Steamer Portland Wrecked on Rocks Near Spire Island
The steamer Portland ran aground on Spire Island eight miles below Ketchikan and was a total loss. All passengers were saved, with the Santa Clara taking them to Seattle. The ship, an old vessel with a noted history, had sailed from Seward December 11 amid rough seas and earlier weather-related mishaps. The buoy drift and heavy weather near Resurrection Bay contributed to the disaster, with reports tracing the mishap to an out-of-position Spire island buoy observed by the Bertha report.
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Express
Portland
Atlantic
Pacific
Seattle
San Francisco
Enllee
U. S
Treasury
Victoria
Secums
Bering Sea
Nome
Lindquist
Jeanie
Nome City
Seward
Valdez
Alaska Commercial Company
Lil-Stacred
Resurrection Bay
W. C. Stull
FL. Donovan
R. McGuirk
W. T. Baker
J. ©. Wanzer
EF. W. Young
Santa Clara
Oregos
Spire Island
Sam Christian
Juneau
Valdes
Nort Ward
Chelstan
Bertha
Alaska shipping grows as interior trade surges
The report details Alaska trade with the United States and foreign nations. Domestic merchandise shipped from U S to Alaska reached large values across Oregon Puget Sound and San Francisco districts. Exports from Alaska to the U S and shipments of gold and silver coin are listed with totals, alongside customs receipts and collection costs.
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Ala
Sys
United States
Alaska
Oregon
Puget Sound
San Francisco
Platinum Found in British Columbia Near Bear Creek
A platinum finding in the Nivola Valley BC near Bear Creek is noted as remarkable. The ore reportedly ran 300 to the ton in silver and gold, and platinum presence was previously unsuspected. Meanwhile, in Great Britain, friendly societies pay over 10 million dollars yearly in sick benefits to male adult members.
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Bear Creek
Nivola Valley
British Columbia
Great Britain
Tunnel Boring Underway At Railroad No 1 End
The tunnel project along the railroad advances this week with boring starting at both ends of tunnel No 1. Steam drills and hand work continue as 710 feet of tunnel progress toward winter terminus at mile 47. Track laying creeps forward amid light snow and cold, while rotary plow preparations loom for future use.
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Mile
Santi
Poland
J. Be Cameron
Subport Chsibih In Effect January 1 Plans Revealed
The Santa An inch Pitman deputy collector of customs will Open the local customs office January 1 as the treasury secretary orders the subport. Mrs Pitman and child accompany him. A new building is planned but lumber shortages delay construction with temporary quarters to be used. Two large cargoes daily from Seattle and the change allows Seward boats to clear both ways without extra reporting after January.
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Santa An Inch
Custom House
Seattle
Seward
Valdez
Farm Implements Arrive From Buck Hoyt Visit
Buck Hoyt of the Gulkana road house is in town this week to take in a mower rake plow harrow wagons and other farming gear for use on the homestead near the roadhouse. Boston consumed 63732 barrels of baked beans last year.
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Buck Hoyt
Gulkana Road
Valdez
Boston
Attempts to Lease Alaska Cables by Seattle Group
Cable promoter T Flynn of Seattle seeks to lease government Alaska cable lines for eastern capitalists. He leads a syndicate proposing a private Alaska link at lower rates, opposing local resistance while claiming efficiency. Gen Greely notes government lines earned over 100000 from commercial business in a year and a half.
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Washington, D. A
Vee
Cod
T. Flynn
Seattle
Alaska
Flynn
Gen. Greely
Government Signal Service
Hitchcock Pushes Alaska Road and Rail Expansion
Secretary Hitchcock urges extensive roads and trunk railway lines in Alaska to speed settlement and resource development. Explorations would map routes and mineral wealth, with two years for early work at an estimated 200000 dollars. Governor Brady supports better river valley transport to attract settlers. George Barrack advances copper mining on Latouche Island with 550 foot tunnel to reach ore body.
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Congress
Hitchcock
the Interior
Deepartment
Alaska
Inb
John G. Brady
Alaska Central
Seward
Resurrection Bay
Kenai Peninsula
Tanana Valley
Fairtanks
Susitna
George Barrack
Blackbird
Latouche
Beatson
Latouche Island
Revolutionists in Control at Moscow
Moscow reports twenty thousand rebels seizing control backed by tens of thousands of workers across eight square miles. Women fight in trenches. some troops defected while others waver. Insurgent plans include bombs and arms distribution, with 80,000 outside workers reportedly en route. Public order deteriorates as lines are cut and bridges blown to hinder reinforcements.
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Gadble
Fhe
Moscow
St. Petersburg
Pol
Fighting Revolutionary Committee
Schoolman
Progress in Surveys of Alaska Mineral Resources
The secretary of the interior reports continued surveys by the division of Alaskan mineral resources. Nine expeditions were sent, totaling fourteen survey parties. Geologic work covered gold and copper regions in Southeastern Alaska, Yukon Tanana placer districts, Seward Peninsula, Cook Inlet, and Cape Lisburne coal fields. Topographic work mapped Yukon Tanana and Cook Inlet areas, with Nome near 600 square miles mapped in detail. An study of placer mining methods and costs was published as Bulletin No 262.
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Alaska
Secretary of the Interior
Yukon-'anana
Seward Peninsula
Cook Inlet
Cape Lisburne
Pacific Littoral
Tne
Yukon-Tanana
Cool Inlet
Nome
Indians Sell Meat to Dawson
A train of dog teams arrived in Dawson from the Rocky mountains with tons of fresh meat for the market. Twenty five Peel River braves two mothers of the tribe and two children formed the party. The journey took eight sleeps from hunting grounds to Dawson. The meat includes cari bou and mountain sheep. Little moose was found this time. The dogs are among the finest seen here and are decorated with ribbons and rosettes by native women.
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Dawson
Rocky Mountains
Peel River
Dawson News
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Faust
Lynn Canal
la Sering Sea
Alaska Shipping Grows
Bath
Finch Pitman
J.T. Flynn
Washington
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Cable
Secretary of Interior
Exar
Witte
Czar
Russia
Dec
Tsarskoe-Selo
Nicholas
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