Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-10-21

things in the hermit kingdom Ameri-
cans have done more for II than the
people OF any other nation. lt was our
naval vessels which first unlocked It's
doors TO the world, and our missionar-
les gave It the first taste of western
civilization and OF the Christian relig-
ion. Our traders We're among the frat
importers and our capitalists built the
first railroad. Americans now own
most Of the valuable gold mines and are
developing them. The electric railway
OF Seoul belongs to Americans aud its
electric light company is an American
institution. II IL the same with The
Seoul waterworks and also with the
national bank, the charter Of which was
given 20 an American. There are now
$40 Americans IN Korea OF theso 100
live IN Seoul, So are working In the
gold mlres at Unsan, "a live In Ping
yang and 10 are associated with the
railroads. Five Americans are In the
service OF the Korean government, and
the confidential foreign adviser Of the
king on the part OF the Japanese Is
also al American The man who has
done more than any other for western
civilization In Korea, more TO render
the life Of foreigners safe there and
more 10 advance the interests Of the
United States Is Or Horace n. Allen,
our former minister to Seoul, who has,
I regret TO say, recently given up his
work there and returned to the United
States
WE OWN THE GOLD MINES,
The best OF the gold mines Of Korea
are owned 10y Americans. The conceS-
sion for them was gotten by Mr.. James
r, Morse some years ago and trans"
ferred by him to Mr. Leigh Slunt, for
merly of Seattle, who organized com.
pany for their development, This COM
pany is now known as the Oriental
Consolidated Mining company, and II
has been one OF the profitable gold
properties of the world. It's concession
embraces district just about half as
large as the state of Rhode Island In
the mountains of northwestern Korea.
Gold Is scattered throughout this dis
trlCt and there Is now more than So
600 900 worth of ore I'm sight The cont
pany Is taking about sl,50O,000 annually
out Of its mines, producing this from
something like 100000 tons Of ore. 1t
has the busiest institution in Korea
and that which is most up-to-date In
all its workings, 1T uses the best or
modern machinery and is now operat-
ing five mills. with 200 stamps il en-
DlbAC dllbRRNUtI dUOul ~ NulNt lIl'N
and several thousand Aslatics, The
Korean miners are said to be entirely
satisfactory They work for 20 or 30
cents a day. and are easily managed.
In this vicinity the British and Ger
mans have mining concessions and the
natives have been mining there for
many years In 1894 | saw specimens OF
gold that came from northern Korea.
They were carried about In quilts and
used as money In making purchases
with the merchants The king then had
a monopoly Of the gold mines, and he
had q great deal Of gold IN nuggets and
dust in his palace. He paid some of his
bills for foreign purchases in this way,
the gold being sent 10 the japanese
minis for assay and valuation and the
proper amount then credited on the
bills.
doubt not there are good copper
mines In Korea Excellent brassware Ia
sold all over the country and copper Us
known 20 exist Under the Japanese
the country will be thoroughly pros
pected.
sEOULs NEW WATER WORKS,
Americans are doing much to modern-
lie Seoul The city has about 100000
people who live inside walls 40 or so
feet high Most OF the houses are
matched huts. There are few wide
streets most are narrow and wind
ing, The water untll now has come
from wells sunken here and there In the
midst Of the city, and one of the chief
businesses has been that of the water
carrier who trots about from house to
house with two buckets fastened to a
pole on his back. The sewage flows
through the streets In drains or open
4 Citches. and everything is unsanitary
| 10 an extreme.
| An American company has recently
! secured a franchise TO institute an up
! to-datc system of water works. II VIII
| bring the water from the Han river,
which passes within three miles Of
Seoul, taking 1t from about FIVE miles
| above the city The water is TO be IL
tered and lt'Nill be pumped through the
city by two high-duty triple expansion
| pumping engines. each with capacity
OF 5000 0C0 gallons per day. The sys-
TEN will require "a miles OF Cast-iron
| pipe from four TO "a inches IN diameter,
and q large amount of other pipe. All
the equipment will be American. This
company has capital Of $l00O00O
! The Korean Electric COM
many has also a capital Of 81 0lo 000 II
har the telephones. lsht and power I'm
Seoul. II has now il miles of stree
car tracks and % cars ANA Ii Is largely
increasing It's mileage. The light plant
IS In operation furnishing more than
5000 electric liehts.
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