The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-08-22
EnITORAL

A so-called geological survey oil th'
Alaska gold fields has been made By
the government and sample Of the re-
port has been made public. II a gill
netter on local paper would turn in
such stuff he would be fired. For in
stance, the Bluestone region is summed
upas having very few claims worked, but
some turning out 40 high as 80 cents
pan. Isn't that highclsss geological in
formation for the government 10 pub
lish Another gem Of scientific infor'
nation: "The discovery Of coarse gold
on Buhner creek led to the belief that
the York region would become an inn
portant gold producer. This conclusion,
however. was not warranted" That
is about such science as we would ex-
pect 10 find in the local items Of Frank
Churchilrs Gold Hill News. The report
states that the source Of gold at Nome
and throughout the Seward Peninsula lie
in veins OF quartz in the rocks lad
jacent to the placer deposits" Another
jewel Of scientific information is that
the Anvil creek gold is both coarse and
fine. In that it is different from the
report given the press by telegraph
from Waahington-which is entirely
too coarse for contribution to science.
The survey was probably made from
a comfortable office In some barracks
building at Juneau or st Michaels, and
compiled from newspaper clippings fur.
nished by some scrapbook factory.
President Hyde OF Bowdoln says TOO
many modern colleges are respect
able IoafIng place for young fellows
TO pass their time.
A Portland paper changes the old song
that we do not want immigrants unless
they have some means, into the same
song in a different key-we don't want
immigrants unless they are purposeiul
people. Both Of these propositions are
meaningless, and In fact are not true.
The people Of Oregon who see the need
Of more population don't care con-
tinental whether they are capitalists or
book-agents. or whether they have any
purpose hid under their coat tails at al
OF not, so they come here. II they have
capital Il will not take them long to be
relieved OF Il, and II they have none they
can make some here as we'll as any place
on earth. The same paper says wa do
not want "iolks merely for filling." Well
what on earth do you want them for but
TO al the census rolls, Oil the workshops,
flll the harvest fields, I'll the forests and
al the state with the products Of labor2
The poor are the only people who will
work. The stoker who shovels coal
below the waterline Of steamer in a
temperature nearer hell Than any place
on earth would not do II II he were not
compelled 10 ny poverty. Oregon needs
half a million "poor ignorant foreigners
as they are called, people who will raise
families and make homes out Of moth.
ing, people who will produce population,
produce wealth, produce oitizens-people
who are the mudsills OF our institutions,
the foundations Of our prosperity and
national greatness, people who can live
on little because they never had much.
and who will save quarters of all
they make, Germans, Norwegians,
swedes, Danes, Hollanders, French,
Belglans, Irish, Hungarlians, Italians,
Scotch, Canadians, English-any kind
OF immigrants who carry the seeds oI
Christian civilization, be they poor al
jobs hen turkey-they are the
people who will make state rich And
prosperous.
The Idea that people have got to hay,
capital and purpose Is all baldsrot Tn,
poorer classes Of the people W,
have indicated have what is better
determination 10 improve thei
condition In new country
20 work out their own salvation amonl
the stumps and on the hillsides. sucl
people prosper In any climate and DC
not need 10 be coaxed with the ide'
that this is paradise, Oregon has talkeC
70 much about encouraging capital snC
manufactures and has not done enough
10 encourage the sturdy mudsill popula
tlon that alone makes q state great ant
powerful. Capital has to be ooddleC
and supported while the poorest c.assel
Of immigrants soon become seli.sup-
porting and ask no iayors. II we would
quit displaying our articles Of luxury Il
attract the well-to-do at worlds fair
and expOsi.ions in big cities, and offer
q free farm once year in each county