The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-06
ONE IN TEN MAY SUCCEED.
bIsHoP ROWE ON THE oHkNoES OF
FORTUNE IN THE KLONDIKE.

~ the rreaa or the Epipcopai p1is-ienary
Distrlct or Alaska His Uuers words OF
varninE 70 These who Are, Haeditating
an HnvnsioP, o. tbs ,N9rtherngoeid Iisids.
Tho Right Rev. PsefT. Row. Bishop Of the
missionary district Of 'Alasks, in his second
annual report, which he has Just transmitted TO
thbBoard Of Managers Of tho Domestic and For
eiGn Missionary Society of tho Protestant
Episcopal Church, has. this TO say Of the Klou-
dfko gold feids. '''
f4fon the beginning tho story Of Alaska has
been romantic. IT has been q story Of sur
prisea. Tho latest ono is tho almost fabulous
uichness. Of the recent gold discoveries. Tho
StUfios OF those road like fables, but they con.
tain much that ID true. This 10 not a pertinent
subject perhaps. for this report, but tho effect
which 1t will have upon our work will Justify
the reference. The. district In which those rich
claims are found IL Canadian territory. II 10
undoubtedly rich and OF areat extent. That
Othsf finds hs rich as these will DO made 10 an
unccrtainty. but should they be only ono fftieth
- rich they will DO. exceedingly valuable.
IA sober estimate Of the number Of men
1tkely to 20 to this section within O year is from
100000 TO bOO,0 900. Il 10 more than likely That
X large percentage Of this, Humber viii 9nd
Shsir way into some OF the largo unprospected
tG Sns sistr tasn e or %s o~ Gd ssrfiia9 II !. f sssl l Greek,
sich mineral country. Railroads are being
2s b iSs ses sSsa; IN III eaS 1pS% n e 3 GfS SpsiSi1 m Gns
% many persons aoing in at once are sure. to
pot sufficiently prospected, y Bupplie8 Of PRO
Stsions will be INADEQUATE, tho hardships and
l.iais ST tnP q great { for many. Distress and suffer,
these conditions are likely. and arc. moro
serious than. many realize. No one should
give up . living 9r salary: for an uncertainty
70 60 Without taking. a S yes Ups srovis Ssnt ans
4ooo; While have all possible faith in tho
country, yet llfear that nfne.tunths Of those
who venture will fall 1 feel compelled to
state this that men may not 60 there ignorant
IN another part Of the report Bishop Rowe
OAyg of the railroad already referred to:
NHyek, o small island nearly opposite tho
greAt delta Of the Copper River, ID the place
Pom Which tho large coal fields and oil wells
Gro going to BIO worked by the standard on
Company. From this point, following the Con
per River, the same company IL projecting o mar
Tow gauge railroad across the country to Forty
shatmining region o market for their GOAL. It 10
the shortest and most direct route to the in.
ferior of Alaska. 1t will run through our own
territory. It will make the supposed mineral
Eealth OF the Copper River district accessible TO
of the Forty-Mile and the sixty.Miio rivers.
In Circle City there was a population last
winter OF 1,S00-now It 10. deserted and called
silent City, The wonderful rich finds at tho
Elondike caused the stampede. The claims
30 rich as those at the KIondike. They paid
from Sl7 to $40 per day. The district Is large;
many creeks are not yet prospected and rich
pnds may yet DO made here. There is enough
men. I expect that before spring, II not already,
tho population will be returning"