New-York tribune., 1899-11-21
THE PASSING THRONG.

Charles Sweeney. Of Spokane. one OF the greatest
mine and mine operators Of the West. Is
staying AT the Gllsey House. Yes
A WESTERN terday he told the following story
MINING Of Western mining discovery:
DISCOVERY. Joe Bourgeois and Joe Morris" +"
said Mr. Sweeney, two French
Canadians were sent TO Trail Creek British CO.
lumba in 1890 by a company 10 do assessment
work At that time the country in and about Trail
Creek was inhabited only by few stray Indians.
the caribou bear and deer One summer after
noon they noticed some rock slide on the side OF
n mountain on the other side Of the creek These
slides showed red. and from them they gave the
name Red Mountain to the hill. The red OF the
slide caused them TO cross the creek ana prospec,'
and that mountains side they located hve MIN
eral claims. These claims they named -e hGy
Centre star Virginia. Iron Masque ana idano 30
fee of g 80 for each location. and so when tney
arrived at Nelson In order to make ,hen re tbe
claims II ne would put up the necessary s2 90 COLO
mel Topping, who was orginally from 5ni,oie 5nis o,sse
accepted and chose the lie Roi claim. Bourgeois
which, by the way. the Westerners call BushWaE,
fhe bs StRer RFlS claims foy on some ss To-day
lie Ro is ono OF the greatest producing gold nines l
II In m the m world S and 0gd @ hFdy bcG Is Be coneed by
the Z, Bassstoek ;ygndsae or bays lust
Received word that Tom Biackstock than whom
a fellow doesn't exist. is down with typh2ld
Iron Masque Virginia and Idaho are each worth
great fortune. and their value runs well into the
millions
r. H. Goodhall. Of Cincinnati. who has just re-
turned from Europe in speaking OF the TransVaai
war and how London is taking II
WILD WAR at the Wadorf-Astoria yesterday
RI-MORS IN said: London is simply crazy
LONDON Every sort and kind OF rumor Is
afoat and finds ready credence
there For instance. told seriously about ten
days ago that England was so incensed with France
on account OF her attitude toward the Trsnsvaal
war that she 10 demand an explanation OF
France and to word II so that a reply should oe
forthcoming within twenty-four hours. falling
which England would declare on France. An
other rumor was 10 the effect that serious
matters were being arranged between England and
stated an offensive and defensive alliance
"Dr. Jameson and Wloughby, OF Jameson ,
raid fame are at Ladysmth with General Whites
forces They went there to try 70 get into the
fight but apparently there was no place for them,
rafber MqST ungrsefG ETf Of the British government
THAT London is practically depopulated OF Its
and and restaurant in Rotten Row and Pail Mall there
gone TO the war and London is suffering in con-
4 think it safe to say that while outward ex,
fondon's mind that there is something wrong
benn sacred s TO satisfy the ambitious plans and
schemes Of Belt Rhodes and Chamberlain
ElcrOy
recently returned from trip through South Amer
ica in speaking Of what he saw
PAN there. said yesterday at the Wal
AMERICAN dorf-Astoria: II visited Ecuador
PROSPERITY Peru. Bolivia and Chill TO present
invitations TO those countries 70
send representatives to and exhibit at the Pan
American Exhibition to be held at Buffalo in 1901.
All the countries mentioned unoificially have eX-
nressed their intention to accept. and Chill has
accented officially There will be a large and fine
exhibit from each OF those countries. II "a the
present plan OF the managers Of the exhibition 10
secure natives from each and every country OF the
three Americas who will represent all the native
races I'm the Western Hemisphere They VIII 1--we
i'm their native houses. in the manner In whch
they do when home and Will follow their natu-
raj mode of life I'm every particular. =
'Everything in South America Is picking up III
a remarkable manner especially In Peru ana tcua,,
dor both OF which countries have recently adopted
their old currency and adopted new one, giving
their old silver dollar. which IS OF ABOUT the same
siza and weight as our standard dollar, nNe1
value Of 30 cents. They also coin goln pouiu ol
the same weight and fineness as the Eng ism SOW
eraion which they make worth ten or their silver
dollars thus following the same scheme which was
adopted By Japan So far II has resulted ~ deI
cided impToVement In commercial ana luuusuidi
affairs I'm those countries IL. 49, sar,s
I'm chill they are struggling with the same
problem. with both the pro6ablIlty ana the pos''-
bilitv Of a similar scheme being adopted
revoIution has Just taken place In BOLIVIA, py
which the Liberal party, which stands TOT
irnnrovements and modern institutions. mas coIle
into mower and great strides toward better Things
are now looked for in that country