< .,«l ,•« >>t yi* J* .>» v<* >>» V* J* ,■* .<« .•« .t* -■« >■« v^ >•» >«< ^X >< ylC ,)t Jt .< ><> Trip to Alaska. .F the great number of people who have visited Alaska in the last tew years, almost all seem highly pleased, in fact quite enthusiastic. They never fail to make similar reports and tell the same story of the matchless grandeur of the trip to the Land of the Midnight Sun. .^11 are charmed and delighted beyond measure with the magnificent exhibitions of auroral wonders. The innumerable scarlet columns and vivid streamers of dazzling beauty which rise in all directions from the horizon to the zenith, and their glowing tints, at short intervals, alternately increase and diminish. The exquisite rosy illumination reflected upon the majestic mountains, attired in their robes of pure white, present scenes whose lustrous grandeur is indescribably gorgeous. Of the mighty glaciers which extend back over the mountain tops for miles in the distance, and, passing down through narrow passages, discharge immense chunks oi' ice that plunge into the sea and float oti in their glory of inimitable splenilor oidy to gradually melt and become a part of the briny deep. J* ,1* ,!« J* .•Z .<* .4* J* .<« .a >t ,* .* •i ,tt .<« .•t J* ■* It ..>« J* ,i« J* ,4 .X .«« .»« .<» .<< >•« ,•« ,•1 ^•t ^< ,..« ,>1 ji ^>t »•» i<» .4 .4 .l* v<* V<» ^* -•* J» „<* l** J* ,."* ."t v«* .•* .•« .4 .4 .< ..< ."* .<« i'* -M ,< ^"t ^-t M -t A ..•* ,,•« .^ ..I* ,<« ,.11 ..* >>» ■'• ..•* ■-'*~* J* c<« 1 1 1 I s I BATTERY FLOOR OF THE "READY BULLION." These Stamps are kept in operation day and ni^ht the year rcund, with the exccpticn of the 4th of July and Christmas, when the migfhty roar stops for the brief space of 24 hours, and then continue in their great task of pulverizing: many hundred tons of Ore each day. IP -n i: III I i 1 ii: ^ <■ % ir ii il 1^ ■ i: \\\\^ ?•'' a 'HJ '"1 ):i 1 # 1 ^- w 1 CONCENTRATOR FLOOR OF THE "READY BULLION." The Concentrator is a machine having a large continuous rubber belt which runs on a series of rollers on a slight incline. The pulp from the batteries are evenly distributed upon this wide belt which moves slowly and with a shaking motion. They perform the work of separating thf. sulphurets from the sand, the former being deposited in a tank beneath, while the sand which is of no value passes into the Bay. ii ;!- .. ■ ell t r, I 'i': It [P: I!' pa o fe 1 1 1 1 ■ 1 ;• : : • 1 ! ■ ill: 1 i 1 , t ! 'I ■ ; ■ J d X 1 ° i ■3 tJ y 3 Jo w *^ o II II i 'y « .a "a o *• JD 8 a K OS I I b 1! > Is: 1!: !' ■ ' 'J ' i "1 A. T. G. M. CO.'S CHLORINATION WORKS, DOUGLAS ISLAND. The A. T. G. M. Co.'s Chlorination Works has the distinction of being the largest and handles Sulphurets cheaper than any similar works of the kind in the world. liM i ■ I \ jt ,< ji J* J* ^ jt jt .* J * .* ,* J* •;* •>! ^ J* ^ ■.* -* •!* >'« •J* <■* -'* -•* »■* -" -'' -"* >•* >'» -'* -* -* -* '* -* '" ^'* ^^ '* -* '** -*•'*'* J* -* <■'* -* '■'* '■'* ft jt J* .<« Totems. EEING the Totem Poles for the first time, one stiinds in awe anil admiration at tlic magnifieently carved images which the red man olthe north lias so artistically executed upon the trunks of huge trees. Totems are used as monuments or tomhs, and in si)me cases, the dead, atter having been ciemated, are sealed in a receptacle made for the purpose near the base of the Totem. It is saiil that from the nature ot the carvings, the natives are able to read their history back in antiquity. Tlil' CACIII'. The Cache is a miniature house, in most cases having windows, shingles, etc., hut no doors. These Caches are usually I'ound near totems, or graves, as the case may he, each tribe having their own peculiar manner of burial. These places are stored with the earthly possessions of the deceased, such as tnuiks, clothing, implements ot war, rare oKi earrings for the use of the ileparted spirit when it reaches the "Happy 1 luntinLT ( ii'ound." »>» J* J* >< .* J* jil^ v** M J* ^'t Jt u* J* J* -•* .* ..'* ..'« >'« >■« .< .<« .!« ^< ..< ..-» A t<> .4 J* J* .>« A u'* .*• .<« J* ..•* J* .•« .■* J* J* .'•"S' ^<« .<• J* Mt Jt J* J» J» J» .* J* M J* J* Jt j» J* .* J* I* 1* j» :* .■* .a ,>* Jt .a .* ,4 < S § a, ■H ^wr imnt» ''^ Mf ^^ .->^S^^-V, ♦- ■ ,11 ■■**• m-'' "^•5S'- sA^- ^ f' ■/ "H. '*% ■• .J ■ ^, ■ ■VX /] ■ -/ Zi 1 ■ ■i^^yl ■ Whip-Sawing: Lumber. Boat Building; at Lake Bonnet. Packiitg between Linderman and Bennet. «■■■ ! ! 1 1 1 1 HEAD OF BENNET. which gives a very good idea of the large number of people who were waiting for the ice to break. It is estimated that about twenty-five thousand persons passed this point in J 898. ;i' p z o o I ''i ^1 '^ I9BB BBBI! BREAKING OF THE YUKON. MAY 8th. 1898. it 4 P. M, The breaking of the Yukon, like the Aurora Borealis, Ls a most beautiful and awe- inspiring sight. The immense pieces of ice jam and pile up for many feet. This scene was witnessed by about 3000 people at Dawson in 1 898. iCk. ICE ALONG SHORE AFTER THE BREAKING UP, !• II 'i I showing; the result of an ice jam. the larg^e chunks beini; forced out on the banks, which in time gradually melt and disappear. Street Scene in Dawsor, 16^2. Climbing Greasy Pole. S'lKEET SCENES IN DAWSON. : STREET SCENE IN DAWSON, JULY Hh, 1898. cj Hi Z D a > X h h h >■ < 5 1/2 < > 2 < ^ < h El I m Discovery of the Kloxdikk. 'TICK GBORCJI'- (CJeorge McCoriiuick i, while engageJ tishiiitr on the mouth of the Klondike River, heard ot a recent gold discovery in the vicinity of CJold Bottom, and concluded to visit that place and ascertain as to the truth of the report. Accordingly he started up the Klondike in a poling boat, together with his hrother-in- law, Sko(.kum Ji'ii (a native). They succeeded in getting up as far as the month of the creek, now known as Bonanza, and, thinking that it would he a much shorter and easier route, they decided to go up this creek and cross the summit. They proceeded up Bonanza about i6 miles, and, making camp at this place, noticed the rim rock cropping out, and thought they would examine it. They scraped up a pan ottthe high rim. W^hen panned, it resulted in obtaining about ^2. i;o. This incident suriiciently aroused their curiosity to make tiwther investigations. Thev went up the creek from this point aiiout halt a mile where a stream came in on the left bank. Thev proceedeil up this creek (now known as Kldorado), ami tailing to obtain anything e(|ual to the prospects found on Bonanza, they returned, and, on .\ugust 17, 1S96, located Discovery, which has become widely known as the " Famous Klondike .Strike." jt J* J* jt ,* ji J* jt ^ jt jt .a jt jt jt jt ,■* jt ,4 .,1 jt ^t ji ,)> ,»; ^-t ,>t ,4 .»» ,^ ,^ jt ,^ x>r:< .* ,■* ,■* jt ,■* .it .n ,M ,< ,,< jt J* ,t J* ,^ ,t ,^ ^< ^ .•*':^r^ J, *■ ^ MINING SCENE N... 2; RHLOW ON BONANZA, taken during the dark winter months at 63° below Zero, 1-1 ■' t Alw«ir« m payauc UHKING DOVN EUiORASX} i>ROM No, It foU <• aImot>: Always k- ~" BERRY'S CLAIM, SHOWING THE FORKS OF ELDORADO AND BONANZA. Bench claims at this point are exceedingly rich, one of the largest nuggets found in the county • was extracted near here. i 1 : No. n ELDORADO SHOWING BOTH WINTER AND SUMMER WORK ON THE SAME CLAIM. the upper part being drifted in winter, while the lower end with summer ci-': is worked in the summer months. 1 i THE FAMOUS FRENCH HILL DISCOVERY, opposite No. lb Eldorado. IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-S) /. 1.0 I.I 1.25 >•-•■ m !ri^ IIIIIM Z2 2,0 ^ 1.4 III 1.6 % ^ Si.. ^ /a ^l. o ^w o />1^ Photographic Sciences Corporation 23 WEST MAIN STREET WEBSTER, NY. MS80 (716) 873-4503 C^ I ir ir No. 29 ELDORADO. which 'proved to be the richest claim on the Creek, was bought by Chas. Anderson for $300. It (s a well known fact that he refused $400,000 for the claim. r } MONGREL DOG TEAM. DOG TEAM HAULING LUMBER. i |/.