The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-10-11
MANCHUR|A'S
MINERALS
Gold Mines Nav
Be of Great
Value.

| "Manchurla is a very valuable Coun-
| try" said Mr.. l.. w. Smith. of San
Francisco. last evening, In discussing
the East, at the Hawaiian Hotel. MIR.
Smith is n Californian, whose connec-
! ton with the Russian Fur Company
has taken him to Northern Siberia dur
ing the past year, and who, on his way
| home has stopped here to look into
| the conditions of sugar and labor.
Continuing, he said: There Is no way
to estimate the mineral wealth of that
country, for the whole of it has not
been exploited as yet.
| The mines OF Korea will yet sur
prise the world with their wealth. In
conversation with n member of the
engineering staff OF the American COM
pany which has the concession in the
north of Korea, just a few miles from
the boundary line of Manchuria, he
expressed the opinion that the develop
rnents in that section of the country
would be very great, and that when
! the Manchurian mineral was develop
ed there would be found even greater
wealth The ores are not of high grade.
but it is the belief that the lodges
when they are found will be of i'm
meuse extent. His description of the
country leads me to believe that there
Is simply n succession of low, rolling
hills lower even than the California
valley there is found some gold in
the stratum above the bedrock. SO
far, this is not worked. as the stratum
is light, and there is no way to tunnel
for this gold. the ground being simply
light soil, which gives way in the pres
sure of rain.
1T is very probable that there will
be much wealth found in the entire
Manchurian district The general
opinion in the East is that once Rus
STA has taken over that territory the
country viii be made purely Russian
district, The railroad down through
the country is doing much for this
end, and the Russian people never give
up once they set out to do anything;
1t may be delayed, but never defeated.
There is, OF course, much feeling In
the East between the Russians and the
Japanese, and there are many persons
in both countries who fear that there
viii be collision at arms between
the nations, and 1t Is Il fact that there |
is great deal of bad blood. This is |
seen in all lines, and whatever the re- |
suit, the feeling, with its effect upon |
the business relations of the country,
will continue for some time.
The trade of Siberia. especially Of |
the sea coast Of that country. Is great |
ly on the increase. and with 1t the |
trade of the western coast of America
must grow in proportion. There Is no
place In the East where the growth |
of the American trade Is SO well |
shown as in the Siberian towns. For
instance, the government itself is close
ly watching everything developing In |
the United States. On the America |
Maru there was an engineer whose /
mission to the United States was to |
investigate the progress in railway |
equipment. He intends to look into |
cars and shops and will continue on |
his way to St, Petersburg. travelling
east
"All over the East there is a feeling |
Of growing trade In Russia the gov |
eminent is preparing for development.
along all lines, and Is protecting its /
own people first. There has becn Il
great amount of change in methods OF
he sealers on the Copper Island rock
'ries, the Japanese having been warn
ID OFF by the Russians, and many Gap
lures being made during the season
There seems to be a plan among many
Japanese sailors of giving their schoOn-
ers American names, which may ac-
'ount for the reports seeming to IN
'lude American ships"