Samuel Johannesen Balto (May 5, 1861 – 1921) was a Northern Saami[1] explorer and adventurer. Balto skied with Fridtjof Nansen across Greenland in 1888–89.[2][3]
Samuel Johannesen Balto was born in Karasjok in Finnmark county, Norway. He had worked as a lumberjack, as well as in reindeer herding and fishing. In 1888, Balto was recruited by Fridtjof Nansen for Nansen's Trans-Greenland Expedition. Balto participated in the first recorded crossing of the interior of Greenland, together with Nansen and four other expedition members. Balto wrote his own book after the expedition: Med Nansen over Grønlandsisen i 1888 – Min reise fra Sameland til Grønland.[4]
In 1898, Balto moved to Alaska and signed a two-year contract as a reindeer herder. In 1900, he led a large group of Sámi hired as reindeer herdsmen during the Lapland-Yukon Relief Expedition later known as the Manitoba Expedition. Samuel Balto, together with 113 other people from Finnmark were hired by Sheldon Jackson to be involved in the introduction of reindeer in Alaska. Jackson promoted a plan to import reindeer from Russia to introduce reindeer husbandry to the Inupiaq as a solution to their loss of subsistence resources. The group was responsible for transporting goods and mail from Nome, Alaska, to gold mining workers up the Yukon River valley in the central parts of Alaska. Eventually Samuel Balto became a gold miner at Nome, Alaska, during the Klondike Gold Rush. Balto staked three claims at a site which became known as Balto Creek.[5][6][7][8][9]
Jackson, Sheldon Alaska and Missions on the north Pacific Coast (New York: Dodd, Mead & Company. 1880)
Nansen, Fridtjof (tr. H.M. Gepp) The First Crossing of Greenland (London: Longmans, Green and Co. 1890)
Salisbury, Gay; Laney Salisbury The Cruelest Miles: The Heroic Story of Dogs and Men in a Race against an Epidemic (New York: W.W. Norton & Company. 2003) ISBN0-393-01962-4.
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Samuel Johannesen Balto (Fram Museum)
Image of Samuel Balto
October 20, 2023
samuel, balto, samuel, johannesen, balto, 1861, 1921, northern, saami, explorer, adventurer, balto, skied, with, fridtjof, nansen, across, greenland, 1888, bornsamuel, johannesen, balto, 1861, 1861karasjok, norwaydied1921, aged, karasjokoccupation, explorer, a. Samuel Johannesen Balto May 5 1861 1921 was a Northern Saami 1 explorer and adventurer Balto skied with Fridtjof Nansen across Greenland in 1888 89 2 3 Samuel BaltoBornSamuel Johannesen Balto 1861 05 05 May 5 1861Karasjok NorwayDied1921 aged 59 60 KarasjokOccupation s Explorer adventurerPostcard featuring of the members of Nansen s Trans Greenland ExpeditionSamuel Balto with Ole Nilsen Ravna Contents 1 Biography 2 See also 3 References 4 Other sources 5 External linksBiography EditSamuel Johannesen Balto was born in Karasjok in Finnmark county Norway He had worked as a lumberjack as well as in reindeer herding and fishing In 1888 Balto was recruited by Fridtjof Nansen for Nansen s Trans Greenland Expedition Balto participated in the first recorded crossing of the interior of Greenland together with Nansen and four other expedition members Balto wrote his own book after the expedition Med Nansen over Gronlandsisen i 1888 Min reise fra Sameland til Gronland 4 In 1898 Balto moved to Alaska and signed a two year contract as a reindeer herder In 1900 he led a large group of Sami hired as reindeer herdsmen during the Lapland Yukon Relief Expedition later known as the Manitoba Expedition Samuel Balto together with 113 other people from Finnmark were hired by Sheldon Jackson to be involved in the introduction of reindeer in Alaska Jackson promoted a plan to import reindeer from Russia to introduce reindeer husbandry to the Inupiaq as a solution to their loss of subsistence resources The group was responsible for transporting goods and mail from Nome Alaska to gold mining workers up the Yukon River valley in the central parts of Alaska Eventually Samuel Balto became a gold miner at Nome Alaska during the Klondike Gold Rush Balto staked three claims at a site which became known as Balto Creek 5 6 7 8 9 Samuel Johannesen Balto died in 1921 in Karasjok Balto the Alaskan sled dog made famous during the 1925 serum run to Nome which transported diphtheria medication across the U S territory of Alaska to combat an epidemic was named in memory of Samuel Balto 10 See also EditBalto dog namesake Jason Ship nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Samuel Balto References Edit Anti Kila May 21 2021 Eai ozzon dan fuomasumi maid anssasedje Didn t Get the Attention They Deserved Avvir in Northern Sami Samuel Balto Norsk polarhistorie The First Crossing of Greenland 1888 1889 Fram Museum Samuel J Balto official Karasjok site Sheldon Jackson Sheldon Jackson Museum The Reindeer Project Baiki The International Sami Journal Balto Creek USGS Nome C 1 Quad Alaska Topographic Map Balto Creek us geoview info Lapland Yukon Relief Expedition BAIKI The International Sami Journal Balto Balto s True Story Other sources EditJackson Sheldon Alaska and Missions on the north Pacific Coast New York Dodd Mead amp Company 1880 Nansen Fridtjof tr H M Gepp The First Crossing of Greenland London Longmans Green and Co 1890 Salisbury Gay Laney Salisbury The Cruelest Miles The Heroic Story of Dogs and Men in a Race against an Epidemic New York W W Norton amp Company 2003 ISBN 0 393 01962 4 External links EditSamuel Johannesen Balto Fram Museum Image of Samuel Balto Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Samuel Balto amp oldid 1160387616, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
