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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1936
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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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