Arizona republican., 1902-02-16
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE "ALASKA COLONY COMPANY"


 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
 rhfnt:
 FIRST: The names of the corpora
 tors are: Charles w. White. Alex G.
 Hbmborg, John R. Lowther. Edward $.
 Churchill, John A. Bradley, Walter
 Church, and the name of the corpora
 tdon 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.
 Ati1ona. and the principal place of
 business of said corporat:o:: outside the
 Territory of Arizona shall be the City
 of New York, in the State of New
 York, ht which meetings of the Board
 0f Directors may be held. and the cor
 p1fation 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 enumerated and specified. 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- yided that none of the powers enumer- ated below shall be construed as auth or1zing the company to engage in any business of a character that comes un- der the prohibitions of any statutes of Arizona.
 2. 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, work coal deposits. oil lands, fire brick and potters clay and koalin. mineral claims. diBtings. mines and mineral rights of every Kind. character and description.
 B. 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- ture 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 ehrths of any description or manufac- tured products of any or either.
 f. To produce and refine oil, manu- facture coke. fire and common brick. porcelain and china, treat, smelt. matte. mill, steam. stamp and reduce ores, minerals. metal bullion, and con- cehtrates of every kind and description.
 g. To erect. construct. maintain. op- crate. buy. hold. own. sell. dispose of, let. lease. demise and mortgage mills, srnelters. concentrators, reduction plants. oil refining plants. coke ovens and any and all kinds of machinery. and to- manufacture the same for Urea ting ores. eartfs or minerals. oils and ciays. and to repair parts and appliances in- cident or appurtenant thereto. To con- duet experiments. take out patents, acquire and trade in those taken out by others, to acquire and grant licenses In respect to patents of machinery, appli ances, and processes for treatment of ores. oils, coal. clays and the sale or transfer of the same or do with them whatsoever else may be thought fit. S. To create, acquire. locate. procure, buy, hold own, sell, let, lease, demise. l mortgage and furnish both for itself and others, water rights, water power. | gas lighting and heating plants, cleo | tric lights. electric light plants, electric | power, steam power and any and all | other kinds of power for any and all | lawful uses and purposes tfi1. To buy. procure. hold. own. sell | let, demise. mortgage, construct, equip, | maintain and operate wharves, ferries l tram-ways. stage lines, canals, (both | for transportation, mining and for irri- sation) 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 of power for said cornpany's use or in cident to it's general business. and to acquire personal property. or any real or mixed property, useful or incident og appurtenant to it's general business.
 8. 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 a mercantile or merchant disc business.
 g. To build construct, manufacture, repair. buy, sell, lease, mortgage, ex- change. own, maintain and operate all kinds of boats, barges and other sort of water craft or sailing vessels. how ever operated or propelled. and any and all things incident thereto. To carry on fisheries. acquire and conduct can neries.
 10. To dredge 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 a vieST of securing and procuring oil, coal. gold. metals. minerals. precious stones and ores, for itself and for others.
 II. To manufacture. purchase, hold. own. dispose of. sell. exchange and trade in any and all matters or things ( used or which may be used in digging, excavating, hunting for. extracting. finding or 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. ; 12. To engage in the business of in- specting. examining, exploiting and re- porting upon mines and mineral claims and mining properties and mining of every kind and nature