San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-21
VERY AGGRESSIVE i.
Canada Takes Possession of Rich
Gold Fields in Alaska.
Adjusts the boundary Line to Suit Her
self and Compels Miners to Pay
Her Taxes-Unclo Sam APP
parentIy Indifferent

The richest gold placer mines of
Alaska have been transferred to Cana,
dian territory, and miners are nov pay
ing miners tax to British authotities.
The territory in question is from three
to eight miles in width, and emf;aces
the rich placer claims on Glacie. and
Miller creeks, which heretofore were
supposed to be in Alaskan territory.
Now the miners learn that they arp sub
jected to the laws of Great Britail.
These statements were made byCapt.
William Moore, Canadian mail car
rier between Victoria and Fort Culahy,
n. w. T. He had just returned from
taking the first mail to the u lkon
miners on British territory. Errirs in
the old survey were discovered laf last
autumn, and during the winter Prof.
Ogilbee, who now has charge of a torps
of British engineers engaged in lo4ting
the boundary between the two toun-
tries, made the correction, transferring
a strip of territory from three toFeven
miles wide from Alaska to Canada Over
200 miners were affected. These Pana-
dian mounted police immediatelycom-
PEELED to pay miners taxes.
Moore says there can be no debit as
to the correctness of the new survey.
All of Miller and Glacier creeks, and
parts of several other streams RIB in
gold digging are now claimed 10y the
British authorities. At first the inner
lean miners were disposed to reset the
encroachment, Moore said, utafter
they had come to realize the benefs &C
cruing from British jurisdiction they
accepted the authority of the Britt po-
lice.
That portion of Yukon embrajs the
most valuable mining possessiols in
Alaska, and affects the water ri hts of
40 streams on Miller creek. In 10 Ionths
man named Miller who came otwith
Moore took out go pounds of goh mug
gets, valued at 100000. Many Other
rich strikes are reported. 1t $pears
that the miners concluded thb the
United States government did ut care
enough for the territory to est Plish
government fort, inasmuch al Prof.
| Ogilbee was permitted to local such
boundary lines as he chose Will the
assistance or presence of Amerii IN Off
Gals, and no efforts were madd 10 pre-
vent the police from enforcing I'll fr reg
tons over that portion of laskan
/. ritory, Ogilbee sending his fiei notes
and observations TO Ottawa in cIFge of
| his son.
He told Moore that he wouldemain
at Fort CudGhy until the arrhl of
| American surveyors, and ched his
work if they desire.
The British authoritioy are fm in
their method >exerci ng t laws,
but show great respect to thebining
interests, apparently impressit upon
them the benefits to be derivI from
Canadian authority as compad with
| United States rule. No eXcitetnt ex.
lists and no trouble is anticipate The
miners are paying their taxes Id sub
hitting to the new laws. Mde says
Canadian capitalists contemplal build
ing 30 miles of narrow gaugebilroad
from Head Lynn to Chain Lals, con-
Meeting the Yukon river, andben es-
tablish passenger and freighf ervice
between Victoria and Yukon mes. An
addition of two small drauglEteafn-
boats in the lakes would com te the
service. The cost would be noIk bal and
would divert all trade to Brj sh Co
lumbia.