Frederick Whymper drawing from his book, “Travels in Alaska and the Yukon”.
The Collins Overland Telegraph in Russian America The Western Union Extension 1865-1867
Part 2 by Fritz Kettenburg (Part one was printed in the July 2018 issue.)
parties were soon able to travel with sleds pulled by dogs. One group led by Lt. Ennis started from Fort Unalakleet northerly up the coast of Norton Sound toward Port Clarence. The other party led by Major Kennicott set out toward Fort Nulato on the Yukon River.
This was the Russian America Company’s most inland
trading center. Once it was determined that Nulato would be the headquarters for the attempt of an up-river trip to the Hudson Bay Company trading post at Fort Yukon, all of the food and supplies needed had to be brought up from Unalakleet about 200 miles away. The rest of the winter, men and dog-sled teams traveled back and forth moving everything to the staging area. weather down to 68 degrees below zero, lack of available food for dogs and cold injuries of the men.
(pictured at the right) had his face frozen so badly that he was sent back to Fort St. Michaels so he could be treated by the Russians. He remained there for the rest of the winter.
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