The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-10
q PASSING THRONG.

{ I.g..- - nteTe1s judge rfaEh ~ ofts Ok
- .srent capitalists OF Northwest
e. and Mrs. Frank have been
Asssrrr trip over TIE greater portion
arrfnsru ard Wesssrn STATES. ALSO
.sssstnr into Mexico.
s - home 5ust SIX Haontns ago To-
- ~ tie Judge yesterday ~ 3 pleas
k..a eve went from Aar5Fsilt oo4ta.
- = yarictss cities. gag 70 Iexas
- 1870 al the important cisi<s OF tnst
~ - re went TO Mexico. and spent
-. rsots, going thence INTO s'ailfefhia.
geSss.v iii that state. also orsScIsr ana
~ & Victoria, vancouver aiia rev
~.sSr y. c., returning here Last
- -, 10 say ermphaticaliy Seattle is
-. spwn have sesIl. ana IL we've
-~e world a. onoe locate here.
- + all right, and predict great
- 90 hare
80 raxsd for Mckinley. ''on princi-
-. = expresses t. 81 never voted
r.nrssscau before" said The Judge.
H.. = vcte for Mckinley Is one et my
- aaes. No use taking. shines ars
- 81. xsd the country Is improving.
x.s,sxe everything 10 fEaks Us encoar-
a = A~eixfed me gentleman, in a most
sssshs1c nzuz2.
q ~. : r,esaans surprise greeted the
- aera W. r. Gay. attorney, saw the
~ s.r4xtsr notice. OF his arrival. and i'm
1870 called Dir. Gay studied lag and
1872 Ia Asryyllie before coming here.
~ 4. aad Judge Frank are old friends.
-.sti,r between the gentlemen was a
s5srnr rs f,5cn-
~ 40 ARA Frank leave tails Morning
/ - por..aad, thence to Spokane. thence TO
- ..zsiansi PARK for month, returning
- - Gait LAKE. their whole trip LAST
sr sseas nins months.
8 iufrs frank IL o most unprsfenticis and
ssrfei Scuthaga gentleman of about s.
- ccarsaous. ard q happy CONVERSE
SsaI;x. Mrs Frank and Mrs. Doeson
-, zaso delighted With their visit to se-
Esde faaxs g. J. Do6son. an ellsnsa, at
ss.sr sosris his wife Of Tacoma today. 30
fs1.nr bcen separated BY business from thu
| m fos few days.
| sfssnk d Al area Of fifty square miles.
/ -, uoa,d produce more gold than Brit
= fosuusaa ard the United States COM
| tse" Thomas III. Fraser Is frogi Jo-
iassekurT. South Africa, and II Was
| 4. n.r,rg district surrounding that city
rsssh rxs referred 10. This statamenE
rs cuslised with an important but
II b he subsequent remarks OF Mr. Fra
r ss ssJ. proposition lost force. He left
| tskasnssbury about twelve months ago.
~ las been visiting the mining camps
I iks sta;a and British Columbia.
~Yss mineral wealth OF that district" he
~ lsa utshf At the Butler. SIS confined
i radius Of twenty or thirty miles any
rs from Johannesburg. You can imagine
Il xe4ith BY the fact that In ono month
a ecip4st wes - 800 ounces. But the
1yssun Imposed by tho old Eoer govern
~ y 10 excessive as 20 interfere with
~ asssIopment OF the country. and many
aee IN not worked at all The govern
- sey ~ per cent. of the actual ont
~ q the mines. Concessions are given
a. 10 66smarg and Ho.ianders. THE dy-
nnise truSt alone robs the mines OF 81 eco
II ysaf. which Is practically divided
mu9 government officials. The railroad
- Swned By the powers that be, and
| tMu ntes are charged on freight.
Tea Arc allowed TO take lr ~ by 400 feet
he esalm II would take thirty seven Of
~ elaius 10 make one OF the size nj
te4 n Brifixh Columbia, 1.5up by 1850
tMs2 fifteen 10 one In the United States.
0H ~ feet. Tire license on a claim IN
iAaAAgs or SI.E per month. II the claim
ptffAd the license IL S2I a month.
h11lne sbs sum orss would have TO pay
- group Of claims as large as one II,
fs3AA Columbia. II wouis be over 3i4s n
nsaM This does not include the poll tax.
AZ Gains must BE- entered under q serar-
~ saut IN buying a block OF 30 claims.
| ~ stasiss also 30 powers OF attorney
fss he ~ original claimants,
~ lnglishman or European can get
q aasrais. no matter how long he may
nj a The country. In johannesburg -
~ eel. 81 che Inhabitants are Europeans
"a per cent. Of the taxes is borne by
- sho hsse no voice tn the government.
ns remaining per cent. being the por-
~ a the Beers.
notwithstanding the drawbacks IL Is n
FaspsEuHs piscc. and has more million
re 70 the square inch than any other
w u ihs world. la the boom days SO 900
esy was spent fer liquors, and AN ertii-
kr m : thought himself doing well 10
I'D no mere than 500 week.
1sf mineral belt or reef Is continuous,
- 81 TIE mining IL concentrated within
~ nsles, There are forty mines In the
"A fess Without a break This IL of adj
aSe 70 the mines as Il enables the en-
tsssls 70 rnnsul'. and each gains by the
VS. experiments. II Is truly school OF
safas The average returns ara & q, the
some mines that yet only s. or 81 are
Assss iS per cent dividends, One good
ssaasf IL that which forces an lncor-
ssuoH 10 deposit ~ per cent. OF It's work
HRiaf IN hank before registration.
ssfkag capital il cash. and Is usual
te,es. or ens-feurth az the rapitalixa-
- hss sastres the soilaIty os the com
80 sai shares OF stock ear always be
s.aed en- AZ moments notice.
~ fsess - greatly restricted. No "a
~ considered legal unless they are
sn nuteh language. IL a trstesnan
s1ssa a bill written In English the
80 seaid have a legal right 10 rsfuse
xSeas In many government contracts
-. 9essd clause that neither English
A ner English labor shall he en-
II the reserrns now b.ln. taikra
enectcd, II viii work a great and
$3.50, - change IN the country. I, would
sp capital md much of Z, would
- % .h.s part of the world. There ara
- 80. = johannesburg capitalists now I'm
a.. -, s. AID British Columbia looking
~ sos rFoasahie investments"
:. a. Emerson, of floqs.sau,. was
So asy yesterday. having come over
n.asS hsrsor On a business tvtn. Mv
,sA enc 81 the leading lu,nbern,eu
49,. section o. the state. having s~er,
- 49,. ~ N TIE begging and sawr.,ln bust
~. sSaTs AZ Hcogiam He was d.
-. - ths ST. Louis convention LAST
- -. 80 upon tho Goor 81 the eonvar.
ne .ssd A. chairman Of his a;slesa,i,,,
sh~. sae ceaveHtl0n had finished ,ss
- saa chosen Mckinley ana Ifohart
IA ,A.. aassTs bearers. ard Mr. Emerson
s.-, = 70 leave tse Planters Ao,el Tor
~, ~ - ssv ScFg. he received news nv
sssr,s.ss as mn at uoaniasrs h.,a hae,,
-. - by fire H4x vlsst So -
saa ne lest a, once far fs. So,
eas a'ssies. to and a sog.a rsrt -
ores a fue property IN gt,fre
~ ..ssssS,asels began rehuilalar ana "a
D. = now IN tusl eneeasian Nh
!, fsaosss tAe tiray.s hara.,~ .,,,,,-
sss as eaiss. eu, ho9eful ana e,ne.
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