Show WORDS OF WARNING GIVEN bishop bowe on the chances of fortune in the new york dec 9 the right bev peter T rowe bishop of the missionary district of alaska in his second annual report which he has just transmuted trane muted to toe board of managers of the domestic and foreign missionary society of the protestant episcopal church has this to eay cf the klondike gold 11 from the beginning the story of alaska has been u it has been a atory 0 turp risea the latest one is ahe almost fabulous of the recent gold discoveries the stories ol 01 hese read like they contain much anat is true this is not a pertinent subject perhaps for the report but the effect which it will have upon our work will justify the reference the in which these rich claims aie found is canadian territory 1 is uc rich and ot geat extent that other finds as rich as these will be made la an uncertainty but should they ue only one fiftieth aa rich they will bo exceedingly valuable A tober estimate of the number 0 of men likely to po to this within a year if from to it is more than likely that laree percentage of this number will find their way into some of tle large gold districts of our own territory birch deck manook coop et certain it i that a cicat development is en the way here is a lai liali mineral country railroads are being projected even fhe one from cear copper river by the standard oil company is a feasible one so m ny persons going in at once are sure to create a serious condition of things ground is rot sufficiently prospected supplies of provisions will be inadequate the and trials too many distress and suffering will be the result all conditions ere likely and are more than realize no one should give up a living or a salary lor an uncertainty and uncertainty it is no one debould venture to go with taking a years provisions and while I 1 have all possible faith in the country yet I 1 fear that nine entas 0 those who venture will fail I 1 feel compelled to detate this that men may not there ignorant of the true condition of things in another part of the report rowe baya of the railroad already re Jerr edio kyak a email island nearly the great delta of the copper river is the place from which the large 1 fields and oil wells lately discovered on the coast are reached these are going oy abe standal Stan dad oil from thia point following the copper river thea ame company ie projections ios a narrow ea uze railroad the country to 1 fory mile or circle city one ia find in that mining region upmarket for their coal it ie and most direct route to tho interior 61 alaska it will run through our own territory it will malt the supposed mineral wealth of the copper river district accessible to the miner and pass very near to thebold creeks of the fortymile forty mile and alio sixty mile in circle city tin re haq a population ion last wi anter ot 1800 now it is and called silent city the wonderful rich finds at the Klor diko caged th stamped the beims back of circle city are as good ever only not eoj ich thoen at ahn klondike they prid from tle ti 30 per day the district is larze many creeke are not ftc prospected and rich finds may yet be made here therele in sight for bearr ef work for several thousand men I 1 expect that before aprin if not already the population will be returning |