In August of 1866, the line was operational to the Skeena River, approximately 500 miles north of New Westminster, BC, when construction crews received the news over their own telegraph line that Cyrus Field's recent attempt with the Atlantic cable was a success. The directors of The Western Union Company officially halted operations of the overland project in March of 1867 and absorbed the entire cost which was over 3 million dollars.
The charts and maps Pope created before and during the expedition were considered by leading geographers of the day as the most accurate ones in existence for that portion of the world.
All drawings and sketches by Frank L. Pope.
They are from his sketch book that he carried during the
Russian-American Telegraph Expedition.
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