The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-04-06
DIRECT ROAD TO HEAVEN.
4 Land Who're There Is 10 Sorrow
Inhabited by Human Beings.
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Population Of 5000 10 Has
she Greasess Industries
81 the Wsrld.

spokane Chronicle: Among the many
great mining camps Of Australia, whose
fame makes even the miners oil the north.
west uneasy and envious, none Is more
famous or better known hero than Beulsh,
the beautiful little city at the entrance Of
the great tunnel, driven by the Hereford
Mining Company, about ninety miles
from Sidney in New South Wales. Not
only Is 1t famous for the vast ore bodies,
which cannot be exhausted in a score oil
years, or for the rapid dividends, which
have added millions to the wealth Of the
three men who own the mine.
It is famous as the only great mining
camp in the world where a druken man
or an unchaste woman is never seen
where an oath Is never heard; where
there are no strikes and no crimes are
committed; where the great engines never
move on the Sabbath day; where divorce
laws are unknown; where there is never
a vagrant nor pauper, but all is peace
full industry, comfort and happiness.
It is famous for the wisdom of its gov.
eminent. and for the great free institu.
tions. the libraries, baths, theaters. and
even orchards and gardens that have
been dedicated to the use of ell its peo-
pie. And, yet, but for the efforts Of one
man, who is in Spokane to-day, this
beautiful spot would still be the arid
wilderness II was eight years ago.
Herbert Bartlett, the founder Of this
modern Beulah land, Is now spending a
few days in Spokane on journey of ex-
ploration around the world. This is his
first visit to the northwest mining coun.
try, and he expects to spend several
weeks in gathering scientific data before
resuming his journey to other great min
ing districts of the world.
In response to request to give brief
sketch Of the founding Of this strange
Australian town, Mr.. Bartlett consented
to an interview, concerning its history, in
the course OF which he said:
''In the summer of 1885 was placed
in charge Of geological survey Of por-
ton Of New South Wales, and while ex-
ploring q large affluent OF the Murray
river we came across some traces OF min
eral deposits. To this spot l returned
when the survey was ended and was &C
well pleased that interested some En-
glish friends in developing the property,
and We purchased 10000 acres Of land
from the government. Ina year we were
ready to bring in more miners and begin
work on large scale.
eve decided to bring 1000 miners and
their families from England and COLOMBO
them at the mine. But We must build
houses for them. We could not use wood
because the armies OF ants would soon
cut the beams in two. 1t was necessary
to build the houses Of iron, and when
these were done and neatly painted we
fitted them with plain, serviceable fur
niture, and were ready for our people.
~ shall never forget that shipload Of
emigrants we met at Sydney. They
were wretched paupers, ill-clad and ig-
norant wretches, whose one joy had been
to keep dead drunk until all the liquor on
the ship was gone. Black eyes and
broken noses were everywhere, and one
big red-shirted ruffian boosted that he
had whipped every man, woman and
child on the ship.
Between two lines Of armed police
we marched them through Sydney and
stopped their clamor for whiskey by
promising them all the drink they
wanted at Beulah. When they arrived
and found that We meant no drink but
water, their rage was terrible. But there
they were and they had to 90 to work.
with no saloons or gambling houses
they could not help saving money, and in
year they had ceased to grumble. The
men spent their evenings at home with
the family. The women, who came hall
barefoot and clad IN their one scanty
dress. began to assume the appearance Of
prosperous mstrons. Churches were
built, and, as no work is done after Sat.
urday at midnight. for whole day they
went to church regularly. This children
went to school and learned what books
were, and in another year we were ready
for the second cargo.
again they come. thousand families
of dirty, wicked Yorkshire and Cumber
land miners, and the same scene wal
enacted, with the same result. They
learned that industry and temperate,
means happiness. and soon became tn,
most loyal and progressive citizens in tn,
world. They became ready to aid il
building public institutions, and in thi
you may be sure the company encour
aged them.
1--WE built handsome theater whicl
10 open to the public every night in tn
week. free Of charge. and there is hardl,
an evening when it is not occupied. w
had huge net woven and hired fisher
at public expense to fill it one mernin
every week. The housekeepers gsthe
about it, choose what they like and tax
It home without cost. The rest OF th
+. feb are turned back into the river.
''But what they like best is the grea
orchard OF 1900 acres, filed with frui
trees brought from all quarters of tn
world. This is irrigated by the waite
discharged from the power wheels, an
the rich sand makes every tree yiel