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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Alaska, (search)
ies till about 1895. In that year the United States government organized the first expedition to make a thorough investigation of the mineral properties. The geological survey has since been continued with most fruitful results, and early in 1900 the Director of the Survey completed plans for thorough surveys and explorations by both geological and topographical experts, especially to supplement the important work of his bureau in 1898, and to acquire a fuller knowledge of the remarkable Cape Nome district and its extension in the Seward Peninsula. This work was expected to occupy several years. As a result of explorations prior to 1900, mining operations on a large scale were undertaken, first in the neighborhood of the boundary-line between the United States and the British possessions, and then, as other fields were disclosed. along the coast section and on some of the nearby islands. During the season of 1899 the last-mentioned region gave indications of outrivalling the f
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Cape Nome, (search)
Cape Nome, A cape extending from the southern part of the western peninsula of Alaska, which lies between Kotzebue Sound on the north, and Bering Sea on the south. It is about 2,500 miles northwest of Seattle, and 175 miles southeast of Siberia. In September, 1898, gold was first discovered here by a party of Swedes. Since then it has become the centre of a rich gold-mining region, which lies about the lower course of the Snake River, a winding stream emerging from a range of mountains not exceeding from 700 to 1,200 feet in altitude. In October, 1899, Nome City had a population of 5,000 inhabitants living in tents. It is believed that the rapid growth of this town has never been equalled. Early prospecting indicated that the Nome district would compare for richness with the celebrated Klondike (q. v.) region. In the short season of 1899 the yield in gold from this section alone was estimated at $1,500,000.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), United States of America. (search)
onvention at Philadelphia nominates McKinley and Roosevelt......June 21, 1900 United States battle-ship Oregon grounded at Chefoo, China......June 29, 1900 [Subsequently taken off without any serious damage.] Democratic National Convention at St. Louis nominates Bryan and Stevenson......July 5, 1900 Six thousand two hundred troops ordered to China......July 8, 1900 Ex-Secretary of State Jacob D. Cax dies at Oberlin, O.......Aug. 4, 1900 Relief for the destitute miners at Cape Nome authorized......Aug. 31, 1900 Ex-Secretary of State John Sherman dies at Washington......Oct. 22, 1900 United States cruiser Yosemite wrecked at Guam......Nov. 13, 1900 Senator Cushman K. Davis dies......Nov. 27, 1900 The Philippine commission orders all laws printed in English......Dec. 21, 1900 Reapportionment Act, 386 members of the House of Representatives......Jan. 16, 1901 The army reorganization bill approved......Feb. 2, 1901 The centenary of John Marshall's in
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Alaska, (search)
P. Swineford arrives at Sitka as governor......Sept. 15, 1885 Gold first discovered at Silver Bay, near Sitka, in......1887 Expedition sent by the United States coast and geodetic survey, under J. E. McGrath, to determine the exact boundary between Alaska and the British possessions......June, 1889 The North American Commercial Company secures the Alaskan fur-seal rights for twenty years......Feb. 28, 1890 Population reported by the census agent, 31,000, consisting of 900 Aleuts, 5,000 Indians, 18,000 Eskimos, 2,300 Chinese, and 4,800 whites......Aug. 29, 1891 Great excitement created by the Klondike gold discoveries in the summer of......1897 Avalanche in the Chilkoot Pass, nearly 200 persons killed......April 3, 1898 Temporary boundary-line of Alaska agreed upon with England......Oct. 12, 1899 Civil government for the District of Alaska enacted......June 6, 1900 Relief for destitute miners at Cape Nome authorized by Congress......Aug. 31, 1900 Arizona