Wester Point

Wester Point (52˚46'00" 131˚59'00" NW tip of Botany I, Tasu Sd, W side of Moresby I, QCI). George Wester (b 1859), a native of Norway, came to California in 1880 as a seaman on the Three Brothers and worked out of San Francisco for a number of years. In 1887 he sailed from that port in the sealing schooner Lillie L, which was seized by a US revenue cutter; the crew members were left to fend for themselves at Sitka. Wester later served as mate and hunter on other sealers, including the City of...

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