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Research about Cape Nome, Norton Bay

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Reconnaissances in the Cape Nome and Norton Bay regions, Alaska, in 1900

In consequence of the discovery and rapid development of the rich placer gold fields of Nome, Alaska, and the adjacent districts, a topographic survey and a geological investigation were demanded of the Geological Survey. The topographic work was put in charge of Mr. E. C. Barnard, whose map and report are embodied in this volume, while the geological work was entrusted to the writer.

Alaska