Arizona republican., 1902-02-20
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE ALASKA COLONY COMPANY

a ta 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 c. Homborg. John R. Lowther. Edward S. Churchill. John A. Bradley. Walter Church, and the name of the corpora 1ion shall be ALASKA COLONY COM PANY. The principal place in which the business of said corporation within inc Territory of Arizona is to be ti'a ms acted is Phoenix, Maricopa county, Arizona. and the principal place or business of said corporat;or outside the Territory of Arizona shall be the clty of New York in the State of New York, at which meetings of the Board of Directors may be held, and the cor nora tion 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
 
 America and within any republic, king dom. principality. province. island, territory or country in the world, pro- vided that none of the powers enuner- ated below shall be construed as auth oriZing the company to engage in any business of a character that comes un- der the prohibitions of any statutes or Arizona.
 9 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 others. work coal deposits, oil lands, fire brick and potters clay and koalin. mineral claims. diggings, mines and mineral rights Of every kind, character and description.
 g. 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 poi 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 earths of any description or manufac- tured products of any or either.
 4. To produce and refine oil, manu- facture coke, fire and common brick. porcelain and china, treat, smelt, matte, mill, steam, stamp and reduce orss. minerals. metal, bullion, and con- ote:trates of every kind and description. | j. To erect, construct. maintain, op- Srate. bGy. hold, own. sell. 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
 T -.Te.- and to repair parts and appliances in- cident or appurtenant thereto. To con- duct experiments, take out patents. acquire and trade in those taken cut 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.
 c. 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 power. steam power and any and all other kinds of power for any and all lawful uses and purposes.
 :. To buy, procure, hold, own, sell, | let. demise. mortgage, construct. equip, l maintain and operate wharves, ferries. | tram-ways. stage lines. canals. (both | for transportation, mining and for irri- l gation) and to acquire any and all other means of transportation, includ- l ing equipments thereof and therefor for mining or any other lawful purpose or use by and with any and all kinds l of power for said company's use or in cident to it's general business, and to acquire personal property. or any real or mixed property. useful or incident ; 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 q mercantile or merchan- | disc business.
 9. To build. construct, manufacture, l 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 l on fisheries. acquire and conduct can neres.
 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 view of securing and procuring oil. coal, gold. metals, minerals. precious stones and ores, for Itself and Tor others.
 H. To manufacture, purchase. hold. i 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.
 F. To engage in the business of in- specting, examining, exploiting and re- porting upon mines and mineral claims and mining properties and mining