Heinze plans move to Seattle to push Alaska copper
Augustus Heinze, the Montana copper magnate, aims to relocate to Seattle to direct ventures in Alaska copper. He has quietly acquired Alaska copper claims via agents over the past year, and recent reports say he sold his Montana copper interests to Amalgamated Copper. Delegates expect Guggenheims to shift Katalla as railroad terminus to Cordova for better harbor facilities.
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Daily Gateway
Butte
F. Augustus Heinze
Montana
Seattle
Alaska
Heinze
Amalgamated Copper Company
Gateway
Cale
Guggenheims
Katalla
Cordova
B.C. Hawkins
Guggenheim Road
Fairbanks
Crime Reigns in New York Amid Mafia Threats
New York reports a surge of crimes with five prominent murders and many assaults. Citizens threaten lynching offenders, while police admit inability to cope. Officials blame an organization called the Mafia or Black Hand society. Fifty Armenian leaders met secretly to exterminate the Black Hand, receiving letters ordering them to desist or face death.
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Daily Gateway
New York
Mafia
Black Hand Society
Copper Prospect Near Seward Draws Attention
On Day's Harbor eastward along Resurrection Bay C F Bogus reports a promising copper prospect. He will return soon to further test the site at the harbor entrance on the western shore. Copper float was found by prospectors, suggesting a source nearby. Dutton, Jahouas, and other Dutton interests traveled to Seward for annual assessment work across many claims. Civil engineer C S Hubbell will assist with surveys. Steamer Santa Clara brought 30 passengers and freight, with Captain Daniels now aboard, as the vessel resumes westward service. The Ketchikan Miner predicts vast mineral wealth near Seward, second only to Fairbanks and Nome.
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Day’s Harbor
Resurrection Bay
C.F. Bogus
Mr. Boggs
Day's Harbor
Dutton and
Japanese Sealing Case Faces District Court Transfer
Reports from Washington indicate the sixty five Japanese accused of seal poaching will be moved to Valdez for trial in the district court convening July 29. No guidance has reached District Attorney Ray who was directed by the justice department to pursue the suspects westward. Messages note a potential ar raignment before U S Commissioner Dunfield at Unalaska or nearby. The Japanese government seeks details of the Manning’s arrest off St Paul island.
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Daily Gateway
Washington, D. C
Valdez
District Court
Ray
Department of Justice
Dora
Portland
U. S
C. C. Harmon
Unalaska
Sitka
Revenue Cutter
Washington
Unga
St. Paul Island
Alaska Coast Changes Hands In Shipping Firm Buyout
Reynolds Alaska Company has purchased a controlling interest in the Alaska Coast Company which runs a Seattle to Alaska steamship line. Officials and personnel are not expected to change under the new ownership.
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Deane, Vuy
Reynolds - Alaska Company
Alaska Coast Company
Seattle
Alaska
Steamer Columbia Sinks After Dense Fog Collision
The steamer Columbia bound for Portland from San Francisco sank off Shelter Cove after a collision with the San Pedro in dense fog. Up to ninety-six are feared dead with sixty to one hundred reported dead. many survivors were rescued by the San Pedro and George W. Elder. The Roanoke reported the loss, and inquiries blame excessive speed in fog but do not identify responsible orders.
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San Pedro
California
San Francisco
Vny
Columbia
Portland
Eureka
Idea
Roanoke
Doran
George W. Elder
Cal
Shelter Cove
Wall
The
Marine Board
Alaska Trade Shows Growth and Boundary Findings
Alaska trade for the year ending June 30 totaled about 58 million dollars in preliminary figures. Gold output for 1907 is expected to rise over 1906, though Tanana may lose due to miners' strike. Dawson reports the boundary survey places the Alaska Yukon line several hundred feet off course along Davis Creek, favoring Alaska with a large wedge of land.
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Washington
D. C
Alaska
Tanana District
Daily Gateway
Dawson
Canadian Boundary Survey
Yukon Territory
Davis Creek
Forty Mile District
Wireless link planned from Sitka to Valdez in Alaska
July 25 dispatch notes government plan to establish a wireless system between Sitka and Valdez. George Hanscome has departed for Sitka to begin work on the station there.
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Vallejo
Sitka
Valdez
George Hanscome
Alaska Grows Vegetables Enough for Army Posts
Commissary of the War Department will not ship more green vegetables to Alaska army posts as local production now meets demand. Steamer routing plans include moving Northwestern and Yucatan to the outside run to Seward when back in service, Saratoga and Santa Clara to inside passage. Saratoga arrived Seward yesterday at 3 pm and sailed at 6 pm for Seldovia. Captain Schage, formerly of Santa Clara, now on the bridge. Purser Charles Birchler of Hannah reportedly broke through Yukon ice with a sack of money. Innok e river gold assays $19.01.
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Washington, D. C
War Department
Alaska
Saratoga
Northwestern
Yucatan
Seward
Santa Clara
Seldovia
Schage
Charles Birchler
Hannah
Yukon
Bear River Trail Underway With Bridge Project Underway
Work progresses on the Bear river trail with grading at Schettler homestead north of the tide flat proceeding north to Resurrection river. The bridge over Resurrection river will be the most costly part. Congressman Sulzer of New York, a strong Alaska ally, visits Southeast Alaska seeking a mining fortune. Heavy rains make steamboat whistles sound waterlogged.
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Bear River
Schettler
Tide Flat
Resurrection River
Congressman Sulzer
New York
Alaska
Arrivals and travels of dignitaries and locals in Alaska
Jas H Haight of Seattle and W M Thompson of Danville arrive aboard the Saratoga with Lily and W E Harper of Chicago. Thompson and Harper, friends of President Frost, embark on a sightseeing trip toward the interior and possibly to the Matanuska coal fields. Dr F H Gambell of the national educational bureau visits Seward en route to Cook Inlet to inspect native schools and plan additional ones. Charles L Erickson, chemist at Alaska Smelting & Refining in Hadley, fell 100 feet from a coke shoot into a coke bin but is expected to recover despite serious injuries.
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Jas. H. Haight
Seattle
Alaska
W. M. Thompson
Danville
Lily
W. E. Harper
Chicago
Saratoga
Messrs. Thompson
Harper
Frost
Matanuska
F. H. Gambell
National Educational Bureau
Seward
Cook Inlet
Charles L. Erickson
Alaska Smelting & Refining Company
Hadley
Copper prospect found near Ozinky in Innoko district
Discovery of a copper ledge by James Cleghorn on Woman's Bay near the native village of Ozinky, sixteen miles from Kodiak, suggests a bonanza mine. The outcrop on a mountainside shows expansive chalcopyrite ore. a Fairbanks surveyor notes a comprehensive diggings report with further details in follow up pages.
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James Cleghorn
Ozinky
Island of
Kodiak
Woman's Bay
Cleghorn
L. S. Robe
Fairbanks
Colorado Man Buys Claims in Gateway Group near Seward
J. W. Richards bought an undivided one half in the Gateway group, six claims on Tonsina Creek near Resurrection Bay, for 85000 with part cash. Discovered July 18 by Skeen, Lechner and Shaw. two parallel ledges show free gold and concentrates. arsenical iron carries gold in the larger vein. Richards, a Colorado mining man, aims to return next spring for extended investigation.
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J. W. Richards
Waveway Group
F. P. Skeen
John Lechner
L. F. Shaw
Gateway Group
Mr.Skeen
Tonsina Creek
Resurrection Bay
Discovery Claim
Richards
Colorado
Seward
Portland
Copper World Studies Alaska Copper World Studies Alaska
Government geological reports turn eyes to Alaska copper deposits described as incalculably valuable and high grade. Alaska ranks seventh in copper production among states and territories. Steamer Dora departs with passengers freight and 139 sacks of mail from Seldovia to Nushagak, facing crowded conditions near Cook Inlet. Freight entering Dawson via Skagway in 1906 totals 25,000 tons, about 5,000 tons destined for Alaska.
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Muptun
Dora
Weste Ward
Cook Inlet
Seldovia
Nushagak
Thwaites
Rassling
Dawson
Skagway
Alaska
Plan Mail Run Around Sound Plan Mail Run Around Sound
M Rolinson representing the postmaster general met in Seward aboard the Elsie to assess demand for a twice weekly mail contract between Valdez and Seward and ports on the sound. Local residents urged service expansion citing growing Latouche and Knight Islands populations and anticipated continued growth. Robinson and Alvah Eames traveled the route, with plans to report to Juneau, then Fairbanks and Nome, before leaving Nome in fall.
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M. Rolinson
Se MaSdisiuaw
Seward
Elsie
Valdez
McNeiley Hotel
Robinson
Latouche
Knight Islands
Alvah Eames
Alaska
Juneau
Fairbanks
Nome
Quartz Vein Found Again on Tonsina Creek Claim
P. Skeen explored his Tonsina creek quartz property and found another parallel ledge of free gold ore. The surface vein is about a foot wide and shows visible gold, indicating high value ore.
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P. Skeen
Tonsina Creek
Miner Eugene Bartholf Returns From Nevada Prospecting
Eugene Bartholf, a well known mining man, returned on the Saratoga. He prospected with F. P. Skeen in Nevada and secured promising claims near Wonder. A transfer of the property is in progress. Bartholf will depart for the Cook inlet country to work hydraulic ground owned with his brother. Carpenters have formed a union and demand one dollar per hour.
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Eugene Bartholf
Saratoga
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Interior Railroad
Hawkins
Heney
Man
Hiamna
Daniels
Fairbank
Getenaz
Hawse
Innoke River
Noko Placer Discoy Banks
Gaines Creek
F. P. Skeen and Associates
Copper World Studies
Post Office
Tonsina
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