The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-23

above the surrounding country [ be-
lieve it was the trough of a glacier,
which had ground its way along there
rubbing and grinding the gold out of
the earth. Now in Alaska there are 100
glaciers to every one further south In
the Rocky mountains, and the gold has
been ground out by them. I think
quartz mining will be successfully car
RED on in Alaska and that stamping
mills will be put up within a short time
after the discovery of the Mines"
ADVICE TO YOUNG MEN.
Then you would advise young man
to go to Alaskan"
L most certainly should" replied
Senator Jones. II would go myself
but l am too old now to do mukh in
mining in its first stages, and it is not
necessity with me. I can't see where
the young man of today has much
chance outside of Alaska. The money
has all gone into the hands of bankers
and capitalists, and there is little
chance for energy unaided by capital.
In Alaska every man has a chance TO
make a fortune"
But think of the hardships, SENATOR"
said l.
''The hardships are greatly overesti-
mated, was the reply. 1.-The conditions
will be able to get to the KIondike bv
railroad by the latter part of the sum
mer. Good hotels will be built and
you will find just as good cities in the
mining regions, and I know what mon
ey can do. There is plenty of coal in
Alaska, and the Accommodate will
be such that one can live there very
comforta bly,"
MINE WHICH PAYS $500, O00
What mining interests have you in
Alaska, senator?" I asked.
I have nothing in the Klondike." re-
piled Senator Jones' "Rut I am one of
the owners of the TreadwelI mine. This
is you know, near juneau, where the
ships stop on their way to Sitka. IT
is on Douglas island, and is in MANY
respects one of the most wonderful gold
mines of the World The ore is Of
very low grade. 1t does not average
more than SO per ton, and the mine has
never paid less than $500, 600 a wear"
How did you come to get it. sera-
tor?"
THE mine was originally discovered
by French Canadian, who came down
from Sitka to prospect for gold. He
learned Of this mine through his broth
er-in-law, who was an Indian, and
after locating 1t he sold it to a man
named Treadwell for a few hundred
]
ny to develop the mine, and it was in
this way that 1 became interested in
1t. We first put UP a fve-stamp mill.
to test the ore. and when we found it
would pay we put in other stamp mills.
| so that now we have some of the best
mining machinery in the world right
! there. The Gre is so close to the sea
that it can be handled very cheaply."
JONES MADE $4,000, eco.
you were interested in the famous
| Comstock mines, were you not Senator
| Jones?"
YES" replied the millionaire miner.
! Comstock I took about $4,000, 900
| 81 was considerably interested in the
worth of gold and silver out of those
mines, and I got $4,000 600 out in one
month. Those were very valuable
mines, indeed. They are working some
! of them still. l personally superintend-
! ed my works there up until my election
! to the United States senate"
Senator you have made an enor-
nous amount of money in mines. How
do you do it, and what do you do with
! all the money!
Whose are rather leading questions, -
replied Senator Jones. Still l can tell