The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-06-12
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n. reading this series Of articles,
which is mainly series of
variations. it should be borne

which is mainly a series OF
variations, it should be borne
;. i'm mind that there are no two
things or beings in this world ex-
.actly alike. No two persons re-
ceive exactly the same impressions
of any object they look upon or
with, Which they come in contact.
One man may visit a strange city
during severe weather and at a
time when he himself is i'll or suf-
fers from fit Of melancholia and
his impressions of that city will be
Numerically opposed to those of
his neighbor who saw it under
favorable conditions, in beautiful
weather and who achieved success
in business transactions there.
The influences Of these conditions
have their effect upon the i'm
pressions and imaginations Of in
dividuals in all things, even with
regard to the geography, topogra-
ply and productiveness of a
country. One man might see
winter wheat being harvested in
two feet of snow in North Dakota,
or plug tobacco plugging out in
Alabama, or chunks of ice cream
on strawberry trees emitted from
Mont Pelee in Martinique, while
another man endowed with equal
ly good vision could see none of
these things. Thus the impress
sions of the writer as set forth in
this series of articles necessarily
differ somewhat, in minor details,
from those of other individuals,
but in the main it will be found
that these impressions essentially
coincide with others who are fa-
miliar with these countries.
The entire Pacific coast from
Northern Alaska through the Unit
ed States, Mexico, Central and
South America is more or less
mountainous, and in every mile of
these mountains there are miner
ais. Minerals do not exist in pay
ing quantities in all sections of
these mountains, but there are
millions of tons of gold, silver,
copper, iron, coal, etc., in the
mountains of Alaska, Western
United States and Mexico. Thou
sands Of miles still remain
undeveloped. Mexico, Northern
California, Washington, British
Columbia and Alaska will each un-
dergo within few years mining
excitements similar to that at Daw-
son in 1897, in which millions will
be acquired and squandered.
Formerly, most people through
out the world seemed to be under
the impression that Dawson was in
Alaska and even yet many are of
that opinion, while as matter of
fact it is about forty miles east of
the Alaska boundary. At the
time of the original gold craze
Dawson was in Northwest Terri
tory, vast country which has
since been subdivided into smaller
territories and Dawson is now in
Yukon Territory, British America.
Alaska has a great future; the
southern part has vast and dense
forests, mild climate and fertile
soil that produces all the ordinary
garden stuffs, etc. It has one rail
road in operation, with others un-
der construction or projected, apd
at least one Of its thriving towns
will become metropolis of great
Importance. The Alaska Com.
mercial company, the North Amer.
lean Trading and Transportation
company and other large institu.
tions are there to stay. The most
extensive gold quartz mine with
the largest stamp mill in the world
is located on Douglas Island about
three miles from Juneau. The