Missing lumber bark Nicholas Thayer sighted near Alaskan coast
Report from the steamer Jennie states the missing Nicholas Thayer was seen in a heavy gale off the Alaskan coast on April 6. The bark crossed Jennie's bow with sails shortened and was later seen driving toward rocks near Seal Rocks. Lloyd's lists her as lost with no survivors anticipated. The vessel had been bound for Seward after leaving Seattle in January.
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San Francisco
Othcers
Jennie
Nicholas Thayer
Alaskan
Seal Rocks
Lloyd's
Dozen Men Leave for Yentna Gold Creeks
About a dozen men sailed for the inlet on the Dora and Toledo bound for the Yentna gold creeks. They carried large outfits to last through the year and include men with claims who recently traveled for supplies. They will transport goods by water to Lake Creek mouth or Kahiltna and cache them until creeks freeze enabling sled access to the mines.
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Dora
Toledo
Yentna
Lake Creek
Kahiltna
Stibnite Ore Prospects Near Chulitna River Sale
Several ore samples from the Chulitna river southwest of Broad pass show stibnite or antimony glance with one piece carrying several per cent antimony alongside galena. Assays by Harry Ellsworth. other finds by Blankenship, Rodee and Hickman indicate trace antimony. A gold quartz piece assayed 355 in gold and a quartz ledge sample assayed 14 per cent copper with gold and silver, totaling 871. Near-surface specimens yielded 2 to 4 per cent copper.
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Chulitna
Broad Pass
Blankenship
Rodee
Hickman
Harry Ellsworth
Chullina
Rodec
Iron from black sand eyed by Dr Day future steel hope
The Portland Oregonian reports Dr Day will publish results from experiments extracting iron from Pacific coast black sand aiming to smelt ore with electricity. He claims a favorable cost and notes one ton of magnetic iron per three tons of black sand, with capital ready to fund smelters if confirmed. Also mentions ships Toledo and MacArthur handling cargo and mail near the Columbia area.
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Portland Oregonian
Est
Columbia
Columbia River
Hearst Runs for Governor Nominated by Independence League
The Independence League nominated William R Hearst for governor and he accepted the nomination in a speech. In Sacramento the California Democratic state convention denounced Hearst as boss of the Independence League and indicted him for stealing the democratic presidential nomination from Bryan. The convention endorsed Bryan for president in 1908 and nominated Theodore A Bell for governor.
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Gatows
New York
Independence League
William R. Hearst
Sacramento
Demostate Convention
California
Jm R. Hearst
Bryan
Theodore A. Bell
Alaska Tin Output Grows As York District Expands
Alaska tin shipments rise with Cape York district expected to surpass other American sources. Several firms operate there including Bartels and American Lead Company. Stream tin found in guiches boosts early industry while lode deposits attract capital despite lower-than-expected yields.
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Cape York
Alaska
United States
American Lead Company
Bartels Company
North Coast
Guiches
York
York District
Body of Gus Kostki Found After Long Search
Remains identified as Gus Kostki, a 23 year old Italian railroad worker, were found last Sunday at the foot of a glacier near camp 52, with his new gun beside the corpse. He vanished after leaving camp 46 to hunt on September 10, 1905. The discovery challenges prior sightings and suggests the earlier glacier body was someone else.
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Gus Kostki
Camp 46
Kostki
Camp 52
Adams to Run in Colorado and Adams Denounced Corporations
The Democratic state convention in Denver nominated Iva Adams for governor after a three day session. Adams, who was unseated two years ago in the race with Peabody, had previously served one term as governor. The convention endorsed Bryan for president and attacked corporate interference in Colorado elections.
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Denver
Iva Adams
Adams
Peabody
Bryan
Colorado
Dan Patch Aces Mile In Record Time
Dan Patch paced a mile in 1:54 flat in St Paul beating his own world record by a quarter second. His prior mark stood at Lexington on October 7, 105. The murder trial of John J. Baily for Robert McIntosh on the Valdez Yukon railroad grade is postponed to the next court term with insanity defense.
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Gateway
St. Paul
Dan Patch
Lexington
Kentucky
John J. Baily
Robert McIntosh
Valdez-Yukon
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Brown & Hawkins
Practical Outfitters
C. T. Daggett
A. B
Seward
C. L. Hale
En & Hawkins
GC. H. Gibbons
M. D
Carsten
Cecil H. Clegg
Fourth Avenue
Seward, Ala
L. V. Ray
Shawhan
Washington St
Samuel M. Graff
Bank of Seward
W. J. Stone
E. R. Gray
Frank H.lasgy
U. S. Mineral and Land Surveyor
District of Alaska
Addres
Seldovia
Cook Inlet
Orcare Mail
U. S
Land and Mineral Surveyor
Coleman House
H. S. Waterman Mining Engineer Assay Office
Valdez
H. E. Ellsworth
EL Assay Office
Arctic Brotherhood
Brotherhood
Commerce Building
C. H. Gissons
Argtic
Nordyke Arctic Recorder
Nicho Thayer
Resurrection Bay
Seattle
Cape Flattery
Chulitna River
Tietal
Day
Pacific
Latouche
Peninsula
MacArthur
Hearst
Independence League of New York
W. A. Ferguson
Kahita River
Santa Clara
Port
Fraser’s Smoke Shop
Th. Fraser
T. D. Corlew
OWL Drug CO
Seward, Alaska
Seward Water & Power
John. A. Nelson
Third and
Washington Streets
Wx Furs
Eee
Ots
Shea Hale Ret
A.B. Drug Co
Elgin and
Waltham
Arthur R. Boyle
THE
Brangh
J. E. Fitzpatrick & CO
Kenai Lumber & Fuel CO
Fifth Avenue
Adams Street
the Seward News Co
Peterson & Brown
the Bank Theatre
del Clark
Ghas. A. Tecklenburg
Bohemian
Olympia Beer
Fourth Ave
Seward Club
Goleman
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