The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-11-13

Averaging Sixty Dollars to the Outfit
Even the Clothes the Men Wore Were
Treated as Dutlabie- Travel Down the
Lakes Interrupted by Frost-stiii o; ;her
Rich Gold Discoveries-New Steamer
| Lines to Alaska.
Skaguay, Nov. u, per steamer Faral-
lone, Seattle, Wash, Nov. 12.-The Ca
! madam government has recalled a num-
Der OF customs officials VINO have been
stationed at Tagish House. between
Lakes Bennett and Tagish. and the
British Columbia authorities have also
reduced the number of provincial police
VITA nave been stationed at Lake Ben
nett and Tagish House since the great
/ rush 20 the kiondiks country began last
July.
Deputy Collector Of Cus-oE2s Fred w.
Davey, who h-s f.; :i-1ei from
Tag;s2. .s.y1s u ~ 'zs2c;2ted Press
correspou u5ca; ~ 7ii - a ben coli
iectpl d. ms r-a q :o0 outfits.
431c,i oltf - = -cIr . five
rren. T. 5u-, -.t.a eG-l outfit
averaged s5) ia - "a. amount col
lected aggrcgeteI =. e..
Dusics were levied 1p5n everything
belonging or in any way appertaining
10 an outfit, even the clothes that a man
wore not being exempt Several cases
of attempted smuggling were detected,
1 the goods being confiscatei in most in
stances.
1 r-ay Iar- 14- aoti oil
ceased, and Mr.. Davey says that hun
dreds of tons Of provisions will be
! caught in the ice and forced to go into
/ winter quarters where they may hap
! pen to be when the ice surrounds them.
| Rich gold discoveries are reported in
! the McClintock river and branches of
/ the Hootalinqua. some running as high
/ as $40 a day to the man. There has been
! quite a rush to the new fields, which
will be prospected during the winter.
STEAMERS FOR ALASKA.
New Whatcom, Wash, Nov. 12.-Ar-
rangements have been completed be
| tween Captain r. A. Talbot OF Sioux
/ City and F. w. Shirk of st. Paul and
other eastern capitalists and the citi-
zens of Bellingham Bay to run steam
! ship line from here to Dawson City next
summer.
An ocean liner making regular trips
will connect with the Yukon river steam
ers at ST. Michaels. The contract calls
I for two trips to Skaguay, starting
March /. aud on June 1, the first rip will
be made to ST. Michaels. One river
steamer will be built here this winter
-, oh -
cost So, 900 and have a capacity of 200
tons.
The company has purchased an ocean
vessel at New York, which will come
around Cape Horn in sixty days. II
will carry 800 passengers. Captain Tai
bot will run the river steamers. The
company will have it's headquarters
here.
ST. MICHAELS RESERVATION.
Washington, Nov. 12.-Secretary AL
ger has issued regulations governing the
use and occupation of lands within the
limits Of the military reservation Of st.
Michael, Alaska. The regulations are
substantially as follows:
Applications for permission to conduct
legitimate business enterprises must be
accompanied by testimonials Of good
character and standing. reciting the ma
ture OF the business to be conducted;
the location, as nearly as possible, on
unoccupied land within the reservation; /;
the area Of land necessary; number and
character of buildings, etc, to be erect
ed. and probabled ate on which occu-
pancy is TO be commenced and term
faI cd hi
ton at the time the reservation was
made will in like manner present their
application for permits.
The permit will authorize the grantees
to maintain the specified business, and
none other. at the places named.
The permit will not be negotiable and
will be of no value or effect until pre-
sented to and recorded by the command
ing officer Of Fort Michael and the To-
cation staked out by him. 1t will not
be transferable with the approval Of
secretary Of war, except where botn par
ties TO tne transfer are on the ground
and one desires to dispose of his in
terests, in which event the commanding
officer at St Michael may authorize the
transfer. It viii give no right nor title
10 ownership JANUS anu - itsOCdbtc
at the viii lof the secretary OF war. Oc-
cupants under these permits will be
subject at all times TO such police reg
ulations az may be imposed from time
10 time by the commanding officer OF
Fort Michael or higher authority.
In case OF naturally restricted land
ings, sites for buildings, Snip yards, etc.
no monolopy will be given to any person
or CORPORATION, and no permit will be
construed to do this. and all disagree
ments Between hlders OF permits will,
after careful hearing by him, De set
tied by the commanding officer Of Fort
Michael.
No retail OF distilled spirits in the
reservation will be allowed, but this
prohibition shall not include light wines
or hes-.
Ii is 10 be understood that these per-
naits are to be issued subject to any leg
islation Of congress.
Provision is made for reserving suffi
cient lands for the department at st.
Michael and for the modification and
termination OF permits.
HOME MISSION PLAN READY.
Further Steps Necessary to Get 1t Before
the Churca.
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