Unknown

1898-1899

Preparing to sail for Copper River from San Francisco with the “Southern Alaska Mining and Development Company led by Harry T. Renton (real estate man); Capt. Sonerud , an experienced whaler, in charge of vessel; consistently says La Ninta instead of La Ninfa; Portland Oregonian, 8/24/97; La Ninfa arrived at Orca on Oct. 28, 1897, but Copper River is frozen, snow too soft to travel; parties splitting up – some prospecting Prince William Sound Islands (Latouche); others going to Valdes, and others to Odiak Lake to wait to go up Copper River, Seattle P-I, 11/19/97;