Trails Subsidy for Knick Arm Rail Dead in Committee
In federal moves to back Alaska railways, a proposal to fund trail construction from Knik Arm toward interior Alaska falters in committee. Debates center on federal guarantees for bonds and routes to Cordova Bay and Valdez, with Alaska Central Railway interest. Efforts to secure Taft and Roosevelt support face House scrutiny as marine terminals and port links are debated.
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Alaska
Seward
Knik
Alsa Kic Central
Taft West
Gisor
Conlowa Bay
House Committee On
F. Burleigh
Thas
Iowa
Maxka Gennenlitt
Bolle
Grujeet
Esiinaad
Taft
Cannon
Roosevelt
Alaska Central
Jines
Valdex Amd
Sugle
Paiehanks Aml
Alaska road survey debated by Congress and allies
Washington February 3 Congress discussed surveys and subsidies for Alaska railways. Advocates argue avoiding multiple costly roads via centralized lines. Senator Turner of Washington urged including his Alaska Central if aid goes to others. committee expected to back subsidy with Alaska Central included, as work proceeds without current subsidies.
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Washington
Alaska
Turner
Alaska Central
P W Snyder Plans New Fourth Avenue Building
P W Snyder will build a single story 28 by 100 foot structure on the Fourth avenue lot purchased from W M Sayers for 2200. Inside equipment will come from Seattle with occupancy expected March 15 and plans include handsome bar fixtures and club rooms. The lot sale set Seward realty records, echoing last October when Nelson Brothers sold the same lot for 2000.
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P.W. Snyder
Fourth Avenue
Torday
W. M. Sayers
Seattle
Seward Realty
Sayers
Nelson Brothers
Falls Creek Seward Claim Sells to San Francisco Investor
George Parches has sold the Seward claim on Falls Creek to F B Clark of San Francisco who took a bond on it last fall. Clark plans spring development once snow melts and notes the Lane properties nearby have boosted value. Clark, a California mining man, aims to work the claim and is joined by other California investors seeking the profitable Falls Creek property.
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Ceorge Parches
Seward
Falls Creek
F. B. Clark
San Prancisco
Chirkill
Il Machinery
Mey
Purches
Clark
California
Ex- Tie
Set
Jim
Coal and Gold Together in Alaska Mining Tale
Report describes prospecting along the upper Tolanika river and a large rush of miners toward new diggings. Dr. B J Green from Wrangel heads to the Mu McKinley gold fields planning a fifteen month stay with hopes of returning by July 1907 with gold nuggets. Joe Worley sails to Valdez pending reenlistment, while Gould and Harriman vie for railroad terminal ground near Oakland waterfront.
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McGuire
Upant
Tolanika
Tanna
Newran
Ian Alas Kantishas
B. J. Green
Wrangel
Mu McKinley
Des Green
Seward
Alaska Central
Track 10 Winter Station Lay Track Progress
Track work proceeds toward the winter terminus near the Placer River. A wooden freight shed and transfer state will be erected, with power restored to the end of the trick. The warhouse will serve immediate use and freight transfers to camps beyond will occur as tunnels advance.
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Placer
Usick Ca Hue
Bor
Willie
Two Story Block Planned on Adams Street and Fire Station Fund
Quinlan and Johnel plan a two story block on Adams Street with stores on the portico level and residence above. They will own the property jointly after Quinlan bought a half interest from Dubreille. The same report notes a volunteer fire department building to be erected between Third and Fourth Avenues behind Wagner's saloon, with about $2000 in funds and Seattle-made apparatus. Duke Harris joins the Ventua stampede venture, spending time at Knik before returning to gold districts. British authorities report the Swedish drill for female prisoners noted for health and discipline benefits.
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Dod. Quinlan
Johnel
Adams
Dubreille
Quinlan
Dubveille
Quinkin
Seattle
Dunsmore
First Avenue
Alaska
Klondike
U.S
Skagg Desling
Minneapolis
Seward
Onths
Third
Fourth Avenues
Wagner
Thirtiy Mushers Begin Yentna Contest Morning Race
About thirty mushers with twenty dogs started the Alaska Contest to the Yentna today. They travel by general trail around Turnagain Arm toward Shushanna and up the river, with several crews already on site and others joining for a longer expedition. The route faces ice breakup and possible river hazards, while prospectors and potters supply teams and gear as the march advances.
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Alaska
Turnatain Aynaoe Kul Ava
Shusherna
Anne Reay Seeks Seattle to Seward Move for Work
Mrs Reay declares in a letter that she is a kind moral lady and competent dressmaker milliner and boardinghouse cook aged four years old tired of Seattle wants employment in Seward She offers to relocate via an American window notice at 71L Eleventh Avenue South Seattle with little regard for marriage prospects Construction on Rasmussen building on Fourth Avenue nears completion with a two story 30 by 80 foot structure the ground floor leased to Del Clark for a saloon and the upper floor for furnished rooms The dance hall feature is abandoned following Rasmussen's death Hl W Ross holds the contract rushing the work with several men.
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Jean Widdow
Seward
Miss Gordon
Eleventh Avenue South
Seattle
Rasmussen
Fourth Avenue
Commerce
Bank
del Clark
Hl. W. Ross
Cook at railroad camp jailed ninety days for theft
Arthur Walley, a cook at camp 11 on the railroad, pleaded guilty to petty larceny from railroad stores. Judge Hildreth sentenced him to ninety days in jail. Part of the stolen goods were recovered and others had been sold.
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Arthur Walley
Camp 11
Hildreth
Push Work on Cooper Creek Ahead for Timber Supply
The company advances on Cooper Creek near Looper Lake toward Kenai River, building a small timber haul road and hydraulic apparatus. Summer operations will target the lower creek area to manage water flow, divert overflow via a canal, and support broader placer tests along the 32 claims from the creek mouth to the lake.
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Looper Lake
Kenai River
Les, Wittst
Alaska Cables Lease and Government Telecommunication Plans
Alaska cable operations face potential government move away from telegraph business. If the government exits, it may sell Alaska Lines outright while private firms hold long term leases. Congress weighs extending the cable toward Dutch Harbor amid ongoing signals and utilities issues.
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Washington, D
Alaska
Congress
Dutch Harbor
Rich Diggings Report From Valdez Creek Claim
Two men, Pete Monah and associates, report 118 ounces in two days at Valdez Creek upper Shusheba district. They prospect on the rim and bench, finding rich pay in an old channel running down toward No 2. The Alaska Central main line will cross the lower end of the creek about 160 miles from Shusheta. Atlin twins win first prize at the Portland fair among over 1,000 babies.
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Valdez Creek
Valdez
Pete Monah
Shusheba
Monahan
Camp Iast
Roosevelt
White Gulch
Alaska Central
Shusheta Station
Alaska Imports Show Bid Gain Amid Trade Shifts
The annual report by Clar L. Hobart, customs collector, notes Alaska imports rising with Nome Fairbanks and St. Michael as key receipt points. Four districts show strongest growth tied to Tanana district development and Yukon river trade. Dougherty and Treadwell figures cited among top values.
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Nome
Fairbanks
Au Ir
Michael
Tanana
St. Michael
Yukon River
Swinton Se Fithian
Treadwell
Douglis
Clar L. Hobart
Masia
Aloka
Aries
Sitka
Muska
Unkay Beringse
Yukoo Ri
Plac
Stern
Oregon Breaks Record Again At Sea Voyage
The steamship Ore ny arvived from Southern Alaska yesterday evening completing two recent trips from Valdez. The time was twenty two hours. Reports say good weather. Farallon also arrived yesterday after a pleasant trip from Seward via the inside passage.
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Oreny
Alaska
Valdez
Steamer Bertha Arrives From Inside Passage
Steamer Bertha, Captain Knudsen, reached port Tuesday night with 21 cabin and 10 steerage passengers and 235 tons of freight. She sailed southward again next morning at 10 o clock. The voyage featured fog but improved after Juneau, Valdez reached in three and a half days. Cabin passengers listed include Mrs EB Fuller ton, Hugh McFadden, Thomas Donahue, W B Rowe, Mrs Rowe, Will Clayson, T J Alexander, J S Palmer, and Mrs Frame among others. The director of the U S Mint reports that Alaska accounted for the entire rise in gold production in 1905, while other states roughly held their own.
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Bertha
Knudsen
Juneau
Valdez
EB. S. Fullerton
Hugh McFadden
Thos Donahue
W. B. Rowe
Mrs. Rowe
W. Hyford
H. A. Danforth
F. Jacobson
G. ©. Simpson
Mrs. Simpson
J. A. Armstrong
W. Freeman
J. L. Laslant
F. W. Brown
E. W. Young
Will Clayson
T. J. Alexander
Wm. King
C. W. Fletch
J. S. Palmer
C. G. Frame
U.S. Mint
Alaska
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Cordova Bay
Shusitetaa
Ca‘ile
Warhington B.C
Kitt
Cy Cordova
Psec
Comloyt Bay
George Turner
Alaska Central Railway Company
Nonce
D.C
Erastus Hawkins
House
Alaska Raile
Prospector
Kantishna
Joe Worley
Fort Liscum
Gould and
Harriman
Water Front
Oakland
Placer River Summit
Quinlan and
Wil
Adams Street
Duke Harris
Ventua
Yentna
Upany Over Railroad
Gold Camp of Interior
Widdow
Begin Rasmussen Building
Cooper Creck
Xeonai Mining and Milling Company
Tassail Hydraulic Apparatus
Atlin
Portland
Fuibanks
St. Michac
Oregon
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