Pacific fleet ready to sail for coast
The battleship fleet near Panama is prepared for departure next Monday. An event in Old Point Comfort honored the fleet commander. Washington reports Panama bonds subscriptions reached bids around 103 with the First National Bank of Fairbanks acquiring 560,000 in bonds.
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Fairbanks Western Coast
Old Point Comfort
Daily Gateway
Washington, D. C
First National Bank
Fairbanks
Alaska
Japanese man arrested for sketching Fortress Monroe
The Daily Gateway reports in Hampton Virginia that a Japanese man was arrested after making sketches of Fortress Monroe. He was turned over to militia authorities amid local excitement.
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Fortress Monroe
the Daily Gateway
Hampton
Clayson
Bertha Reaches Seattle Sails North Tuesday
Bertha arrives in Seattle from Alaska via inside passage and is slated to sail northward Tuesday. The Santa Clara is due tomorrow and expected to sail Tuesday morning pending Alaska Coast Company schedules. Fog and snow slow vessels though Portland is not explained as delayed. policy of regular dates may continue. Mrs. Josie Brown dies at home after three weeks illness. funeral held Thursday. community mourns a charitable, devoted local figure.
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Callyce de Dally
Seattle
Dee
Bertha
Santa Clara
Alaska Coast Company
Portland
Alask
Woril
Josie Brown
KE. Brown
Seward
L. H. Pedersen
Brownell
Steamer Jeanie Sails Latouche to Cordova Course
The Steamer Jeanie departed Latouche on Tuesday night en route to Cordova on Wednesday morning. It previously stopped at Latouche from Seattle and is believed to carry cargo for Seward and Seldovia.
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Jeanie
Latouche
Cordova
Seattle
Seward
Seldovia
Alaska Coal Deposits: Large Areas with Workable Coal
The territory's seven square miles contain an estimated 12 644 square miles of coal bearing rocks and 1 280 square miles with workable coal. Coal ages range from Carboniferous to Bay, spanning from anthracite to lignite. Many deposits are thick but high grade coal often coincides with geologic structures hindering mining.
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Alaska
Hoyt Named Attorney General of Porto Rico
Washington December 10 Henry Hoyt formerly United States attorney for the second division of Alaska at Nome was appointed attorney general of Porto Rico by the government in Washington Hoyt previously served as U S attorney for Alaska and now heads the Porto Rican legal administration
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Daily Gateway
Washington, D. C
Henry Hoyt
United States
Alaska
Nome
Toe General
Porto Rico
Hard travel along Turnagain Arm halts with ice
Alfred Lowell, the Tyonok Knik mail carrier, reports Turnagain Arm is blocked by ice and the route over Granite Creek remains the only option. A Thanksgiving dance drew many to the city hall with Hope people joining in. John Renner won a rifle prize and W C Snook led in a clay pigeon shoot. Cod catches around Alaska total about 5,000 tons yearly, half from stations west of Kodiak. Norway ships supply canned cod while southern Alaska could host cannery ventures for quick fortune.
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Alfred Lowell
Tyonok-Knik
Turnagain
Granite Creek
Hope
Trai
John Renner
W. C. Snook
Peninsula of Alaska
Pacific
Kodiak
Norway
Peninsula of
Alaska
Land and Mineral Decisions by Woodford D Harlan
Land and mineral decisions published by Woodford D Harlan discuss homestead ownership limits of 160 acres and disqualification for owning other land. It covers mineral lands, coal lands, final proof, and how acts before and after final proof affect good faith and claimant intent.
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Woodford D. Harlan
Washington, D. C
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pacific Fleet
Panama
C. E. Brown
Mackinaws At
Clayson’s
Hoyt
Turnagain Arm
John A. Nelson
Bank of Seward Building
AL Pisco Tea
McMillan Fur & Wool CO
Langley St
Victoria, B. C
Knik Trading Company
General Merchandise
G. Herning
Geo. Sexton
Fourth Avenue
Seward, Alaska
Booth & CO
Hope and Girdwood
Eecion Cigars
Old Line
Hunter Rye
Nelson Co
Olympia
Girdwood
R. Booth
Northern Saloon
E. L. Whittemore
W. P. Henry
the Seward Light and Power Company
Adams, Seward, Alaska
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