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- The Stickeen River and Its Glaciers
(Scribners, 1879A)
- A river in northwestern British Columbia and southeast Alaska, now known as the Stikine River.
- The Great River of Alaska: Exploring the Upper Yukon, by Frederick Schwatka
(Century Magazine, 1885B)
- Where Salmon Are Plentiful, by Julian Ralph
(St. Nicholas, 1889)
- The salmon rivers of Alaska, and a look at the Indian fishermen.
- On the Fur Seal Islands [The Pribylofs], by Charles Bryant
(Century Magazine, 1890A)
- The Behring Sea Controversy, by the Hon. E.J. Phelps
(Harper's Monthly, 1891A)
- The controversy over "Canadian intrusions" upon the Alaskan fur-seal fishery in the Pribylof Islands.
- Two Expeditions to Mt. St. Elias, by Frederick Schwatka and Israel C. Russell
(Century Magazine, 1891A)
- The New York Times expedition of 1886 and the National Geographic Society/US Geological Survey expedition of 1890.
- The Disputed Boundary Between Alaska and British Columbia, by Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore
(Century Magazine, 1891B)
- Mount Saint Elias Revisited, by Israel C. Russel
(Century Magazine, 1892B)
- Pioneer Packhorses in Alaska, by E.J. Glave
(Century Magazine, 1892B)
- This covers a great deal more than just packhorses; it is an account of exploring Alaska, with quite a bit of info about local tribes.
- The Discovery of Glacier Bay, by John Muir
(Century Magazine, 1895B)
- What Has the United States Done with Alaska?
(Century Magazine, 1895A)
- Not much, apparently! "During the period of no-government succeeding military abandonment, it was suggested to attach Alaska as a county of Washington Territory, and to make it a penal colony - an American Siberia... General McDowell, commanding the Department of the Pacific, recommended that it be given away, or thrown away... Alaska has virtually no voice at Washington."
- The Alaska Boundary Question, by Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore
(Century Magazine, 1896B)
- Establishing the boundary between Alaska and British Columbia.
- An Adventure with a Dog and a Glacier, by John Muir (Century Magazine, 1897B)
- John Muir's delightful account of very nearly being trapped on an Alaskan glacier with a small dog named "Stickeen."
- The New El-Dorado in the Klondike, by William G. FitzGerald
(The Strand, 1897B)
- An interview with Harry de Windt, who traveled from New York to the Klondike.
- • See also Native Americans: Alaska, Canada & the Pacific Northwest
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