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Jan. 06a James A. Wickersham diary, 1902.

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Collection Name	Wickersham State Historic Site. Manuscripts, 1884-1970s.
Identifier	ASL-MS0107-Diary03-1902-January06a
Title	Jan. 06a James A. Wickersham diary, 1902.
Creator	Wickersham, James, 1857-1939
Contributors	Slemmons, Mary Anne [Transcriber]
Type	Text
Ordering & Use	http://library.state.ak.us/vilda_rights.html
Holding Institution	Alaska State Library, Historical Collections, PO Box 110571, Juneau AK 99811-0571 mailto:asl@eed.state.ak.us
Transcript	6th Saturday at noon I went out with Mrs. J. E. Crane to the big ice floe - half a mile in front of Nome. It is piled 20 feet above the ice pack and seems to rest on a bar. We climbed to the top - only 20 feet, and had a fine view of the Arctic ice field. As far as we could see to the south, east and west the sea was covered with ice - with here and there great winrows - of ice thrown up by the sea and possibly by pressure as the pack came in & lodged. We went on out a mile to where the fishermen were catching crabs - and even on beyond that. Way in the distance we could see the steam rising which sufficiently located open water - probably a lane of water between the packs. We came back and I began court at 2 oclock, having seen a frozen ocean in its arctic beauty, as well as the most glorious sunset, - all in less than two hours. The sunset colors were delicate yet beautiful - delicate rose, blues and grays - whites & baby yellows.
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