White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-03
ALASKA LAND OF PROMISE.

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rived in Salt Lake. after a months
trip through Alaska. He found much
10 interest hin. and believes that i
will BE from twenty-five 70 nfty
years before the resources Of that
country are faliy developed He i
quoted as follows
There are bat few opportunities
Tor a Young man in thar country a
present The opportunities we're al
taken advantage Of wears ago. How
ever. il ears 10 cone when TIE re-
sources Of TIE country are developed
Il vii be a great eountry for the
Toung men : 20 70.
The government Is responsible
for the country being held back. Il
the government lad not taken avay
The coal claims the first step toward
developing the country would have
been taken. Alaska has the greatest
eoal aelds il the world Il you bay
coal n that country you bus the pro-
due Of the mines IN the United
States. Tbe coal mines there IN
many cases are closed down
Incidentally DIT. Harrison said taas
he nreliest SPOT n present IN he
entire country. is juneau. which IS
undergoing one q the greatest
blooms eseH experienced = my o tie
Alaskan towns de gives credit for
5ae Janeaa boom 10 the activities 81
Col. . e ga4kiiaE who controls
zoi5 miae thene, and Is responsible
Tor The building going on. The mine
sid T. - better than lhe famous
Trezdve8 gold mine. and 10 he o.
inion Of cd miners uil ake oter
two hundred wears 10 exhaust tie oaI-
pat.
nr Harrison apHareufls shares the
vess Of Col lacking. relative 10 the
government roIlry q conservation
applied 70 TIE Alaskan country. Gel
JaeklinE has within the past week re-
turned from an inspection Of his gold
mining property in Alaska. and IS r.
ported - saving thai unless the
federal government could ~ induced
70 release ne opportunities that IL
dormant ia Alaska the country must
forever remain an undeveloped Ter
ritory and resemble II truth the
land that God forgot
The enormous wealth Of Alaska
must remain comparatively worth
less unless we are permitted 10 de-
velop il. he said The men and
money that have been and are hos
willing to 20 into Alaska are and vii
be entitled 10 al the rewards they
can ger out Of IL The most thai
they can do Is 10 bring its buried
riches 70 life and motion. As il Is.
nobody has the nerve TO develop any
thing. Il is almost against the Law
TO take enough fuel 10 cook with or
keep warm by
The project OF Alaskan develop
ment. JUS Ike ali the big enterprises
that developed in the western states.
is too almighty big to be accom-
plished without great capital. organ
lied and oo-operated n confidence.
sure that IL Sill be afforded al least
the chance 10 open up the country
and Pc: THAT is there in the com
mercial channels OF the United States
and the world.
~Jas1 nov all over this country
there is a kind OF suspicious attitude
with regard to al organized financial
operations Everything IS being in
vestigzted. halted questioned and
put under some kind Of surveillance.
Capital. as a natural result. Is feel
ing quite timid- And there Is not a
reason on earth for this widespread.
uneasy suspicion between the public
and big business 80 called
But il Is all psychological. and
will adjust itself. The howl against
big business Is the chorus for a dozen
different kinds c. isns. but modern
development. progress. the Kind O
enterprise that MADE the United
States what IL is-msde the west the
wonder and envy q al the world
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