ALASKA BUSINESS FOR 1906
Customs Officer’s Report Shows Remarkable Growth
In the Territory’s Productions.
A statement of the total amount of merchandise shipped to Alaska, and the ;
products of Alaska shipped out, is contained in the report, just received, of Col
lector of Customs Clarence 1- Hobart for the year 1906. The customs regulations
require that a copy of every ship’s manifest shall he filed in the customs oflice
upon entry and clearance at Alaska ports, and from these manifests has been
obtained much authentic information regarding Alaska’s business.
The collector is to be especially congratulated on the good clerical work of the
report, in contrast to that of the one for the year before, the value of which was
almost destroyed by its illegibility and other defects.
An increase is noted in the total domestic shipments inward over the previous
year of more than 24 per cent, and in gold production over 52 per cent. Total
business more than doubled in four years.
For convenience the district was divided into four sections—
Southeastern Alaska, from southern boundary as far west as Sitka.
Southern Alaska, west of Sitka to and ineluding I'nalaska.
liering Sea and Arctic Ocean, all ports on liering sea except St. Michael.
Yukon Kivcr, including St. Michael and all interior places.
The report shows that in 1000 Alaskan products to the value of $111,039,082!
were shipped to the I'nited Slates and $405,310 to foreign countries. Of the total
shipments from Alaska, $18,471,401 was gold, $1,785,010 copper matte, $22,125 tin
ore and concentrates, and $17,400 gypsum. Other leading products consisted of
fresh tish other than salmon, $236,005; cured fish other than salmon, $199,157;
canned salmon, $8,449,300; all othei salmon. $273,756; lish guano and tish oil,!
$65,023; furs, $644,936; and w halebone, $307,052.
(Editor's Note.—It is self-evident that the customs oflice can obtain no know
ledge of numerous small shipments from Alaska in certain lines, notably gold and
furs, in each of w hich the aggregate amount taken out by individuals and no rec
ord made must be heavy each year.)
Total merchandise was received during the vear for consumption in Alaska to
the value of $19,925,942, of w hich $18,368,145 was domestic and $1,557,797 foreign.
The total imports anti exports were $51,960,334. In 1905 the same were $37,
705,386, and in 1904 $32,361,180.
The value of the domestic merchandise ship|«tl to Southeastern Alaska was
$4,451,203; to Southern Alaska, $3,205,913; to Bering Sea and the Arctic Ocean,
$6,051,185; to St. Michael, Yukon and tributary valleys, $4,659,844. Of the latter
the following tables of details are reproduced from the report:
Shipments from the United States for 1906
Destination
Coal
Total
her
Anvik
Hetties
Cliemi
Circle City
Eagle
Fairbanks
Fort Egbert
Fort Hamlin .
Fort Yukon
Koyukuk
Nov i6uk.it
N ulato
Kumpart
St. Michael
Tunauu*
Total
1.103 1,677
46 12
2.122 4.184
:-U)
117
14.0t9 35,837
68 U4
$18,338 *41.8 1
Hurtl
Provis
Li<|iiors AII lit her
1626
2,881
"V I
3,806
’>.065
300,414
2,064
133
1.233
M3
8,801
5.263
246 460
13.W 4
$1,686
14.042
24.682
10,101
518,403
11 MM
1"
2,W»
5,046
1.605
3.356
11.012
855,M,s
2,050
83,231
8,314
2.431
110,387
2,313
H 1,048
Is.'.Jl
1,213
1,017
110,803
12,317
0,458
802.102
33.1o7
255
587
2>m4
11,613
15.534
436.1) 6
72.340
*631.IV. 42.770 *314.867 *1.610.874
$3,525
22,000
468.410
40,357
28 Ufti
2,128.302
5).037
406
4.16.9
13.073
4.262
24,060
41.250
1.676,577
143,567
$4,659,844
Include* Fort (rilthnu and Wen re.
Comparative Statement of Frlncipal Yukon Valley Places
Chenu .
Circle City.
Fairbanks ....
Fort Kglwrt . . . .
Kaintuirt.
St. Michael.
Tiinuna.
All other |>l;u t s . .
Total.
100C1
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41,.Mil
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1M'\:>7I
ti»,i'7o
l.Vs.74*
I'Mtl
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lari.tisi
1005
llT.l.tiOtt
5l,4!tt
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."►4,740
laT.oKt
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77,!*4:i
II1L’,H7i7
♦>>''.4pi $1 1:1,272,411
FOREIGN BUSINESS.
I'.NMi
♦4h,4,470
4!»,:i57
-,lJa
5t>,o;:7
41,250
1 .11711,577
14:!,.'417
101,1*711
#l.H5!»,*44
The rvt»>rt -la ws that in 100ft foreitfii mere hantlise a,is nerivnl to the value ul
|l,.V»7,7o7, the i' lal customs receipts wu< |lll*,lll, the total customs expenses
♦71, .WH, a tel the tint to collect $| u.ts (O.tKta The receipts, r>|*-n*es an. I eoets to
collect II at the "lifferel I ports were as It .lias s
I'ort
Nome . . .
Ketchikan.
Eai|le , . .
Sitka. . .
Juneau , .
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Total F *- t ost to
receipts pcn»< S collect
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an
Ft- Cost to
uses collect
♦ 1.405
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tanaillan Gold iwpalnl ir-mt ltt**«, \llin, etc . into tlu-ka mini shtp|ss|
to Iks' Cnlfetl M:,ir. la 1WH »* ‘VO. vjn »«**•,. H.IM.JMA; paift. |7 t»t.1,*af.
S. E. HEETER,
Freighter and Packer
Good Equipments and
Service Unexcelled
WANTS PARTNERSHIP
IN STEAMBOAT LINE
In a letter from Dawson to the post
master at Rampart, G. B. Davis makes
inquiry about an enterprise that, if in
actual contemplation, has not been pub
licly talked of here. If any one desires
to dicker with Mr. Davis here is what
the letter has to say:
“I understand there are parties in
Rampart thinking of putting a small
steamer on some route down there. If
you know or can find out w ho they are
1 wish you would put them in corre
spondence with me, as 1 would like to
go in with some reliable party on the
proposition, a marine engineer prefer
red. as 1 have first-class unlimited
tonnage papers to run the other end. I
have also a pair of 30-h. p. American
engines for a stern wheeler. If you can
give me any information I will he ever
so much obliged.”
Items from the Tanana.
Policeman Hayes, who had trouble
with Councilman Callahan, resigned.
“Hootch” Williams was jailed for
passing a forged check and evidence of
his generally had character has since
accumulated.
Pete Andrews, Norwegian, -10 years
old, unmarried, mining manager for
Lief llolte, committed suicide on Ha,
Fairbanks creek, the first of the month,
by shooting.
The boom enjoyed by the Tenderfoot
country last summer and fall has by no
means died out. Men are still confident
it is the making of one of the richest
districts in Alaska.
Herman Ciderman. a miner employed
on Cleary until recently, suffers from a
hallucination that all manner of objects
are alive with electricity and that he is
in constant dangerof Ising electrocuted.
Ili‘ has lsen restrained.
F. M. A. L.
SMITH & COLLINS,
Proprietors
FIRST-CLASS
Wines, Liquors and
Cigars.
CASE GOODS
A Specialty
isTS'tsirisTinrirBV
JULIUS RAHMSTORF, |
GENERAL |
MERCHANDISE |
FULL LINE 3
Tin, Granite and Crockeryware 3
l.(*ST, I H M i WHIP—Between Kant
■nrt mill Little Mi nook. Leave ut tin*
Miners Store anil receive thanks.
Northern Commercial Co.
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LARGE STOCK WIRES AND LIQUORS
APPLES. ORANGES and LEMONS
Northern Commercial Co.