The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-27
Two Distinguished Englishmen
See the Alaskan Land.
~sToM,sHEo At IT'S EXTENT.
Inspectlnx BsraneR Gsland Mines
Predict That southeastern Alaska
VIII withta . Decade EassA
ssuth Africa ~ Field Of Aintnx
Operation - UnsurDassed scenic
Beauty-The BOer-BfitOn We&

,wo dsaInzuiss,ed Br,tous, have returned
10 Seattle after an extended voyage 20
Alaska. whittier they went In the oaa4
capacity OF sightgsegs and property paF-
chasers. After the name Of slade MAJ De
written the honoTed abbreviaticns OF r.
r. q e. and f. r. C. l.. fellow OF the
Royal Gcogr@ phscal Soc:ety and fellow OF
tho Royal Colonial Institute In the for-
mer he Ia a life member. Mr.. Eastwood
IL 4 young man of aristocratic birth ana
training. He Is probably not yet out OF
his twenties. Aside from their social
connections. both are men OK wealth ana
financial strength. They live In Loncoa
II IL mainly through the efforts Of George
E. Bent and c. l.. Webb that the gentle
men we're attracted To America. this be-
inx their first visit 10 The United States.
In fact the business phase Of their trip
pertains solely TO q mining property located
on Rodman bay. BaranoY island. Alaska,
owned by Mr.. Bent and bis associates
They departed from Seattle for the north
some time ago on the steamer City CT To-
peka. Leaving the vessel at Fort Wrangel.
The PARTY took Mr. Benss little steamer
Tonkin for Baranofr. They returned from
Juneau on the Cottage City. arriving in Sc
attic again THURSDAY.
FavOrs Quarts Mines.
OF the object Of the Alaskan voyage. his
visit to this country. and his impressions.
particularly Of the famous Northland. Mr.
SIade talked most interestingly
I'VE met Mr.. Bent In London" he saia.
"and were invited TO ios,k at the Baranon
island property. with which i. must say
we are much pleased. No. things have
not progressed to the point OF purchase
though that might some time b tho re-
suit
'sSyha. impressed me most about Alaska
IL the greatness Of Its extent and the
sparseness of Its population. And on.
such beautiful scenery. think nowhere
I'm the world can 1t be surpassed. As
regards mining. that which surprises me
most II the manner In which the quartz
mines along the coast OF Southeastern
Alaska have so long been overlooked.
They ara so accessible. 1t 's no trouble
To get ocean-going ships right up to them.
and in 10 many instances there Is fresh
waser-power right at the property with
which to operate and develop II. Why
people should go running OF into the In
terror IN quest Of Inaccessible placer mines
Is something I cannot understand when
the rich quartz properties are 80 easily
reached. But I suppose IL IL because IL
takes money and sometimes let's OF II,
20 develop the quartz mine.
Nevertheless do not bsieve / MAKE
a Wild prediction when 7 say that within
ten years Southeastern Alaska will be as
live a place I'm a mining way as South
Africa This may seem strong language,
but believe IT,
Calls Canadians .s1toGgish."
Mr.. Siade referred TO the criticisms ha
had heard regarding the actions OF Cana
dams In working hardships on Americans
In the klondike. The Canadians" he OBJ
served seem to have been very hoggish
In this matter The 10 per cent. royalty
Z ~ tts1 nj
their prohitasiye ,srir duties are fright
full one man told me the Canadians
tried to charge him $50 a head duty on
horses he was taking to the klondke,
which were not worth half the tariff. And
n they are running things with such
high hand. J am glad tho property we
are looking at Is not within the reach OF
tho Canadians"
Discussing the Briton-Boer war. Mr..
Slain said In conclusion: 'Tt has already
resulted In practically uniting all political
parties in England No We cannot afford
10 lose this fight. Great Britain uIuat
keep pouring men into the country until
the Beers arc whipped. Some OF the lead
ing writer's even 20 SO far as TO say tina.
the very existence of the empire depends
on such result Failure 10 put down
this trouble. they reason. would result In
other revoits. that India would rise up.
ana Canada would. In time. wish To be
annexed to the United States. | cannot
say that ! am prepared myself to go tina,
far in ar opinion as TO such q result bu.
Arnold White practically says that"
Paradise fer sport.men.
There IL no danger CT another Glad
Stone peace Mr. pashwoci here ohsSrv-
ed. his remark clearly indicating tina. the
young gentleman Is not in sympathy with
the political methods OF the great cotn-
faener. AIR. Eastwood expressed the
kesnest delight with this country. ut
ts." be said. my frst hut trust rot nav
last visit 10 this country. Moss of eur
young men see America too harficsiv
They start around the wcfid. goinx usa-
ally the opposite direction from tie course
VIC took, ard on reaching this country
too often dash across IL without Anv s0s.-
esai or extended effort &c rec VIVA, Is
here, "A for Alaska. IL ia mace or
marvellous scenery and should he ,hs
srorisman's paradise We know ;ha, same
aboands there. and thing In tine more
Enslishmen VIII he geins after IT.
Messvs. Slade and Eastwood viii rrs,t,-
ably leave Seattle during the week for
San Francisco thence returning 10 New
York. taking IN atl q tho principal cities