Alaska Trade Grows Fast as Gold Exports Surge in 1906
The 1906 Alaska trade surged led by gold exports totaling 18.47 million and total exports and imports reaching 51.16 million, up 38 percent from 1905 per Collector Clarence L. Hobart. The report splits commerce by four districts and lists key ports, vessels, and commodity groups.
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Alaska
Sitka
Unalaska
Bering Sea
Arctic Ocean
St. Michael
Yukon River
Hobart
Collector of Customs
United States
ATLAS
Steamer Portland Arrives in Valdez From Seattle
The Steamer Portland reached Valdez last night from Seattle and will sail for Seward this evening. She passed Juneau early January 30, entering Valdez from Juneau in under three days, and likely sailed from Seattle on the preceding Saturday night, the 26th.
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Portland
Valdez
Seattle
Seward
Juneau
Alaska Land Offices Created at Nome and Fairbanks
Congressional action creates United States land offices at Nome and Fairbanks Alaska. The measure, urged by Alaska delegates and Governor Hoggatt, enjoys interior department support and is expected to pass the Senate after House approval.
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House
Lacey
Nome
Fairbanks
Daily Gateway
Washington, D. C
United States
Alaska Delgates
Hoggatt
Territory
Interior Department
Senate
Alaska
North Dakota in Storm Grip
The Daily Gateway reports North Dakota in the grip of a severe blizzard causing widespread railroad disruption. Food and coal shortages spread misery as operations struggle to recover from prior storms and supplies barely begin to move.
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North Dakota
Minot
N. D
Feo. L
Stora
Dakotans refuse coal screenings to curb shortages
Washington representative W. Hill of the Great Northern rail line informs the Interstate Commerce Commission that North Dakota residents declined coal containing screenings. He argues the waste and cold-weather suffering from the coal shortage were unnecessary and could have been avoided.
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Washington, D. C
Lout W. Hill
Great Northern Railway
Interstate Commerce’ Commission
North Dakota
Will
All Metal Prices Rise Across 1906 Year
Prices for copper tin antimony and lead climbed through 1906 with copper moving from 18.50 to 22.50 per unit and tin from 36 to higher levels. Spelter and lead rose toward year end while silver gained about four cents. The Juneau paper notes a Silver Bow Basin railroad to be built this year and the de Groff mine on Chichagof Island yielding about 150 dollars per ton.
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Spelter
Juneau
Silver Bow Basin
Alaska Perseverance Mining Company
de Groff
Chichagof Island
Tacoma
Smelter Plan Linked to Alaska Central Rail Reach
A Seattle report states a copper smelter of at least 500 tons daily will be built near Seward, ready when the Alaska Central railroad reaches the Matanuska coal fields in early 1908, securing fuel. The project is backed by Alaska Central interests and the Hubbard Elliott and Knight Island copper outfits, with John E Ballaine as president and F G Hale as treasurer.
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Gateway
Seattle
Resurrection Bay
Seward
Alaska Central Railroad
Matanuska
John E B. Ballaine
Alaska Central
Chicago
Hubbard-Elliott
Knight Island
John £. Ballaine
Gene Heising
Minneapolis
F. G. Hale
Heising
Heising Elevator Company
Hubbard-Elliott, Company
Knight Island Copper Company
Sonoma
Mexico
A. L. Snow
E. Winter
F. H. Stewart
Snow
Winter
Watson
Stewart
Mr. Snow
A. H. Wheatley
Spokane
Watson & Snow
Northwestern Steamer
Waskey Opposes Burleigh Plan For Alaska Railroad Aid
Washington January 28 Senator Waskey fights Andrew Burleighs bill to grant land or subsidies for an Alaska Railroad. He argues the plan would reach only Cordova and copper fields, not the Yukon, reducing value to the territory. He notes Guggenheims plan a Yukon route without subsidies.
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Daily Gateway
Washington, D.C
Waskey
Andrew Bureight
Alaska Railroad
Cordova
Senate Committee On Public Lands
Alaska
Burleigh
Yukon
Guggenheims
Zuo
Burleigh Pressed for Proof on Copper Field Plot
Washington February 2 Senators on the senate committee on territories demanded Andrew F Burleigh produce evidence for his claim that the Guggenheim syndicate aims to block Alaska railroad aid to force monopoly in copper fields. They pledged a formal inquiry if substantial proof is offered to spur development.
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Gateway
Washington, D.C
Senate Committee On Territories Today
Andrew F. Burleigh
Guggenheim Syndicate
Alaska
Burleigh
Guggenheims
Copper
Carrie Nation Lectures on White House Lawn
Carrie Nation visited the White House in Washington on January 31 but was refused entry. She spoke on the lawn to a large crowd, was asked to leave, returned, and drew little attention the second time. Also noted are travelers W. Hamilton and others heading to Knik with a nine-dog caravan, and Nevada adopting a $500 annual tax on patented mining claims.
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Carrie Nation
White House
Washington, D. C
Nevada
Colorado River May Inundate Vast Area
Cable dispatch reports that the Colorado River could breach its old channel and threaten the Laguna dam near Yuma, risking thousands of acres of irrigated land across Arizona California and Mexico. Also notes Alaska Marble Company shipped 2500 tons to Puget Sound and Chena owes nothing with $12000 in treasury.
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Angeles
Van
Colorado
Laguna
Yuma
Arizona
California
Mexico
Alaska Marble Company
Shakan
Puget Sound
Alaska Copper Mines and Port Work Near Latouche Island
Latouche Iron Mountain copper mine near Latouche Island prepares for steady output of 3000 tons monthly by next summer employing 200 men with a new town Reynolds planned. An aerial tram will move ore to the wharf, electric drills power from a 4000 foot distant waterfall, and development continues with open cuts and a growing ore body.
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Latouche-Iron Mountain
Reynolds-Alaska Development Company
Horseshoe Bay
Latouche Island
Reynolds
Iron Mountain
Latouche-lvon Mountain
L. Hanta
Seward
Reynolds Company
Barrack, Hemple
Buzard, Carlson
Beatson
Copper Corner Charge Debunked by Associated Press
New York January 30 metal dealers accused a big copper combine of storing copper to corner the market and push prices. The Associated Press says investigations show no large stocks and no evidence of storage. Copper moves to trade as produced while demand outstrips rising output.
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Daily Gateway
New York
Associated
Associated Press
Grand Jury Indicts Theatrical Trust in Conspiracy
New York reports a grand jury indictment against members of the theatrical trust for conspiracy in restraint of trade. The item also notes January temperatures for Seward, with average 23.93 degrees, and 42 and 3 degrees on specific dates.
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Grand Jury Indicts Theatrical Trust
Daily Gateway
New York
Grand Jury Today
The
Theatrical Trust
Seward
Explosion at Baldwin's causes $1,000,000 loss
Philadelphia reports an explosion in Baldwin locomotive works paint shop destroyed a plant section with a $1,000,000 loss. The piece also details a traveler Alfred Lowell's mileages between Seward, Susitna, Tyonok, Girdwood, Knik, and other points, citing distances and routes for various segments and noting the old barge Richard III going ashore at Hadley in a storm on January 5.
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Daily Gateway
Philadelphia
Baldwin Locative Works
Alfred Lowell
Tyonok
Susitna Station
Lowell
Seward
Girdwood
Crow Creek Pass
Eagle River
Knik Arm
Watson’s Roadhouse
Old Knik
Cottonwood
Knik
Kahiltna
Susitna
Yentna
Lake Creek
Skwentna
F. C. Woolsey
Richard III
Hadley
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Arct
St Michael
Seldovia
Kodiak
Kenai
Hope
Sunrise
Prince William Sound
Butte
Frost
Northwest
FP. G. Hale
Sh Fe
W. Hamilton
Duke Harris
D. J. Beard
al Murphy
Knik 1
Mr. Hamilton
Duke
Chena
Bonanza
AIR Story OF
Copper Corner
Baldwin’s
Ventna
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