Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1902-12-20
Recent Occurrences of interest
in Sweden, Norway and
" Denmark.
MINING CIRCLES ARE EXCITED
Discoveries Of Copper in "Norrland''
Promise Employment to Hun
dreds of People.
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.

les in "Norrland' which have recently
reached this city, are causing the most
intense excitement in mining and
| financial circles. It develops that a
| French syndicate has investigated the
| deposits and is trying to obtain a con-
! trolling interest in the mines. The
discoveries, however, have refused the
offer and arc themselves forming a
stock company and will begin mining
ore at the earliest possible date. These
discoveries have been made in Met
sajoki valley, in the heart of the fam
inc district, ten miles northeast of Gel
livare, the famous iron center, which
is now in direct communication with
an ice-free port on the Norwegian
coast, from which Sweden's mineral
wealth can be readily transported to
all parts Of the world The promot-
ers of the Nietsajoki undertaking
promise employment in the near future
to hundreds of starving peasants. 1t
is said that the cOpper-bearing quartz
of the new mines is literally Sprinkled
with gold, which greatly enhances it's
value. In Norway, between TromsOe
and the North Cape, other discoveries
have been made. Two young Swedish
miners have filed claims for seventeen
deposits contiguous to Forsander and
Reisen fOrds, which are navigable by
the largest steamers throughout al
most the entire year.
King Oscar, in the presence of the
royal family, has distributed the Nobel
prizes, which were awarded as fol-
lows: The Dutch professors, LOrenZ
and Zenan, divided the physics prize;
Professor Emil Fischer of Berlin re-
ceived the chemistry prize; NJ. Du
cOmnun, secretary Of the 1nternatiOn-
al Peace bureau at Bern, and Dr.
Cobalt, also Of Bern, divided the peace
prize: Professor MOmmsen received
the literary prize and Major Ross, prin-
cipal of the Liverpool School of TrOpi
cal Medicine. the medical prize. The
German and Dutch ministers received
the prizes on behalf of Professors
MOmmsen and Zenan, respectively.
The other prize winners were present
and personally took their awards.
From the Otto Nordenskjold south
polar expedition the following informa-
ton has been received through a pri-
vate letter from Captain c.. A. Larsen
of the Antarctic, a part of which is
translated in the SandefjOrds Blad as
follows: captain Larsen states that
the Antarctic left Port Stanley, Falk-
land, Sept G, and is now on it's way
south to get Nordenskjold and his
winter expedition, The Antarctic ar
rived at Eldsland Sept. Is. Decent G.
Anderson ard o. Vennersgaard land
ed at a point near Ushnaia and in
company with two Indians, started to
find Lago Tanjano. The same day
the Arctic reached Ushnaia, where the
vessel was to undergo thorough repairs.
August Strindbergs Erik XIV
was rendered in Schwerin's theater in
Berlin Nov. 10 and judging from the
different newspaper comments made
decided "hit" Says the Berliner
Tageblatt: In spite of all the bitter
criticisms, this piece is so far supe
rior to anything that has ever been
offered us under the name of historic
drama that both friends and enemies
to Mr.. Strindberg's production must ad-
nit that it is mastery and the work
of a great man and a great author.'
\ monument in honor Of Gustavus
Vasa | is to be raised in the hamlet
of Salem in Transtrand, where Gustaf
Vasa was persuaded by the DaleCar-
lians to return to Dalarne and be their
leader against the Danes. Nearly l.
500 crowns have already been sub
scribed.
The largest and most modern print
ing establishment in Scandinavia is
the Idnus Printing company. The
new building which has just been COM
pleted is valued at 100000 crowns.
There are 23O men employed by the
company.
Rumors are current to the effect that
Adelina Patti Cederstrom is cOntem-
plating a concert tour in America in
the near future. 1t is said that Baron
Cederstrom is very anxious to have his
wife make the tour.
Baron Klinckowstrom, the we'll
known major and riksdag representa-
tive, died at his home in Stockholm
Nov. 20. The funeral took place Dee.
l. The baron was born in 1916
The participants chosen for Captain
Unge's next balloon trip are Lieutenant
Ammundson. Engineer Fraenkel and
Lieutenant Enestrom, with Lieutenant
Liberg as substitute.