Gold Seekers Trip to Alaska, 1898-1899

Collection

Identifier: MS 13-3-4

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Collection includes the diary dated May 16, 1898, from Arcade, New York to Alaska and back (dated August 3, 1899); also temperatures at Rampart City, supplies, notes, and references from New York newspapers.

Dates

1898-1899

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is unrestricted.

Conditions Governing Use

Request for permission to publish or reproduce material from the collection should be discussed with the Librarian.

Historical

In 1898 eight men who lived near Arcade, New York, headed for the Klondike gold fields. A diary was kept by Freed S. Wormer and a typescript copy made by Harold G. Schutt of Lindsay, California, who borrowed the original from Wormer's daughter. Harold Schutt's father, Joseph Schutt, made the trip to the Klondike and Rampart City area in 1898 with Mr. Wormer.

Extent

44 Leaves : Typescript

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Harold Schutt kindly provided the library a copy of the diary typescript and also his edited articles on the Wormer diary from the LINDSAY GAZETTE newspaper published in 1980.