Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-01-17
WEALTH At CAPE NONE
Lieut.. Jarvis Says There is
Plenty Of Gold on the
Cape.
The District Of Alaska Only
Just Beginning TO Be
Developed.
Kansas Cashier Wrecks a Bank
and Then Commits
Suicide.

Washington, Jan 17.--Lieut Jarvis.
who commands the revenue cutter upon
the Alaskan coast, says that Cape Nome
is by no means played out, and that the
people who say so do not know what
they are talking about. The district of
Alaska" said Lieut.. Jarvis. is just be-
ginning to be developed. People who go
taere have to endure awful hardships,
end tind it difficult to do business, but
those who have sufficient capital and
patience and are willing TO labor and
safer get rich. The gold is there all
right, but ii takes an effor, 10 get It,
and those who come back discouraged
ether lack the means or the pluck or
the endurance to stay with IT, Last year
lie miners at Cape Nome alone sent 81,
100000 to the mint. and probably took
OUT nearly sl,0O0oO0 more, which was
disposed of elsewhere. The official re-
tsrns from the Klondike show an out
Tut of $4,000, 900. That is The amount
upon which royalty was paid. ard II is
lair to suppose that considerable gold
escaped the tax Around Nome the de-.
velopments are being rapidly extended.
Many miners are Working Ill winter.
Whichever Nay they go they find evi
cences of gold, and in some places rich
deposits. hut, as ! tell YOU, a tenderfoot
has no business there
People generally do not realize the
resources of Alaska. They think it is a
place for only lcebergs and seals, but
OF less than 10000 people, in
Guiding Indians and everybody, last
Year produced between yg5,o00.000 and
100000, 600 and added ii to the wealth OF
the world. The salmon fisheries alone
We're worth between s600o.oo0 and So
100000 Nearly all the wealth came from
minerals and fisheries. and ii was more
than the Philippines produced. Where
& II you find Il place With a similar pop
ulation which added so much TO the act-A
ual wealth of the country? They took
the gold out of the earth and they took
the ash out of the sea. II cost them
nothing for either except their labor.
isnd every dollar thcy added TO the ma
tons wealth MAS clear gain.
Last summer $4,000 tons Of freight
landed at Nome, and the amount would
AYE been much larger II shippers could
ave found vessels 10 carry IL for them.
This commerce will increase rapidly
Year by year. yet there isn't single
lighthouse on the most dangerous coast
IN the world There isn't single light
house. in all Alaska except one little
bug light "a Sitka
Congress has not treated Alaska
light. The peop!e up there have beer
members of the union long enough To
have everything settled and Laws en-
acted for their government But now
they have none Nobody can buy land
N Alaska. Nobody can erect home
there, Nobody can take up a homestead
The land Laws OF the United States are
rot Vet EXTENDED TO the territory. Con
srrss evidently thinks the land isn't
worth taking up and pays no attention
q hat subject. People go in there ard
sauat on the land and Go the best they
can, sud govern themselves with great
patience and forbearanee and then wait
Cor the government 10 catch up with
them
The Grinnell News.
Special to Times Republican.
;rinnell, Jan lit nov transpires
INIT the deal fell thru on the sale of j.
$. lSaley,s 350-acre farm near Scars boros
II. W. Thackery. Familiarity known as
Dick. is TO b. married tonight The
lady Of his choice is Miss Grace Herter,
niece Of one Of the rroprietors of the
r,arbie works.
Professor Cole announced to the Ora
torio Society that Madam Teresa Car
reno, the pianist. will appear at the May
i. stival 1t viii also he privilege to
hsar Or Duff and Charles Townes again
:. that time.