The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-06

and mining industries, has shared in the general prosperity.
 Juneau has started the rebuilding of her entire waterfront with mod ern docks and warehouses for the enormous tonnage now passing in and out of that port. The develop ment of the Alaska-Juneau mine, the third mammoth producer of that district, has been so far advanced as to assure the completion of its mill by March, 1917, when there will be added to the production of the Ju- neau gold camp a total of 5000 tons of ore Q day, making a grand total of 2O,OOO tons daily. This enor- nous output assures the growth and prosperity of Juneau and the ad- jaCent town of Douglas.
 Many Farmers Settle in Valley.
 Haines, at the mouth of the Chil- cat river, has shared in the gener- al prosperity through the settlement of many farmers in the Chilkat val ley and through the beginning of de- vclopment of the mines in adjacent regions.
 Skagway celebrated the year by the construction of its first concrete building-the home of the Bank of Alaska, which, during the year, has opened three branch banks situated at Wrangell, Anchorage and Cor dova. The great development of the Whitehorse copper field and ad- jacent mining districts of the Ca nadian Yukon has added largely to the present prosperity of Skagway.
 Cordova jumped into first rank as a worlds copper port, the ship ments of copper ore through Cor dOva during the past year, running from $1,OOO,OOO to $3,OOO,OOO monthly. During 1916 there were developed at Cordova large salmon and claim-canning plants that now make Cordova the center of rich fishing industry.
 Valdez, through the development of rich copper and gold quartz prop critics in adjacent regions, had a most prosperous year. All evidences of the destructive fire of 1915 have been oblterated by the construc- ton of new and modern buildings.
 Seward, the coast terminus of the government railroad, will mark the past year by the rebuilding of the Alaska Northern railroad, the first unit in Alaska's first trunk railroad. During the past year there have been been erected in Seward three concrete and many other modern buildings.
 For Anchorage the year 1916 is really its first year. The present town of Anchorage was not laid out and settlement started until late in August, 1915. Today Anchorage is a community of about 1000 inhab- itants, a city with modern struc- lures and improvements. As a cen ter of a region rich in varied re- sources and as a division point on the government railroad, Anchor age is assured of a prosperous fu- ture.
 Fairbanks will mark the past year as the commencement of construc- ton on the Fairbanks division of the government railroad, the cul- for which Fairbanks has so long and earnestly striven.
 Placer Gold Production Increases.
 Ruby, on the Yukon, shares in the general prosperity due to the in- creased production in adjacent gold placer fields.
 Nome and Seward peninsula have l Drosporcd through an increased pro- duction in gold placer operations, and other industries.
 All sections of Alaska have felt the effect of the general progress and of the past year.
 The new year, the semi-ccntcn- lial of the purchase of Alaska, is 'or the people of the northland one 'ull of promise. The great develop nent of the past year in the build ng up of permanent industries as- lures a stability and permanence hat bcspeaks a continuation of prosperous conditions.
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