Evening journal., 1897-07-24
ELONDIKE COMMERCE
a Support Of Entry to Be Es-
tablished at Dyea.
SECRETARY CAGE ISSUES AN ORDER.

Permits British Shippers to Carry Sup
GoldneIds-An Onicial Report on
Alaska Mining Developments.
Washington, July 24--In view Of the
present rush Of travel to the Klondike
goldhelds. Secretary Gage has estab-
lishcd a SUPPORT Of entry at Dyea,
Alaska. The action was taken as the
result Of an application to the treasury
department by Canada for permission
for Canadian vessels to enter at Dyea,
Alaska, ana land passengers and bag
gage there. Dyea is about 90 miles
borth Of Juneau, and 1t was desired to
save passengers the annoyance of dis
embarking at Juneau and awaiting an
other steamer for Dyea, the head Of
navigation on this route to the Yukon
frontier. The granting of the applica-
tion would have made it necessary in
all cases of vessels clearing for Dyea
to give a special permit to the deputy
Mt Juneau in the case of each vessel.
IN order to obviate this difficulty, the
Iocretary of the treasury constituted
Dyea a SUPPORT of entry in the district
Of Alaska. This action he took under
the authority of the act Of March 16.
1896, which authorizes the secretary to
establish supports at such places in
Alaska as he may deem proper. Some
objection was made by representatives
from the Pacific coast to the granting
Of the application to permit Canadian
vessels to proceed to Dyea, but on full
consideration Of the question it was
thought advisable by the secretary to
exercise the right clearly given him by
statute to make Dyea a SUPPORT, thus
relieving passengers from the annoy
ance Of disembarking at Juneau and
awaiting other means of transportation
to Dyea.
Notice to the Canadians.
The Canadian government will be no.
titled Immediately Of the decision to
create SUPPORT Of entry at Dyea for
the benefit Of British shippers of sup
plies for the gold district
Vessels carrying men. provisions and
supplies will be allowed to proceed past
Juneau to Dyea. where the supplies are
TO be put into bond and shipped over
the short intervening stretch Of United
States territory to the British Columbia
boundary line and thence to the Klon-
dixie fields. Ali OF the cabinet were
agreed upon the course to be taken.
In the brief discussion over the mat
ter It was pointed out that II was not
only a very neighborly action TO take.
but would be helpful to citizens of the
United States as well. Nine-tenths or
thereabout Of the men now rendez-
Voused in the gold belt belong to this
country, 1t was stated, and failure to
make the concession might deprive our
own citizens Of needed supplies. Be
yond all this, IT was intimated that IN
case the privilege was denied by this
government Canada might take up the
matter and by way of retaliation re-
strict operations upon such part of the
goldhelds as are on Canadian soil to
citizens Of that government.
Wonderful Accounts of Gold Discoveries
Captain C. L. Hooper. commanding
the Bering sea patrol fleet, in a report
to the treasury department dated Una
laska. July 5, says that the Alaska
Commercial company's steamer Excel
sior arrived at that port on July with
about 40 miners from the Yukon dis
trict and about $500 900 in gold bullion
Continuing, he says
"The Excelsior brings wonderful ac-
counts of rich discoveries in the Klon-
dixie, or Reindeer river, where fortunes
are being made in few weeks. Ac-
cording to these reports, nothing has
ever been discovered on the continent
approaching it in richness.
The Klondike is a tributary of the
Yukon, a few miles above Forty Mile
and is wholly within Canadian terri
tory. Gold was discovered there last
Rutumn and during the winter attract
ed miners from all directions. II Is
said that over 1000 men are located
at Dawson, the principal town, whils
Circle City, Forty Mile and othei
places are nearly deserted. owing tC
the sudden influx Of people provisions
We're high, but so far as 1 can learr
there was no actual suffering. OF tbs
90 passengers on board returning from
these mines, it is said none has les:
than $1,000 and some have $4,000. 9th
nrs who have made their Pile are com
ing on the steamer Portland. TIVE
packages of coarse gold. one containing
k120 and one $3.50, are shown as the re
suit Of washing one pan of dirt each.
The principal mines are on the Bo
nanza and El Dorado creeks, small
branches of the Klondike, and extenI
In the aggregate 16 or Is miles. Beini
I'm the bed of the river, the claims cal
only be worked in the winter when tn
outsoil Is frozen The pay dirt is melt
ed by a fire built in the shaft and tn
gold extracted by the usual washing
out process. A claim is 500 feet in tn
direction of the river and from bank L
bank, provided 1t does not exceed &C
feet The cost of recording claim 1
SIS and the yearly rental 500. Claim
have sold as high as $4,000, and a still
higher price has been refused for 9th
ers.