The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-17
DESCRIPTION OF ALASKA.
Missionary Tells of Conditions Tn
Mines and Huge Stamp Mills.

Missionary Tells OF Conditions In
Mines and Huge Stamp Mills.
The Washington Herald is In receipt Of
the following letter, written by Rev.
Richard b Hasseu. Of Douglas. Alaska,
to Prof. Charles Hallock. Of this city.
Readers VIII be interested in the descrip-
tons OF the scenery. climate. &C; also
OF the long strike at the Treadweil Mine,
which is owned by the RothschiIds, and
IS admitted TO be the largest gold mine
in the world, employing as 1t does I'D
miners.
Mr.. HaIlOck IS the author Of Peerless
Alaska" a recent work, which is re-
ceiving favorable comments from emf
nent authorities. The letter he received
is as follows:
DouEizs. Alzska- DECEMBER 2. ls6.
Nv Dear 3Ir. RaIlocz:
We are long way apar- I an here for few
weeks looking afrar some general Work fer the
churches. L has tesn that kind Of work which has
kept ne busy since or return from Europe last
June g % i'astcriess churches, encourage them
and get them in shape Tor new pastor.
Yen have been Up IN tins country and know
something q is maTClTls sights The inland
TsterWzy-alruost c'1tinuous for go u1ilcs-from
Seattle up here seemeG 70 ne 10 be the most
beautiful q any I have Travelled and Tau know
lave III uFtL lit COUNTY quite q DIL- surely
q good many VII take TINS trip ss an excursion
IN connection with their Alaska-Yukon ExDosi-
ten visit 20 Seattle
Douglas and Tre2dTCli-7zC-icdl1T one t0Wu-as
You may know. are Just across the water from
juneau and have rather more people than the
capital city. TIE location IS q beautiful one The
strait is about a uilc vide. On the duncan side
the mountains are hiEh and precipitous. but they
set the sun ard their snowy SUBMITS give Us rosy
smiles whenever the SIN shines. TIE mountains
between rs and the SUD, so that for three vreeks
yet % cone ne shall % on with0ut a friendly
bean But tins is the busy side Il thfnCs-toO
busy. Tie great min and mine are running for
IS days II the fyS2T. night and DAY The people
ere tired and not In condition fer Sunday services
The-e are eight or niue denominations represented
here with church buildings but al are closed
save the Consresatioual, Friends. and Catholic-
Roman and Greek.
The TreadFeI mills are the largest in the
world thousand stamps drop constantly CT
free milling god o-e-l0E Erade. some q Il. worth
oaly 50 cents a ton-but :. PAYS large dividends
4 strike has BEEN on since last Nay. but min
and mine I'm fUil handed SlaTunia71s He7zozuTir-
lars. Moutenegrirs. Greeks. Italians, and nearly
every CtheT EatiOna4lJy are the pay MI Uuitei
States deputy marshals stand guard night and DAY
at the hsTTler between Douglas and Treadweii. The
4 T. u SIN maintains headquarters here and
sone forty Or fifty Of the cd union miners are
waiting around hoping f0r a settlement ard re-
thein frr the simple reason that the cEuers-the
ttotilsc1lids-arB away across the seas and the
managers are especially interested IN making a
Eood showing hnancisIiy. The old miners are not
iEely % SET any hesrnss- The NIL sinply pounds
On and sends 0ut buIliou- About In zen are
employed
The climate here Is vat most q the year bit
Ior month OF two IN midFinter frost aid STOW
are hseiy to come. The japanese current modifes
ne climate natural 20 latituds Sc far no-th-
Silks. eighty mics Southwest n rs i s7i7 n
b warner than Seattle. We are 4 little too far
ron the open ocean 70 yet the fun benefit q the
warn japanese waters Yours sincerely,
z. 3. HASSELL..