Western Union Telegraph Expedition : includes report from Alexander C. Anderson on the country between the Fraser River and Stuart Lake, 1865
date: label: Date Range
content: 1865
label: Start Date
content: 1865
label: End Date
content: 1865
notes: label: Abstract
content: Correspondence documents participation in the Western Union Telegraph Expedition. Includes a report from Alexander C. Anderson on the country between the Fraser River and Stuart Lake, 1865. It describes what would be a doable path to follow, notes terrain, prevalence and types of trees available along route, and distances between locations (towns and geographical landmarks). Locations named include Stuart Lake, Fraser Lake, Okanogan, Red Earth, Kamloops, Lac de Nicholas, and Red Earth.
place: label: Place
content: Okanogan
label: Place
content: Kamloops
label: Place
content: Washington
label: Place
content: British Columbia
label: Place
content: United States
label: Place
content: Canada
topic: label: Topic
content: Telegraph lines
setName: label: See more records from this collection
content: William H. Dall Papers, circa 1839-1858, 1862-1927
label: See more records associated with this person
content: Dall, William Healey, 1845-1927
label: See more records associated with this expedition
content: Western Union Telegraph Expedition (1865-1867)
label: See more records associated with this person
content: Anderson, Alexander C.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Smithsonian Field Book Project
identifier: label: Accession #
content: SIA RU007073
objectType: label: Record type
content: Fieldbook record
label: Object Type
content: Field notes
label: Object Type
content: Correspondence
objectRights: label: Access Information
content: Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu.
physicalDescription: label: Collection name
content: William H. Dall Papers, circa 1839-1858, 1862-1927
label: Physical Description
content: 1 letter
label: Physical Location
content: Smithsonian Institution Archives
label: Sublocation
content: Box 18 Folder 4