Frank Leslie Newspaper Expedition

Biography

In 1890, the Frank Leslie Newspaper Expedition was organized to explore the largely unknown region between the Alaska coast and the Yukon interior.

The expedition was led by E. Hazard Wells and included members E. J. Glave, A. B. Schanz, F. B. Price, and Jack Dalton. The group traveled through remote areas of southeastern Alaska and the interior during a period when large portions of the territory remained poorly mapped and documented.

Expeditions such as this contributed to the early geographic knowledge of Alaska and helped bring attention to the region through published accounts in newspapers and magazines of the period.

Sources

• Alaska Mining Hall of Fame

Primary Name: Wells, E. Hazard

Filed as: Wells, E. Hazard

Also known as: E. Hazard Wells

Occupation / Association: Expedition leader; explorer; Frank Leslie Newspaper Expedition

Associated places: Alaska Coast; Yukon Territory; Interior Alaska

Keywords: Frank Leslie Newspaper Expedition, E Hazard Wells expedition, Jack Dalton explorer, EJ Glave Alaska explorer, Alaska exploration 1890, Alaska Yukon exploration history

Biography

In 1890, the Frank Leslie Newspaper Expedition was organized to explore the largely unknown region between the Alaska coast and the Yukon.

The expedition was led by E. Hazard Wells and included E. J. Glave, A. B. Schanz, F. B. Price, and the well-known Alaska guide and trader Jack Dalton. The expedition sought to document and report on the geography, travel routes, and conditions of the interior region at a time when much of the territory between the coast and the Yukon River remained poorly mapped and largely unknown to outsiders.

Explorations such as the Frank Leslie Newspaper Expedition helped bring wider national attention to Alaska’s interior routes and resources during the years leading up to the Klondike gold rush.

Sources

Alaska Mining Hall of Fame

Primary Name: E. J. Glave

Filed as: e_l_glave

Also known as: E.J. Glave, Glave E.J.

Occupation / Association: Exploration expedition

Born: 1890 (expedition formation)

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Associated places: Alaska Coast; Yukon Territory; Interior Alaska

Keywords: Frank Leslie Newspaper Expedition, Frank Leslie Expedition Alaska, E Hazard Wells expedition, Jack Dalton expedition, Alaska exploration 1890

Biography

The Frank Leslie Newspaper Expedition was organized in 1890 to explore the largely unknown region between the Alaska coast and the Yukon.

The expedition was led by E. Hazard Wells and included E. J. Glave, A. B. Schanz, F. B. Price, and Jack Dalton.

The expedition sought to document and explore the interior routes between the Pacific coast and the Yukon River basin during a period when much of the region remained little known to non-Native explorers.

Sources

Alaska Mining Hall of Fame

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Tags: Frank Leslie Newspaper Expedition, E Hazard Wells, E J Glave, A B Schanz, F B Price, Jack Dalton, Alaska exploration history

Frank Leslie Newspaper Expedition

In 1890, Jack Dalton joined the Frank Leslie Newspaper Expedition, which was organized to explore the largely unknown region between the Alaska coast and the Yukon interior.

The expedition was led by E. Hazard Wells and included E. J. Glave, A. B. Schanz, F. B. Price, and Jack Dalton.

Sources

• Historical accounts of the Frank Leslie Newspaper Expedition