The Gold Fields of Alaska - 1898
The Chicago & North-Western Railway. THE GOLD FIELDS OF ALASKA AND HOW TO REACH THEM. Poole Brothers. 1898. 6 page double foldout. Photos, information concerning routes to the gold fields including the schedules for the North-Western Line, St. Paul and Minneapolis; The North-Western Line, Omaha and San Francisco; The North-Western Line, Omaha, Ogden and San Francisco; The North-Western Line, Omaha, Granger and Portland and The North-Western Line, Omaha, Ogden, Sacramento and Portland; route to Copper River and Cook Inlet districts; rates of fare; time required to reach the gold fields; general facts concerning the Alaska Gold Fields; the mining conditions; actual mining in Alaska; the climate in Alaska; supplies; and what to take with you. On opposite color outlined map titled MAP OF THE CHICAGO AND NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY SHOWING DIRECT CONNECTIONS AND ROUTES TO TYHE KLONDIKE AND ALASKA GOLD FIELDS with commentary concerning United States Mining Laws and Canadian Mining Laws. Also a listing of agencies throughout the country of the Chicago and North-Western Railway. Vg cond.