Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-08-05
ALASKA GOLD.
Gen. DuffieId Makes a Few Pertinent
Remarks on the Subject.
POSITIONS IN THE LIBRARY.
Many Applications Coming from Descend
ants OF Men Prominent in the Nations
History-American Horses forEu-
rope-Mr. sherman Better.

WASHINGTON. Aug. Nothing can
be done more than already has been
done towards marking the boundary
line between Alaska and the British
possessions along the 141st meridian
| until the senate passes upon the bound
airy treaty now before it. There is,
however, no doubt of the location of
the line along this meridian and most
people in the locality know where it
is. The demarkation work was su-
perrin tended by Gen Duffield, in charge
of the coast and geodetic survey on be-
half of the United States. Gen. Duff
field has spent considerable time in
Alaska. He expresses the opinion that
a railroad easily can be constructed
from Taku inlet to the Klondyke gold
fields and believes the enterprise well
worth undertaking. 1.-The gold" said
Gen. Duffield, in discussing the ques-
ton, has been ground out of the
quartz by the pressure of the
glaciers which lie and move along
the courses of the streams, exerting
a tremendous pressure. This force is
present TO a more appreciable extent
in Alaska than elsewhere and believe
that as a consequence more placer gold
will be found in that region than in
any other part of the world" Gen.
Duffield thinks the gold hunters on the
American side have made the mistake
of prospecting the large streams in
stead of the small ones. when gold
is precipitated," he said, sit sinks. 1t
does not float far down stream. It is
therefore to be looked for along the
small creeks and about the headwat-
ers of the larger tributaries of the
Yukon. There is" he added, mo
oh no.
made on the American side of the line
as in the Klondyke district
Applicants for Library Positions.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-The bulk of
the applications for positions in the
congressional library, requiring tech
nica1 knowledge, comes from New
England. Next in number rank Chi
cago and the middle west. The great
er part of the applications for positions
in the law department come from the
south One remarkable fact in connec-
ton with the character of the applica-
tions is the large number coming from
descendants of men who have been
prominent in the nations history. 1t
is said that there are a great many APP
plications of this kind, and some of
the letters are pathetic in their tenor,
telling of the straits to which these
people of distinguished ancestry are
now reduced. Some of the greatest
ia mily names in American history,
and those familiar to every schoolboy,
are represented in the signatures to
these pleas for appointment
American Horses for Europe.
WASHINGTON, Aug. l. Secretary
Wilson, of the department of agricul-
ture. is of the opinion that the rearing
of horses for use in the European
armies can be made a profitable indus
try in some of the western states, and
he will spend his vacation, which he
will take in August, in travelling
through Colorado, Utah, Wyoming,
the Dakotas and Montana, with the
object of studying the resources of
these states for such an industry.
Mr.. Sherman Much Improved.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-Word comes
to Washington from Secretary Sher-
man at Amagansett, L. l.. that his
health has improved very much since
he arrived at that place. He will leave
for Boston in day or two, and this
trip will be followed by sea voyage