The herald., 1897-12-04
Brought Down by Steamer
Corona
RAILWAY BUILDING AT DYEA
DELAYED BY oUARRELs OVER
LAND TITLES
Secretary Alger Will Move in the
Direction of Relief When Con-
:. gress Appropriates Funds
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
VICTORIA, B. c., Dec. 3.-The follow-
ing Alaskan advices were brought down
on the steamer Corona, which arrived
here today from Juneau. Dyea and
Skaguay. The Chilkoot Railroad anu
Transportation company endeavored 10
build through the townsite of Dyea.
They were resisted by large force of
men acting in the interest of Healy &
Wilson, the original locators of the town.
site. who forced them to withdraw. In
the melee q man named Peterson acci-
dentally shot himself. infiicting seri-
Gus wound.
In connection with the disputes over
the ownership of the townsite of Dyea
and Skaguay, UEited States Commis-
sioner Smith has decided that an Amer
fcan citizen can take up any unimproved
land and hold it If he shows a bona fide
intention to improve it.
Steps have been taken for the organic
alton of municipal government at Skag-
uay.
When Lake Bennett froze up a num-
ber of loaded boats were caught in the
ice.
Brooks pack train made its way over
the White Pass last month with the
thermometer % below zero.
Brooks says now that the trail is brok-
en-, he will keep it open all winter.
Can't. A. F. Pendleton of Boston was
q passenger on the Corona. He claims
10 Of
nets on the Stickeen near Fort Wrangle.
The sloop Pigeon, reported lost while
on the way from Skaguay to Dyea with
13 passengers, has arrived at Haines'
Mission safely.
NEWS FROM JUNEAU
SEATTLE, WASH, Dec. 3.-The re-
mains Of Ex-Gov. Church, who died in
Juneau Nov 25, arrived here tonight on
the steamer Corona. When the Corona
left Juneau all the testimony had been
taken in the trial of "Slin' Burch for
the murder of United States Deputy
Marshal Wall but no verdict had been
reached.
Ex-United States Marshal Williams of
Juneau reports that rich placer beds
were discovered on the Prince William
SOuuu ldtC Ill OCIODCis IS StA Law
gravel panned out five cents to the
pan.
RELIEF MEASURE
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.-Secretary
Alger received a telegram this morning
in regard to the destitute miners in the
Klondike from w. S. Mason and H. r.
Lewis, representing the Portland Cham
ber of Commerce and the Klondike Re-
lief Committee of that Chamber 1t reads
as follows:
''It has been most gratifying to the
citizens Of this great country that the
President and yourself enlisted in the
cause Of our threatened citizens in the
far north and that your responses to our
efforts to obtain government aid for the
relief expedition which we prayed for
has been prompt and full of encourage
ment.
Situated as we are at the terminus of
one of the great Alaskan lines of steam
ers and having many of our fellow citi-
zens in all the northern ports, our facili-
ties for obtaining reliable reports as to
the condition of the people on the banks
Of the Yukon are not surpassed and We
foresaw the terrible condition of affairs
which has been made manifest to the
world since the arrival of the handful of
miners who have escaped from the icy
prisons of the far north. Our people are
united and thoroughly in earnest and
Portland has undertaken to gather the
food products necessary for the relief of
the destitute gold seekers at our wharves.
We will assemble a store of food as great
as the government will transport and the
largest vessel they have at their dis
posal can be filled if necessary, unless we
totally misinterpret the spirit of the peo-
pie of the Northwest
'Inasmuch as Portland is the railroad
center of the Northwest and the carriage
of all the rations for the supply of the
Yukon come from the surrounding coun-
try, it seems proper that the departure
of the expedition should be from this
city and we trust you will promulgate
orders to this effect. With the utmost
consideration and respect, we have the
honor, etc"
The Secretary replied at once, saying
suggestions would receive due consid-
Grafton and that he would communicate
with the Klondike Relief Committee
when Congress shall have made the nee
essary provisions for the relief of the
miners and some definite arrangements
shall have been made for the proposed
expedition.
BOUNDARY QUESTIONS
OTTAWA, Ont, Dec. 3.-Hon. Cliff
ford Sifton, Minister of the Interior, has
returned from an extended trip to the
Klondike. Speaking of the Alaska boun-
Diary question, he said:
"There are certain phases of the ques-
ton which have to be looked carefully
over and Mr.. King, our chief astron-
omer, went out with me for that pur-
pose. AS to whether there will be a COM
mission on the question appointed by the
United States and ourselves, 1 don't
know. The subject is a very grave one"
Mr.. Sifton will cause the mounted DO
lice force in the district to be increased