The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-14
A CONCESSION FROM THE CAR.
An Ang1o-Americnn Syndicate Il
Hunt for Gold In Siberjn.

An An8io-Amerfcnn syndicate to
Hunt for Gold In siberin.
NEW YORK. May 13.-The steamship
Samoa. under charter to a syndicate OF
Russian. American, and English capital
lists. will sail from San Francisco about
tho LIST OF June. having on board repre-
sentatives of the Russian Government
representatives, Of the syndicate ard corps
OF engineers. surveyors. mechanics. and
laborers. and bound for territory in ST.
IBERIA lately conceded to the syndicate from
the Russian Government.
The object OF the expedition is to in
yestigate .se mineral resources CT the re-
gion ard particularly to ascertain the csr-
rectness Of the theory that the ri.h gold
deposits on the Alaskan cast as Developed
at Cape Nome extend under Bshring Sea
to the coast of Siberia
number Of persons who are going en-
the expedition arrived In this city on the
Campania on Saturday ard are Tow at the
Waldcrf-Astoria. Among them is Col.
vladimir Wanlarlarsky, a member of the
Russian Imperial Guard and the Official
representative OF the Russian Govern
nent: A. Bogdanovitch, who is accom-
panied by his wife and who is a Mining
engineer; DR.. Akifieff. the physician to the
expedition; Mr. F. W. Baker. who is the
manager OF the. syndicate. but who VIII
accompany the party row in this ctr IS
lar as San Francisco only; Major S EN-.
who represents certain English capi lists:
Mr. w. E. Lowlen, an American mining
engineer. and Mr.. George ID. RSterts. q
forty miner" and an expert in gold min
Ing. who is seyenty-two years old ard las
an experience of fifty years in the mining
business
The concession from the Russian Gov
erhment has coast line OF over thou
sand miles. which is lined with innuner-
aoie isianG5. 1t is in the sands Of this
coast and in those of the isIaad5 that IL ia
expected that gold will be found A Rus-
sian gunboat having on beard fifty Cog
sacks will meet the Samoa at Cape Nome
and escort the party to the Siberian coast.
and there put them in possession on Rus
sian territory. The actual money back of
the enterprise Is American and English.
IL paying gold IS found In the seashore
sands the coast will be divided up into
sections and leased to various companies
on such terms and royalties as may be de-
termined later. 1t is the belief OF those
interested in the enterprise that there are
plenty of such companies already organ
lied and many of them already equipped
with machinery and plants ready to go into.
business as soon as they get the word
that the way is open.
With the exception Of the salaried me-
chanics and the engineers and surveyors,
all the workmen employed will be Rus
slams. 1t is part Of the agreement with
the Russian Government. And it IL ac-
cepted as an axiom that Russian Iaborers,
especially in Siberia, do not strike.
According to the statements made by
those interested the Russian Government
was besiegsd with applications for the
which at last was granted to
the syndicate in question Ernest Terah
Hocley. who was formerly great Lon
don promoter. has nothing to do with the
that has been formed. As the
Russian laws require, it was Incorporated
irst as a Russian company and then re-
in England by the American
md English stockholders