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11. (Alaska) Poindexter, Miles. Typed Letter Signed as US Senator, on stationery of the SenateCommittee on Indian Depredations. Typed Letter, signed. 1 pp.Washington, D.C.: June 8, 1917To Charles August Sulzer, Alaska Territory’s fourth “Delegate” to the US House ofRepresentatives. Written 2 months after the US entered the World War, supporting“development of Alaska coal fields” as being of “great importance” to the Army and Navy. TheSenator from Washington state assures Sulzer that he would be “glad to promote any measurethat will encourage private enterprise…in opening up these great resources” – of personalinterest to Sulzer, who, while serving only one term in Congress, was partner with his brotherWilliam, the former (impeached) Governor of New York, who owned one of the largest miningcompanies in the Territory. Creased from mailing; near fine.(80/120)12. (Alaska) Report of the Commission to Study the Proposed Highway to Alaska 1933. 116 pp. Photographplates plus large folding map at rear. 23x15 cm. (9x5¾”), brown printed wrappers.Washington: Government Printing Office, 1933Folding map at rear titled, “Map Showing Relation of a Proposed Road between Blaine,Washington and Fairbanks, Alaska...” Measures 91.5x67.8 cm. (36x26¾”). Pictures Alaska,Canada, United States, and Mexico. This copy belonged to a Lt. Colonel of the U.S. Armystationed in Juneau, Alaska, Robert E. Jones, his name in ink on front wrapper and again blankfront fly leaf, along with his rank and the date 16 June, 1936. Light wear to wrappers; map isfine; near fine.(200/300)13. (Alaska Boundary) King, W.F., J.J. McArthur, O.H. Tittman, & E.C. Barnard. Joint ReportUpon the Survey & Demarcation of the International Boundary Between the United States and Canadaalong the 141st Meridian from the Arctic Ocean to Mount St. Elias. In accordance with the provisionsof Article IV of the Convention signed at Washington, April 21, 1906. 305 pp. Illustrated with b/wphotographs, folding maps, 6 large folding panoramic photographs at rear. (4to), original green cloth.First Edition.Washington: Department of State, 1918Important report of the Alaska boundary survey. This copy with presentation inscription toGeorge E. King by Jesse Hill, Senior Engineer, Alaska-Yukon Boundary Commission, datedApril 1, 1951, with notation below that King was “Hunter for International Boundary Survey -Portland Canal to Sleeker River, 1920 - Jesse Hill was chief of the party . . . “ There was an atlasvolume as well, offered separately in this auction. Bit of wear to fore-edge of last page of index;very good.(200/300)14. (Alaska Boundary) King, W.F., J.J. McArthur, O.H. Tittman, & E.C. Barnard. Joint mapsof the international boundary between the United States and Canada along the 141st meridian from theArctic Ocean to Mount St. Elias. 38 sheets. Surveyed and monumented 1907-1913 under the conventionsigned at Washington April 21st, 1906. Title-page, index map, 38 survey maps, sheet of profiles,map of “Arctic coast in the vicinity of the international boundary”, and “General map of the region...”70.4x47 cm. (27¾x18½”), gilt-lettered cloth.[Washington, D.C.]: U.S. Geological Survey, [1918]Detailed survey of the boundary between Alaska and Canada. There was a text volume as well,offered elsewhere in this auction. Rubbing and extremity wear to covers, front hinge cracked,some marginal staining to earlier leaves; very good.(300/500)Page 4