The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-16
COAL AND OIL FIELDS.
Alaska Development Company Pro.
poses tn Develop Its Wonder
full DiscoveFy.

Nature does things On a large scale
IN Alaska-there are No small packages.
remarked T. J. Hamilton yesterday after
he had made a report TO his company Of
the wonderful coal and oil discovery that
had been made by r. c. Johnston. Of the
company.
1t was a meeting Of the Alaska Devel-
opment Company, held yesterday IN the
Offices OK White d Munday for the pur-
pose OF hearing the reports OF the ex-
perts and for the election ot officers.
There are sixty-two stockholders in the
company. and OF these hfty-four were
present TO say that each Of them saw
John u Rockefeller fortunes floating in
oil before their eyes would not be
aggeration. And from what the experts
say OF the coal and oil fields. they have
good cause 70 see visions. Nest Of the
stockholders are Seattle people.
MIR. Hamilton and Mr.. Johnston tCld
their people, as first told IN the Post
Intenigencer. that they had made lcea-
tons on $50 acres OF coal and Oh lands
in Southeastern Alaska-iustead of fur
Their north. as before enormously stated
The locations are in two districts. sixty
miles apart, 80 miles west Of Juneau.
and from 20 feet 20 one and half miles
from tide water. at sufficient elevation 10
pipe the oil 20 the beach by the gravity
system.
Steps VIII be taken Immediately TO de-
yelop the Immense property and 10 put
the product or the market An order has
already been given for 30 go feet az pipe
which viii be shipped from Pittsourg.
When tbs arrives a steam schooner y III
b. chartered u carry IL ana tank2ge ma
terisis uorth Laborsrs will be sent up
a. the same tine.
The eow e Oh IS said 20 be IF an IN
heard OF quantity. coming directly frcn
TIE Oh rock IN one place there Is a
lttss prairie OF rwelve acres surrounded
b. hiy timber Wherein oil can oe dipped
up Ia hucke-s. and Mr.. Johnston s2y
there are many such places.
= very interesting feature Of the inter-
prise ,s the statement tha, the capital IS
ready 70 establish n his city j refinery
just large as 5 necessary 20 handle
the 9ro32ct. aaa a soon as the company
can deliver OH here The nan who has
made ybe guarantee is experienced II the
Oh business, WHO saws the samples
h-ousat dowa show the finest quality II
OF 1s evcv ssx
The beard q directors chosen yesterday
are. r .. Johnston. - = Monday. J
\. Gardner a ". Hamilton and T J.
hamilton. The BOARD elected Tire follow
ting Officers. President. r. = Johnston.
s:ce q-asi5el. and general manager. = J.
Hamilton. secretary and treasurer. t r
M4nlay
The stockholders are. Clars Davis. ,
2 C-0way !. II. Yates. y l. Rrovr.
T.era F<4o1e8t y. " JamlSsn w f.
B-aRl-z wulan Dean. - - Mar-
Irtesc g. = Carr. + " Sh.l4s- ,adt. y
: Fa'ser. & X Crockett. Charles a
h5a@ear Z \ Ki-0ear Homer H,1
~ Essro0 AHce Msutsy. a..
r M-2a4y Lstte p Waite r.
&. pamau. ;. c. McKa.Sr, 2 =
rGrsy w q EamUton. Man T. Pm
prr g. "a H~serar. 4 + Cohen ,
II Gardner A. , hsss.ey a ~. Mllar..
g. T-ave- aS- q = COX a. 4 az
Hara.trn. Carrie q. DAVIS q seattle
staft. - Eau ron William Czl--stl.n
- g. Cherry. u J Brvaat. " Il
H--cNs T.. r BARTER q Erbles 4 T.
U-~fh~a. .~ 81 Dsvtteo7 E. y A.
kerT e. y Wrt.ack = , Marquis r
n Haml1 Leafs HaHe- Bsue C4e-ent
: org C4.aeI0 grant CALHOUN 2 e.
1oanstea a Al EaGv T. , Hama-,=.
- r Barrett e.. = E~-ks7c Max Hell
e--r-er. \ Fozi a. y. Santa Thomas
y sts. g z Johnston.
~ Joaas-or. Wise home g ~ Cali
f9ratA. leaves coy San Francisco IN
se1oeae- fer tAa >ozr&GyS use Wnea
scr sAsrnaent 20 ard General Manaes-
g5a-ai,tor W.. - r5r;a % take charge
- tAs w0-S ~. Johnston made tAe sts-
every - sse SCAT coal ard "a --.7s
In Ta~s tst Ea "a zee back - seattle
go Septe1eaeT ard 44st Apr re cor
ra1v SIS organized TEE Lara sas taken
ur Ur1e- res Hrt ar0rcVe1 Fecr4a-y g.
Iss- Aslz,,, "a ,&e pstsrtsrE e petroleum
t&n8s u21tF tGs placer las-