Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-10-10
A RUSSIAN PRINCE.
Michael HlIkOH, Imperial hIniSItr
Ways and Communications.
~ SAIL LAKE rnIs AFTERNOON.
Accompanied through u'ah by Jfn'fy
nd Ioigs, thr Wtll.kn0wn
Western Railroad Men

There was due 10 afdve In this city
this afternoon about I O'Clock, Pflnce
Michael HiikoG, imperial minister VI
ways A. d communications OF Ruisia.
HE escorts were to be- President Jtiiofy
oi the Denver & Rio Grande Western
and General Manager Dodge Of the
RIO Clio Grande we,tatn. rhtse GA.
olais arrived IN Salt Lake lat evening
fom Denver tot tho special purpose Of
accompanying him from Ogden
whittier they went today--io tue Col.
ofad5 metropolis.
The prinoe's tfip will Of NECESSITY be-
hurried one owlLr 10 tho fact that
the czaf hiss ordered that no appear
before him November End. He hA-
iust completed a Journey such o. ia
undertaken by few ministers. Familiar
as he was with the western portion Of
tho Tfang.Slbeflau failroaI, ils prob.
lcma 20 gfcw upon him that he dotef-
mined " 60 over the gfound, aud 30
by rail-, water and carriage he al.
nuyed mote than 1900 miles from the
ospital 10 the Pacific, iusToot NJ the
Hos already completed. looking uIun
tho valley route 10 10 iUlll wod aiOng
tho Chorka anu Amoor riyer, aud
travelling over tue eastern line 10 tho
lott Of Nhdivosloes.
In addition 10 himsolf tue PRINCES
pnfly compflatb bis con, Prince NJ. ~
| HilAuu, Who h a pf0miurni nliaebo oil
The Russian ministry Of finance, aud
who u making this tous ~ q com
/ paniun % bis father gn leave OF alb
ienci;G. Ttchofik, q, lieutenant Of the
ChuyailuT auafds oi her imperial
majesty, the Empfosa Maria FcoJofov.
"a, temporarily attached 10 Ptiuce
| Hilktn In the capacity OF secretary by
/ reason Of his perfect kuOwlodgu Di
English, aud NJ. B3lchakofl, secretary
aud permanent attnrho TO tue minister.
10 San Ffanoisco a few evening"
ago the prince and hln suite were ten.
jeTed a big reception. To Chronicle
reporter he said! eve 10 net know
what riohoa We have In Siberia. The
county 10 now aud undevol0pUd. Rloh
In minerals beyond COZ cepli0n. II
will bp developed In coufse OF time,
when the projected means OF commun.
| lAMNlNu MNh AANNINNAAAa ~ ANhNNNNNN
/ through the county We snw 10 Ia nii
lts f,atufes. We went BY rail 10 the
ond OF tho lice, 100 vtfsa beyond
/ Omsk, aud then took carriages tor the
/ Balkal region. The route lay ncrgss
thu steppcs, tfavefalng the wheat dis.
| tflciH. Tue protected RAILROAD lac
runs Alongsidu tho carriage road, And
we had u gooi opportunity TO observe
the features Of II.
ave took steamer north Of Ifkutah
aud Travelled In that mannor down
the lake aud finally across ~
the east shore, where we con.
tinuad our carriage Journey until
We reached tue 1fat navlgablu ~.
fluent Of the AmO0T. Hardly navlg.
able, either, for we we're compelled 10
move down Il Tor three days on rats
with nuts constructed on them. Final.
~ We reached the AMOR, aud 1 was
surprised % nnJ II such q splendid
stream. We have nov over 100 steam
era plying upon II, but thoy arc not
large. ono only IL Of good alIe. Dawn
the AMOR by steamer we proceeded
until We reached tue western terminus
OF the railroad, ana We took that route
20 Vladiyotlock. The river We VA
use mole extensively Tor tfanspofla.
li0u Ia the fuiufc. Toe protected rail-.
road route almost all along tho yailtyi
IA IN vlaW Of the steamers, ana We hal
| a gOOl chance 60 INSECT lt.
"Asto Nladivoti0tk, with three good
Ice hfeakcfa that port could DO kup.
open tho year round. Last year II wtu
kept open with one. rho right kind
Of bfeatsis would enable us 10 enter
aud ltAye u Eli tho year round. lei
fin0 PORT, only too small. Tue cOun.
tTy We Passed through on our Journey
h, much Of II, heavily wooded. After
itis OPENED up aud tue timbrfs cut OF
ils general character Will change, O.
uoubi. IL will DO developed In counu
OF time, aud the commutco Will boeA.
tonhive.
"My stay in this country Is short, az
/ muat be back 10 attend tue mee.ina
OF thu Council u Ministers N0vem Der
.0lh, In FACT, must bB there 10 geTa
days before. know great deai AZ. ut
the railroad aytlemf. l studied them
while was her and have tept up
with the adNauer ovef since. get ali
the papers, anu We take up the ~ .
provements aa fast a. tney ATE made.
You know whom went back w my
county a quarter Of century ago
| from SCUM Amtflch 1 ran ~ tuEinu
mysuli. That old locomotive h oalluu
III ak a. anu l am very proud Ut o.
However, There are many things
want 20 zoe here. The town o Pull.
man, with It's wonderful uoyelOI niunt
anu chops. IL Ono Of them. Then
will 20 10 tue Baldwin Locomotive
works. We do great deal OF buslnv .
with them, and my visit viii not be-
snliIely Tor sightseeing.
sin crossing the county | will Hte
The ieet OF RAILROAD cluttfuction and
0utntilug, no utub, AMI / shall OBJ
serve ev1Iyihing Of mt rect. rw,u,y
yoaIs EgO Ne hal Ia tue pobiuCni
ruspgnsiblliy On our liuee Almbs >
tltoly An, rioius anu Eng snuti .
Nov We have trained NJ cur owl = @.
lle 10 MI these positions"
Punrs hiisun We Ia sihefia " he n