White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-10

all. was the more important subject.
basis for a sensational exposure. She
had come to Alaska sharing her news
papers views upon questions of public
policy, looking upon Murray O'Neil as
a daring promoter bent upon Selling
the means of transportation of a
mighty realm for his own individual
profit, upon Gordon as an unscrupu-
lous ad%venturer and upon the copper
trust as a greedy corporation reaching
)ut TO strange competition and absorb
the riches of the northland. But she
had found O'Nei an h%onorably ambi
tious man, busted. like others, in the
struggle for success and backing his
judgment with his last dollar. She had
learned. moreover. TO sympathize with
his aims. and his splendid determine
ton awoke her admiration. Her idea
or the trust had changed, likewise.
for 1t seemed To be n fair and dignified
competitor. She had seen no signs of
that constituencies. grasping polio,
usually imputed TO big business. In
regard to Gordon alone her first con
viction had remained unchanged. He
was as evil rs he had been reputed.
The readjustment of her ideas had
been disappointing La a way. since it
robbed her of a large part of her am
munition. but she consoled herself with
the thought that she had not yet reach
ed the big. vital story which most deep
ly concerned the welfare of the north
The village OF Kyak lay near the
mouth OF the o easterls outlet OF
the Salmon. and il was similar in most
respects to Hope and to Omar. save
that it looked out across a shallow.
unprotected lay 10 the open reaches of
the north Pacific. The shores we're
low a pair of rocky islets afforded the
only shelter 10 It's shipping. and ii "a
from these a. n starting point that the
copper trust had built It's breakwater
A trestle across the tide flats onnect
ed the work with the mainland. and
along this rock trains era wled. adding
their burdens 10 the strength of the
barrier. Projected nv this arm Of steel
and stone and timber lay the terminal
buildings W the Alaska Northern. as
the H~eidlemNnn liue was called. and
there also lav the terminus OF the old
McDermott enterprise into which Cur
It's Gordon had infused new life. Both
places showed plenty Of activity when
O.Neil and bis two companions arriv
ed late n afternoon.
Kyak they found was inferior TO
Omar Ia IFS public accommodations.
and Murray was AZ a loss to find shell
ter for the Girls until his arrival was
made known to the agents of the Alas
ka Northern. Then Mr., Trevor. he
engineer In charge. looked him up and
Insisted upon sharing his quarters with
rhe visitors In Treyor's bearing was
no suggestion OF an enmity like Cor
don's. He welcomed his rival warmly.
After dinner 0'Neil took Natalie
10 see the sights. while Eliza prof
tied by the opportunity to interview
Trevor. In her numerous tlts with
O'Neil she had not been
fui from the point ~ view OF her mag
azine articles, but here at her hand
was the representative OF the power
best known and best hated for Its &C
tivities In the northland. and he seem.
ed perfectly willing to talk. Surely
from him she would get information
that would count.
Understand. I'm on the side OF your
enemies she warned him.
so is everybody else" Mr.. Trevor
laughed. but that's because we're mis-
understood"
'The intentions of any trust warrant
suspicion.
He shrugged. The Heidlemanns
are just ordinary business men, Ike
O'Neil. looking for investment They
heard of a great big copper field hid.
den away back yonder In the noun
tains. and they bought what they con
sidered to he the best group of claims.
They knew the region was difficult or
access. but they figured that IA railroad
from tidewater would open up not only
their properties. but the rest OF
the copper belt and the whole interior
country. lheI Desan ~ buiiu u ioau
from Cortez. when some shoe stringer
raised the cry that they had monop
olized the worlds greatest copper sup
ply and had doubled cinched 1t by
monopolizing transportation also. That
started the fuss. They needed cheap
coal. Of course. Just as everybody else
needs It. but somebody discovered the
danger of a monopoly of that and sci
mp another shout Ever since then the
yellow press has been screaming. The
| government withdrew all coal lands
from entry. and 1t now refuses to
| grant patents to that which had been
properly located We don't " a
foot of Alaskan coal land. Miss Apple
ton. On the contrary. we haul ON
| fuel from British Columbia. just ike
O'Neil and Gordon. Those who would
like to sell local coal 20 us are pre-
vented from doing so
.sIt capp1g upt1 ~ bpaT Won fell II