The Papers of Carl J. Sacariasen in the Dartmouth College LibraryWMST Mss-95
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Sacariasen, Carl J. |
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SACARIASEN, Carl J.
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Extracts from diary (1898-1899) of Carl Sacariasen. Original title of diary “Reiseminder
in Alaska” (translation, “Recollections of Alaska”) Extracts made by Virginia Hastings.
Introduction by Keith A. Murray. Intro. 12 1, Extracts, 15 1, bibliography 3 1.
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Sacariasen was a Norwegian hired to come to Alaska as a cook with the Scandinavian
reindeer herders. His diary tells of his impressions of the country: “the way in which
the relief expedition to Dawson went sour, his transfer to the Bering Sea reindeer
stations, and his adventures in the gold fields of Nome.
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Miss Hastings's conclusions concerning the [UNK] of the [UNK] in 1898, which her letter
in Folder 1 mentions, can be found in Stef. Mss. 119.
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