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Miller Family Letter Describes Alaska Mission Trip Route
A May 1925 letter from Mr. and Mrs. Carl Miller aboard the Santa Ana recounts their journey by rail from Montana through Spokane to Seattle and Tacoma, sea voyage up Puget Sound and along Canada and Alaska toward a mission station in Alaska. They describe landscapes, encounters, freight aboard the ship, and daily life at sea including meals, weather, and views of mountains, forests, and coastal towns.
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Carl Miller
Alaska
Ketchikan
Journal
Montana
Miles City
Columbus
Queen of Spain
W. O
Fred Taylor
Harlowtown
Lewistown
Fred
Washington County
John Cocklin
Rocky Mts
Putte
Sadie
Spokane
Henry Beitel
Beverly
Cascades
Earth
Rockies
Lake Keechelus
Henry
Seattle
Yelowstone
Cedar Lake
Cedar River
Tacoma
Carlton Hotel
Esther
Santa Ana
Northland
Bethel
Rev. Sawhill
Democrat
Canada
Puget Sound
Langly
Mrs. Green
Kuskoquin
Queen Charlotte Sound
Pacific
Iowa
Seward