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Rh of the concession are now vested. The charter of the National Bank of Korea has also been awarded to these Americans, and it is now in process of creation. The only mine in Korea which pays is owned by an American

THE CONSULTING-ROOM OF MISS COOKE


 * and, by the way, Dr. Allen, the American Minister, possesses an intelligible comprehension of the Korean tongue.

There is a large American colony in Korea, totalling in all two hundred and forty. One hundred live in Seoul; sixty-five are employed upon the American Mine at Un-san; thirty-four live at Pyöng-yang. Five are in the service of the Korean Government; ten are associated with the railway; the famous two are engaged in business and the remainder comprise the staffs of the Legation and Consulate, and a medley of missionaries. American trade with Korea embraces kerosene, flour, mining machinery, railway and