Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-21
FAITH IN THE KLoND1KE.
Louis Marks Gives HIS View of the
Aluskan Country.

Vancouver, b. c., Aug. 21.-Louis
Marks, the lSlondike correspondent OF
the Financial News of London, En-
gland, has arrived from the north by
the steamer Resale. He has been in
vestigating conditions there and pros
poets for mining development, and says
that When he returns to England he will
not hesitate in recommending that in
vestors place money on good PROPOSE
tions there. He says that the output
this year will be Well over $50, 100000,
royalty having been collected on s1,7O0,
900, and q great deal of dust will evade
the collection entirely.
Mr.. Marks says that the government
tai system there is a wicked one. He
illustrates this by the way in which
whisky permits and other matters have
been handled. Whisky permits were
some time ago issued said to be worth
something like 100000 to the govern
ment in revenue money that was to be
spent in building roads but the govern
ment, instead of carrying this out. can
celled these permits and gave the per-
mits to their party friends. In this way
| all the revenue was lost and Mr.. Marks
| says as result Dawson will have a big
| whisky trust this winter that will have
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| liquor up to 81 glass.
| Speaking more particularly of British
Investment, Mr.. Marks said that in a
flew years the whole country would be
changed to big hydraulicking district.
This was being started now, and large
groups Of claims are being bought up
to be operated in this way.
Seattle, Wash, Aug. 21-The Chicago
treasure ship Roanoke arrived yester-
day morning from st. Michaelis with 40t
| klondikers for the most part without
means, and but s450,000 in her strong
boxes. The steamer did not wait at st
| Michaers for the arrival of gold-lader
|river steamers, which accounts for hei
| bringing little treasure. Her news from
JCape Nome is most encouraging and in
/ dicates large output. G. w. Price, tbs
richest man yet to leave the new dis
trict, is out with $4,000.
i Mrs. ]. j. Healy, wife Of Capt. Healy
of the North American Company, re
turned, having been unable to reach
Dawson on account of sickness. Sh,
will go to Chicago.
Confirmation of the report of ricl
copper find on the headwaters of tn,
lTanana by prospectors sent out yea
a ago by the North American Transpor
tation and Trading Company of Chica
lgo, has been received from its genera
manager, Capt. j. j. Healy. Uric King
secretary of the company, has arrived
here from Chicago, and says that Capt
Healy wrote that the third and las
prospector, Martin, returned to Dawson
from the Tanana trip with 149-poun'
chunk of pure copper. The man sal
there were great fields Of the ore. Larg
chunks were scattered over the sur
face In his opinion there is PRACTICAL
IN inexhaustible supply of copper Il
that particular section.
Iowa State Fair at Des Moines Aug
25 to Sept. 2, 1899.
For this fair the Chicago Great West
ern railway will sell round trip ticket
on and after Aug. "a, good to Sept.
inclusive. Rate for round trip, $1.75.
For further information inquire {
any Chicago Great Western agent, {
F. H. Lord. General Passenger and Tick
ct Agent, 113 Adams street, Chicago.
Travelling Men
Should always carry a bottle {
e Beggs' Diarrhoea Balsam with then
o Safe and sure. Geo. r. Powers.