Eskimo and children at Nome, 1927.

City all, Nome, Alaska 1905. 4 6

4 W. J. Rowe Transfer, Nome, Alaska 1907. TABLE 9 These master cassette audio tapes and interview date logs have been placed in the Alaska LIST OF AUDIO TAPE INTERVIEWS Historical Library for preservation and scholarly use. A copy of the audio tapes with use IDITAROD TRAIL PROJECT agreements can be borrowed on interlibrary loan. Libraries or museums may obtain copies ORAL HISTORY PROGRAM of the audio tapes in which they are interested by providing blank tapes for duplication.

The tapes in this collection have been indexed -in the statewide Oral History Index com- Alaska Historical piled by William Schneidor at the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska, Fair- Library Reference Interviewee Note banks.

The Alaska State Library has published and distributed to regional libraries, Iditarod Gularte, Tony (Flat) Inaudible tape due to Trail Project Oral History Program - A Guide to Twenty-two Audio Tape Interviews in the mechanical failure. Alaska State Librarv. November 1981. Gularte, Tony (Iditarod)

It is available from the Alaska Department of Education, Division of State Libraries and Morris, Jack L. (McGrath) Museums, Poueh A, Juneau, Alaska, 99811. Morris, Jack L. (con't)

Recommendat ions Redington, Joe and Vi (Knik)

Oral history interviews should be resumed as soon as possible. Whether the project is Poling, John (Nome) initiated by the National Trail Office, the State of Alaska, or private researchers, it is a much too valuable a source of historical information to ignore. The Project Office Maloney, Mamie (Nome) conducted relatively few interviews between Rainy Pass and Nome, and left the Seward to Rainy Pass segment undone. Curran, Jr., Pete (Nome) Curran, Jr., Pete (con't)

Abloogalook, Mark (Nome)

Hahn, Bonni'e (Nome)

Peterson, Andy (Nome)

Baldwin, Bob (Nome)

*Larson, Pete (Nome)

49-80-13 No1 lner, Edgar (Galena)

49-80-14 Evans, Charlie (Galena)

49-80-15 McCarty, Billy (Ruby)

49-80-16 Bahnke, Sr . , John (Nome)

49-80-17 Carlo, Charlie (Ruby)

49-80-18 Kalland, Edgar (Kaltag)

49-80-18a Kalland, Edgar (cont t)

49-81-1 *Aulaye, John (Unalakleet )

*Lack use agreement; copying tape restricted. Oral History Index Introduction Twenty-two original tape-recorded interviews were collected by the Iditarod National Historic Trail Project Office, USDI Bureau of Land Management, during 1980-81. Interviews This section describes the various sources of information used by or compiled by the were conducted with long-time Alaskans and other individuals who are or have been closely project team. associated with the trail. The project was designed to gather important information both as an aid to proper trail planning and to serve as a basis for a continuing compilation of Written information and personal knowledge on the Iditarod Trail System proved to be trail history. Specifically, the information gathered was used to assist decision-making abundant. However, the information also proved to be scattered throughout North America. regarding site and trail location and significance and for interpretative purposes. Information was discovered in unlikely places--Reno, Nevada; Calgery , Alberta; Eugene, Oregon. Significant maps were also discovered in the late stages of the project at the Alaska Railroad Off ice in Anchorage. Focus

The project team has attempted to inventory and index the photographs, maps, written The focus of the oral history project in its initial summer field seasons was twofold. sources, oral interviews, site surveys, and land ownership information that aided the The primary objective was to lay the foundation for the project by developing, for each Project Team in making recommendations in Volume One. geographic area or village considered, an evaluation of potential narrators and by selectively interviewing those individuals thought to have particularly significant inf or- The need exists to continue and expand each of the projects described in this section. matin. Secondly, the oral historian assisted other members of the Project Office staff That could continue with congressional and/or State of Alaska funding for a fully func- with site and trail location and identification by interviewing persons with such know- tioning National Trail Office and the coordinated efforts of all land managers and re- ledge. In addition, various functions supportive of the Project Office were performed, searchers. such as historical research, public relations, and document collection.

The following reference material is presented in the following sections:

Oral History Index Historic Map Index The field work concentrated on the large segment of the Iditarod Trail that is not ac- Historic Photograph Index cessible by automobile from Anchorage - the area from Rainy Pass to Nome. The limitations USGS Map Index of time and personnel further restricted the scope of the project to the larger Bush Automated Land Records communities. The communities visited include McGrath and several surrounding villages, Historic American Buildings Survey Nome and several villages of Norton Sound, Unalakleet, Shaktoolik, Galena, Ruby, and Kaltag. Also, a limited number of interviews were conducted in the Anchorage metropolitan area.

The types of information pursued were limited in scope. The needs of the Project Office in locating the trail tread and identifying the sites provided the primary focus of the initial interviews .

Methodology

As indicated above, the first step in developing the project was to evaluate each area or village to determine what kinds of information were available from local residents and to compile an annotated list of potential narrators. The list indicates the type of informa- tion the individual is likely to have, his or her availability, location, willingness to be interviewed, and so on. This list, then, later allowed the historian to plan the oral history project based upon selective interviews. Numerous informal interviews were con- ducted in each area to ensure that the list is fairly comprehensive.

Whenever possible, a more extensive interview was conducted and recorded to avoid sub- jecting the narrator to a later interview where it appeared that he or she had significant information or was aged or in poor health. No particular thematic approaches were developed for the interview; however, the needs of the Project Office were directed mostly toward trail and roadhouse location and use.

Interviews

Table 9 lists the interviewees contacted by BLM historian Thomas Beck, in 1980, and NPS historian Robert Spude, in 1981. 283 Historic Map Index SEWARD TO RAINY PASS As the project team researched the various aspects of the Iditarod Trail System, maps of various scales and detail were discovered in documents, agency files, and personal col- INHT lections. Each map that detailed information on the historic route was reproduced either No. AREA DATE SCAL E PRODUCED BY photographically or by blueline. This section lists the maps that have been duplicated 4 Loop and Tunnel District October 27, 1905 1:2,400 AK Central Railroad Co. and are stored in the Iditarod National Historic Trail Office. (Frank Bartlett)

The maps have been listed under the three major areas of the trail system: Seward to Rainy Pass, Rainy Pass to Kaltag, and Kaltag to Nome. GENERAL FEATURES: Original route (proposed). ~artlett'sroute, loop area. INHT SEGMENTS: Moose Pass to Portage. SEWARD TO RAINY PASS INHT SITES: Tunnel 1 (SEW ) Tunnel 2 (SEW-107) No. AREA DATE SCALE PRODUCED BY Tunnel 3 (SEW-108) Tunnel 4 (SEW-109) 1 Seward to Tanana River December 22, 1902 NT S AK Central Railroad Co. Tunnel5 (SEW-110) Tunnel 6 (SEW-111) (G. W. Dickinson) Tunnel7 (SEW-112) TheLoop (Sew )

GENERAL FEATURES: Initial proposed route of AK Central RR; legal description of Mary ...... Lowell's homestead, Seward. 5 Turnagin Arm to March 1906 ? AK Central Railroad Co. Knik Junction (Wm. B. Poland) INHT SEGMENTS: Proposed - Seward to Nancy.

INHT SITES: Legal location of RR trailhead at Seward. GENERAL FEATURES : RR route; written description of RR, homestead, quartz claims, trails, villages; Iditarod Trail: Lake Cline to Knik Inlet.

INHT SEGMENTS: Girdwood to Nancy ...... Anchorage to Eagle River 2 Second 20-Mile Section July 27, 1980 1:24,000 AK Central Railroad Co. Eagle River to Knik Alaska Central RR (Wm. B. Poland) INHT SITES : "~klootna" (ANC-008) A.C. Warehouse at Ship Creek GENERAL FEATURES: RR survey for second 20-mile section; survey description monument to monument. Trail Creek, Trail Lake.

INHT SEGMENTS: Seward to Moose Pass; Moose Pass to Portage...... 6 Mile 20.42 to 41 .OO May 10, 1906 1: 24000 AK Central Railroad Co. INHT SITES: Alaska Central RR

...... GENERAL FEATURES: Location line, roadhouse, section grounds. 3 Placer River Alaska Central RR August 21, 1905 1:2,400 AK Central Railroad Co. INHT SEGMENTS: Seward to Moose Pass, Moose Pass to Portage.

INHT SITES : Roosevelt (SEW-095 ) ---- GENERAL FEATURES: Proposed mainline along Placer River; trail (indicated, but Johnson Creek Roadhouse no reference given). Sunrise Junction Station (SEW-1 18) Mile 40 Station INHT SEGMENTS: Moose Pass to Portage.

INHT SITES: SEWARD TO RAINY PASS SEWARD TO RAINY PASS

INHT INHT No. AREA DATE SCAL E PRODUCED BY No. AREA DATE SCAL E PRODUCED BY 7 Girdwood RR Station July 18, 1907 1 :4800 AK Central Railroad Co. 11 AlaskaNorthernRailroadCo. July12, 1910 ? A.W. Schwanitz (Uns igned )

GENERAL FEATURES: A railroad route Iditarod District GENERAL FEATURES: Written and drawn legal description of a proposed station at mouth of Glacier Creek. INHT SEGMENTS : INHT SEGMENTS: Portage to Girdwood. INHT SITES: INHT SITES: Girdwood (SEW-102).

...... 12 Passage- Canal (Whittier) 1914 1 :4800 Alaska Engineering ...... Commission 8 Central Alaska 1910 Approx. D.H. Sleem 1:626,000 Seward, AK GENERAL FEATURES : Early Whittier Townsite, trail to Portage, trail along GENERAL FEATURES: Roads, trails, railroads, placer deposits, WAMCATS, coal southern coast. deposits, etc. Indian Pass route. Knik to Susitna. Includes insert of Iditarod and Innoko districts. INHT SEGMENTS: Passage Canal to Portage.

INHT SEGMENTS: Seward to Moose Pass, Moose Pass to Kern, Indian Pass route, INHT SITES: Whittier Townsite Knik to Susitna, Moose Pass Military Road, Sunrise to Hope Military Road, Susitna to Skwentna, Farewell to McGrath...... INHT SITES: Seward (SEW-OOl), Falls Creek Sta. (SEW-~I~),Moose Pass Sta., 13 T. 16 N., R. 3 W. Seward June 16, 1914 1:31,680 U.S. Surveyor's Sunrise Sta., Girdwood, Hope, Old Knik, Knik, Cottonwood, Susitna P .O., Meridian General Office McGrath, Ophir (Davidson)

...... 9 Kenai Mining District and 1910 Approx. D.H. Sleem, Seward GENERAL FEATURES: Railroad location, survey withdrawals. Moose Pass Regions 1 :27,000 INHT SEGMENTS:

GENERAL FEATURES: Cabins, trails, roads, mining claims original locations, INHT SITES: railroad station.

INHT SEGMENTS: Alaska Northern Railraod (MP21-86), Sunrise Hope Military Road, Moose Pass Military Road...... 14 T. 16 N., R. 1 W., Seward June 25, 1914 1:31,680 U.S. Surveyor's INHT SITES: Falls Creek Sta., Moose Pass Sta., Sunrise Sta., Tunnel No. 1, Meridian General Off ice The Loop, Tunnels 2-7, ~ilpatrick's,~ybil's Cabins, Lauritsen, Michelson's (Davidson) Cabin.

...... GENERAL FEATURES: Kern to Iditarod Trail, government cabin, railroad right-of-way. 10 Divide Station, Mile 12 June 11, 1910 1 :4800 (A.W. Schwanitz) Anchor age Alaska Northern INHT SEGMENTS: Railroad INHT SITES: - - - - GENERAL FEATURES: Section Moose Pass.

INHT SEGMENTS :

INHT SITES : Divide Station (SEW-020).

SEWARD TO RAINY PASS SEWARD TO RAINY PASS

-- ...... INHT No. AREA DATE SCALE PRODUCED BY No. AREA DATE SCALE PRODUCED BY 23 Seward to Girdwood December 1914 1 :60,000 Alaska Northern RR 27 Susitna River to Iditarod December 1914 1 :25,000 Alaska Engineer (Alaska Northern RR) (C.R. Breck) Kuskokwim Reconnaissance Commission (Mile 0 to 79) Map 7 of 41 (J .L. McPherson)

GENERAL FEATURES: RR L-line, proposed Moose Pass Spur, weir's Line to Passage GENERAL FEATURES : Skwenta River, topography, vegetation, roads, trails, roadhouses, Canal . proposed railroad line.

INHT SEGMENTS: Seward to Moose Pass, Moose Pass to Girdwood. INHT SEGMENTS: Skwentna to Rainy Pass, pack trail from Trail Ridge.

INHT SITES: Woodrow Sta., Summit Sta., Primrose Sta., Lakeview Sta., Roosevelt, INHT SITES: Skwentna Roadhouse Trail Lake, Moose Pass Sta., Johnson Creek Sta., Hunter Sta., Grandview Sta., Loop District, Tunnel Siding, Kern Creek Sta., Girdwood Sta...... 28 SusitnaRiver (Mile45-63) November1914 1 :48,000 Alaska Engineer ...... Commission 24 Susitna River to Iditarod December 1914 1 :25,000 Alaska Engineer Kuskekwim Reconnaissance Commission Map 5 of 41 (J .L. McPherson) GENERAL FEATURES : Skwentna River, topography, vegetation.

INHT SEGMENTS: Pack Trail to Shell Creek. GENERAL FEATURES: Yentna River, topography, vegetation, roads, trails, roadhouses, proposed railroad line. INHT SITES:

INHT SEGMENTS: Trail - Cache Creek...... INHT SITES: McDougal Roadhouse. 29 Susitna River to Iditarod December 1914 1 :25,000 Alaska Engineer Kuskokwim Reconnaissance Commission Map 11 of 41 (J .L. McPherson) ...... 25 Seward to Turnagin Arm December 1914 1 :60,000 Alaska Engineering Commission GENERAL FEATURES: Skwentna River, Happy River, vegetation, topography, proposed railroad line, U.S. Government winter trail - Seward to Nome.

GENERAL FEATURES: Railroad route, weir's line, Whittier to Portage. INHT SEGMENTS: Skwentna to Rainy Pass.

INHT SEGMENTS: Portage Pass Route INHT SITES: None.

INHT SITES : Roosevel t ...... 30 Susitna River to Iditarod December 1914 1 :25,000 Alaska Engineer ...... Kuskokwim Reconnaissance Commission 26 Ship Creek Summit to December 10, 1914 1:60,000 Alaska Engineering Map 12 of 41 (J .L. McPherson) Knik Wagon Road Commission (Kuney GENERAL FEATURES: Skwentna River, Happy River, vegetation, topography, proposed railroad line, U.S. Government winter trail - Seward to Nome. GENERAL FEATURES: ~uney's survey camps, trail from Ship Creek to ats son's Roadhouse, trails (many) Matanuska to Lake Wasilla, Chickaloon Trail. INHT SEGMENTS: Skwenta to Rainy Pass.

INHT SEGMENTS: Anchorage to Eagle River, Eagle River to Knik. INHT SITES: Happy River Roadhouse (TYO-023).

INHT SITES : Watsons s Roadhouse, Ship Creek Townsite, Knik, Eklutna. SEWARD TO RAINY PASS SEWARD TO RAINY PASS

INHT INHT No. AREA DATE SCALE PRODUCED BY No. AREA DATE SCALE PRODUCED BY 31 Susitna River to Iditarod December 1914 1 :25,000 Alaska Engineer 53 Passage Canal to Turnagain December 1914 1 :60,000 Alaska Northern RR Kus kokwim Reconnaissance Commission Revised 1940 (Weir) Map 13 of 41 (J .L. McPherson)

GENERAL FEATURES: Happy River, vegetation, topography, proposed railroad line, GENERAL FEATURES : Proposed dock at Passage Canal, Virgin Creek, sawmil 1, U. S. Government winter trail - Seward to Nome. tunnels.

INHT SEGMENTS: Skwentna to Rainy Pass. INHT SEGMENTS: Sunrise Post Office, Hope Post Office.

INHT SITES: None. INHT SITES:

...... 32 Susitna River to Iditarod December 1914 1 :25,000 Alaska Engineer 54 T.14 N., R. 2 W., January 15, 1915 1:31,680 U.S. Surveyor's Kuskokwim Reconnaissance Commission Seward Meridian General Office Map 14 of 41 (J .L. McPherson) (Davidson)

GENERAL FEATURES: Happy River, Moose Creek. GENERAL FEATURES : Legal surveys, homestead .

INHT SEGMENTS: Skwentna to Rainy Pass. INHT SEGMENTS: Eagle River to Knik.

INHT SITES : Anderson' s Roadhouse (TAL-0 10 ) . INHT SITES: [Eagle River] Roadhouse, deserted.

...... 33 Susitna River to Iditarod December 1914 1 :25,000 Alaska Engineer 55 Fire Creek to Knik Wagon September 1915 1 :4800 Alaska Engineering- Kus kokwim Reconnaissance Commission RR Mile 75-104 Commission Map 15 of 41 (J.L. McPherson)

GENERAL FEATURES : Knik Wagon Road, Eklutna Village roadhouses, residences, GENERAL FEATURES: Topographic features, Rainy Pass. RR camps, roads, and trails.

INHT SEGMENTS: Skwentna to Rainy Pass, Rainy Pass to Pioneer Roadhouse. INHT SEGMENTS: Eagle River to Knik.

INHT SITES: Rainy Pass Roadhouse (Dalzell - McG-003). INHT SITES : H. Watson Roadhouse, W.D. Elliott Roadhouse.

...... 56 Kern Creek to Chulitna Pass April 14, 1916 1 :240,000 Alaska Engineering 51 Knik to Indian River April 19, 1916 1 :60,000 Alaska Engineering Commission Commission (L. Mears)

GENERAL FEATURES: Map of railroad route, location of early surveys, routes of GENERAL FEATURES: Roadhouses, Kern Trail, railroad route. Kuraey and Herning, Old Blakely Trail, other abandoned roads. INHT SEGMENTS: Bird-Indian Pass Route. INHT SEGMENTS : Knik Wagon Road. INHT SITES: Kern Creek Glacier INHT SITES: 12-Mile House. Anchorage 25-Mile ~oadhouse/~ummit 18-Mile Roadhouse Knik Susitna Station Hope Sunrise SEWARD TO RAINY PASS SEWARD TO RAINY PASS

INHT INHT

No. , AREA DATE SCALE PRODUCED BY No. AREA DATE SCALE PRODUCED BY 58 Lake Lucille to Montana 1916 ? Alaska Engineering 62 Potter Creek January 1917 1 : 2400 Alaska Engineering Creek Commission Commission

GENERAL FEATURES: Railroad location line. GENERAL, FEATURES : Railroad "A" line, RR camp, roadhouse, W .P . Bust's homestead, Johnson Trail. INHT SEGMENTS : INHT SEGMENTS: [Johnson Trail]. INHT SITES: INHT SITES: Potter Creek Roadhouse.

...... 59 Susitna River May-June, 1916 1:24,000 Alaska Engineering ...... Commission 63 EskaCreek February 1917 1 :2400 Alaska Engineering (F.D. Brown) Commission

GENERAL FEATURES: D-line location; N-line location. GENERAL FEATURES: Route of Eska Creek Railroad.

INHT SEGMENTS : INHT SEGMENTS:

INHT SITES: INHT SITES:

...... 60 Glacier Creek to Falls December 1916 1 :4800 Alaska Engineering 64 Potter Creek Withdrawal March 1917 1:2400 Alaska Engineering Creek Commission Commission (T. W. Deacrest ) (F.A. Hansen)

GENERAL FEATURES : A-line definite location. GENERAL FEATURES: RR "A" line, Bust's Claim, Roadhouse, Bust's Homestead.

INHT SEGMENTS: Moose Pass to Portage; Portage to Girdwood INHT SEGMENTS : [Johnson Trail].

INHT SITES: Girdwood, Bird Point Cabin, Bird Creek Lumber Co. sawmill, Girdwood INHT SITES: Roadhouse at Potter Creek. sawmill.

...... 65 T. 13 N., R. 2 W., June 16, 1917 1:31,680 U.S. Surveyor's 61 Falls Creek to Anchorage December 1916 1: 4800 Alaska Engineering Seward Meridian General Office Commission (Davidson) (F.A. Hansen and T. W. Seacrest ) GENERAL FEATURES: Seward Trail GENERAL FEATURES : Location of Alaska Railroad and construction camps. INHT SEGMENTS: Indian Pass Route. INHT SEGMENTS: Moose Pass to Portage; Portage to Nancy. INHT SITES: INHT SITES: Anchorage Townsite, Sheep Creek Construction Camp, McHugh Creek Construction Camp, Rainbow Creek Construction Camp. SEWARD TO RAINY PASS SEWARD TO RAINY PASS

INHT INHT No. AREA DATE SCAL E PRODUCED BY No. AREA DATE SCALE PRODUCED BY 66 T. 14 N., R. 2 W., July 18, 1917 1:31,680 U.S. Surveyor's 70 Seward to Fairbanks RR December 1918 1: 360,000 Alaska Engineering Seward Meridian General Off ice Commission (Davidson) (William Gering)

GENERAL FEATURES: Trail to Knik, government railroad, telephone line, Anchorage- GENERAL FEATURES : Watson Road, trails. INHT SEGMENTS: Johnson Pass Mail Trail, Moose Pass Mail Trail [Indian Pass INHT SEGMENTS: Trail to Knik. Trail], Seward-Anchorage Winter Trail, Seward-Iditarod Mail Trail, Knik Wagon Road, roadhouse. INHT SITES: Eagle River. INHT SITES: Alaska Railroad Station.

...... 67 Roosevelt (Lawing) August 1917 1:1200 Alaska Engineering ...... Rev. 2 1932 Commission 71 Territory of Alaska 1920 Approx. Carl Kroll Co.

GENERAL FEATURES: Nellie Lawing Homestead, U.S. Survey No. 2094. GENERAL FEATURES: Trails, roads, railroads, post offices, villages, roadhouses, INHT SEGMENTS: Seward to Moose Pass. telegraph stations. INHT SEGMENTS: Seward to Fairbanks RR, Knik to Nome, Iditarod Loop, Dikeman INHT SITES : Lawing Roadhouse. Cut-off, Ophir to Ruby, Dishkaket to Lewis.

INHT SITES: Nome, Solomon, Cheenik, Issacs, Norton Bay Sta., Bonanza, Shaktoolik, ...... Egowik, Unalakleet, Eaton, Old Woman, Kaltag, Nulato, Koyukuk, Grimkopf, Ruby, 68 Matanuska Unknown (1917) Unknown Alaska Railroad Dishkaket, Dishna, Regan, Evans, Ophir, Takotna, Langley, Dikeman, Richmond, Iditarod, Flat, Ruby Roadhouse, Moure Roadhouse, Lincoln Roadhouse, Halfway Roadhouse, Big Creek Roadhouse, Portage, Takotna Trading Post, McGrath, Berry Road- GENERAL FEATURES: Eska Railroad alignment (part). house, Salmon Creek Roadhouse, Bear Creek Roadhouse, Sullivan Roadhouse, Pelule Roadhouse, Farewell Mt. Roadhouse, Rohn Roadhouse, Rainy Pass Roadhouse, Happy INHT SEGMENTS: River Roadhouse, Skwentna Roadhouse, Lakeview Roadhouse, Alexander Roadhouse, Sus itna, Knik, Eagle River Roadhouse, Raven Creek Roadhouse, Crow Creek Roadhouse. INHT SITES: Kern, Trail, Roosevelt , Seward, Hope, Sunrise, Cripple, Poorman...... 72 Bird Station June 27, 1921 1:1200 Alaska Engineering 69 Anchorage to Knik February 1918 1 :60,000 Alaska Engineering Commission Commission (Edes)

GENERAL FEATURES: Station and trackage. GENERAL FEATURES: Knik area, railroad Anchorage to Chickaloon and main line to Houston, Whitney's Ranch, Kinkain Site, military reserve. INHT SEGMENTS :

INHT SEGMENTS: Indian Pass Trail; portion of Knik to Susitna. INHT SITES: Bird Station.

INHT SITES: Knik. SEWARD TO RAINY PASS SEWARD TO RAINY PASS

INHT INHT No. AREA DATE SCAL E PRODUCED BY No. AREA DATE SCAL E PRODUCED BY 73 Indian Station June 27, 1921 1:1200 Alaska Railroad 77 Eagle River Station June 30, 1921 1 : 1200 Alaska Railroad

GENERAL FEATURES: Railroad station structures and Frank E. Lee Homestead, GENERAL FEATURES: Station grounds, trackage, telephone booth. U.S. Survey No. 1868. INHT SEGMENTS : INHT SEGMENT S : INHT SITES: Eagle River. INHT SITES: Indian Station.

...... 74 Eklutna Station June 21, 1921 1 :I200 Alaska Railroad (DDV) 78 Loop District March 1951 1:1200 Alaska Railroad (O.P. Church)

GENERAL FEATURES: Section houses, privy, well, signage, trackage. GENERAL FEATURES: Tunnel area, railroad loops, steam plant, wagon road. INHT SEGMENTS : INHT SEGMENTS: Moose Pass to Portage. INHT SITES: Eklutna. INHT SITES: Tunnel station...... 75 Birchwood Station June 28, 1921 1:1200 Alaska Engineering Commission

GENERAL FEATURES: Trackage, section house, tool house, water tank and pump.

INHT SEGMENTS: Eagle River to Knik

INHT SITES: Birchwood Section.

...... 76 Potter Station June 28, 1921 1 :I200 Alaska Engineering Commission

GENERAL FEATURES : Trackage.

INHT SEGMENTS: Potter Trail.

INHT SITES: Potter Station. RAINY PASS TO KALTAG RAINY PASS TO KALTAG

INHT INHT No. AREA DATE SCALE PRODUCED BY No. AREA DATE SCALE PRODUCED BY 8 Central Alaska 1910 Approx. D.H. Sleem 37 Sus-itna River to Iditarod December 1914 1:25,000 Alaska Egineering 1 :626,000 Seward, Alaska Kuskokwim Reconnaissance Commission Map 26 of 41

GENERAL FEATURES: Roads, trails, railroads, placer deposits, WAMCATS, coal deposits, etc., Indian Pass Route; Knik to Susitna, includes insert of Innoko GENERAL FEATURES: Topography, South Fork Kuskokwim, "Farewell Mountain", Egypt and Iditarod Districts. Mountain, Seward to Nome Trail.

INHT SEGMENTS: Seward to Moose Pass, Moose Pass to Kern, Indian Pass Route, INHT SEGMENTS: Rainy Pass to Farewell Lake. Knik to Susitna, Moose Pass Military Road, Sunrise to Hope Military Road, Susitna to Hope Military Road, Susitna to Skwentna, Farewell to McGrath. INHT SITES : Farewell Mountain Roadhouse (Pioneer Roadhouse).

INHT SITES: Seward (SEW-OOl), Falls Creek Sta., Moose Pass Sta., Sunrise Sta., Girdwood, Knik, Cottonwood, Susitna P.O., McGrath......

38 Susitna River to Iditarod December 1914 1: 25,000 Alaska Engineering- - Kuskokwim Reconnaissance Commission ...... Map 27 of 41 34 Susitna River to Iditarod December 1914 1: 25,000 Alaska Engineering Kus kokwim Reconnaissance Commission GENERAL FEATURES: Topography, vegetation, Seward to Nome Trail.

GENERAL FEATURES : Topography, vegetation, Rainy Pass. INHT SEGMENTS: Farewell Lake to Salmon River.

INHT SEGMENTS: Skwentna to Rainy Pass, Rainy Pass to Farewell Lake. INHT SITES: None.

INHT SITES: Rainy Pass Roadhouse (Dalzell Roadhouse)...... 39 Susitna River to Iditarod December 1914 1 :25,000 Alaska Engineering ...... Kus kokwim Reconnaissance Commission 35 Susitna River to Iditarod December 1913 1: 25,000 Alaska Engineering Map 28 of 41 Kuskokwim Reconnaissance Commission Map 16 to 41 GENERAL FEATURES: Topography, vegetation, roadhouses, Seward to Nome winter trail.

GENERAL FEATURES: Topography, vegetation, Dalzell Creek, South Fork Kuskokwim. INHT SEGMENTS: Farewell Lake to Salmon River.

INHT SEGMENTS: Rainy Pass to Farewell Lake. INHT SITES: Peluk Creek Roadhouse.

INHT SITES : Rohn River Roadhouse (MCG-007 ) ...... 40 Susitna River to Iditarod December 1914 1 :25,000 Alaska Engineering ...... Kuskokwim Reconnaissance Commission 36 Susitna River to Iditarod December 1914 1 :25,000 Alaska Engineering Map 29 of 41 Kuskokwim Reconnaissance Commission Map 25 of 41 GENERAL FEATURES: Topography, vegetation, roadhouses, Seward to Nome winter trail.

GENERAL FEATURES: Topography, Kuskokwim River, Poster River, Seward to Nome INHT SEGMENTS: Farewell Lake to Salmon River, Trail. INHT SITES: Sullivan Creek Roadhouse. INHT SEGMENTS: Rainy Pass to Farewell Lake.

INHT SITES: None...... RAINY PASS TO KALTAG RAINY PASS TO KALTAG INHT No. AREA DATE SCAL E PRODUCED BY INHT 41 Susitna River to Iditarod December 1914 1 :25,000 Alaska Engineering No. AREA DATE SCAL E PRODUCED BY Kus kokwim Reconnaissance Commission 45 Susitna River to Iditarod December 1914 1: 25,000 Alaska Engineering Map 30 of 41 Kuskokwim Reconnaissance Commission Map 34 of 41

GENERAL FEATURES: Bear Creek, vegetation, topography, proposed railroad line, U.S. Government winter trail Seward to Nome. GENERAL FEATURES : Kus kokwim River.

INHT SEGMENTS: Farewell to Salmon River. INHT SEGMENTS: Nicolai to McGrath (no trail shown).

INHT SITES: INHT SITES: Hosmer Cabin, unnamed cabin.

...... 42 Susitna River to Iditarod December 1914 1:25,000 Alaska Engineering 46 Susitna River to Iditarod December 1914 1 :25,000 Alaska Engineering Kus kokwim Reconnaissance Commission Kus kokwim Reconnaissance Commission Map 31 of 41 Map 35 of 41

GENERAL FEATURES: Bear Creek, vegetation, topography, proposed railroad line, GENERAL FEATURES: Topography, vegetation, Kuskokwim and Takotna Rivers. U.S. Government winter trail Seward to Nome. INHT SEGMENTS: Big River to Takotna; McGrath to Takotna. INHT SEGMENTS: Farewell to Salmon River. INHT SITES: Old McGrath, Sprague's (McGrath), Northern Commercial Co. Head- INHT SITES: Salmon River Roadhouse and Indian Camp. quarters, Boerner, Forks. lllllllllllllIllllll//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////...... 43 Susitna River to Iditarod December 1914 1: 25,000 Alaska Engineering 47 Susitna River to Iditarod December 1914 1: 60,000 Alaska Engineering Kuskokwim Reconnaissance Commission Kus kokwim Reconnaissance Commission Map 32 of 31 Map 36 of 41

GENERAL FEATURES: Topography, vegetation, Kuskokwim River. GENERAL FEATURES: Topography, Takotna River.

INHT SEGMENTS: Nicolai to McGrath (no trail shown). INHT SEGMENTS: McGrath to Takotna.

INHT SITES: Berry Roadhouse (Big Creek). INHT SITES: None.

...... 44 Susitna River to Iditarod December 1914 1: 25,000 Alaska Engineering 48 Susitna River to Iditarod December 1914 1 :60,000 Alaska Engineering Kus kokwim Reconnaissance Commission Kus kokwim Reconnaissance Commission Map 33 of 41 Map 37 of 41

GENERAL FEATURES: Topography, vegetation, Kuskokwim River, U.S. Government GENERAL FEATURES : Topography, Tako t na River. winter trail Seward to Nome. INHT SEGMENTS: Takotna to Ophir (not shown); Takotna to Iditarod (not shown). INHT SEGMENTS: Big River to Takotna; Nicolai to McGrath (no trail shown). INHT SITES: Takotna. INHT SITES: Structure shown at Crooked Creek. RAINY PASS TO KALTAG RAINY PASS TO KALTAG

INHT INHT No. AREA DATE SCALE PRODUCED BY No. AREA DATE SCALE PRODUCED BY 49 Susitna River to Iditarod December 1914 1 :60,000 Alaska Engineering 71 Territory of Alaska 1920 Approx. Carl Kroll Co. Kuskokwim Reconnaissance Commission Map 38 of 41

GENERAL FEATURES: Trails, roads, railroads, post offices, villages, roadhouses, GENERAL FEATURES: Topography, roadhouses, cabins, Seward to Nome Trail. telegraph stations.

INHT SEGMENTS: Takotna to Iditarod. INHT SEGMENTS: Seward to Fairbanks RR, Knik to Nome, Iditarod Loop, Dikeman Cut-off, Ophir to Ruby, Dishkaket to Lewis. INHT SITES: ~ouman'sRoadhouse (IDT-007), at Big Creek. INHT SITES: Nome, Solomon, Cheenik, Issacs, Norton Bay Sta., Bonanza, Shaktoolik, Egowik, Unalakleet, Eaton, Old Woman, Kaltag, Nulato, Koyukuk, Grimkopf, Ruby, ...... Dishkaket, Dishna, Regan, Evans, Ophir, Takotna, Langley, Dikeman, Richmond, Iditarod, 50 Susitna River to Iditarod December 1914 1: 60,000 Alaska Engineering Flat, Ruby Roadhouse, Moure Roadhouse, Lincoln Roadhouse, Halfway Roadhouse, Big Kus kokwim Reconnaissance Creek Roadhouse, Portage, Takotna Trading Post , McGrath, Berry Roadhouse, Salmon Map 39 of 41 Creek Roadhouse, Bear Creek Roadhouse, Sullivan Roadhouse, Pelule Roadhouse, Farewell Mountain Roadhouse, Rohn Roadhouse, Rainy Pass Roadhouse, Happy River Roadhouse, Skwentna Roadhouse, Lakeview Roadhouse, Alexander Roadhouse, Susitna, Knik, Eagle GENERAL FEATURES: Topography, vegetation, roadhouses, Seward to Nome River Roadhouse, Raven Creek Roadhouse, Crow Creek Roadhouse, Kern, Trail, Roosevelt , Winter Trail. Seward, Hope, Sunrise, Cripple, Poorman.

INHT SEGMENTS: Takotna to Iditarod...... 79 Iditarod and Innoko 1910 Approx . D.H. Sleem INHT SITES : Smith's Roadhouse; unnamed cabins. Districts 1:250,000 Seward, Alaska

...... GENERAL FEATURES: Insert map and ~leem'sCentral Alaska Map (INHT Reference 8). 52 Susitna River to Iditarod December 1914 1: 60,000 Alaska Engineering Kuskokwim Reconnaissance Commission INHT SEGMENTS: Rohn to McGrath, McGrath to Kaltag, Ophir to Lewis, Moore City Map 41 of 41 to Otter Creek.

INHT SITES: Nicolai Village, McGrath, Telida, Ophir, Joaquin, Moore City, GENERAL FEATURES: Topography, vegetation, roadhouses, Seward to Nome winter Dishkakat, Kaltag P.O., Nulato, Lewis, Malozi. trail.

INHT SEGMENTS: Takotna to Iditarod...... 80 Reconnaissance Map 1914 1:500,000 U.S. Geological INHT SITES: Ruby Creek Roadhouse No. 2, Discovery, Flat City, Iditarod, of the Middle Kuskokwim Survey(Alfred Brooks) Iditarodl~lat Tramway and Lower Yukon Region ...... 57 Susitna River to Iditarod December 1914 1 :60,000 Alaska Engineering GENERAL FEATURES : Geographic relief, trails, WAMCATS, towns, villages, roadhouses. Kus kokwim Reconnaissance Commission Map 40 of 41 INHT SEGMENTS: Takotna to Kaltag winter trail, Dishkaket to Lewis Landing.

INHT SITES : Wal la Wal la Roadhouse, Kwiniuk , Moses Roadhouse, Issacs &oadhouse, GENERAL FEATURES : Topography, vegetation, roadhouses, Seward to Nome winter Bonanza Roadhouse, Shaktoolik Roadhouse, Iquik Roadhouse, Unalaklik, Eaton, trail. Old Woman, Kaltag, Nulato, Grimkopf, Louden, Lewis, Dishkakat, Iditarod, Flat, Discovery, Bonanza Creek Roadhouse, Takotna, Forks, Boerner, McGrath. INHT SEGMENTS: Takotna to Iditarod.

INHT SITES : Moore Creek Roadhouse ; Unnamed cabins. RAINY PASS TO KALTAG RAINY PASS TO KALTAG rnT INHT No. AREA DATE SCALE PRODUCED BY No. AREA DATE SCAL E PRODUCED BY 81 Seward Peninsula Approx. Arthur Gibson, C.E. 84 Tel ler-Kougarok circa 1908 Approx. Lomen Commercial 1 :500,000 Nome, Alaska 1 :300,000 Compaxy [Gibson]

GENERAL FEATURES : Roadhouses, creeks, roads, telegraph lines, towns, villages. GENERAL FEATURES: Roads, trails, creeks, telegraph lines, roadhouse.

INHT SEGMENTS: Nome to Topkok Road, Topkok to Golovin, Portage Roadhouse winter INHT SEGMENT S : trail, McKinley Creek to Walla Walla, Walla Walla to Moses Point, McKinley Creek to Kwiniuk River, Moses to Issac's Point, Issac's to Bonanza, Issac's to Shaktoolik. INHT SITES:

INHT SITES: Nome, Fort Davis, Cape Nome Roadhouse, Council City Railroad, Topkok Roadhouse, Bluff, Cheokook, White Mountain, Cheenik, Golovin Mission, Portage Roadhouse, Walla Walla Roadhouse, Quiktalik Creek cabins, Moses to Issac's Point, Issac's to Bonanza, Issac's to Shaktoolik.

...... 82 Nome to Council circa 1908 Approx . Lomen Commercial 1: 300,000 Company [Gibson]

GENERAL FEATURES: Creeks, roads, telegraph lines, roadhouses, railroad lines.

INHT SEGMENTS: Nome to Topkok, Topkok to Golovin, Portage Winter Route, Mckinley Creek Route.

INHT SITES: Nome, Fort Davis, Cape Nome, Port Safety, Solomon, Council City Railroad, Topkok Roadhouse, Bluff, Cheokook, Golovin, White Mountain.

...... 83 Golovin to Candle circa 1908 Approx. Lomen Commercial 1 :400,000 Company [Gibson]

GENERAL FEATURES : Towns, villages, roadhouses, trails, creeks.

INHT SEGMENTS: Bluff to Golovin, Portage Roadhouse winter trail, McKinley Creek to Walla Walla, Walla Walla to Moses Point, McKinley to Kwiniuk River, Moses to Issac's Point, ~ssac'sPoint to Bonanza, ~ssac'sto Dexter Roadhouse.

INHT SITES: Council Landing, Cheokook, Golovin, Golovin Mission, Quiktalik Creek, Elim, Moses Point Roadhouse, Roadhouse at Tubutulik River, Issacs Point Roadhouse, Englested Cabin, Koyuk, Wild Goose Coal Mine. Historic Photograph Index LOCATION ACCESSION OF COLLECTION As with much of the other historical information discovered during the project, photo- NUMBER SITE SUBJECT DATE PHOTOGRAPH REFERENCE graphs of the trail and sites and towns along the trail were discovered in museums in 1016 Iditarod Street scene - 11 Univ. of Wash- Alaska cities Alaska, Canada, Washington, Oregon, and Nevada. Personal collect ions and publications 1 also yielded many fine photographs. storefronts ington Library Iditarod No. 1

This section lists the photographs which were duplicated by the Project Office staff. 1017 Flat Pack train from 07/04/10 11 Alaska cities These photographs are available for inspection, but reproductions should be requested from Iditarod crossing Iditarod No. 2 the museum storing the original photographs. Otter Creek

The National Trail Office also maintains a listing of photographs of the Iditarod Trail Nome - water- Unknown Mesler No. 81 that were not duplicated but are available in other collections. front scene LOCATION 11 11 ACCESSION OF COLLECTION Mailday at Nome Mesler No. 28a NUMBER SITE SUBJECT DATE PHOTOGRAPH REFERENCE Fox Ramsay's (1910) Lomen 849 1001 NOME Dogs hauling Unknown Univ. of Wash- Hegg 1218 Siberian team 1 water ington Library Scotty Allan 04/01/09 11 Lomen Bros. 1002 Nome Dog teams, 10/20/07 11 Frank Nowell All Alaska Sweepstake hauling freight 5885 U.S. mail team 04/08/06 11 Frank Nowell 1003 Unknown Roadhouse and Unknown I I Hegg 2028 R.H. Griffis 4694 Hegg's dogteam 1023 Solomon Street scene - 09/22/07 11 Frank Nowell 1004 Bluff City Street scene Unknown 11 Hegg 1804 Solomon City 5766

1005 Chinik Townof Chinik Unknown Frank Nowell Gen. Greeley 08/22/05 11 Frank Nowell (Golovin Bay) 2684 arriving at 4186 Golden Gate Hotel 1006 Nome Nuggets from @ 1904 Frank Nowell Anvil Creek 777 1025 Nome City Hall 1905 Frank Nowell 4126 1007 Nome Main Street Unknown I I Frank Nowell 76 1026 Solomon Main Street 09/22/07 Frank Nowell 5 765 1008 Nome Panorama No. 1 11 Goetze-Nome No. 1 1027 Nome Council City Unknown Frank Nowell stage 4570 (Hegg?) 1009 Nome Panorama No. 2 11 Goetze-Nome No. 2 1028 Nome U.S. freighting 07/29/05 Frank Nowell team between Ft. 4040 1010 Nome Panorama No. 3 11 Goetz e-Nome Davis and Nome No. 3 1029 Dick Council City and 10/01/05 Frank Nowell 1011 N ome Dog races - 11 Lowen Bros. Solomon River 4498 street scene 1206 trail at Dickson

1012 Nome Cape Nome RH 11 11 Hegg 1637 1030 Nome Solomon derby 03/02/14 Frank Nowell race start 218 (Lomen Bros.) 1013 Anvik Anvik-Yukon River " I I Hegg 1827 1031 Kenai Lake Fish drying Unknown Frank Nowell II 11 Hegg 1465 1014 Bluff Bluff City camp 18077

11 1015 Knik Knik - structures " Alaska cit-ies 1032 Seward Street scene Webs ter and & locations Stevens - 447A Knik No. 1 LOCATION LOCATION ACCESSION OF COLLECTION ACCESSION OF COLLECTION NUMBER SITE SUBJECT DATE PHOTOGRAPH REFERENCE NUMBER SITE SUBJECT DATE PHOTOGRAPH REFERENCE

1033 Iditarod Ladies day race 1914 Alaska Histot;- Ans ley 1051 Iditarod Woman inside of 11 Alaska His- ical Library clothing store torical Library2

1034 Iditarod Winter street Unknown 1052 Iditarod Dog farm 11 scene (1914) 1053 Iditarod Man posing in I I 1035 Iditarod Two boys on Unknown street during street (1914) winter

I1 1036 Iditarod Two men on Unknown Ans ley 1054 Iditarod Woman posing 11 street (1914) at piano

1037 Iditarod A family beside Unknown 1055 Unknown Four teams on Unknown their cabin (poss- trail ibly Iditarod)

1056 Iditarod Dog team arri- I I 1038 Iditarod A man in front Unknown ving in town (pro- of cabin bably Iditarod)

1039 Iditarod Man sawing logs 1914 1057 Iditarod Street scene II Basil Clemens wintertime "Before 1040 Iditarod BOYS ' races 07/21/14 the Fire"

1041 Iditarod Woman dressed Unknown 1058 Iditarod On the dock 09/06/11 in fur (1914) 1059 Flat Shoe shop 1911 Iditarod Na- Dehn Welch 1042 Iditarod Winter street Unknown tional Histor- collection scene (1914) ic Trail Office6

1043 Iditarod Funeral pro- Unknown 1060 Shaguluk Village scene 1911 cession (1914) 1061 Flat McMahon at cabin 1911 1044 Iditarod Individuals on 07/04/14 on Bonanza Mine dock 1062 Shaguluk Woodyard at 1911 1045 Iditarod Man posing in Unknown Shaguluk Slough snow (1 914) 1063 Iditarod Christmas 1914 12/14 Dehn Welch 1046 Iditarod Man posing in 11 store 1064 Iditarod Man firing pis- 09/04/11 Dehn Welch 1047 Iditarod Three people on 11 t 01 snowshoes over- looking Iditarod 1065 Flat Mining on Flat Unknown Creek 1048 Iditarod Woman in front I I of home with dog 1066 Unknown Dog team and Unknown Alaska His- driver on trail torical Library2 1049 Iditarod The Beattie House " 1067 Iditarod Ladies' Day Race 1914 Ans ley 1050 Iditarod Two men in auto- 11 3 mobile 1068 KaltagPor- Views taken on Unknown Glenbow Archives Lomen Bros. t age trail NC-1-7 9(n) LOCATION LOCATION ACCESSION OF COLLE Cf ION ACCESSION OF COLLECTION NUMBER SITE SUB JECT DATE PHOTOGRAPH REFERENCE NUMBER SITE SUBJECT DATE PHOTOGRAPH REFERENCE 3 3 1069 I1 11 I I Glenbow Archives Lomen Bros . 1086 Kaltag Dog team on Unknown Glenbow Archives Lomen Bros. NC-1-79 (j) Portage Kaltag Portage NC 1-79(e)

1070 Unknown An Alaska pros- I1 Lomen Bros. 1087 Kaltag Camp onKaltag Unknown Lomen Bros. pector with pack NC 1-133 Port age Portage NC 1-79(p) and mosquito net Seppala Entry - 04/04/16 Lomen Bros. 1071 Flat Street scene, 08/01/11 Lomen Bros. All Alaska Sweep- NC 1-530(~) Gold & 1st Avenues NC 1-25 2-A s take

1072 Nome City view 07/11 Lomen Bros. 1089 Golovin Reindeer and Unknown Lomen Bros. NC 1-1215-B woman NC 1-940(f)

1073 Iditarod Willow street 07/11 Lornen Bros. 1090 Golovin Reindeer on Unknown Lomen Bros. business NC 1-251-A beach NC 1-1158(0)

1074 Iditarod Lomen Bros. 1091 Golovin Reindeer brand- Unknown Lomen Bros. NC I-251-B ing NC 1-1158(c)

1075 Iditarod First Avenue 07/11 Lomen Bros. 1092 Golovin Reindeer herder Unknown Lomen Bros. business NC 1-251-9 and reindeer NC 1-1158(i)

1076 Iditarod Willow Street 07/11 Lomen Bros. 1093 Golovin Reindeer brand- Unknown Lomen Bros. NC 1-251 (e) i ng NC 1-1158(m)

Iditarod Willow Street 07/11 Lomen Bros. 1094 Golovin Group shot at Unknown Lornen Bros. NC 1-251(~) reindeer enclosure NC 1-1158(p)

Dikeman Waterfront Unknown Lornen Bros. 1095 Golovi n Boat and village I1 Lomen Bros. scene NC 1-480 shot NC 1-1158(v)

Dikeman Street scene 1911-1912 Lomen Bros. 1096 Golovin Bui 1dings 11 Lomen Bros. NC 1-244(a) NC a-1158 (x)

Dikeman Waterfront Lomen Bros. 1097 Golovin Structure and I I Lomen Bros. scene NC 1-244(b) cache NC 1-1158(y)

11 Dikeman Street scene Lomen Bros. 1098 Golovin Structures along I I Lomen Bros. NC 1-244(e) beach NC 1-1158(z)

I I Dikeman Tug and barges 1099 Turnagain Bore tide on Turn- " University Andrews 4 at Dikeman again Arm of Oregon AD 404

Flat Mining on Flat Unknown Lomen Bros. 1100 Seward City scene - 11 AndrewsAD 87 Creek Nc 1-439(c) winter

Unknown The musher- Unknown 1101 Tunnel On Alaska It Andrews prospector Northern Railroad AD 1364

Nome U.S. Mail team 04/03/22 Lomen Bros. 1102 Loop The Loop Andrews arriving NC 1-783-A AD 1388 LOCAT ION LOCATION ACCESSION OF COLLE CTION ACCESSION OF COLLECTION NUMBER SITE SUBJECT DATE PHOTOGRAPH REFERENCE NUMBER SITE SUBJECT DATE PHOTOGRAPH REFERENCE

1103 Loop The Loop .iversity Andrews 1121 Mendenhall Powerhous e It University Andrews 4 4 District f Oregon AD 1373 Glacier of Oregon AD 477

1104 Seward Main Street 1916 Andrews 1122 Juneau Juneau mi1 l 11 Andrews AD 1127 AD 185

1105 Seward City and Res- Unknown Andrews 1123 Unknown Mining operations " Andrews urrect ion Bay AD 1128 AD 727

1106 Ruby Street scene 1923 Andrews 1124 Prince of Marb le 11 Andrews AD 39 Wales Island AD 212

Nulato Unknown Andrews 1125 Flat City View ofFlat I? Andrews AD 35 Creek AD 24

Methodist Unknown Andrews 1126 Iditarod Mining on Otter Unknown Andrews Mission Church AD 79 Creek AD 178

1109 Seward Seward Harbor 11 Andrews 1127 Flat City Street scene Unknown AndrewsAD 693 AD 411

1110 Iditarod Views of town 11 Andrews 1128 Copper Coun- Miner traveling Unknown Andrews and river AD 21 try AD 1332

Saloon and 1900 Andr ews Eskimo with 1927 Andrews clientel AD683 children AD 1050

1112 Nilato Nulato cemetery Unknown Andrews 1130 Skagway Weaving baskets 1906 Andrews AD 121 AD 1085

1113 Unknown View of caribou 11 Andrews View of ocean 1900 Andrews AD 1189 AD 1091

1114 Kivalina Butchering live 11 Andrews Hydraulic mining 1917 Andrews stock AD 1043 AD 184

1115 Juneau Mining camp 1I. Andrews Wild Goose River Unknown Andrews AD 708 AD 95

1115 Juneau Treadwell Mine I? Andrews 1134 Unknown Dog sled ?I Andrews AD 192 AD 1791

11 17 Davidson Glacier Andrews 1135 Yukon River String of dogs 1906 Andrews Glacier AD 756 AD 1002

1118 Golovi~Bay School children 1927 Andrews 1136 St. Michaels Early Russian Unknown Andrews AD 1217 building AD 134

1119 Unknown Reindeer herding Unknown Andrews 1137 Metlakatta Town center Unknown And rews AD 1187 AD 79

1120 Map Reindeer drive Unknown Andrews Miner sleeping 11 AndrewsAD 1334 AD 1494 on trail LOCATION LO CAT ION ACCESSION OF COLLECTION ACCESSION OF COLLE cr ION NUMBER SITE SUB JECT -DATE PHOTOGRAPH REFERENCE NUMBER SITE SUBJECT -DATE PHOTOGRAPH REFERENCE 1139 Moose Creek Coal mine 1916 University Andrews 1159 Portland View of Koyukuk II University Gray 18 4 4 of Oregon AD 209 of Oregon 1160 Unknown Koyukuk in river 11 I I Gray B1 1140 Unknown Stacks of mail Unknown Andrews (Portland) AD 1328 1161 Dawson Boats 11 Gray 7 1141 Kus kokwim Russian Mission 11 Andrews River AD 117 1162 Portage The Loop It Key Pittman

1142 Unknown Roadhouse 11 Andrews 1163 Port Clarence Laplander rein- 11 Key Pittman AD 707 deer herder

I I 1143 Unknown Na t ive Gray B2 1164 Teller City Reindeer I I Nevada His- Key Pittman torical Society 1144 Nome Taking sounding 11 Gray 41 1165 Unknown Roadhouse 11 Key Pittman 1145 St. Michaels View of St. I1 Gray 46 Michaels 1166 Golovin Bay ~exter'sTrading 11 Key Pittman Post 1146 Unknown Roadhouse 11 Gray 34 1167 Nome Beach scene and 1902 It Snake River 1147 Unknown Roadhouse 11 Gray B3 1168 Nome Wild Goose River 1900 1148 Dawson Yukon River I1 Gray 9 1169 Nome Beach miners and Unknown 1149 Dawson View of ferrys 11 Gray A their tents

1150 Unknown Four horses ?I Gray BC13 1170 Nome Eskimo church 1900 pulling sled 1171 Nome Leaving Nome 1901 1151 Fairbanks Valdez stage 11 Andrews AD 1355 1172 Nome Ships landing 1901 passengers 1152 Unknown Dog sled It Andrews AD 1487 1173 Nome Winter scene 1901 front street 1153 Fairbanks Boats and river 11 Gray C11 scene 1174 Nome Dog hauling Unknown water 1154 Fairbanks View of Fair- I I banks 1175 Nome The old post- 07/1900 off ice 1155 Fairbanks Street scene I1 Gray Dl in Fairbanks 1176 Nome Eskimo church Unknown

1156 Dawson Boats 11 Gray 4 1177 Nome Hospital 1900

1157 White Horse Steamer - Gray 1178 Nome Bridge over Unknown Koyukuk Snake River

1158 Portland Building the I1 Gray 1179 Nome Steadman Avenue 07/1900 Koyukuk 1180 Nome Eskimo and Unknown 301 oomiak LOCATION LOCATION ACCESSION OF COLLECTION ACCESSION OF COLLECTION NUMBER SITE SUB JECT DATE PHOTOGRAPH REFERENCE NUMBER SITE SUBJECT DATE PHOTOGRAPH REFERENCE

Scene on Nome 06/1900 Nevada His- 11 1202 Potter Creek Excursions Unknown Anchorage His- 11 5 beach torical Society torical and 7 Fine Arts Eskimo winter Unknown house Kroto Landing River steamboat 1916

Passengers arri- 1900 Girdwood Glacier Bar Unknown ving at Nome Unknown Nile 51 - RR 1919 1184 Kroto A.E.C. camp 1917 Anchorage His- Alaska Railroad Landing torical and Collection Susitna Sta- Boat going down- 1917 7 Fine Arts tion stream

1185 Turnagain Camp 83 1917 Ship Creek View of Ship Alaska RR Arm Creek Camp Collection

1186 Johnson Trail Railraod station 1916 Mining at Marine Unknown Beach 1187 Kenai Lake Roadhouse 1918 Nome Gold nugget 1901 1188 Potter Creek View of train 1916 and freight shed Knik Street scene Unknown Alaska Railroad Collection 1189 Seward Railroad bridge 1918 over Fall Creek Roadhouse Unknown

1190 Potter Creek Street scene 1916-1917 Moving 45 Hp. 1910 Boiler 1191 Rainbow Creek View of camp 1917 Hydraulic Unknown 1192 KenaiLake View of lake 1918 mining

1193 Potter Creek View of city 1917 Gold beach from north side dredge

1194 Rainbow View of Rainbow 1917 Unknown Havlin & Bolier Unknown Geist Creek Collection

1195 Fall Creek Turnagain Arm 1917 Otter Creek Mining 11 Erskine

1196 Rabbit Creek Camp103and 1916 Iidtarod Front street It Erskine street scene Unknown Dog team Glenbow Archives3 N/A 1197 Eklutna Indian village 1918 Solomon View of railroad 1198 Kroto Landing Susitna River 1917 depot

1199 Unknown Railroad tracks 1918 Unknown Dog team

1200 Turnagain View of Camp Unknown Solomon View of Railroad Arm 88 in swamp 1201 Unknown Sawmill at 64 Unknown U.S.G.S. (1:63,360) Map Index LOCATION ACCESSION OF COLLECTION NUMBER SITE SUBJECT DATE PHOTOGRAPH REFERENCE The Iditarod Trail System falls within the 127 separate USGS 1:63,360 quadrangles. The Trail Office has established one set of maps with site and segment location. At the time 1222 Bluff Mamie Mahoney Unknown Iditarod Na- Mamie Mahoney of the printing of Volume 11, the 1:63,360 maps are not complete. They instead represent at cabin tional Histor- 6 the official work maps that need to be redrawn and notated in final form and eventually ic Trail Office reproduced showing trail location, site locations, and management recommendations proposed in the Comprehensive Management Plan. This project will wait until a National Trail Charles Lindberg Unknown Of £ice is established. and plane at Nuk site Table 10 lists the 1: 63,360 quads covering the National Historic Trail.

1224 Safety Road- Mamie Mahoney Unknown house and Charles Dalquist at Safety Roadhouse Table 10

1225 Unknown Dog team pull- Unknown ing Model T (Mamie Mahoney and Charles Dalquist ) Seward X X XX XXX 1226 Safety Ferry Safety ferry 91 carrying auto Anchorage X XX XXX X X X and passengers Tyo nek XXXXXX 1227 Nome Andy Peterson 18 Talkeetna

Lime Hills

McGrath X XX COLLE CC IONS Medf ra XXX

1 University of Washington 5 Nevada Historical Society Iditarod XXX XXXX XXXX Suzzallo Library 1650 N. Virginia Street Special Collect ions Division Reno, Nevada 895 13 Ophir X XX X XXXX X X XX XXXXX Seattle, Washington 98195 ATTN: Phillip I. Earl ATTN: Dennis Anderson Ruby X X X X 6 Iditarod National Historic Trail Office 2 Alaska Historical Library Bureau of Land Management Nulato X XX X X X XXX Alaska Department of Education 4700 E. 72nd Avenue Pouch G Anchorage, Alaska 99507 Unalakleet X X X Juneau, Alaska 9981 1 7 Anchorage Historical and Fine Arts Museum Norton Bay XXXX XX XX XXX XXX 3 Glenbow Archives Municipality of Anchorage 902-1 1 Ave. SW 121 W. 7th Avenue Solomon XXX X XX XXX Calgary, Alberta Anchorage, Alaska 99501 Canad a Nome X X

4 University of Oregon Library Special Collections Eugene, Oregon 97403 UNITED ST4TES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 'DENVER, COLORADO

INDEX

To 1 : 250,000 QUADS OF ALASKA

MARCH, 1979

Trail extends.

15 Minute Exumpb-Middletan Island A-5, Alaska. Table 11 Automated Land Records Identification Numbers of Automated Land Record Windows for A system for retrieving and displaying land status of the various segments of the Iditarod Iditarod National Historic Trail Segments Historic Trail System has been initiated by the Project Team.

Because of the length of the trail system and the complex land status situation, exact mileages or percentages under particular land ownership are not available. Mileages and percentages found in Volume One are, at best, estimates. CONNECTING TRAILS TO As actual management begins and as non-Federal land managers enter into cooperative agree- THE PRIMARY ROUTE THE PRIMARY ROUTE ments, actual miles and land ownership will become available. Identification Identification In anticipation of formally established historic trail rights-of-way on public lands, the Number SEWARD TO RAINY PASS Number SEWARD TO RAINY PASS trail system has been defined in groups of townships and ranges corresponding to the Seward to Moose Pass Moose Pass Military Road primary and connecting trail segments. The townships and ranges for the Iditarod Trail Moose Pass to Girdwood (Canyon Creek Trail) have been refined to section level. These "windows" have the identification numbers found Girdwood to Eagle River Johnson ~ass/~unrise/~ope in Table 11 . (Crow Pass) Military Road Eagle River to Knik GraniteIIngram Creek Trail Using an automated data processing system, the Trail Office will be able to quickly re- Knik to Susitna River Portage Pass Route trieve: Susitna River to Old Potter Trail (Johnson Trail) Skwent na Billings Creekl~lacierRiver 1. Townships, ranges, and sections for the primary and connecting trails indicated Old Skwentna to Rainy Pass Trail above. Girdwood to Ship Creek RAINY PASS TO KALTAG (Indian Pass) 2. Current land status for each "window," including casetype and land status re- Rainy Pass to Farewell Lake Anchorage to Eagle River cords for trail segments. Farewell Lake to Big River Susitna Station to Old Roadhouse Skwentna (Yentna River) This system, used in conjunction with the USGS 1 :63,360 scale maps, will be the basis for Big River Roadhouse to Takotna Ptarmagin Pass eventually describing the rights-of-way for the segments of the trail system included in (ARC Trail) the National Trail System. Takotna to Iditarod RAINY PASS TO KALTAG Iditarod to Dikeman Pitka Fork Loop/Salmon River Dikeman to Dishkakat to McGrath Dishkakat to Kaltag Farewell Lake to Nikolai (via South Fork Kuskokwim) KALTAG TO NOME Nikolai to McGrath Kaltag to Unalakleet McGrath to Ophir Unalakleet to Elim Iditarod to Ophir (Ganes Elim to Solomon Creek) Summer Trail Solomon to Nome Iditarod to Takotna Summer Trail Willow Creek Loop/Otter Ophir to Dikeman Cut Off (Hunter Trail) Ophir to Diskakat Ophir to Poorman Winter Trail Ophir to Poorman Summer Trail Poorman to Ruby Ruby to Kaltag (Yukon River) Dishkakat to Lewis Landing

KALTAG TO NOME 107 Ungalik to Baldhead (via Koyuk) 35 1 Portage Roadhouse Trail 119 Golovin to Bluff Historic American Buildings Survey

During the summer of 1981, the Historic American Building Survey (HABS) Branch of the National Park Service completed the photographic documentation of 10 historic structures along the Iditarod National Historic Trail. These sites are as follows:

SITE NAME Alaska Historic Resource Survey

Seward Depot SEW-001 Hope Historic District SEW4 18 St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church SEW-0 22 Knik Historic District ANC-003 Old Skwentna Roadhouse TYO-0 21 Rohn River Roadhouse MCG-007 Portage Roadhouse SOL-0 27 Golovin Historic District SOL-00 9 Solomon SOL-0 20 Safety Roadhouse SOL423 Cape Nome Roadhouse SOL-0 69 St. ~oseph'sChurch Unassigned

In addition, three shelter cabins, Old Skwentna, Rohn River, and Portage Roadhouse were delineated to HABS standards.

The HABS project team included historian Robert Spude, historical architect Randy Cope- land, and photographer Walter Smalling.

The photographs and drawings produced by the HABS project team will be deposited in the Division of Prints and Photographs at the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Reduced drawings and representative photographs of each photograph have been included in this section.