The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-13
SEATTLE. FRIDAY. August ~.


IHe dispatches fE9fft ttb4HI hEffGuFfEH
that the Dominion government has recon
sldered Its original order and xill not int
kese the 10 and - per cent. royalty which
H. was announced II would demand upon
all gold mined In the kionaike country.
This reconsideration wiH be a matter of
claims located upon The Riandlke, or WHO
intend TO prospect and maine hereafter I'm
the Northwest Territory. The manner IN
Niich the order was made. as wei as an
nulied. points out. however. ina: si,e
Northwest Territory IL governed In very
peculiar manner.
II appears that the Dominion eabine,
may. In IFS discretion, at any time i'm
pose new mining or police regulations
npon she country In whicn the Kionfi.e
IL situated ard tina; those regulations so
ifnposed have the force attached to iesis-
lative cnaetmsnts alone upon this side of
tile line.
That this particular cabinet has been
forced, by pressure OF public sentiment.
or PERHAPS because they do not .hnk the
time Ii as present ripe for such action. to
revoke the order demanding royalty
upon all gold mined. means nothing. save
that for the present no such action will be
taken. II has probably been borne home
81. them that there are other streams be-
sides the Klondike which may be PROS
pseted. and that other and possibly oven
richer mineral belts may be developed by
tie American miners. uIriesS, by too early
showing Of The iron hand. the Canadian
government drives these miners TO do
Their prospecting and development work
il the equally promising districts on the
Alaska side of the international boundary.
Bu, Il is reasonably certain that these
measures are only held in allegiance, that
sooner or later they wln be resuscltatssi
H. some form or another. The withdrawal
o. the oppressive measures now simply
Indicates that the Dominion cabinet have
been POSTED 20 the folly OF killing tste
g',pse which is laying the golden cgga
II must be remembered. however. that
the power still remains ia the Dominion
cabinet 10 put in foree al any time in tha
Northwest Territory the proposed. or
equally Oppressive. measures. Thus there
Is absolutely no security FOR investment In
Gslsd mining properties in that region. and
~, certainty exists that tire prospeefor
who discovers new gold bearing properties
will be able 10 retain 10 himself thu
wealth which he uncopsrs He has but
. simple license 10 wors l.,d ~ which he
can never acquire titio. The conditions
under which he holds his claim can ha
arbitrarily altered. without regard 10 hls
rights. BY d purely executive order ema-
mating from The eshine, council at Ottawa.
He can spend months IN prospecting and
other months In developing = property.
clsan.up his license may ~ revoked. ar
ntw conditions attached 70 &. arbitrarily.
which will prevent him fsom realizing shy
return for his toll
AZ long as ths condition oE the taN in
the Northwest Territory remains as Il Is
there Is no spdecemcni FER American pres
rtctofs 70 make further attempts
10 develop the mineral resources 81 that
camnsey, particularly when falis as favor
abe slela Is epes, - thcgu ea the Alaska
aide Of th@ boundary nur Il there are
other EIcpdi&cs Sc ts discovered they ara
just AZ likely Sc - toana ln Ala~ks as IN
the Northwest Territory. Those wbo AaYs
already seSare3 o1aluts oa the ,r8ea-
.aries of thc sSendlkn woul3 as vet
10 work thesn out 81 'he ssaetes; eaelese
apacc Of tirns hat t8oss vito arc ioeAsns
foe new ressons 10 prospect bad fsg bettse
eonIine tsesr lAhoss Is snat direction }o sae
American tsihu,srtee os ihg YaAor. wi gg
+ they are certain 10 aUd piaeeEs as rfea an
these epes discovered in California, sd
where they can aeaatse .ls,o go Tn5 prog-
erty which they Develop o. witch 70
orders In council. oF. 3riosa. 40 future a;
Of congress. ean deprive thea.