This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 5 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1915
Page
2
See. F. K. Lane with Uncle Sam's new Alaskans do not live in igloos or bungalo ws. They boast furnaces kitchen ranges and piano aran hit tn abatamichua e o Bayer jr.
In Washington June 26 Secretary Franklin K. Lane asserts Alaska coal fields ready for leasing by 1916 with surveys complete by then. Government aims to open lands for leases, expedite field work, and permit coal shipments to Pacific cities if feasible. Lane emphasizes federal guidance, private-like development, and transportation as key to Alaska’s growth and coal output.
Alaska hosts budding fox farming with Andrew Grosvold controlling six islands and 700 to 800 foxes. Government leases islands for fox farms, aiming to lower prices and extend terms. Seward reports modern homes, mild costs, and a booming railroad terminal as Alaska grows.
Fairbanks, June 7. From Bear creek summit to Discovery and beyond Fairbanks creek lies torn and gutted by past mining blasts. Discovery has produced nearly a million and a half, while 3 above staked by Pat Meehan yielded over a million. Up the creek head, a small new quartz section shows promise as multiple plants bustle with activity. Ruby City, opposite the Yukon, serves as trading center for the growing mining district to the south.
The Edith G. launch, believed wrecked in a southeast gale, was miraculously spared when driven ashore far up the Tatshenshini river and beached rather than broken on rocks. Tug Columbia and gas boat Wilhelmina reported sighting the vessel fighting the gale before port entry.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.