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Coal, imports of, sources of 27 
markets for, report on 18-29 
Matanuska field, analyses of 98-99 
character of 97 
coking qualities of 97 
report on 88-100 
mining of 9 
prices of, at Nome 108 
on Pacific coast, 1895-1904 21 
production of, in Alaska, 1905 5, 9 
on Pacific coast, 1895-1904 21-22 
shipments of, to Alaska, 1902-1905 19 
sources of, for use in Alaska 18 
southeastern Alaska 59 
use of, as fuel 97, 107, 108, 140 
washing of, effect of 100 
Yakutat Bay region 62-63, 64 
Coal beds, Bering River field, sections of 68-73 
Herendeen Bay field, sections of 107 
Matanuska field, sections of... 92,93,94,95,96 
Yakutat Bay region, age of 63 
Coal Bluff, coal at 108 
Coal Creek (Herendeen Bay) , coal on 107 
description of 102 
fossils on 103, 105 
Coal Creek (Matanuska Valley), coal on.. 90,93,98 
Coal-testing plant, operations of 99, 100 
Cobalt, occurrence of 86 
Coke, production of, coals available for 29 
shipments of 19 
Coking tests, Bering River coal 75 
Matanuska coal 97 
Collier, A.J ., on Alaska coal, character of. . . 20 
on York tin region 145,146,147,150, 15i> 
work of 2 
Comet mine, operations at 32 
Commander gold claim, work on 42 
Conclusion Point, gold prospects on 46 
Controller Bay, coal near 9 
geologic formations near 66 
investigations made near 2 
Cook gold claims, location of 41 
Cook Inlet, copper deposits near 8 
explorations made near 3 
prospecting near 6 
railway routes from 16 
timber on 88 
Copper, deposits of, mining of . . . 8, 46-53, 78-85, 150 
Lost River 150 
Prince of Wales Island 46-53 
Prince William Sound 78-87 
production of, in Alaska, 1905 5 
Serpentine River 139 
W ranged district 53 
Copper Center, railway route to 13-14 
Copper City mine, ores at 53 
Copper Mountain, copper ore at 46 
gold on 86 
geology of region near 50-51 
prospecting near 82, 83, 84 
Copper Queen mine, work on „ 48 
Copper River, divide at head of, view show- 
ing 14 
junction of. with Tazlina River, view 
showing 12 
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Copper River, railway route along 14, 15, 16 
Copper River basin, copper mining in "8 
placer gold mining in 7 
railway route in 13-14, 15 
view in 12 
Corbin copper mine, ores at 52-53 
Cordova Bay, railway route from 13-14, 15 
Corse, W. B., work of 3 
Council region, gold mining in 137-139 
Crackerjack claim, gold deposits on 42 
Crazy Mountains, topography and geology 
of 128-130 
Cretaceous rocks, Herendeen Bay 102, 103, 104 
Crim, Leslie, discovery of tin by 14(1 
Crim, Randt,and O'Brien, tin claims of. . . 147-149 
Cripple River Valley, gold mining in 136 
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Dakoo Harbor, Dall Island, gold deposits at 43 
Dall, W.H., on Alaska coal beds 20,102,108 
on fossils from Stepovak Bay 104 
on rocks of Unga Island 104 
Dall Head, copper deposits at 53 
Dall Island, gold deposits on 43 
Dalton Post, railway route to 12 
Daniels ('reck, gold mining on 139 
Davidson, J . M., operations of 143 
Dead wood (reek, gold placers on 126 
Delta River, railway route along 14 
view in upper valley of 14 
Detroit Alaska Mining Co., operations of 36 
Dew Drop gold claim, work on 42 
Diamond B copper claim, work on 52 
Diaspore, occurrence of 150 
Dick Creek, prospecting on 139 
tin on 157 
Discovery Fork of Fortymile Creek, gold 
placers on 126 
Ditches, Seward Peninsula 141-144 
Dolcoath lode, description of 149 
Dolomi, gold deposits near 43 
Dome Creek, gold placers on 119 
Donjek River, railway route to 12 
Douglas Island, gold mining on 39-40 
Drier Bay, copper prospect near 85 
Dry Creek, gold mining on 135 
Duchess claim, operations at 85 
Duncan Canal, copper prospects on 53 
Dutch Creek, gold mining on 138 
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Eagle, gold placers near 126 
railway routes to 11, 13-15 
Eagle Creek, gold placers on 126 
Eagle River, gold mining near 35 
Ears Mountain, tin on 155-156,157 
transportation to 145 
Ebner gold mine, operations at 37 
Echo Inlet, gold mining in 34 
El Capitan Marble Company, work of 56 
Elk gold claims, work on 43 
Elkhorn Creek, gold mining on 138 
Ellamar, mines at 81-82 
Endicott Arm, gold claims near 41 
Erickson, Hjalmar, explorations by 128 
