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company was organized to develop It,
and about five years ago the mine was
capitalized at five million dollars. More
than one million dollars have already
been spent upon Il, and II Is said to have
the largest stamp mill in existence. IL
is situated so close to the sea that the
ore can be handled very cheaply. The
gold.bearing ledge Is several hundred
feet wide, and II crops out upon the
surface. Tunnels have now been run
into II on all sides, and hundreds Of IN
candescent aud arc lights made these so
bright that the work can 20 on night
and day. Professor Becker, who visited
the mine last summer, speaks In high
terms OF Its workings, stating that the
immense profits OF the mine are largely
due to its being located so near the
water.
THE GOLD CREEK AND SILVER bow
MINES,
There are other gold mines on Doug
las Island, one Of which is paying very
well. There Is also valuable gold terri
tory on the main coast. The whole
strip OF land, which will be cut oil II
ohn Bull has his will, is undoubtedly
more or less mixed with gold. Juneau
Is a mining town in the mouth OF Gold
creek. IL now contains about ? 1900
people, made up OF miners and traders.
II lies on the edge OF the sea, backed by
precipitous mountains. Gold creek,
which flows into the ocean at this point,
has valuable placer mines, and II was in
the canon along this creek, just back OF
Juneau, that the first of this part Of
Alaska was discovered. This was about
1880. In 1881 the Silver Bow mines
were opened. These are UP the creek,
back OF Juneau. They are ON the side
Of a canon more than 1000 feet above
the sea, and, curious TO say. they are
placer mines, situated, so DIR. Becker
tells me, in the bed OF long.since
mines are found In the beds OF creeks,
and this mine is the only one OF It's
kind In the world. IL Is worked by a
tunnel, out OF which have already been
taken hundreds vi thousands OF dollars.
More than !ioo.o were produced the
first season that the mine was opened,
and II is paying very well today.
SAWED OUT FORTUNE.
No one knows how much gold there
Is In the mountains walling Gold creek.
The whole region Il densely wooded.
and It is almost impossible TO prospect
on account Of the woods. Some Of the
trees arc 100 feet high and hundreds OF
years old. on a ledge Of quartz that
was discovered not long ago Il took the
miners ten days to clear oil n small
patch Of ground around the outcrop-
pings, and the vegetation is so dense
that Il is almost impossible to tell where
the gold Is. Now and then mines are
discovered In curious ways. Not long
ago a laborer took cross.cut saw with
him and went up into the mountains to
cut wood at 10 much day. He had
not gone more than a mile before he
tumbled over a log and, as II were.
sawed out fortune. When ho tell he
threw the saw and tried to save him.
sell. Upon rising and going to where
the saw had fallen he found that tho
earth was torn up aud streak OF white
quartz showed out through the black
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rsssh arc seheming 10 get holu OF uhe
IA placer deposits on tho Yukon river
TA,y also want to move forward the
,u,hea,,eu boundary OF Alaska, 80
eh the precious quartz mines about
l,s,au will be in British territory. II
hy succeed, We will lose the best gold
,ni,ofy Of Alaska--a territory which
bnow producing nearly million dollars
,,,af. and which may produce tens Of
r1oas in the future. The best OF Yukon
~, are within about twenty-five miles
4 he boundary Of Alaska and British
Columbia. The Canadians say that II
r,cpsrly run il would include them.
/, he treaty Of England with Russia
4 lsu Alaska began at the Portland
usal, ABOUT fity.iour degrees forty
rsules, and ran northward to the main
Iossdary Of Alaska proper. along a line
.hish vas to be about thirty miles back
k,n the coast. The wording Of the
rsa,y Is such that there is no doubt but
IA, he man coast line was meant.
gos England wants to make this thirty
rle begin with the outside shores OF
4, numerous large Islands running
,ong tho coast, and not the coast
t,opef. For seventy years she has
nsae her maps according to the old
taasB,Andlng, but now that the gold
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me that mines have been recently open.
ed Oh Admiralty Island which have good
prospects, and that the Unga mines on
a little island further westward are now
turning out $4,000 month. These
Unga mines are the property OF the
Alaskan Commercial company. They
are quartz mines, having a rock much
like that OF the Bodie mine of Calitor-
mia. The ledge IL more than thirty
feet wide, and the ore runs from s. to
50 per ton.
THE GOLD MINES or THE YUKON.
The gold mines OF the Yukon were
not visited by DR.. Beeker's expedition.
II Is trip of more than 1000 miles to
them, going around by the Yukon river,
and II takes more than year to get
there and back and make any kind Of
an investigation. There arc little steam
boats which 20 up the river carrying
hundreds Of tons Of freight TO the
miners They make their trips only
twice a year and " one misses the boat
he has TO wait until the next year or
come over the mountains to Sitka.
Many OF the miners 70 from Sitka In
thisiway TO the Yukon, carrying their
supplies with them on the sledges,
which they drag over the snow. The
gold mines arc placer mines found along
the rivers and creeks which flow into
the Yukon. These creeks are almost
dry during the winter, but In the spring
there are great ifeshets, which carry
everything before them. The miners
build fires on the gravel. in the winter,
aud when the dirt Is thawed they carry
Il UP to the banks out OF the way OF the
ffeshets and wash II during the summer.
The work is very laborous, but so far
IL has paid very we'll. Fifteen Yukon
miners, who came back with the Geo.
logical Survey party In September last,
had more that fioo, 600 worth OF gold
with them, which they had taken out
this year, and there are undoubtedly
millions lying In the beds Of the rivers.
so far no quartz mining has been done.
DR.. Dali, who has visited the Yukon
regions, tells me that the gold Is largely
found in streaks or what the miners
call sttingers, 50 that there may be a
little string Of gold without being long
vein. This by the action OF the frost
and the water Is broken of, and nature
grinds up, as II were, the gold from the
placers. lie does not say there are no
large quartz leads In this part OF Alaska,
but states that the placers are not alb
solute evidence that there are such.
These miners told Or. Dali that they eS.
peetedto go back next year. They have
to undergo great priyations, and Dr..
Dali says that man must have a capi-
tai OF at least $500 10 start out from
Sitka to mine gold ON the Yukon. He
ought TO take a wears supplies with
him, and he must be prepared Tor a
climate Of such nature that in the
water the thermometer tails to sixty de.
gTess below zero. while In the summer
It rises as high as 100 degrees above
that point. There are insects OF all
kinds during the summer, and the mos
quitoes Of Alaska are worse than those
Of New Jersey. The miners live In log
cabins, and their accommodations are
OF the rudest possible nature.
ALAsKA's COAL MINIS.
A large number OF coal mines we're
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For wheat seed bed one wants firm
moss as we'll az ilnencsS Uso tho ROLLS
two or three times, tho last time jus
before drilling II the soil In hno al,
well frmcd. II will draw up moisture
from below, nearly always Being hrn
below tho Sod, II brings the moisture u
tho seed 90 cause II TO sprout Tho incl
Of mellow soil acts ns mulch and th
sprout comes up through Il readily II
u. Terry, a successful Ohio farmer wh'
sows whoa, ON potato stubble, writes 10
relation 70 the amount Of seed 20 tn,
Ohio Farmer ne followsi
II can get tho wheat In by tho i0tl
Of September, sow 90 quarts of whea
as small M Fults II two weeks later
would SOW oight quarts more The
wheat would thdn have less time u
stool out. aud / wonld help nn1s Tim
MP by having more plants. Ono need
Hbout 40 much growth for winter pro
lection. This might not b. seed enough
for sone sofia N SOW too much seed
the wheat ~ more liable TO lodgo /
makes tho straw weaker 70 hnyo toi
many piaats. Plenty Of room and sun
light makes healthier. sitter straw. w
have tried NIL tho why from a bushel {,
az. and after long experience oonolud,
the amount named 10 DO "a nearly nigh
for us aa we can tell beforehand, with
ont knowing whit tho season will ba
OF course wo would SOW more Of whes
having very large berry. such ns TIN
early rcd Clawson. This Bul,z IN small
aud 30 quarts give u pretty good stand
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fish and mines up TO 1890 had turned on
products amounting TO more than S6l,
600, 600, SO that out OF tuat which cos
Us less than seven million and hall, W.
had up to 1890 sold products to tn
amount Of seyenty-iive millions. or t.
ten times the price originally paid.
The resources oi Alaska are enor
nous. Senator Perkins Of California
who ia largely Interested In whale fish
ing, could tell you Just how man,
hundred thousand dollars are inveqtei
IN that industry. lie could show yoi
how, during fifteen years, the whalini
catch has amounted to millions, ant
how in 1891 there were more than
million aud a hall dollars worth o
whales caught in Alaskan waters. Their
are salmon cannercs In different part
Of Alaska -hieh represent a capital O
more than 100000. They emplo.
thousands of iabuters, and they expor
apout 5000, 600 worth OF salmon ever
year. Cod fish is another Industry, ant
DR.. Becker tells me that he believe
that a large part oil the Alaskan Islandi
would be available Tor stock raising
There is no doubt but that the territorl
has still great possibilities, and, In IL,
opinion oil those who know most abou
il here at Washington, Uncle Sam vii
be very foolish Il he allows John Bul
TO take an inch more than that which
is now so accurately set down In thu
treaties.
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Olrt. lie StOOpcu W SN~iihV ~ aha
found ii full OF yellow speeks. These
specks were gold. He followed the
streak up the mountain ior several hun
bred feet, and upon u staked a claim
which brought him a fortune
UNCLE SANS PROSPECTUS.
We know practically nothing about
this gold territory OF Alaska, but the.
indications are that there is gold all
along the coast, up to and Tar beyond
Sitka. Alaska Is about one-siNth the
sire OF the whole United States, and
only a small part OF Il has been pros
pectcd. During the past summer Con.
gress sent three experts from the geo.
logical survey to investigate the gold
mines and coal fields Of the southern
and western part Of the territory. These
men have been in Alaska all the sum
mer. They travelled more than 1900
miles In a tugboat, in aud about the
shores OF the various islands. They
visited most Of the mines now In ques.
ton with the British, and made a tour
OF Cooks inlet, where there are waltz
able placer mines. They have inspect.
ed the new mines OF the island Of
Kadiak. and have found good gold
mines being worked as far west as the
island Of Unga, lying at least 1000
miles beyond Siika. They returned in
September, bringing back great
quantity OF specimens Of gold and coal
bearing rocks. These specimens are
now in thu department OF the geologi-
, cal survey. There is one large room
which is filled with tables loaded with
chunks OF Alaskan gold quartz. There
Is a specialist who has for weeks being
grinding chips from these rock speci-
mems into leaves, each OF which is
thinner than sheet OF the finest
writing paper, so thin, In fact, that II Is
entirely transparent. These leaves are
put between plates OF glass and sub.
ected to q microscopic examination, by
means OF which their constituents and
value can be known. Until the rocks
are analysed, the report OF the expedi-
ton will not be ready for Congress.
The work, however, is going on rapidly,
aud by the first OF the year We will re.
ceive our first accurate knowledge OF
many OF the Alaskan mines. The mem.
bers Of the expedition are scientific gold
and coal experts. DR.. George Z.
| Becker, the CHIEF, 10 the man who in.
vestgated the gold fields OF the south
for Congress last year. Professor Wi.
lem II. Dali, another member has spent
years In Alaska, as he is an expert as TO
coal mines, while c. w. Purington, DR..
Beckef's assistant, Is also a gold expert.
During my talk with Or. Becker he
showed me a number Of photographs OF
the different mining regions. He was
very conservative as TO the profits OF
Alaskan mining. but said that the out.
put OF Alaska will be at least s., soo, 600
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mines are found she wants to change
the construction Of the treaty and move
out the line so that Il Iwould cut us.out
OF our best haTbofs and the wonder
full gold territory which we have begun
to develop.
THE GOLD MINIS or JUNEAU.
How valuable these gold fields are we
are Just beginning TO learn. During the
past week have talked with a number
OF men who have lust returned from
Alaska. have gone over the maps
with the members Of the expedition OF
gold experts sent by Congress to In
vestigate the mines OF the territory, aud
have looked over the collection OF
specimens which they have Just brought
back. There Is no doubt that the Alas
kan mines are very valuable.
Between 1880 and 1890 the whole
gold yield Of Alaska was less than fs,-
100000. Now the territory Is turning
out more than $1,000, 600 a year, and
there is single mine near Juneau,
which has already produced more than
IS, 90 worth OF gold. The owners
OF the mine have refused, II is said,
10000, 600 for their claim. The gold
IN II seems to be practically inexhausl-
iblc, and the mine Is now turning out
more than $500, 600 year. II Is owned
by Senator Jones and several leading
San Francisco men. In many respects
II Is the most remarkable nine IN the
world. /, has low grade ore, the
most OF which does not average more
than f2.So to a ton. Still, Il can be
worked at more than 100 per cent profit,
and the mine Is considered one OF the
finest gold properties OF the world. This
is known as the Treadwell mine. II Is
situated just opposite the town OF
Juneau, on Douglas Island. II was
located by French Canadian, known
as French Pete" who came from Si,ka
to Juneau TO prospect for gold. He had
an Indian woman for a wife, and his
brother-in.law told him oil this gold
leoge. After locating the mine he sold
II TO a man name Trcadwell for S,Oo,
and 1t made Treadwells fortune. A
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-11-23
AJaska's Gold Mines.
Nswsy Facts and Interesting Stories About val
,able Territory Which John Bull
Covets

, Nine, and England 71ize oct 7Aem7as Wondfy-
AZ nh,eG Le4se WAh Cost 200 and Now Pays 10000 var
g. H,ai Sanye, Eoypns-(ia5ka'S SaSdi Which
AZ rsd @ Gold Da-7he Placer Mines Of NE Yukon Rive, and
~ g,eu oa1anfWhaf the Congregational Expedition Hdi Dis
- 10 The Mines Southern understanding d6oNf AihSkaH
-, ,S nov Can be UGsed-7hs 1ahs Of the 7o,iovH COST
49, Trio Csns an , is ReoweeS Have hbeay Produced u.s.
- and 7ltye are Fortunes in Sight
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gobble our goldf
That Is one oil
the questions
which will prob
ably come be-
fore the next
Congress in the
discussion OF the
Alaskan bound
airy line. The
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-11-23
SURPLUS. 100000.

Some peopse always savs Bttloi most people
sometimes something. snds people novsrsave
anything The road TO comfort lies moro IN what wo
than what make. lions Savings Bnnk was
opened for two As an Investment for those
who established II and also place IN which t,e poo-
Pile Of Utah could safely deposit their money and
receive reasonable interest thereon 10 tho Lsrgest
Oldest Savings Bank in Utah, and tho oc~fidsnos
In 1t Is ateestsd the fact that s,noe the bank
was instituted l55os savings accounts have boon
opened. Deposits received In sum from 81 up
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,...,i Correspondence Of the NEWS
1'''.,,,s,,d isas bv Frank o. carpontor)
'w,guNdros, November 40, 1885,
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Eg7yE,.isHALL John Bull
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-03-15
CONDENSED SPORTING CHAT.

Tho golf season begins early in May.
 Tho sagcs of football will make sweeping changes in tho rules before tho sport be- gins this year.
 Tho University of Michigan will send n team to the intercollegiate championship if her men show good form.
 Eddie Foy desires to bot $l00 to $l, 900 that Fitzsimmons will not last as long before Corbett as Mitchell did.
 Women at the University of Chicago have added the game of basket ball to their regular gymnastic exercise.
 Tho Harvard baseball nine has secured tho services of Colonel Sam E Winslow, 'S5, as coach for the coming year.
 W. W. Hoyt '9S, is looked upon as a coming intercollegiate champion in the polo vault. He broke the Harvard record recently by a vault of 10 feet inches
 Vivian Burnett, made famous as the model of his mothers book, Little Lord Fauntleroy," is a candidate for a place on Harvard's team for the Mott Haven games He is rather speedy runner at both short and long distances.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-03-15
ALBANY AFFAIRS.
The New Lcxow Police Bin For New York
 City Introduced.


 City Introduced.
 ALBANY, March 15.-The assembly passed tho concurrent resolution submit ting to vote of the people the question of woman's suffrage by a vote of so to 3l.
 The Golf bill, over which there has boon a deal of criticism because it increases the salary of tho new recorder of New York city and enlarges his powers as tho boss of the court of general sessions was moved to a third reading in the senate by Senator Robertson of Peckskill, who introduced it. The leaders of the Platt forces in the legislature displayed their hands by voting out of tho special police investigating com mittee the bills to reorganize the police department of New York city. The bills are drawn so as to take from tho reform mayor of New York any power of appoint ment in the matter and lodge it with tho party leaders by retaining the present heads of tho police and doing away with any special reorganization commission to be appointed by the mayor The bill comes before the assembly next Thursday.
 Among tho less important bills passed in the senate were Senator Smelzer's pro viding for improvement of Cayuga lake outlet; Senator Stapleton's, for tho i'm provement of Canaseraga creek; also in cluding government property by giv- ing consent for building of railroads; Son ator Coggeshall's, for improvement of burial plaoo of General Nicholas Herki- ner; Mir Nixon's, for tho destruction of yellow and black gnats and making a re- quest by town board necessary before tho commissioner of agriculture can appoint the inspector; Mir. Wilcox's, allowing Au- burn to borrow money to reimburse public funds depleted by bank failure and gen erally amending the charter of Auburn.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-03-15
THE HEART OF THE
 NATION IS YOUNG!

Congress is dead: the undertakers of the country are willing to give their tune free of charge to consign it to its grave. no more to be resurrected. We will sing requiem over the remains, hoping that not even its ghost will ever appear again. It is we'll to know that the heart of the na- tion is young. The minds of the people will now turn to business. Everybody will breathe easier. The last week has shown that the people are all right; the increase in sales are most satisfactory and our customers are looking around indus triously for the spring goods, We have every department packed with goods at prices that will make people stare at what they can get for little money. We call your attention particularly to that line Of Sideboards and Chamber Sets. We have been all over the country looking for goods, but We have seen nothing to equal them in price and style. We can't help feeling proud of our stock this spring. It costs lots of money travelling to hnnt up these fine styles and low prices. but Wa have made up our minds to be headquar- ters in our line and give Waterbury and this section ol Connecticut house worthy of their patronage as we'll as their confidence.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-03-15
AFrnit Steamer Gunrtish.

PHILADELPHIA, March 15.-The firing on the United States mail steamship AL lianca by Spanish man-of-war has caused intense excitement in shipping circles in this city, and every incoming vessel from Havana and adjacent ports Is eagerly awaited. When the Norwegian fruit steam or Moringen, Captain Oien. from Baracoa, docked At pier Is. north wharveS the offl- COTS wore besiegcd for news Chief Officer Hensen said that the Moringen left Bara. coa last Friday and had rough weather on the trip.
 While getting under way at Baracoa, " he said. "t9 fully armed Spanish soldiers came on board and remained with the yes sol until she reached place called Murta on tho coast. There they left us They did not interfere with us in any way. but they were keeping a close watch on every thing going on."
 When told of tho firing on the mail steamer. those on board the Moringen were surprised. Captain Kitchener of the steamer Bernard. which also arrived from Port Antonio. said that neither he nor his vessel was molested in any way.
 As for the instruction, he said, 1t was practically over. There might be some guerrilla skirmishes but the Spanish gov efnment was too strong for tho insurgents.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-03-15
TELEGRAPHIc BRIEFS.

Admiral Besnard French minister of marine. has ordered 1ebel rifles for ma rines in Madagascar.
 An attempt to steAl the &2s5. 900 gold base of the famous Montana silver statue was made at Kansas City.
 In direct opposition to the Sugar trust. Louisiana planters havo determined to erect refinery in Now Orleans.
 Mahlon F. Reissinger, a farmer residing near Wiltshire. O.. was robbed of $500 by four masked mon, who forcibly entered his dwelling.
 Cincinnati's Law and Ordor league has preferred charges against certain detectives who. they claim. were obstructing their efforts to purge the city.
 At meeting in Waco. Tex, the direct ors wers instructed to proceed with tho rebuilding of ;ho Texas Cotton palace. which was bcrnyd last January.
 During gale, wh He rounding Cape Matapan, an explosion of sulphuric acid occurred on the steamer Armenic. and two passengers died from suffoeation.
 Stephen Hinkley. Jr. book keeper in the Canal National hank at Por land. Me, is missing, nn6 shor,ag that may rcach ca. 900 has been discovered in his accounts.