The herald., 1897-08-01

WHICH are now auIulnlSterQ Dy the
United States.
| "a recent report of the United States
| Surveyors as to the boundary line in this
connection said: In substance. These
delimitations throw the diggings at the
| mouth of the Forty Mile creek within
| the territory of the United States. The
whole valley of this whole creek is also
in the United States. Most of the gold
is to the west of the crossing of the 141st
meridian at Forty Mile creek. If We
produce the 141st meridian on a chart,
the mouth of Miller's creek, a tributary
of Sixty Mile creek, and a valuable gold
region, is five miles in direct line OIL
seven miles according to the winding CT
the stream, all within the territory OF
the United States. In substance, the
only places in the Yukon region where
gold in quantity has been found are all
to the west of the boundary line between
Canada and the United States.
1T can readily be seen that the claim
of the United States is directly opposite
to that of the Canadians. 1t is true
that the arbitration of the 141st meridian
was favored by the United States sur
veyors, but some of them were amazed
at the claims of the English with regard
to Lynn creek (not canaD, and the whole
southeaste boundary, and expressed
the belief that the United States would
refuse to arbitrate the claims of this
portion of the boundary"
SEATTLE, Wash, July 31.-Prospec-
tive gold-seekers in the North are
aroused over the action of the Canadian
government in collecting duty at Vic
toria or Dyea on every miners outfit
from the United States A mass meeting
has been called by the merchants and
outfitters in this city to outline plans
for retaliatory action. The idea is that
this action of The Victoria Collector is
not taken in the interests of collecting
revenue, but to try to compel parties to
buy their outfits in Victoria The Sec
retary of the Treasury will be memori-
allied and requested to withdraw his
order making Dyea SUPPORT Of entry.
It was so designated, it is claimed, for
the purpose of permitting British steam
ers to land freight and passengers there.
OPTION ON A STEAMER
SAN FRANCISCO, July 31-W. D.
Wood, Mayor of Seattle, will resign his
office if he can carry out his plans for an
expedition to the Yukon gold fields. He
reached this city on Thursday morning
and went to work at once. He said:
Il have an option on an ocean steamer,
and will take on it from this city 25O pas
sengers. The remainder of the vessels
complement of passengers will be taken
at Seattle. l expect to be able to an
nounce tomorrow the name of the
steamer. I could not get one in Seattle
and here they are jumping up charters
so rapidly that a man must decide quick
ly. This undertaking is not my own en-
tirely, for others are interested with me
in the forma ton of the Seattle and Yu-
kon Commercial Company. The articles
of incorporation will be filed in a few
days, and we propose to establish a reg
ular service between Seattle and the
towns on the Yukon by way of st. Mich
aels Islands"
AN EXPLORATION SYNDICATE
NEW YORK, July 31-The Times
says: A new Klondyke company just
announced is the Exploration Syndicate,
of 35 Wall street. 1t is Incorporated un-
der the laws of New Jersey, with a cap
ital of 100000. Frederick G. Corning,
consulting mining engineer, is Vice
President and general manager, and
Thos. J. Hurley, member of the Min
ing Exchange, is Secretary and Treas
urer.
EXCITEMENT IN ENGLAND
NEW YORK, July 31-Prince Andre
Poniatowski of San Francisco has ar
rived here from Liverpool on the Luca-
mia. He spent the last two months in
London, placing before his British asso-
ciates his account of the progress made
in the building of the Sierra railroad in
California and the report of the devel-
opment of the gold mines purchased by
the company.
The Prince says that the reports of the
Klondyke gold finds caused great excite
ment in England, and he cabled over for
one of his agents in San Francisco to
proceed to Alaska on tour of inspec-
tion. The latter is now on his way to the
Klondyke district.
American bonds, shares and securi-
ties" said the Prince, "are in high favor
in England"
Prince Poniatowski leaves for San
Francisco at once.
ANOTHER STEAMER ENTERPRISE
SAN FRANCISCO, July 31.-The Cali
fornia-Alaska Navigation and Com
mercial Company filed it's articles of in
corporation yesterday with the County
Clerk. The amount of the capital stock
is 5000 900, of which $4,000 has been paid
in.
1t is the intention of the company, ac-
cording to a statement made by B. r.
Jones, the general manager, to run direct
steamers from San Francisco to Daw-
son City.