The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-16
TO OPEN UP SBBRIA'S RICHES
CzaFs BROAD CONCESSIONS TO
AMERICAN SYNDICATE.

Anxious TO Develop siberia ana hea'
I,zes That Our Methods Are Better.
John Rosene OF Seattle, president OF
the Northwestern Commercial Company.
il at the Waldorf Astoria, on his way home
from st. Petersburg with new and more
liberal concessions from the Russian Gov
ernment than any foreigner has obtained,
MFR. Rosene believes, from that Govern
ment heretofore. He says that they have
been made TO him less as an individual than
as an American citizen.
| The Northwestern Commercial Com
pany operates steamships between our
| Northwestern ports and ports Of Alaska,
and Mr. Rosene and his associates, who
include Ferdinand W. Peck Of Chicago
and several capitalists of the Pacific slope
| decided that certain sections OF the OPP
posite Siberian coast offered similar in
ducements to those which led prospectors
10 Alaska. He therefore sought from
the Russian Imperial Government authority
| TO form development company to operate
in Siberia.
Mr. Rosene, as he told the story at the
Waldorf Astoria yesterday, had friend
who was for long an officer Of the Imperial
Guard, Col. V. NJ. Wonlarlarsky to whom
the Gar granted concession in and about
the Tchukotsk Peninsula, his Majesty
afterward conserving that the Colonel
transfer a hnlf-interest in the concession
TO Mr.. Rosene.
In my opinion" said Mr. Rosene, -the
Russian Government has been closely
watching the rapid development Of Alaska
under American rule with American
Inc, hods, and would he pleased to see the
same progress take place in Siberia by
means Of what one might call an amalga-
nation Of American methods under Rus
sian laws"
This desire Of Russia, with the wish to
! he friendly with the American nation,
Mr.. Rosene said that he believed to be the
governing reason which led to the con-
cession in which his company has been
granted permission to share. The re-
strictions which the conservative Russian
administration first threw around the con-
cession. however, were very hampering.
| and Mr. Rosene paid another visit TO st.
Petersburg, from which he has just re-
turned with word Of the most generous
treatment from the Cars Government.
The concession il of the mineral and
! fishing rights in a territory greater than
! the combined States of Washington. Ore
! eon and Idaho, and but a little less than the
combined States of Washington, Oregon
and California Mr.. Rosene said. With
these rights goes the right to develop the
territory in any progressive way by the
! Joint activities OF subjects of the Car and
Americans.
To accomplish this the Northeastern
! Siberian Company was formed under
| special charter granted by the Cars Gov
eminent to cooperate with the Northwestern
! Commercial Company. One OF the high
Russian officials in the company. Mr.. Ro-
sene said, is the Prince Nicola Dolgor-
/ ouki. BY special ukase. TO facilitate
the cooperation of the two companies,
| Mr.. Rosene was made the managing
director of the Northeastern Siberian
| Company.
| Besides doing this. the Gar waived the
demand that the company must always
| employ A. many Russian subjects as Ameri-
| cans. and he extended the number Of
| Americans who might be brought to the
| territory at once from 100 to 300. He also
directed arrangements whereby instead
| Of having to get passports individually
/ from Washington, the Americans who are
| taken over by the company may secure
! passports from the Russian military authon-
! ties on certifcation from the Northeastern
! Siberian Company. This was done no that
experienced miners and prospectors In
| Alaska neal not waste a year in obtaining
: passports from W dSHluRtOH.
1 Mr.. Roscne last year, under the first per-
/ mission. took sixty miners TO the Tchukotsk
| Peninsuls. and when he sent a special
steamer for them last fall only five would
| come away. The Others were anxious
| to continue prospecting.
The country being wild. the company
did not do a great deal with the few mon
/ there last year For our work In 1902. I"
said Mr. Rosene. we have only TO show
/ three permanent stations al different parts
! Of th.a taFT No If f.la
! gold in two places and the discovery 81 a
number Of large bodies Of mineral ore Of
, yet unknown value.
! We are now arranging 10 take aoo oS-
over "n tho steamship Manauense, which
! ] bought last year for the siberian service
She then made a round trip TO IN. Alaskan
I and Siberian pOrts and back across the
Pacific. but that ~ too much steaning
| for one ship, and she will hereafter be
I kept la the Siberian service. and We will
make connections between the Dorthern
. ports on both coasts
/ This year the company will develop
J tho gold discoveries already made aud
cnr'i nue 90 prosp"ct for more gold and
. other minerals. We shall also build three
Z salmon fisheries Oh th- east shore 81 Kan
/ rcl'tka and uu" coal mine un bsTrenkpu
Bay on that sam" shore. IA. company
. ha- ih" exclusive night Ia all mineral Ie-
, snuros- 81 ia" lchukotsk Peninsula, and
| privileges for the developneni ~ that part
~ the country drained by iLs Anadiv HV.r
aud for trading Ia fur. Ivorles ana whale
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