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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-10-01
ADRIFT
Indians And Cordwood Lost in
Wilds Of Alaska.

DAWSON. Sept - a aH cun-
tatninH over 500 cufffs - wood aud
valued AZ ffum 81 GO 60 3 800 b.
Heating adrrt down the Ynkan.
some p9s.Ha between unWHon and
Forty Miie A. Tar ~ known there
are only iwa Indians au ths raft
ard thsY are not able 10 stop its
progress
The faft m@e frenFeh ~ Dawson.
THURSDAY afternoon. hssf Wa cut
aGslft sssue firur during the night
ard flnatssi aaaY fFum the water
frnnt ~ the darkness n waa aasn
q Z Aiuosshids by the Indians early ~
the morning and tno ~ them ruwsd
out into the STREAM and Euf on if
bat a. far ~ known. have not been
abie % step 81
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-10-01
BOUNDARY TALK

". n. Lewis addressed the cham
Der ~ commerce yesterday on she
Alaska boundary dispute Nj Lew
h. naid that che case Of the United
States aRH very strong and that he
I'D not we hos Lord AleerHtuue.
who ia presiding oVsf the commits
siou. cauid deeida against the Unit
I'd States without reversing his ar
Eumenfa made before the Boring SEA
commission.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-10-01
MARINE NE VS.

While number % her iaVuua
paane64 afs sang In the Goad old
summer Tune the California liner
ffmatilll sailed this morning Tor
san fYHurirca Hha carried iu al
g2h people who are anxious to reach
a warmer cline
The liner Queen arrived from the
rauthstn port this morning. bring
ing 100 passengers for Puget sound
ports She he'd "a very large cargo.
but from the fact that traffic north
ward from the California metrop-
oils ia always light she did not
bring many passengers.
steamer Jeanne sails tonight 60
valdez with 81 passengers. iuclud-
ing rs soldiers bound 10 Fort Lis
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-10-01

town and other sltisa The play vii
continue throughout The remainder u
che Nttk
DENVER col, 0et lha iliehs
Express company. Nith general head
uuestera TN this cit2a nud with a rans
itai stock - s pUna commences nes
tive operations TODAY, succeeding 20
tho business 81 the Denver a hIa
Urnud Esurtas company and Western
ExufrHH company and tahinF HYrf al
their contracts. stoeh ard onrfatihs
equipment fhr new company r.
hacked hy the aouiaa
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-10-01
HAVE FIXED UP
TIE WAITING ROOM

Fas he convenience % the many
refnetD Nhn i've on the street car
lines. radfatiuH from the James
street POSER house. Mpsrrs. Ward
a Yong the Star agents who have
nesses ard IN that building have
euianstd the waiting room aud have
fitted 4 up nicely With comfortable
chairs h. take the place Of the hard
benchfr which have BEEN fixtures
since ihe power house was built
They vii also tile the floor af the
waiting ruon 40 SION as the street
paYfnE IL finished
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-10-01
100000
IN GOLD

oue hundred miiliun daIlsfs wifi 30
the Hnia ontuaf q ths KiondIh. nsids
dHfins she uaNt tee YeaHa. 10 the ssii.
mate - fhs several prominent uaN,
aap riniuE mrn Nhn arrived yestcr
daY oH fhs steamer Humboldt Up %
the time the last arrivals tets Dawson
the Yisld had not hsru - great - n
we wp a. q corr eepeudtns fsefiod last
year. but tha Indications uere that
d Woula reach 81 30 9a 30 90 close
~ fhr season. az uatar ia bsrumtus
more pieuufui II ia expected that
ihis output ulli continue fof ~ least
SD years
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-10-01
MARRIED

rhe Washington hotel vas the
areHe uf pretty wuddiuE AZ -
o'claek last night james Edmund
pamptn aud Jesse Thornton SeY
1nouf wsrr united ln marriage hS
the Rev A. A Matthews
Mr Fampuu b. keuturhiau.
while The birdie b. daughter ~ MrH
. Seymour uF bradford. Pa Nj
ana Nrs rampNn aiu - ~ home
AZ TIE Washington sitter October
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-10-01

dag lu The 1bssrHan.s ri Tire DaR ~
AfuuemsHt. che only feet das conn.
maHdad Boo the HuFai# iH-. and the
Isaau tHIariF observed If Jewish holy
dHsH Huriuesr ia suspended f.i 30
dag bf me #uai liberal as mr'I ~
the most orthodox. and quiet usr-
yadgH EVERY IsHIHh community
Among the thousands ~ Htl.f ar-
fHudna IrHH 90 b. found uU fHe
laHsr EHrt HiIr ~ Mes York II la
nor uncommon fer iEe penlteufH 20
stand upou aue HH0f IH tHe ryHa-
naHur without fa4a. drink o. sleep,
faf the entire 70 hours
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-10-01
CUT HIS
THROAT
Cunningham Made Win Drink
Sawed His Neck With a Jag
ged Piece Of ill.,

ire nHIiceman werf hndfY fesHaf
tered U5Hf aiaad she's Haailf fhst 81
the MAE g. the ra1ier atafluu. Fram
thsrt he 0ss TAKEN a. the enHuty Iaft
iu she aatfuf eaEen
Win fhe fHzsra edge = a rim can
Cunningham rat ihr cash lu his
ihfest VIE his relatives are ~
where ~ camF from l. Sc ml steffy
iie ss Ana~H e. have hsau sssfius -
tHa pzssa4 fEssst HHsfs Hssn5a ~ hs=
hslans inas were found BE had ttt
fenllf hsrH drinking aud had geese
Violently insane His waHad will Hat
rFaVe fatal
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-10-01
WANTS TO KEEP
THE CARS OUT

A. the regular meeting Of the Pa
UiftC Coast Lumber Manufacturers
aaHocia Ton. held yesterday Ia the
Colmau- block. resolution was pass.
cd asking that the Northern Pacific
and Great Northern railways re-
seind their order In which they re-
fuse to allow their cars 10 be sent
into the territory OF the Burlington
ruHH
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-10-01
LOADED WIN
EXPLOSIVES

= h.ufnrf FaiAnts sailed today win
b fali fsfsp 81 powder dynamite
Eaeaiiuf aud general merchandise
FOR kgsk and f.llamar Fhs will
bring = cntEa ~ ore from Eliamaf
On her fetufn voyage. l.. " Gray a
Co NiE kerp tho eehnnnfn NolAufe
and Ahhtc Maurea on the Seattle
Nnlaes Is yak run all wintef
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-10-01

TAKES CHARGE

offices have been opened Ia the
Burke block by l.. &. Gilman. the
newly appointed general counsel for
the Great Northern Railway COM
panY Mr. Gilman assumed his du-
Ties yesterday l.. Frank Gordon.
who has been clni maRont viii be
Mr. Gnmau'H assistant The ap-
uolntment OF Gilman ncceHsitates n
change ! uthe firm Of Preston. Carr
a Gilman. which IN the future viii
be known az Carr 4 Preston Mr.
Gilman succeeds Judge Thomas H.
Burke.
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cum.
night eiih a iifht list % pasHeu-
Fefs. including Capt James Carrot
lueal agent Of the AtaHHa 1sumthef
eial comrmns. and George ~ Hraek
stf. former mayor u Minneapolis.
ho Ia now a prominent resident OF
Southeastern Alaska
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-10-01

J. A Mcclellan i.ft tetay FOR san
Fraueisea. su fuute &C. Manila. where
b. Nili visit hla two SONS Tor Honae
tlue Ha has been connected with
the circulation department OF the
NnnI .lmIailIENnNar
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-10-01
GETS A PRESENT

tpou fhe retirement ~ g. II Hold
ridge - Fesurai agcHf ~ The Pa
aIae Coast steamship company. ssH.
faflat. be- WaH presented with Hii-
gtr loving cup - the employees u
the company Mr. ilaidridge o. sue
.n.-n.M b. \ D. HIarl
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-10-01

The Rentun nm Improvement
club viii meet ne the Rentou club
house this evening. "a aEitate the
question of paving the distrfet
bounded by Fifteenth and Night
cruth avenues and jefferson street
and Capitol Inn.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-10-01
PETE WAS
YELLOW
Lowman Gave the Game to the
orange-pickers

Oakland won yesterday BY yellow
work on the part Of Pete Lehman.
oGouueii who was To umpire this
series. failed 60 arrive. and Lohmen
and 81 Nraiu we're called upon 20
handle the indicators. Lehman saw
that his team could not sin any
other way and proceeded 10 deiiber
ateiy rob the locals ~ the game His
work was 30 rave that IL put Parks
wilson's bunch up "a the air and
they simply couldn't win. Barhcr
had the EonthefuerH guessing in
inning except the sixth. when they
landed on him for seven hits.
The score r. ~ y.
Oakland ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS u .
seattle s.sssssss.sH#Ha .safstfs
Batteries - Mckay and Gortan;
BARBER and Hycua.
A. Fan Franciaeos r. ~ y.
Los Angeles .s........s..,.., III 2
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-10-01
TO SPLIT or
NOT TO SPLIT

4 mass meeting VIII be held at
Fremont tonight To discuss the pro-
posed division Of the Ninth ward
There ate three factions IN the con
tentlon. One does not wish to di-
vide. another wishes to divide into
two wards, and the third into three.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-10-01

clerk Dal Roberts. u Justice
ruuna court. was yesterday pre-
scented - hia friends with stick pin
amhienalie If hts office. Attorney
WIZ Morris made n presentation
speech and % which Mr.. Roberts re
Piled
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-10-01
MIR. HOGG
DID 1T
Dugdales Cast -oH Gets Sweet
Revenge on the Babes

Wee While Hoss bad the locals At
his mercy yesterday. ANA Ia only
enc Inning we're they able TO do any
thing with hs speed. Harmon
pitched good ball at Times but his
passes proved very custlF The field
ing uf both teams vas excellent
TreHdMay made a beautiful running
catch ~ drive from Dammans
TreafNnY had that morning dark
sned one II the tafanH upties ia
q mis- Up downtown. and Just t. rub
Il So. robbed him 81 hit The
nurehkrassera have natched-up
team With n pitcher pie FiuE third
and ere in right field. bat sill be
strengthened to-day hy Sordyka. who
has been sick Hickey viii b, ia the
box again today and nammnn VIII
twiri for Spokane. The score
n. Il T.
Spokane .e0oaO0a0o 10 /
Seattle hAeege ne-s 1
Batteries HoFg and Hanson. ftar-
mon ana stanley
~ salt Lake n u T.
HAiA AsAhe sss.. sHsttsFs ftfsslF u
batteries TaEicr and Hansen.
Martin and Anderson.
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DAY or ATONEMENT

NEW york. oct THE nest ia
dRyH of the Jewish new year which
nrn INV ~ nnnllnnan. naIInlnalr -
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-10-01

PHILADELPHIA. oCt IA family
reuntau bad trieste end iaat nisbt ~
taa railroad station ht sharon HN
Five persons wrre killed iuaiaaio and
three aHrI1uaif uularst
rho part, sas rsiuruing hanr from
the faFeon family rcnaiau. when %
uas rus down ts fast moftng paf.
ranrtr tran aH tHs Philadelphia. Hat
tImort s Washington railroad.
Tbt dead aHu,
DAVID FARRuN SIR. assa e.
Ne8rft
DAVID FARRuN. ~ ssrd y
years
IANM ~ BROWN
HaMEs HHaW%. . 8sara.
JAMES CLARK
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helFre a. Hawthorne track
JOSEPH utafisHtt. Cai0rf.d
j WILLIAMS faekrf Wha rode Har-
oud haese Ga last face Al iiariem tt'a-
tsfsisN
JANIS GALLAGHER
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-10-01

sau Francisco 4ssrss#ssss5a-
BATTERIES Sew ton and Huira
Nh4frn ana LaarfaHH.
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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-11-15
BURIAL PERMITS.


Kate Shepard. 70 years. City Hospital; pneu-
Eisa Caldwell. 90 years. Female Hospital:
senility.
Lucille Beta. . years. 1911 Park; scarlatina.
George Heckert, As years. S7o1 North Elev-
eath: heart disease.
Mary Halloran. 81 years. ILL., o'Faiion;
{. HOFFMAN,. q years. st. Loui. Mullanphy
Hospital; consumption.
Julia Mckinney. "a years. Ssoa Franklin;
William l.. Stephens. 81 years. isis Greer;
paralysis.
Bridget Fitzgerald. o. years, llllle North Fiji
tenth; asthma.
Harry Ford. l month. ST. AIMS Asylum:
E,arasmus.
Celia Black. j year, e2Ol Bismarck: hamilton.
Rosa Collins. IS years, City Hospital; CEN
Blanche koons. 20 years. 4os, Cottage; urae-
mia.
Irene Mundeii, 3 months. 1904 Pine; Group.
Sarah Z. Anderson. So years. 2u0 Locust,
tiemen Mitchell. 10 years. COS Red Bud;
Bertha Newcomb. i year. 1923 Mary: pneu-
monia-
Elizabeth schlisner. 70 years. Ills Hebert:
George Benton. 20 years. lbs Kings high
George Trantwein. IA years. st. Johns Hos
pital: abscesS.
Henriette Won der Abe. y years. Ills Mont
gomery; consumption.
T. Ice. IS years. City Hospital; apoplexy.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-11-15
POSITIONS FILLED.

Last week the following employed students OF
Southwestern Business College. $40 Olive IL. as
bookkeepers and stenographeIs: Armour Pack
ing Co.. st. Louis branch: Seward Candy Mfg.
County. Clayton: MARSHALL Field Dry Goods Co.
Chicago. This school prepares persons for the
best office employment and makes a speciality OF
assisting students to good positions. Day and
night school. We teach, safeguard check.
voucher and corporation bookkeeping: Pitman
and Gregg shorthand: touch typewritlng.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-11-15
HAYWARD's

and shorthand College. 21s. 40. N and
22s ODD Fellows building. Individual INSTRUCTION.
in Shorthand. Typrwriting. Bookkeeping, Arith-
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-11-15
SITUATIONS wANTED-MALE.

.WORK-Situatlon by middleLaged
German in some private house; attend furnace.
horses and to make himself generally useful:
small wages; best references. BIT IS. Rpublic.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-11-15

DINING-ROOM GIRL wANTED-Experf-
enced upstairs and dining-room girl; references
required. 44l5 Morgan.
GIRL WANTED-Good. strong. girl for rough
work around house. 30c7 Laclede.
/ WANTED-Youns etrI 10 assist IN lieht
housework: no washing. H15 New Ashland.
HoUsEGIRLS wANTED-Two housegirls so5
n. Broadway.
HoUsEGIRL WANTED-Good housegiri It
once. 1917 F1nney.
work 1lG5 N. Sixth.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-11-15
10 POUNDS FOR SITS.

Be sure and try. a lo-pound package Of our
xpIendid combination coffee for $L75: single
pound Is cents: three pounds very finest Mocha
and Java for 81 and twenty-three pounds best
appeaI to all good housekeepers and lovers OF
good conee: SUGAR sold only with 81 other
let Ets. Phone. Kinloch B 1915.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-11-15
SH0 RTHAND
DAY and NIGHT

Shorthand. Touch TypewritIns. Bookkeeping.
Branches. Terms: pay-Three months. s5: one
s.; Louis: s.udsntas qualified n the most thor.
ton Is given in all no branches: DiglOma award-
yates obtain and hold good positions because
they have been , pTopsrly tra.nsd; we have
4 HENpERs9N sHsINEss S1LLEGSS
SCHOOL,. Call or write for illustrated cata-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-02-14

/ possesses. The Tribune and Sun eav,
her excellent notices for her ,vorl
commencing her highly for her d,awing
asq oolorlng Miss Yardley Is a pupil
=. hoWard Pyle OF Philadelphia, the in
s ss,,S oil MISS Green, known as "the
Miss Belle Parsons, who has been
.eacnlhs here Tor four years, now holds
d very responsible position In the
horace Mann school, a department
Of Columbia college.
Mr.. Guy Eldredge, who is studying
engineerng at Columbia college. anS
VINO Went TO Chicago to spend the holl-
Gays returned some weeks ago. but has
been quite III with Ia grippe. He has
20 far recovered as TO be able TO re-
turn to school last week.
Three Salt Lake girls now studying
violin and piano IN this city are max
ing great strides In their chosen pro-
iessions and receiving no end OF praise
from their teachers. Miss Edna Bail
ley and her mother are living on west
futy-clghth street. near the art school
Miss Bailey is devoting all her time 10
the piano, and she and her mother have
recently returned from q visit TO Cor.
nell, whore they went to attend the ia.
nior's ball, and 20 visit with friends
MISS Sybil Anderson and Miss Lamp
son, the other two, are living with
friends in Plainheld New Jersey; both
are pupils OF l.lchtensteln, the great
violin teacher ara artist.
Mr. and Mrs. Healy, Of ogden. with
their son and daughter are stopping
u IrS. Davis, zoe West Twenty-thirJ
street The son Is about leaving for
bcston 10 enter college. Mn and Mrs.
healy and daughter with Miss Peery,
also Of Ogden, viii remain about four
weeks longer sightseeing and visiting
friends
Mrs. Davis and Mrs Catherine Laine,
whose house on Twenty-third street.
was for long months headquarters
toi travelling Utahns. see very few Of !
ttcm now Mrs. Lalne has removed 20 /
salt Lake 10 the universal regret Of her |
many friends IN the Brooklyn branch. |
she was Identified with the Relief So
cioty from the very first. and ably filed |
every Office assigned 10 her with a cheer
iulress that inspired all who came
near her. Mrs Davis. her sister has
been In poor health for some time, and |
has been visiting with Mrs John L.
Harston at Thompscnyille, Conn, but
returned two days ago In better condi-
ton Of health
Mr.. John Q. Critchlow arrived from
Peru this week. bringing wonderful re-
trts from that far OF land. concerning
lie great railroad and mining schemes
81 our townsman, Hon. a. w, McCune.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-02-14

witness THE Millionaire" performance
last Tuesday evening, and at the close
of the third act, Mr. de Reszke told
the manager who was In the box with
the party. that Miss Fisher possessed
the most promising voice he had heard
In New York for some time. Sallie, Is
not expected TO recognize her old
friends after this.
Prest. shurtlff, Of ogden. came in
with the w. c, Spence party this week.
and left for Washington last night.
Mrs. o. d. Banks Of the same party.
Is here buying for z. C. NJ. 1. millinery
department Mrs. Banks makes pur-
chases from the leading wholesale
houses j. @. Johnson receiving a large
share Of her patronage.
Miss Abbie Rumel. and Mr.. Louis
Simon, Of the Paris millinery house,
came In Thursday. Miss Rumel Is
staying with friends near l25th street.
and Mr.. Simon IS on Broadway. Mr..
Nels Ransohoff is also here making
purchases for his house; there are nu-
merous Salt Lakers here, located In
different parts OF the city.
Mr. and Mrs w. c. Spence. ana
daughter Louise, are recent arrivals
and will likely make their headquarters
al the Rossmore, ilst and Broadway.
where Miss Ruth Eldredge, their niece
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-02-14

Mr.. Critchlow has had many exciting
experiences during his stay among the
natives and returns full of hope for
The future OF the country with which
M. McCune Is now 80 closely identified
Mrs. McCune and her family are all
IN excellent health. Mr.. Critchlow
does not expect to visit Salt Lake on
this trip.
Miss Dot PETIT, who Is studying piano
at the New York college, Fifty-eig
street and Lexington avenue, and Miss
Irene Strang, from Ogden also, have
both been pupils Of the New York
college until recently Miss Strang is
new studying vocal under Miss Fer
rms teacher, Nine. Won Klenner.
Miss Vera Hardy Is now a pupil Of
Mabel Phipps. Joseffy's representa-.
i've, Miss Hardy Is q fine student, ana
making progress in her work, having
laid a good foundation for proficiency
In this lire, some time ago
Mr.. Joseph Baker, buyer for Walker
Bros, and Mr. Henry Last, OF Last ana
Thomas, Ogden, are both here stopping
n. the Navarro hotel. and making pur-
chaSes for their respective houses.
Here Is a nice little notice for sallIe
Fisher Edouard de Reszke and some
friends occupied a box at Days, to
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-02-14
MINES OF BIBLE FAME.
Those OF Rhodosia Identical With King solomons
nnnnnnnuu7rnnnrIunnn

John Hays Hammond the associate
Of the late Cecil Rhodes and one of the
foremost authorities on mining engi-
neering in the world, spoke few days
ago on the subject Of king Solomons
Mines, or The Mines Of ophir."
I'm the southeastern part Of Africa,
not far inland from the Indian ocean"
said AIR. Hammond, lis a country re-
Gently designated by photographers
| lshodesia. This name has been be-
slowed upon the country IN recognition
OF the great work done by the late Cecil
dohn Rhodes, almost unaided, IN the
reclamation Of this territory from bar
barism, It's area Is about $50, coo square
miles, about the Size VI all the states
east Of the Mississippi river
'Rhodesia Is divided By the Zambesle
river into Northern and Southern Rho
desla II is with reference TO Southern
thodesia (the land OF Ophir) that
shall speak
Scattered throughout the country are
thousands of excavations made upon
gold bearing quartz veins. aggregating
several hundreds OF miles in length, and
many hundred ancient ruins, temples.
foriresses. etc, monuments OF prehls-
torlc peoples. - the result of personal
examination / have no hesitancy in ex.
pressing the opinion that the past pro-
duction Of these mines has amounted
TO az least 100 and perhaps several
hundred million dollars worth Of gold.
After short description OF the coun-
try the climate. ana conditions bearing
ON health, colonization and native labor.
Mt Hammond said there were two i'm
portant tribes u natives One OF these.
the hashonas, he said. an authorities
agree. have Semitic blood In their veins.
and they have preserved many Semitic
customs. while the negro blood pre-
dominates, the Mashonas. nevertheless.
have a distinctly Arab cast Of counta-
nance. Neither the Mashonas nor the
Maiaholes, the other tribe have any
knowledge OF the builders az the ruined !
temples and forts. nor have they any |
leFends bearing on the subject
Not until 1865 wtfe me ancient mines |
and ruins rediscovered Adam Blenders. |
an American dlFcoyercr bringing them
20 The notice of Europe. IN 1859 Mr
Rhodes obtained q concession TO worl, i
the mncs from The Tatabele king. I.o-
benbula He later received charter
from the British government"
He stated Il as his belief that the
mines were first worked By tribes OF
southern Arabia as early as 100 b. c..
and probably several centuries earlier.
Later they were further deylopd By the
Phocniclans and lsraeltes. conformity
under their respective kings, Hiram and
Solomon, about 1918 b. c
Later yet. they were worked In a des-
nltory way by the Mohammedan Arabs,
after their conquest Of southern Arabia.
IN the seventh century A. D.. down 10
he time OF their expulsion from south
.ast Africa BY the Portuguese at the
BEGINNING oY the sixteenth century.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-02-14

The mines were worked by the Portu-
guese themselves In q limited area as
I late as the middle OF the last century.
! and finally In very superficial way by
| the present MashOnas down 10 the time
OF the recent revival OF mining under
the auspices Of Europeans, within the
last eight or ten years.
lie described at length a number OF
the ruined temples and forts, there be-
ing, he said over so distinct sites of
these ruins. Glass beads, some OF
which are Egyptian OF the Ptolemalc
period, have been found In the ruins,
and clay and shell whorls similar to
those found by Sehlleman in the runs
Of Troy.
After referring 10 the claims OF vari-
Gus countries 10 the distinction OF be-
ing the original land OF Ophir. he said:
FINALLY as 20 Rhodesia I think we
have conclusiycly established the fact
OF the identity OF the cult OF the ancient
Phoenicians and the Rhodeslans. ami
We have shown that remains OF the
prototypes OF the Rhodesian temples
are stu 10 be found In the land OF the
Queen Of Sheba, In southern Arabia;
and We have also shown that Arabia
itself was not gold-bearlng country,
but was the country which acted as the
purreyor " the metal 10 the other
countries Of the ancient world
We have shown that IN Rhodesia ex-
ist hundreds OF ancient excavations up
on quartz veins, from the working OF
which q hundred million. perhaps sew
eral hundred millions OF dollars worth
OF gold have been extracted. II, then.
not TO Arabia, whittier was this gold
exported? II the mines were not worked
by the ancient Sabeo-Arablans. by
whom could they have been worked?
IN view OF these facts have endca-
vored briefly 10 present to you this NJ
ternoon. | believe that / am justified In
concluding that here In the territory Of
Rhodesla. bordering upon one OF tho
most recent and certainly the greatest
OF all Eldorados--the Transvaal-was
the location Of the Mines OF King Solo
mon'-the Oph- ~ the Holy Writ"