The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-06

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The mining regulations of the Canadian
government ses he districts tributary 10
ths Yukon river hase been published. ard
they ar. sot ~ hsd ~ they looked ia The
distorted form In which they first ap-
reared an russoss. u seems that the roy
slty OF 10 per cent. on the gold mined Is
M to $50 wsek and not 500 a month.
- was frat rspcfled II would be had
enough to have . pay royalty Of $40
a month on H.ea but that is better than
having 10 pay q pr cent. on all gold over
500 month.
The regulations orc only good to the ex-
terri thai they ase better than they were
supposed 10 be. bus royalty OF 20 per
cent. Is an enormous tax In country
where the dtlacaitsss are so great and so
unei, time must BE- los, In travelling and
through the conditions OF the climate.
The imposition a royalty by the gov
eminent Is not had thing for the grub
stalker. for he viii b. able TO keep tally on
The returns The government gives notice
that amy attempt to sefraad by the with
holding of any psrs OF the royalty by
means ef false statements IA 10 amounts
taken gu, Oil b. followed by cancellation
OF claim"
Grsshstaks.s should take care to warn
prospecsafs. because. of course. they will
suffer lass equally with him. This is only
orc Of the many things that must be left
to the honesty Of the prospecior. how
tgrr. who saaid nnd plenty OF means 10
eefruud his sruhstaxsr II he was so In
eilned. oid miners mag usually be trust
81. for they have supsrs,itious abnor-
renee Of the man who defrauts his grub
shaker. They believe that no luck win fol-
10. man whc once he;rays that trust.
In enc respect the regulations are very
nberai II was reported that no miner
ecnld hold more than ore claim. This was
really an advantage. because one good
claim liz enouah for any man, and Il pre-
vented the piasssraag of claims for the
sole purpose II speculation. /, seems.
however. thai miner may hold any Man,
tef OF claims BY purchase or unite with
other claims TO work In common. They
90 nof allow man 10 so into the North
west Territory. stick up notice OF pre-
empsion as fast as be can travel. and then
beld enough land 10 make twenty claims
and keep cut those who ought 10 have.
ana BY shese regulations are. granted
equal rights. Net only can miner hoia
out one claim. but IL deemed To have
abandoned that II be lcavcs II nnworked
Ter three successive days without reason
sAle csuse
ere~A ana river claims are 600 fee; long
eat aiEsosrrer is entitled 10 $50 feet aa-
sH'onss. The width Ia ne. stated. but IL
- rc@Aened from tie middle of the creek
Hsnsh claims and dry a:ssings are 100 feet
square.
THIS opens az isrsiy vista Of caleura.
won Int which The graastaksr can enter
ana enjoy himself With gold runuln,
sh''"sa claim Of sAs slse at no mere
Tran Ne eahse foot. assuming the aur,s-
srous gravel IL he three feet thick here
= = possibility Of taking ous ssaa 500. Ru,
enc need Dot stop with thts. because sIe
. rcos Is net sx;rsvsran,. II might run
~ TO sto foos. aaa with such uni
FORM distribution as snlxh, Re honea for
this would be egslai 10 ssa,a ess on . rislu,.
II would De rather aays N havs % s,,x.a
ar to the government So 90 Of this ha,
even that u'lshi se borne with some de-
Gr~~ OF saoAnimiss IL ths emergency
ekouid arise
Another very Questionable feature IA
the regulations IS TIE resery,t,o, ar e,..-,.
alternate eia'm COR sAs government This
- Itself ~oal4 net ~ unreasonable h.,
q eeeofaes - In aaatslaa 10 he ,avs,,v ~
. per eea,. ard 'hs Gs as<sss,,e,, ,ar
~a-h year after tse ars,. whe,, ~. -,.h
- ever and che returns xaekea ~. rios.
pec'ers VIII be arsssa hack Into ,,,Sk.
where necessity viii eoneei than, >, y.,...
experiments until ise SEA- deposits a. ga.
rsst % the country are unesrshe4. ..,ses
snser the more ,:aeral IAw. q ~. ,.n,,,,
States. ra.ains WI s~ ppoa,Aa,s s, Sc.
gsnrs whsch woai1 b. q - r,a,, ,-.,,,.
than The average 81 1aose 81 Carag,an ter.
vi,sry.