The herald., 1897-10-22
|CANADA'S
FREE LIST
Does Not Include Miners
Supplies
DUTIES WILL BE COLLECTED
ON EVERY MouTHFUL OF GRUB
FOR KLoNDIKE
Reports From Copper River District
Promise to Duplicate the Rush
to the Yukon
DUTIES WILL BE COLLECTED
ON EVERY MoUTHFUL OF GRUB
FOR KLONDIKE

Associated Press Special Wire.
VICTORIA, B. c., Oct. 21.-Hereafter
every pound of goods not bought in
Canada will have to pay duty before be-
ing allowed in the Klondike country.
The Canadian government has decided
to revoke the regulation allowing pros
pectors to take in 100 pounds Of goods
free of duty, and customs officers will be
placed on the Stickeen route, as well as
at Tagsh lake and on the Yukon.
THE WINTER CROWD
VICTORIA, B. c.. Oct. 21.-Henry r.
Woods, representing the Union and
| Shawsville Steamship companies. which
intend to run steamers from London to
Victoria and to ST. Michaels during the
coming winter and spring, Is making ar
rangements for the accommodation OF
1000 men who are expected to arrive
here during January. Upon their ar
Victoria for two or three days to pur-
chase their outfits for Klondike.
OLD CLAIMS
ASTORIA, Ore, Oct. 21.-Captain G.
M. White, who just purchased the
steamer Augusta, Is ready to sail for
the north, and'will start for Seattle when
the weather is favorable. The captain
represents a large New York syndicate,
which as acquired property and mining
claims all through Alaska before the
Klondike was discovered.
ALASKAN LAWS
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21.-Judge Bot
kin Of Helena, Mont, one Of the COM
mission to codify the laws Of the United
States, was here today, and had con-
ference with Commissioner Hermann
Ifof the general land Office regarding the
laws applicable to Alaska. This Is one
of the special branches assigned to
Judge Botkin in the immense work with
which the commission was charged by
congress. 7s- s.t..saEt
FRUIT FOR MINERS
BAKERSFIELD, Oct. 21.-The While
Orchard company today shipped car
load of prunes to Dawson City. They
were billed to the Alaska Commercial
company.
COPPER RIVER MINES
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dixie fever has spread to Copper river
and before the winter is over prospectors
predict that there will be almost as great
a rush to the Cooks Inlet country as
there is to the Yukon gold fields. About
score CT leaders of expeditions to the
Copper river are on the water front al
most daily hunting for vessels to carry
them and their crowds to the fabled
country. Three vessels are now on the
way to the new gold fields They are the
steamship Alice Blanchard, which left
San Pedro on Tuesday with crowd of
Southern California prospectors, and
schooners La Ninfa and the WIS. Phelps.
The steamer Navarro, which towed the
tern-wheeler Thomas Dwyer to st.
Michaels few weeks ago, is on the list
to sail for the Copper river on Decem-
ber 14th, and other vessels are being
prepared for the northern trip.
The Postoffice Department calls at
tention to the recently completed postal
arrangements for the Yukon and Klon-
dixie regions Exchange postoffices have
been established at Dyea and at Dawson
City The service will consist Of one
round trip month, twelve trips year.
The first trip from Dyea commenced on
the arrival there of the mail from Seat
tie September 11th. The mails made up
at Dyea contain letters and postal cards
only addressed for delivery at any place
in the Yukon district of Canada. The
mails made up at Dawson will contain
the same class of mail, only addressed
for delivery to any part Of the United
States. This service includes a. regis
tered letter service.
Newspaper mail will be sent into the
Yukon region only by way of st. Mich
aels.
MILLIONS IN 1T
| CHICAGO, Oct 21-An Evanstonian
has invented machine by which he
proposes to reach the gold sands at the
bottom of the Yukon river. His inven-
tion is based upon the theory that the
bottom of stream Is often covered with
gold j. G. Falcon is the inventor He is
an old diver and during the gold fever
of 40 he went to tie California diggings.
A long pipe is extended down into the
water and by means of rotary pump
the sand is drawn to the surface. AS
the dirt Is drawn UP 1t Is poured over
an immense rocker built and improved
from the crude affair Of 49. This is sup
posed to separate the gold from the dirt.
PINGREES PURPOSE
DETROIT. Oct 21--A copy of the
Venezuelan Herald has been received
here. 1t Is published In Caracas in Eng
lish and Spanish. Among other things it
says: I'VE are able to state on unde-
niable authority that the true inward
ness Of the object Of the visit of Gov
ernor Pingree Of Michigan was no less a
purpose than the investigation of the
new gold fields OF the Guarico region
and the possibility Of obtaining control
of one or two asphalt mines of the
Republic.
"After the Governors departure his
secretary, Col. Sutton, began negotia-
7 tions for obtaining control Of the mine OF
Pedernales. and Will examine the prop
~rty in a few days. Another repre- s.erta-
tive Of the Governor will visit the Stats
Of zulia to inspect an asphalt mine, and