Northwest history. Mining. Mining notes. 1936-01-06

Mining notes William Newton Monroe, 24, who died in Monrovia, Cal., last week, built the "Wild Goose Railroad," the first railroad in Alaska, in 1900. It was a narrow gauge, four miles long, and ran from Nome to the Anvil creek gold fields. It is said to have paid the largest dividends per...

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Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1936
Subjects:
Northwest history
mining industry
mineral resources
mining notes
Wild Goose Railroad
Cut Bank oil feilds
Federal Gold Mines
Northwest
Pacific > History > 20th century
Mining industries > Northwest
Pacific
Mines and mineral resources > Northwest
Mineral industries > Northwest
Anvil
Cut Bank
Monroe
Nome
Alaska
Online Access:http://content.libraries.wsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/clipping/id/36865
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Summary:Mining notes William Newton Monroe, 24, who died in Monrovia, Cal., last week, built the "Wild Goose Railroad," the first railroad in Alaska, in 1900. It was a narrow gauge, four miles long, and ran from Nome to the Anvil creek gold fields. It is said to have paid the largest dividends per mile of any road on record. It is now 70 miles long and owned by the territory of Alaska.

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