The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-19
Copyrighted by James ID. Hoge Jr., for the
pT Alaskan News Syndicate

Copyrighted by James ID. Hose. Jr.. for the
P.-I. Alaskan News Syndicate.
LAKE LINDERAIAN. y. ". T.. Aug. Z
On Lakes Linderman and Bennett are
nearly 800 people actively making prepara-
tlons and building boats for the descent
TO the Klondike.
The skaguay trail is open and the iirst
contingent reached Tagish lake on Thurs
day last. numbering 80 people
The trail is nearly fifty miles long and
horses are able 10 pack 80 pounds from
salt water to Tagish.
Nearly 1000 people are in camp at
skaguay. and 1t IS expected that they VIII
reach the lakes In ten days.
That route will take nearly all OF the
travel from the Dyea route, except during
the winter and spring months. II presents
a more feasible trail on account OF the op-
portunity OF travelling mostly on ice.
The opening Of the skaguay road Is sure
to cause travel to continue as late as Sep
tember Is.
AT present the Dyea trail is blocked with
freight and passengers. and to eompl.cate
matters the Chlikoot Indians have struck
for 20 cents pound. which makes the
cost of -four laid down in this place sli
sack.
Boat loads Of people are leaving here and
at Lake Bennett every day for the mines
Canadian Customs officers Aisrt
sKAGUAY. Alaska, Aug. Twelve Ca
madam customs officers arrived here, abo
in A few days will establish customs
house at the portage between Lake ben-
nett and Taglsh lake. point by whlen ~
Yukon or Klondske travellers must pas. u
they start from Dyea and sksguay Ihe
rates Of duty viii average about 80 ca
the average outfit Of a Yukoncr. TIE OIL
Gers are well armed and wili have the as
sfxtance OF the mounted police 10 enforce
the collection Of duties. Further down inc
river will D. stationed guards 20 fnfercs pt
any one who might nave eluded the Fiss-
lance OF the officers.
American miners who have Investigated
the question assert that the treaty setwetn y
Russia and Great Britain provided ihat
Yukon. PurcapGns and Skeena rivers
should be free for commercial purposes
ard exempted from imposition Of customs
Au.les The Canadians evade the y int al
tss,Ie bv claiming that prospectors cross
ing The mountain ranges 70 the aaAes %
headwaters of the Yukon do rot go in o
the territory via any Of the rivers mention
Ell. bat that they cross American territory
and bafore they c4n reach Ne Hukfn Ne
A,,ty il exacted Miners and prospeclors
are uaacn exercised over the situation ana
the low grumeling heard oa tNsrk siae
may lead 10 complications
Canadian Officers - very grm and pos
tive tones declare that Trey viii enforce
me law irapsrtialiy. and viii net discriHa-
inata against Americans. though they in-
esiaentaily claim that q year Or iwo sEo
Canadian miners weru driven o@t 81 tn@
mines al Circle city because tnsy were
not naturaiizsd Americans ~ - us@'s78
"a argue that there is u0t serious feeling
between the two people. whether Il -
justified or not DO not pretend to Shy un-
IN I shall have reached the kioRdike and
shn mining camps Of the Yukon riFer ana
thoroughly investigate the subject
ire Canadian Officers are taking tn wiin
them a fun years supplies and with the
assistance of the mounted police propose
- maintain an official rnenthlY mat ser
vice for Official purposes only between
the Kf0udika and Ottawa
AZ present there are fully 500 head of
horses here. and ab0slt 80 are due 20 ar-
rive in the next ten days The aistAafe
10 tne lakes ls about forty miles. and
me highest altitude 20 ~ crossed r @N@
feet HOrssa can make 1870 roi8nG tE'gs
a week. each pack RyafaEtnE &hohf ~
--c,,,as one company here - shipping Ira
- ne E-lonalke a coraVists aet % ma
et.ina-y Tor 0u@ratiEg aaWniil TIE
Ska.7aay trail 70 tga iakas - Just opened,
aua i sald 10 be ia good travelling con
dition-
pou,fnIon survesor Summoned.
vyrA Ala@ka. Aug E--ThA following
s.ensacsrs telegram was received here to-
dgv a. Heaiy 4 wilson's trading post.
from Ottawa uneer date q Juiy 2;
.sIf ooesfbls kinGiy send word 70 Do
-.4~ga-s zQrvsy3r Macarthur TO come TO
pves for important ansSruet{onA-. He
need rot brins bis party
K. DEVlTsLE. Surveyor General
sf~Arthsr went into tfs interior % Alas
la through TIE Chilkoof paAs early last
sprlng ard infen8ed 90 come caE 80 this
sselri he is xuppos~d 20 he somewhere
along TIE iAkes leading % kloaelke and