Inventory 9 letters (#13-24). Elsie Krey comes to Katalla, June-August, Ray Moss takes and develops company photographs. September 26, 1907 letter (#19) describes problems at office and Moss almost resigns also, the doctor has several nurses helping him. Undated letter (#20) says Mr. Krey has left and others may go also. October 6, 1907, letter (#21) describes terrible weather, vessel SANTA CLARA either rammed by the SWAN or struck a rock- short of supplies, hospital being built and new draftsman...

Inventory 8 letters (#25-32). Boats not getting in regularly. Moss photographed Katalla the best he could from behind the beer kegs which fill the streets. November 10 letter (#26) relates arrival of OLYMPIC with 30 sacks of mail. Bering River Line should reach coal during winter if men stay, rock cuts in Mile 1 & 2 are being worked on and others washed out by the sea; a new bank, hotel, and several saloons built in town; new school erected back of Colonel Barrett's house with Miss Rice as...

Inventory 10 letters (#33-42), December 12 letter (#33) says Mr. Hawkins came in from Cordova and alone with Mike Sullivan says strict orders given for boats to call at least once each trip and stay at least 12 hours. Four draftsmen to go: Moss, Helzer, and Smith stay. January 1, 1908 letter (#36): Moss tells of others leaving, but Moss holds some land for the Company in his name and that, with his knowledge of maps, may have helped in his staying. January 5, 1908, letter (#37) relates working on...

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12 letters (#43-54). February 3 letter (#43) says Mr. Bennett and party are rounding Bering Lake, pets are being driven over Katalla River, woodcutting gang at work, Moss goes back East and sees Elsie Krey and his Parents. April 25 letter (#53) mentions plans to leave on SANTA CLARA for Katalla, talks of people at the company offices in Seattle.

Inventory 12 letters (#55-66). May 2 letter (#55) from Cordova tells of heavy rains- Mr. Williams says for Moss to see Smith at Katalla about work or return to Cordova and work for Williams, Assistant Chief; Smith is mapping: coal land litigation slowing things up- company offices are in an old cannery in Cordova. May 3 letter (#56) mentions ALTONA being repaired and cut down one deck, will go up Copper River to Alganik before arriving at Camp 7. Cordova paper calls Katalla "the deserted village",...

Inventory 11 letters (#67-77). Moss interested in finding work in the East, July 21 letter (#69) mentions earning $125/month from Katalla Company and discusses various job possibilities, Mr. Eccles and a party of coal owners and mining engineers in Katalla for a week. August 5 letter (#71) relates Moss' travels to Strawberry Point on a survey, where he ran the transit, did more mapping and developed film for Mr. Davis; town is dead, saloons closing, and only one restaurant still open, with many...

Inventory 12 letters (#78-89). September 7 letter (#78) mentions return from Controller Bay coal fields, September 14 letter (#79) tells of trip with Mr. Caswell, the Division Engineer. , and Bill Thompson, a boatman and guide, to Camp 11, Carbon Creek to Priest's mine camp of the English Company, Archie MacLaren's camp and mine on Kushtaka Lake (sp?), Gabriel's camp, Bering River by canoe to Camp 11, townsite of Stillwater being surveyed, September 23 letter (#80) tells of making another trip to...

Inventory Miscellaneous letters and recommendations. 4 letters (#90-93). December 6, 1908, telegram to Mrs. F. F. Moss from Seattle on coming home. July 10, 1907, letter from Elsie Krey in Katalla to "Lena", describing her trip to Katalla with 70 head of cattle on board that were out of water and couldn't land in bad weather, so on to Valdez. Railroad had just begun but have six engines and a lot of cars. Mentions "battle" of railroads around July 5 over a crossing, but Katalla Company won and...

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Maps and meteorological records. 4 items: 1. Copper River and Northwestern Railway: 2,3. Katalla Company Meteorological record, September and December 1907: 4. C.R. & N.W. Ry graphical meteorological record, Katalla, Alaska 1907. Includes condition of sky, precipitation, maximum and minimum temperatures, barometric movements, maximum velocity and direction of wind and conditions of sea. 1 rolled map.