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Ice Industry On Wood Island And Transfer Of Alaska
The narrative details early ice works on Wood Island including a dam, saw mill, ice houses, a stable, and a bridge linking lakes. It notes contracts for supplying ice to San Francisco, prices at twelve and a half cents per pound, and the shift of ownership after the Alaska transfer to the United States. Additional structures were built by the American Ice Company, with labor drawn from Uzinkey Kodiak and Eagle Harbor during winter.
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San Francisco
Alaska
United States
American Ice Company
Wood Island
Uzinkey
Kodiak
Eagle Harbor