The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-12-15
ON AUTHoRrTY OF A CUSTOMS
COLLECTOR
The Latest Arrival From Dawson Con-
firms the Reports Of Impending
Famine Among Miners


doOtdllnQua river ana tnAt MANY pIos-
pectors at Lake Marsh and other places
on the road to Dawson had gone into the
Hootalinqua country.
According to new ruling Of Deputy
United States Collector Of Customs
Floyd at Skaguay, goods purchased in
Canada and brought to Skaguay must
either pay duty or Sc per day to GUS
toms official while the goods are in
transit to the international boundary
line.
Collector Floyd has already collected
duties on five outfits from British Col
umbia, the owners preferring to pay the
duty rather than pay customs official
to travel with them to the line. Owing
to the dispute over the location Of the
boundary line it is feared that consider
able ill-feeling will be engendered by
Collector Floyd's Interpretation Of the
customs laws.
SUFFERING CERTAIN
WASHINGTON, Dec. Ex-senator
Mcbride Of Oregon has received the fol-
lowing from E. p. Ash, who arrived at
Portland on November 3Oth direct from,
Dawson City: II know that the supply
Of provisions in Dawson City cannot last
longer than the middle Of March. No
supply can reach the interior by ordi-
nary conveyance until next June, and ]
believe 1t will require the resources of
the United States government to equip
an expedition strong enough to over
come the obstacles Of a midwinter Jour-
ney. This expedition should be author
lied at once. as it will take from forty to
fifty days to reach Dawson from Skag-
uay and Dyea- I am certain that there
will be intense suffering unless relief Is
at once provided for.'
The senate committee on public lands
has appointed Senators Carter Mcbride,
and McEnery subcommittee to draft
land legislation for Alaska.
Senator Perkins Of California and
Senator Wilson Of Washington have had
consultation with Secretary Gage, in
which they recommend that the SUBJ
port Of entry at Dyea be abolished.
They presented numerous propositions
to this effect, which represented that
Dyea as SUPPORT, now furnishes ad-
umbia which are not given to United
States citizens going through the passes
and to the Klondike country. British
subjects ship goods to Dyea In bond and
it passes on to the northwest territory
unhampered by customs of any kind.
United States citizens, the petitioners
say, meet with annoyances as they
reach the lakes In British Northwest
fnv. L
100 pounds per man is exempt, there is
often great deal of trouble expert
enced.
Secretary Gage said he would inves-
tigate the whole matter and would also
ask the commerce committee of the SEN
ate to make thorough investigation.
YUKON IMPROVEMENT
PHOENIX, Ariz., Dec. H.-Articles Of
incorporation were filed today under the
laws of Arizona Of the British Steamship
and Yukon Dredging company, limited.
The capital stock Is one million dollars
and the incorporates, all of San Fran
cisco, are: William Lane, Charles H.
Jackson, John T. Van Smith. The
Alaska Dredging company was also or
ganized, with a capital stock Of 5000, 900,
the incorporators named being: Samuel
B. Fleming, William Jones, John H.
,Donnelly, John M. Southworth and
Frank NJ. Richards.
BACK FROM DYEA.
PORT TOWNSEND, Wash, Dec. IA
The steamer Alki arrived at l o'clock
this morning with forty passengers.
nearly all of whom are from Dyea.
4kaguay and Sumdum. The Alki brought
but one man. Hearn, from Dawson City.
Hearn and seven others left Dawson
two days after Jack Dalton's party,
but six of the crowd went back after
ten days travel up the river. and Hearn
and one other man came on to juneau
via Chilkoot Pass. Hearn came on
south, leaving his partner in Juneau
He has nothing to report from Dawson
in addition to news brought out by Dali
tons party. He confirms the report that
food is very scarce and that there will
be suffering there unless provisions ar
rive by the middle of February. Hearn
is from Colorado. He owns a claim In
the rich group of bonanzas, but he has
not worked 1t. He expects to return in
the spring.
Packing over Skaguay trail has been
resumed, the pass being reported in
good condition. Forty tons Of provisions
were started over the pass the day the
steamer left Skaguay, which was De-
cember s. The coolest weather exper-
fenced at Skaguay and Dyea this winter
was four degrees below zero.
A. c. Sands, Superintendent OF the
Northwest Division of the Sunset Tele-
phone Company, sailed on the A.ki from
Skaguay and Dyea, whittier he went sew
eral months ago to look over the field
with view of constructing a line over
the pass. Mr.. Sands, In conversation
with the Associated Press correspond
ent last night said: Il shall certainly
report to my company favorably on the
plan Of constructing a. telephone line
from Sheep Camp to Lake Bennett, and
possibly recommend that a line be es-
tablished from Skaguay to Lake Ben
nett over the White Pass. Both are de-
stined to be busy thoroughfares. MT
only during next season, but for several
seasons to come"
Sands reports skaguay as being rather