Arizona republican., 1902-02-18
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE "ALASKA COLONY COMPANY"

PRESENTS: That we whose hands
 are hereunto affixed, do hereby associ-
 ate ourselves together for the purpose
 of forming a corporation under the
 laws of the Territory of Arizona. and
 to that end make the following state
 ment:
 FIRST: The names of the corpora
 tors are: Charles w. White. Alex q.
 Homborg. John R. Lowther, Edward $.
 Churchill, John A. Bradley, Walter
 Church, and the name of the corpora
 tion shall be ALASKA COLONY COM
 PANY. The principal place in which
 the business of said corporation within
 the Territory of Arizona is to be trans
 acted is Phoenix. Maricopa County.
 Arizona. and the principal place of
 business of said corpora t,u4- outside the
 Territory of Arizona shall be the City
 of New York, in the State of New
 York, al which meetings of the Board
 of Directors may be held, and the cor poration may have such branch offices either within or without the Territory
 of Arizona as may be established by
 the Board of Directors
 SECOND: The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted by this corporation is as follows, to-wit:
 l. To engage in, conduct and deal in and with undertakings hereinafter ehuhieTdteu ana Speclned, and all things incident thereto in accordance with law. in the United States of America and within any republic. king dom. principality. province. island. territory or country in the world. pro- vided that none of the powers enumer- ated below shall be construed as auth orizinS the company to engage in any business of a character that comes un- der the prohibitions of any statutes of Arizona.
 ?. To make colonization contracts to locate. purchase. acquire. own. hold, lease. let, demise. sell, exchange trade in, equip. maintain. develop. improve operate and for itself or others. wo1k coal deposits, oil lands. fire brick and potters clay and koalin. mineral claims. diSginSs, mines and mineral rights of every kind. character and description.
 ,. To buy, hold, lease, own, acquire. exchange, deal in and carry on the business of purchasing and selling and dealing in coal and oil. clays and pot ter's materials, ores. metals. minerals. concentrates and bullion of every na- tCre and description. or otherwise in any manner to deal in or with coal and oil, or other mining properties. lands. and mineral bearing substances, and earths of any description or manufac- tured products of any or either.
 4 To produce and refine oil, manu- fracture coke, fire and common brick, porcelain and china. treat, smelt matte. mill. steam. stamp and reduce ores. minerals metal, bullion. and con- centrates of every kind and description
 D. To erect, construct, maintai o7- crate. buy, hold, own. seil. dispose of let, lease, demise and mortgage mills. smelters, concentrators, reduction plants, oil refining plants. coke ovens and any and all kinds of machinery. and to manufacture the same for treating ores, earths or minerals. oils and clays. and to repair parts and appliances in- cident or appurtenant thereto. To con- duct experiments, take out patents, acquire and trade in those taken out by others. to acquire and grant licenses in ances, and processes for treatment of ores, oils, coal, days and the sale or transfer of the same do with them whatsoever else may be thought fit.
 6. To create, acquire. locate procure, buy. hold, own, sell. let. lease, demise. mortgage and furnish both for itself and others, water rights. water power. | gas lighting and heating plants, cleo tric lights, electric light plants, electric 1 power. steam power and any and all other kinds of power Cor any and all lawful uses and purposes.
 :. To buy, procure, hold, own. sell. l let, demise. mortgage, construct, equip. l and operate wharVes. ferries, ! tram-ways, stage lines. canals. Cboth l for transportation. mining and for iTri- l gation) and to acquire any and all | other means of transportation. includ- | ing equipments thereof and therefor | for mining or any other lawful purpose | or use, by and with any and all kinds | for. cident to it's general business, and to acquire personal property. or any real ! or mixed property. useful or incident ! or appurtenant to it's general business. !
 s. To buy, acquire. purchase, hold, | own. exchange, mortgage, sell. lease. | trade in and deal with merchandise, | of any and of all kinds. and generally | to conduct mercantile or merchan- disc business.
 Q To build, construct, manufacture, repair. buy, sell, lease, mortgage ex- change, own, maintain and operate all kinds of boats, barges and other sort l of water craft or sailing vessels, how ever operated or propelled. and any and i all things incident thereto. To carry on fisheries, acquire and conduct can neries.
 10. To dredSe rivers. creeks, streams. and any and all places and localities where lawful so to do for any and all | purposes and uses, and especially with |. q view of securing and procuring oil. | coal gold. metals, minerals. precious stones and ores, for itself and for others.
 H. To manufacture, purchase. hold. | own. dispose of. sell, exchange and 1 trade in any and all matters or things l used or which may be used in digging | excava ting. hunting for, extracting, | finding GOT attempting to find. and to | mine or utilize placer gold, or for any | other kind of mineral. metal, ore, oil | or coal for itself or for others.
 F. To engage in the business of in specting. examining, exploiting and re- porting upon mines and mineral claims and mining properties and mining equipments of every kind and nature u E | A