Alaska mining rumors and notable events across districts
Reports from Fairbanks to Valdez detail rich pay at Flygar fraction near Chatanika and Dome creek gains, a busy Sullivan creek season, and a reorganized Nome chamber of commerce. Highlights include administrator Palmer for Dr. Pohl, Pinchot effigy burnings, consular post at Whitehorse, and Nor thland voyage with 705000 dollar value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Weiss
Chatanika
Gilmore Creek
Sullivan Creek
Hot Springs
R. L. Palmer
Pohl
Fairbanks
Mike Conley
Conley Creek
Nome
Berdoe
White Pass
Vancouver
John B. Matthews
Alie
Gifford Pinchot
Katalla
Alaska
Walter Fisher
Dome Creek
Chamber of Commerce of
Munro
N.C. Co
Tanana
Dawson
Sam Callahan
Gibbon Paper
Monday Creek
Grant Creek
Nevada
Valdez
Alaska News Roundup from Seattle to Dawson and Beyond
A sea voyage to the Bering Sea chronicles annual trips from Seattle. Weddings in Dawson thrill at St Pauls Cathedral. Stamp mills reach Seward for mining firms, and Alaska tax and transport lines shift oversight. Prospectors in isolation chase gold and fox farming grows as pelts fetch high prices. The Seward brings machinery for Beaton Copper and boundary expeditions push toward the Yukon frontier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senger
Bering Sea
Seattle
Klondike
Dawson
St. Paul's Cathedral
Church of Lingland
Leila Gifford
Elihu Gifford
Edward W. Isom
Seward
California Mining Company
Alameda
Kenai-Alaska Gold Company
Senate
Alaska
Post Office Department
Frank Waskey
Congress
Thg Sea
Kuskokwim River
Carl W. Faulk
Carcross
Yukon Territory
Faulk
T,atouche
Beaton Copper Co
A. K. Beaton and Associates
C. D. Craig
Charley Coughlan
White Pass
Craig
Thomas Riggs, Jr
Iditarod Ice Company Starts Summer Service in town
The Iditarod Ice Company under Martin and O'Brien begins summer operations selling ice to small customers at reduced 2c prices. Pilot Jules Oliver from Alas is ill after arrival on the Tanana and lies at McDonald hotel. John Duncan reports a $1700 poke from Little Minook gold claim on the Tanana. Nugget largest at 160, with several near that size. Jonas Brewis links to Guggs lay on Flat Creek. Al Burke on White Seal to inspect Ruby Creek strike. FOR SALE Business location on First Avenue center block. Inq Pioneer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iditarod Ice O
Martin & O’brien
Jules Oliver
Tanana
McDonald Hotel
John Duncan
Little Minook
Rampart District
Mr. Duncan
Gov. McGraw
Jonas Brewis
Flat Creek
al Burke
Frm
Ruby Creek
Copper ore voyage sparks Seattle Copper Era excitement
The steamer Northwestern arrived at Elliott Bay with about 1100 tons of copper ore valued over 250000 dollars from the Bonanza mines. A ceremonial reception included ships and officials from the chamber of commerce and copper interests, marking Seattle’s copper era amid cheers and signaling further shipments to Puget Sound smelters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Northwestern
Cordova
George Dilling
J. D. Lowman
Chamber of Commerce
Progress and Prosperity League
Portland
Klondike
Eiliott Bay
Minnesota
Buddy Mary
O’brien
Bay
O’c
Alaskan Shipping Companies
Copper River Railroad
O'Brien
Puget Sound
Kennecott
Frank Gordon Buys Simsons Look After Them at Dikeman
Frank S. Gordon purchased the entire stock of ladies furnishings and dry goods from Simson Bros at Fairbanks, moving to the Cribb building on Cushman. The mayor trends to become the dry goods king with a larger stock than rivals as McDonald plans an office at Dikeman to manage summer traffic and new launches for transport between Dikeman and Fairbanks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Gordon
Simsons
Dikeman
Fairbanks
Mirbanks
Frank S. Gordon
Simson Bros
Gordon
Jim
Cribb
Cushman
McDonald
Dikenan
L. J. Heacock
Labaree Seeks 30 Million Investment for Alaska Railway
President Labaree of the Maska Northern railway says he has up to thirty million dollars ready to invest in building the railway and opening coal lands in Alaska as soon as the coal cases are settled. He declines to name the capitalists but English money believed to back the effort is said to be enlisted via Canadian stockholders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Valdez
New York
Cordova North Star
Oregon
F. Ross
Exuawate
E. J. White
U. S
Whitehorse
Daniel Frawley
Seattle
Yom Cole
Juneau
James Wickersham
Barney Goss
James L. Galen
Galen
Fairbanks
Koyakuk
Se ‘Ore Tlaska Mining
Iman
Iver Valley
Seward
Mrajor Thomas Carter
Montana
Grant
Wrangell
San Francisco
John Carson
Northland
South
Wilbur C. Cornell
Yukon
Lowe's Chapel
Dawson
Nome
Corwin
Labaree
Maska Northern Railway
Supreme Court Orders Standard Oil to Dissolve
The U S Supreme Court ruled against Standard Oil, deeming it a trust and ordering its dissolution within a specified period. The House also orders investigation into the Steel trust. Jack Jesson of Jesson Bros examines Ester Creek camp in the Fairbanks district, with stay length undetermined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U. S. Supreme Court
Standard Oil Corporation
Steel Trust
Jack Jesson
Jesson Bros
Ester Creek
Fairbanks
Height of Luxury Steam Bath and Lunch Offer
An advertisement promotes Elite Baths on Caribou street offering a steam bath and a furnished sleeping room with a nice lunch. It lists moulding and door stops at four pence per foot and provides contact Anderson & Barrett telephone 70. It mentions visiting Flan Creek and stopping at Iroll's Globe Bakery and Coffee House for lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elite
Caribou Street
Anderson & Barrett
Flan Creek
Iroll
Globe Bakery
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Max Shel
Discakel
Ophir City
Leysed
Cascade Laundry
Iditarod Soda Water Works
Caripu Street
Iditarod
the Gilmore
Dave
Willow ST
Slippern’s Mill
Builders’ Supplies
Julius’ Place
Dis
Star Core
Willow Street
Forichetch
Inuel Gularte
F. B
Bontasl Proprietors
ARC
Willow St. Ribousts
Richmond St
Third Ave
Cascade Laundry & Water
First Avenue
Center Bluck
Inq
Pioneer
Spirit City
Charles Surridge
N.C. Company
Traife
Holy Cross
Reliance
Standard Oil
Heimburger House
Second Avenue
Fairview Trading CO
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