Wire Delay Ties Life Loss to Bridge Disaster
Western Union message delays due to an operators strike hindered dispatch of warnings before a bridge collapse, raising questions about hoisting equipment and calls for investigation. A separate dispatch reports the steamer Olympia arriving with ash from Perry island bog volcanic eruption, with sediment colors noted on deck.
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Western Union
Quebec
Olympia
Perry Island
Unalaska
Bogoslav
Telegraphers Strike Near End As Talks With Companies Continue
Reports from New York and Chicago indicate the telegraphers strike may end soon with terms favorable to operators. International Vice President Beatty claims peace is near. A 45 delegate committee will meet September 9 in New York to discuss settlement with company representatives. In Los Angeles the Santa Fe warns all union operators may be called out after discovering management lent staff to Western Union.
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Daily Gateway
New York
International
Beatty
The
Telegraphers’ Union
Gompers
Federation of Labor
U. Labor
Neil
Daly Gateway
Chicago
Los Angeles
Sept
Santa Fe
Western Union
Jeanie Faces Heavy Fine in Alaska Shipping Case
Jeanie faces a large fine as legal action follows a license dispute tied to her steamer operations. The Jeanie, managed by Andy McGregor, has resigned to start a business in Southeastern Alaska. The Bertha will carry 500 tons of ore from Latouche Copper Mining Company after Jeanie’s voyage. Principal owners include George Barrack and James Girdwood. A gold dust package worth 20000 was recovered after dropping into the Whitehorse river.
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Xatalla
Valdex
Anon
Andy McGregor
Jeanie
Alaska
Bertha
Latouche Copper Mining Company
Barrac
Beatson’s
Tide Water
George Barrack
James Girdwood
Mikkelsen and Party Missing on Arctic Voyage
Advices from Herschel Island report Capt. Mikkelsen and his explorer party have not been heard from since leaving seventy days earlier. Their schooner sank during the northern voyage near Beaufort Sea, with speculation they are lost. Mikkelsen sailed from Victoria in spring 1906 aboard the Duchess of Bedford under Royal Geographical and American Geographical Societies to survey the continental shelf west of Perry Archipelago, reaching Point Barrow in August 1906.
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Victoria
Bi. l
Herschel Island
Mikkelsen
Bjiar Mikkelsen
Bedford
Royal Geographical and
American Geographical Societies
Beaufort Sea
Perry Archipelago
Point Barrow
Laborers Riot Against Hindus Spreads in Bellingham
Five hundred laborers raided a Hindu settlement with the aim of driving Hindus from town. Rioting continued through the night and into morning as Mayor Black doubled police to fifty extra officers and pledged protection for Hindu residents who are British subjects. Order was later restored as Hindus exited the city.
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Bellingham
Wash
Black
Wasi
Figures Yentna Gold Output At $125000
Lodge Hildreth estimates the Yentna district will output not less than 5000 ounces in the middle seas of the first half year. He cites Nugget and Poor Man’s creeks as the only discoveries so far and predicts about 40000 dollars from each. Two men struck an ounce a day on the Kahiltna near its mouth just before Hildreth’s exit.
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Lodge Hildreth
Pina
Cacheeroek
Judge Hildreth
Vast mineral belt noted around Seward and Kenai
The U S Geological Survey declares a broad eastern Kenai peninsula zone from Turnagain Arm to the Knik River and beyond as gold and copper bearing, naming extensive rock formations from graywacke to schist. It cites copper outcrops near Knik and Lynx Creek, with prospects along the Matanuska and Susitna regions, and highlights the Alaska Central railroad improving access for prospectors over 300 miles of navigable water.
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Kenai Peninsula
Mounains
Turnagain
Knik River
Susitna Valley
United States Geological Survey
Alaska
Geological Survey
Seward
Alaska Central
Adja Mpt
Cook Inlet
Turnagain Arm
Kniker
Matanuska River
Steingers
Edridge
U.S. Geological Survey
Nano Susitna Divide
Talkeetna Mountains
Knik Arm
Chugach
Sunrise
Prince William Sound
Mendenhall and
Mofit
Resurrection Bay
Latouche
Knight Island
Knik
Mnatauska
Kodiak Island
Yentna
Susitna
Chu
Fatally Wounded in San Francisco Rail Riots
Rioting between union sympathizers and strikebreakers for United Railroads injures many and claims the life of John Peterson. He was shot during clashes as authorities pursue arrests and calm efforts continue after noon.
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Gat
San Francisco
United Railroads
John Peterson
Copper Ledge Found Near Day's Harbor
A copper ledge was located near Day's Harbor by Carl Carlson and Gus Sikki. The ore is low grade but the deposit appears extensive. Specimens resemble chalcopyrite from east of Resurrection Bay. They were grubstaked by E. L. Whittemore and Erie Thompson and will proceed with development work.
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Day’s Harbor
Carl Carlson
Gus Sikki
Resurrection Bay
E. L. Whittemore
Eri Thompson
Strikers Start Fire Destroys Antwerp Warehouse Area
In Antwerp Belgium a strike sparked a blaze that consumed a warehouse and lumber jet last night. authorities report massive property loss estimated around 3 million dollars as the surrounding area was swept by flames.
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Antwerp
Belgium
Copper Vein Discovered On Upper Knik River Claims
Work on the copper ledge located by A J Duty and others last fall has opened a vein two to four feet wide rich in chalcopyrite ore. Development through the summer suggests the property may be mined soon. Copper also found on Chickaloon river near its head with good sulphide grade reports from Knik r.
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Knik
A. J. Duty
Prince William Sound
Chickaloon River
Knik R
Copper Ledge Finds Rich Gold-Copper Ore Near Resurrection Bay
Prospectors Clayson Pitman Conner and Redman report a copper-bearing ledge half a mile from Resurrection Bay near Fox Island. Ore samples run as high as 500 dollars per ton and a small stamp mill is planned for the Little Susitna area. Bartholf brothers and others report additional high grade veins with occasional several thousand dollar per ton specimens.
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Tidewater
Bartholf
Fox Island
Little Susitna
Clayson
Pitman
Conner
Resurrection Bay
Cape Resurrection
Redman
William
Eugene Gartholf
Susitna
Eugene Bartholf
Bartholf Brothers
Alaska Rail Widening Toward Mile 52 Amid Sponge Find
Rails reach mile 52 on the Alaska Central as the bridge crew moves to tunnel 2 and Camp 49 closes after 23 months. In Day Harbor at Kenai peninsula, L A Peel and Joe Filardeau report sponges of fine texture and a coral reef, challenging tropical assumptions about Alaska's coast. Dr. Baughman notes corals may thrive near Admiralty Inlet between Juneau and Skagway.
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Alaska Central
Camp 49
Placer River
Placer Valley
Alaska
Day Harbor
Kenai Peninsula
L. A. Peel
Joe Filardeau
Day’s Harbor
Sabine
Japan
Baughman
Admiralty Inlet
Juneau
Skag
Moors Beaten by Warships in Early Morning Action
Admiral Phili bert reports a fierce engagement at Casa Blanca with Moorish tribesmen. Warships fired on the Arabs driving them back with heavy slaughter. Pavis notes 10,000 Moors poised to attack Casa Blanca. Germany and Great Britain to aid France and Spain in defense.
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Casa Blanca
Philibert
Pavis
Germany
Great Bri
France
Spain
Calcite Deposit Found Near Mile 6 on Alaska Central
Hr. Wesseler and Louis Simpson located a large calcite body west of Bear river half a mile from mile 6 on the Alaska Central, with several claims staked. The deposit mirrors a similar find last week at mile 17.
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Hr. H. Wesseler
Louis Simpson
Bear River
Alaska Central
Meat prices to rise several cents a pound
Seattle reports meat prices will advance several cents per pound within two weeks. Cattle supplies were described as scarcer than usual on the Pacific coast. The Treadwell mines have paid dividends totaling $11,367,721 to date.
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Gateway
Seattle
Pacific Coast
Treadwell
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Perry
New Island
International Union Claims Agreement
Whitehorse
Gatowa
Kaswitna
Resurrection Day
Chickaloon
Day's Bay
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