The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-10

T1aE ALASKAN coID FIELDS.
HfIcf 10 TIE discoveries made or IRE
KtassGtke last fall. practically 81 the
placer mining which had hoes carried OF:
IN fhs Tuisur baaaa since The fret ssss-
covery sE gosf. was or enc Alaska side ~
TIC International boundary. The mouths
- Fevsy ~aiI.s and ssaay-AIie creeks are
cshtmcs ~ the Canadian surveyors 10 tss
creeks tfenss-ixes s1saa 10 Aia&isa. ard
arSriy ali slssif tributary streams in which,
euiA has heen found in saying quantities
Hre niso la Aisssa. The usses OH Birch
creek and It's various tributaries. the
ytcheat and moxt extensive which were
sser opened in the Yukon country until
3ast year. are also within the American
torder ltne- 80 with the rsputsd rich
discoveries made last fall upon tha koyu-
kuk river. IN fact, In tho already dlsces-
4re1 placer mines Of Alaska there Is room
for profltabss employment Tor every man
noW on his way to The Yukon country:
and the chances far new discoveries
rtvaling or excellsng those OF the Klon-
atks are better on the American side
than they ART on the Canadian side Of
the Boundary lire.
For these now going into the Yukon
country Their. is absolute certainty that
They win nat be able TO locate gor them
SELVES any mining claims III the Kion-
dixie district Itself Al such claims have
besn located lnag before this There are
only two rhoiccs before them. the work
izx for ih* v,vy high wages which will
likely - raid al the kionafke mines.
Or the ioeatEsg or or prospecting for
ciaims in other districts.
As far ~ wages are concerned. II is
improbable that any ether district viii for
the next year tse able to rival the kion-
dike. The claims :hsre are abnormaiiy
rich. and the owners of these claims are
actusses 10y . feserlsh desire TO work
them oar As speedily as this can be ae-
Cpsnpiaascd 80 that they can make haste
20 leave the country and enjoy their
weasiA elsewhere. When il earuss % \
Qacsise1 ct beating ga Claims in other
ss.stysrsa or Ia prospecting fo- new dis
esfesges. however. Aisxga Offers iaa.ce.
saensx lar SURPRISING ,aoss whlel, IA.
Northwest territories at present present
The easeEs Of country ia which pra:i,ahio
s,iaesrs are Iaaws 10 exist is far greater,
The work or the American claims has
almost snsirsly heen confined : the bars
n tbs creeks ard no real prospecting OF
tas searsss Of gaIehes has been bad The
bass os the ksandike offered sssci, su,an
tssaaecrasnss mat, although the dl<trsc.
has assen frsssree,eG AZ saFloas times slara
2s.xs. no se.eal mining Was ever attempted.
until l4st y inter. wissn the benches On
the Amer isasa side are now worked. with
she I~iondike experience as a su.sc, ,he
results may 10 far greater
Theirs ara xsan athes ama fails "a m.
borsAns considerations wAlea shculG
pranps American nsasp~etoFs "a la..ssls
ccafsna their .absts In the American SIDE
cs the tosier rae Canadian govern
nacnt has .nsagaFatest psls,y owafa
.traeTiean :alacrs WITCH can scarcely d.
characterized hs ans ether terra than
persecution. Scs content VITA exaegins
- sxcrsiisnt slcease fee tcx tae pris tle<e
Of sn.ains. Il has ap0 resolved apem de-
usnsiaS : royalty axea 20 hles. nat only
tlaiaas OF extraordinary gfchness could
pay Il. and she. erploy men; az capital ey
;abar en- any extensive scale n nc wark-
ins az :he hess raea deposits IL absolutely
Impossible. They Assn aeaaaud srocn sha
Individual miner duties upaa TIE ciSshimr
which he brings IL fer h.s cwn gsr, arr
.he provisions waiea he csrvses with hls,,
vhsa ibis policy IL studied ey the light
81 IRE Canadian mining laaS t sill ~
sean thar Ira American Who iccases !
s.asm on the Canadian slice ct she inter-
national aeanasry aas Absolutely mo
vested rights and re aresey ,toa. uoaer
sheSe sssni1x laUs :ks s5tie e 81 cissass
d vested in she government tA@ uataee
having simple iseense 50 -alne xcosi fo<
cue year. sra " hiess Nus, &c renewed \:
The eaa OF that time "a zasA aew scesas
as the Canadian authorities sHay cAocse
70 impose. WAT those terms raw - sao
recent regulations !InlsSSca give seare ises
Tne men Who UsAae thc oxtgfasl 3iSceY.
cries and seeA the eFlAsfas eia,gas au sse
Itanslge 4 q - Mia sh< understandable
iaa. iieS sse Re .; 81 gave thsza ia
exclusive ssssA. - al Fela goasa n tacls
claims, Thry are neS eeraneale4 10 pss
a license Zee e SEC. sna - pr ceae- a.
their proaacs is 20 20 eonaseate1 r =
per >sG: noTg. IL may - = lss~ e&nf. assla-
or new regulators RAY be Imposed Sc sGs
moment fsgsiddlns she issuance os re-
news. Of licenses 10 alters. tA5s soSescss-
tnx every claim aele are WORKED IS IA
Anssrican, AL - shts = ney asly g2s-
sshie gaser sAe sx}stgsss Csaa3ssa lass,
but :. would b. eash0iy ~tsssa 80 ssas
eE the policy waseh sh~ gsasGsaa gaY-
eminent haa SC, car e s,ess IN aealss-
with sola msEsrs In IEs M shvess see-
rtiesits