Matanuska
a river in Alaska, emptying into Cook Inlet at Kink Arm.
The valley of the river is important because of its rich coal deposits, the United States Government having undertaken to construct railroads for their development.
A large part, 7,680 acres in extent, is to be reserved for exclusive government use.
MATANZAS (mä-tän'thäs), a seaport on the N. W. coast of Cuba, capital of the province of the same name, 52 miles E. of Havana, with a large, safe, and convenient harbor; has considerable commerce, exporting sugar, molasses, and coffee, and ranking in importance next to States warships "New York," "Cincinnati," and "Puritan." Pop. about 65,000. The province of Matanzas is one of the six territorial Cuban divisions; area, 3,700 square miles; pop. about 270,000.