FAIRBANKS, a city of Alaska on the Tanana river. It is the chief city of the territory and is the site of the Fourth Judicial District and of government activities in the interior of Alaska. It is the center of the important Fairbanks gold-mining district. It is a well-built city and has schools, churches, hospitals, and wireless and telephone connection with the outer world. It is the shipping point for miners' supplies. It has all the characteristics of an important city. The principal section of the new Alaskan railroad is the one from Chitina to Fairbanks, 313 miles. See Alaska.