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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-01
TO HUNT on MACKENZIE RIVER.
New Workers. Projected Summe
Trip In the Far North.

Special Dispatch 10 the Posi-In,s.iigsncsy
SPOKANE J1ly SIS Nalss-rsr. @.
Canton y. 7 IS = the ely On kas way
fer the third Gr-ss % Ire AccsA, c1r2r, VIZ
tire Mackenzie river fse goes ss-zpsv sS-
pleasure bu; exqec:<. as q ts--.sx rigs
10 gather heads 81 c2-.h1o. wo.oz buffalo.
mountain sheep and other game As well
as eGrfes. Ha Gzsy return - way %
Alaska Els description o. ayw &c reach
the ClorGyks go23 fields ~ say o. the
Mackenzie Ard tributaries sza YUko1 aid
tributaries sallSwS:
Take ihe Canadian Pz<zsc 20 C4lgary
and rs branch Gze 10 E1rso-.c-- a sage
ride of 4. miles w..i place you e. AHA
e@scA landing, - w2se- Ia. e--S8ss .nto
through The Great Ssavs lake into tie
Ms okerzze river. Tsoz< 6owz ;Aat stream
sesoGs lie miles - the mouth &c the Pes.
river. Go ~ the Pes zSou. 1y-ea- miles
20 the mouth of the Husky. rc1low TT
this stream - the divide \ portage 90
foGr niles VII ~, yoU OF the Por-upine
-tvs-. This acSs into the Yukon a. Fart
yukon. From there yau paddle Dp Stream
PAS. C&aGaay and Circle City 70 Cfarayse
o. rather Dawson C8gy.
4 ALL make the trip alone Two yea-s
age went VIII party trer7 re lake 20
ocean ard hack Last year went Ascne
] left rhe landing May = sns landed 3.
ere mouth 90 ire river JAY - T-e MAJ
kenz-e- fro2 TIE lake Is s-o-, :sres 20
eight miles wide. Where = is scs-ess by
the Peel x wtdsEs 20 sf,se1 niles. n. a.
rs mouth IL mast se aeou. sixty miles
wide. Prem lake % ocean IS abcu. !. az
miles TAeTe are sor2e had p2ares II he
stream. C@s % tAsSs consists q q x..--
ceSSsoz g dangerous zap.ss extending for
lS@ miles tEat &c Gre SaoG-5 a,te--.c. NJ
less under tie direction - a. experiences.
S1sSe. The current Is Strong ana rsnss.
| made tae "trip ~ a s%vsrteer-sooe Peter
borough canoe
TIE country through whscA ths river
runs Is rolling ard has eonssas-s he tssr-
es7 along ths iow pisces There Il
considerable gazse including moose ~z-s-
Doc. sheep. birds And mosquitoes = .
asstsT deserve - - CHASED rs game
tsoNga The Enan = the hunfsS. rot ne
hunter. = tAelr case. n s1ra7vse- :, - 30.
along TIE T3yer. Near tire Ar4.i- -E->,@ =
soF1et41aes SEooa 3; = ana - TIE s4sn
g course shines az summer. 50 ths~@ Is 40
chance - cooI OF
There - bGt Sne way . ga ns-k 81
.Aat = - draw your host ~ 80 -
walk a&a=g tee bank a -s~af 80
TIE EGcSoa BAY Company agqers-as a.
s-shs3 ~IcN0t eso&1 tGazi Tas usog-s q ne
tce4 Fsve- - Fcrs SEa.tA ~ niles :
s-as . Grvat >save lake Sut soz..7n; a.
cep' passengers - trsscht Tnss rs,v~r,-v-
also 12s st&Iso1s every 80 a. "a .-rsrss
sl2ag tbs river"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-01

II was natural. he said. tina. miners Should
buy where they could most chse2psy. ard
unless something were 6oae a. oree tia
growing Alaska business % Seattle would
rrelr ike SHOW before a kcs: STU
The resolution Eet the approval Ok those
present. bur counsel for delay prevailed.
Ex-senator Allen and j. r. Roaasd urged
that il such an important matter tine
should be given for elaboration The for
rsT spoke a. some length OF hts expert
ence az Victoria, where he paid xH duty
On The outfts CT hts son and John Wing.
VINO went 20 Alaska On the steamer
islander.
Samuel Ramsey introduced strongly
wor3ed resolution. calling upon he Cana
dian government 10 allow TIE same prtvi-
ieges 20 American miners which the Unit
"a States allowed to miners O. III nations
In the days OF placer mining n California
The resclGEson wzs 10. conquered n by
those present IS II wzs realized that any
appeal save 70 the United States govern
meat would De sru..less- Other speakers
were J. II. MzcDougau- C. j. Smith. J. J.
M-ssliv-a. John Lesry. j. 3. Powies. r. s.
Sylvester and r. r. Cam, 81.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-01
LAND LAWS OF ALASKA.
O0cial Statement q These which
Are Applicable In the Territory.

Are Applicable In the Territory.
WASHINGTON. July H.-The rnssunder-
standing and contentious regarding tna
laws thar are applicable 70 Alaska. solar
as lands and claims are concerned. were
Sc. at rest today by q statement oy eosa.
missioner Hermann OF the generai lana
oflceL Many inquiries On this question
have come TO the interior department.
and numerous applications have been
made sor copies 0. the public land laws.
which. however, do not apply 10 AiasAa-
Ali this IS due 20 the gold boom The
general land office has taken much inter-
est in the reports that crime from the god
govern them Mr.. Hermann says there -
no longer any question about which laws
extend 20 Alaska, and that these laws are
applicable:
Firs.-The mineral land laws OF tho
United States.
Sscont-Towns.te laws. which provide
For the incorporation OF townsites and ac-
qulrement Of title thereto from the United
States government TO the townsste srus-
tees.
TAird-The laws proving FOR trade and
manufactures. giving each qualified per-
son 1sa acres OF land IN a square and COM
pact form.
The coal land regalstions are distinct
from the mineral regulations or laws and
the Jurisdiction OF neither coal laws nor
public land laws extends TO Alaska. the
territory being expressly excluded by the
laws themselves from their operation.
The act approved May Il, 1854. providing
for the civil government of Alaska has
this language as to mines and mining priv
iIeges:
The laws OF the United States relating
to mining claims and rights incidental
thereto shall, ,on and after the passage OF
this act. be in full force and effect in said
district Of Alaska. subject 70 such regula-
tons as may be made by the secretary OF
the interior and approved by the presi-
dent, and parties who have located mines
or mining privileges thereon under the
United States laws applicable 10 the pub
lie domain. or have occupied or improved
or exercised acts OF ownership over such
claims shall not be disturbed therein, but
shall be allowed TO perfect title by pay
ments provided for.
There is still more general authority
without the special authority. The act Of
July 1. ISIS. says:
"All valuable mineral deposits In lands
belonging 20 the United States. both sur
veyed and unsurveye1. are hereby de-
clared 10 be free ard open TO exploration
and purchase. and lands in which they are
found 10 occupation and purchase by c!ti-
zens OF the United States and by those
who have declared an intention 10 become
such. under the rules prescribed by law
and according to local customs or rules of
mines in the several mining districts. so
far as the same are applicable and not In
consistent with the laws OF the United
States"
The patenting of mineral lands in Alaska
is not a new thing. for that work has been
going on as the cases have come in from
time TO time.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-01

I. was funny 70 note the mode. manner
and tone Of Sleeping raen- one lytng with
his head over the edge OF the bunk an
other with MS legs hanging out II gase
me pain 10 think OF the psrs ana aseoses
he would have on awakening. Men were
rolled UP ike balls in the corners, men
on the focr In the form Of crosses as
though spending night before an altar
In prayer for tie success OF their under
taking; men on their faces and men on
their backs. with every ilira man emit
ting q Distinctly new style of snore. The
respiratsons vrula start at the bow OF the
ship and chase themselves Up and down
the tiers OF hunks and Iig-Sas across ihs
foor. Some OF the noises were FUNNY and
some were ghastly, but the tout was
Waguerian-
..Sp-eaa the news Ear ard wide that thu
nan who sails from a Canadian port Is a
caurp. There are 30 Of The ilk on this
boat
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-01
THE NATURAL GATEWAY.
g. rranriseo SLIPPING Men Ce0e -
seattle - Start m Alaska
Line.

seattle - start IN Alaska
General recognition Of Seaftie's fmpor-
.ance Is TIE Quitting pcsn, FOR Alaska
,rsras has led 10 the establishment. here
s,,rsnr the las. few weeks of headquarters
far many important; enterprises Not the
has. among these Is the coming to this
rsr, Of Gray 4 Mitchell. the weil-knowa
.nfpnsax firm cf San Francisco. which
owns and operates several vessels on the
Pacific coast They intend 10 establish
. permanent lire OF steamers between this
port. Dyea and way ports in Alaska They
VII, PVT on the run. either this fall or next
srr;nS. the stea rnship Alliance, now run
ring between San Francisco and Port
land.
Tic Alliance Is q new vessel. having
made her first trip December Is. 1875. She
ts n twelve-knot boat. LIS feet long IS feet
beam ard "a feet deep, with capacity for
81, tons of freight aa6 80 passengers She
Is fitted throughout with electric lights
W. A. Mitchell. copartner in the firm Of
Gray x Mitchell. arrived yesterday at the
Butter hotel IF we could get an advau-
tageous offer for q charter" he said last
night, eft would be accepted. Otherwise,
we shall open an ONCE here and operate
the boat ourselves. There seems TO be
plenty OF room on the route Seattle is
very much alive Just now. though il i'm
presses me that excitement. Is higher In
San Francisco than here There is hard
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TO REPORT on THE GOLD FIELDS.
49,
Labor Bureau sends an Expert to
Collect Information.

WASHINGTON. July I-Expert SAM
uel c. Durham. of the Federal bureau OF
tabor. left here today for the gold belt
cs Alaska, where he will make an In
ses.igation and report in time for the
projected spring migrations. Mr.. Dun
ham is we'll equipped for the work hav-
Ing spent much time in the mining camps
Of the West for several years. and was
enc Of the corps OF experts Of the labor
bureau engaged in the investigation ot
special problems.
lie has been instructed by Commissioner
Of Labor Wright 10 make a critical In
CURRY into the opportunities Tor busi-
ness for the investment o. capital, en-
Payment OF labor. wages, cost Of living.
climate best means OF reaching the gold
fields ard kindred subjects. He will SO
direct 10 San Francisco. and will sail
from there August 2. taking the Juneau
overland route and reaching the CloE-
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street commissioner OF Seattle, and
James Mann. formerly an attache OF
Judge Langley's court, and others. Mr..
Scurry will be accompanied by his son.
This party goes north abundantly
equipped. They take with them seventeen
horses. so there is 10 question that they
will be able TO transport their freight over
the divide before the winter sets in They
have an outfit weighing four tons, exclu-
sive OF two boats, which they viii take
north knocked down." and put together
in Lake Bennett. after their goods have
been packed over the summit OF White
pass Their stopping place will be
Skaguay.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-01

Going yoetA on the Willamette to
search for Gold

Among those who so north on the VIII
iamette next week are several men who
have been prorpsne-t In SeatfIe's business
and socia, life Cor great many years. but
who now seek to repair the fortunes. for
naerty possessed. bat which have shrunk
considerably in value within the rass
three years Of hard times and depression.
In the party Is ]. @. Scurry, formerly
city engineer. and who built in this city
the handsomest private residence or
which the city boasts: Ed L. Terry. for
many years paying teller in the Puget
Sound National bank. and whose private
fortune a few years ago required six fig
ures to recite: George 3. kittinger
brother-in-law Of the two gentlemen
whose names precede his. ex-member OF
the legislature and one OF the foremost
real estate operators and heavy property
owners OF the city: George Alexander, ex-
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-01
SOME PLAIN POINTS.
J. d. Hestvr0oA's Lecture % the
Gold Ffelds-A Practical
TAYE

Probably nowhere else IN the United
STATES could such lecture have been
heard as that delivered AZ the Seattle
.t.ater. whe-e the company CT amateurs
that had been performing The Blue and
the Gray courteoGsly gave way 10 j. o.
lrsswocsi for lecture on Alaska ano tie
Yukon. The proceeds Of which were 10
be devoted TO the same purpose as THAI
for which the company had been playing.
viz. for the benefit OF Companies B. D
ard <. N G. w. and Wagnsrs First
Regiment band
II was lecture Of the most practical
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-01

eav.~ nos. q the mining II done during
- winter season. He em2hasszed the ne
r-~ss-v Of establishing an assay Office here
:. a,s.-ss II counselsng veasu-erx into
,he rev mining district he by no nears
,.-,ser.<.srsass6 the kzr1shsp= TO which they
-. s,.ssecssa. and graphically described
~. aeso,ate and lonesome graves with
,whsrh soe Yukon II dotted
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-01
DAWSON CITY, LOOKING UP The RIVER.

IL boat 10 be- chartered Or bought there
at any but Very high prices ANY new
lines running 10 Dyea viii probably make
their headquarters in this city. as il Is
recognized as the natural gateway of
Alaska"
The Alliance will be In command OF
Capt E. y. Harawick. formerly on the
Sound The pilot has not yet been en-
gagged.
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dyke about the middle Of September He
VIII watch the winter and early spring
work. and IS expected 20 send material
for . special report whsch- It u hoped
win be published about saArch.
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The herald., 1897-01-12
DRUGGED AND ROBBED.
Strange Experience Related by Guest
of the Natick House.

Shortly after l o'clock this morning a
name as II. H. Ford, came into the police
station and made complaint that he had
been drugged' and robbed of between s400
and $500 during the evening. He had
only yesterday morning received draft
for $500 from the east. which was cashed
for him by the proprietor of the Natick
house, where he was stopping.
1t was his intention to go to San
Francisco on the evening tra1. as he
contemplated opening saloon in that
city. His money was al! in greenbacks
and was concealed in Il secret pocket
which he had had made in his sleeve.
During the day he took several drinks
with friends and about o'clock in the
evening found himself in one of the swell
barroome, where he had one drink and
left in company with friend.
After this his mind is a blank and he
remembers nothing more until he woke
up. as he claims. III a large bakery,
where a number of men were working.
None Of them could tell him how he had
come there and he started out TO try to
find his way back to town. When he had
walked several blocks cab came along,
which he hailed and got the driver to
take him into town. The spot where ne
was picked up by the hackman was back
of the Bellevue Terrace hotel.
In that vicinity there is no large bak-
ery. such as is described by Ford. and he
is evidently mistaken Is TO where he
awoke That he has LOST his money there
is no doubt but who took it and how Will
remain for the detectives to determine.
Ford thinks he must have been &irugged
and taken off in a hack and robbed.
The herald., 1897-01-12

Ennis: swamp lands and river improve
| ments North of Yolo.
Caminetti and Bridgeford were grant
| ed leaves of absence.
An invitation to visit the exhibition
| of the California State Poultry associa-
ton on Monday next was received and
accepted.
A message from the senate was read
which stated that a concurrent resolu-
tion had passed to the effect that both
houses meet at noon. February 13. to
elect a board of trustees for the state
library. on motion of Mr.. Sims the
date was changed to Thursday, January
Il.
The senate resolution asking the con-
gresSional delegation to urge congress
to afford adequate protection to the
beet sug>c industries was also adopted.
Shanahan and Mcclellan objected to
the buzzing noises on the floor. anu
I Speaker Coombs said If the noise con-
tinued he would be obliged to clear the
floor and instruct the eant-at-arms
to post his men so that order would be
preserved.
! A great many bills were introduced,
amnog them being one 20 amend the
code relating to luggage; constitution
al amendment giving small towns the
right of lf-government to protect
candidates without pledge taking, ETC.;
relating to the redemption of property
sold under executions relating to pawn
brokers.
Chairman Guy of the ways and means
committee introduced a number of
claim bills which had been approved by
the board of examiners and which, at
his request, We're Inferred to his COM
mittee.
Among the bills Were the following:
To pay Dennis Jordan for balance due
or completion of one-half of the Folsom
branch prison, s63 563. 66; Mrs. Sarah II.
Wing. for the killing of her husband by
one of the National guard during the
railroad strike. $4,000; Britton & Co, maps
furnished to state commissioner of pub
lie works. S2427S5; supplies to National
guard during strike. $549. so; funeral of
Lieutenant Governor Millard, Sl064.S3;
funerals of Generals Dlmond and Nc
Comb. $2f7.70: Clarence S. Merrill trans
cribing testimony in National guard in
quiry. s113160 Luke Kavanaugh. trans
cribing testimony board of health, -:
w ". Foote and Garrett McEnerny.
legal services. John C. Lynch VS. Gov.
Budd, s15S525 code commission eXpen-
ses. S917.S9; expenses advertising con-
stitutional amendments - Examiner,
S47S6; Star. $3.50; Bee. S144O; Report.
s2O06; Herald. S1255.50; Bulletin, $246S 60;
Tribune. $3.50.
Adjournment was taken until $50 to-
morrow morning.
The herald., 1897-01-12
CALIFORNIA; LEGISLATORS
Will Today Get Down to ROu-
tine Work
THE COMMITTEE CHOSEN
Los Angeles County Is Fairly Well
Represented
CHOSEN
The Senatorial Question Still Nexes the
Souls of Candidates, But Perkins
Election Seems Very Certain.
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
SACRAMENTO. Jan. 1.-THE stand
ing committees in both houses having
been announced today, the legislature
will get down TO routine work tomorrow,
and from that time on good progress
may be made.
Los Angeles assemblymen are fairly
well provided for in the matter of COM
mittee chairmanships. Assemblyman
Walter Melick, editor of the Antelope
Valley Gazette, is chairman of the COM
mittee on commissions. retrenchment
and public expenditures, on fruit and
vine culture. irrigation, public lands and
forestry, and roads and highways. Other
members from the same county were
also satisfactorily complimented by the
speaker In the senate. Bulla is men,
ber Of six committees and chairman of
one Simpson is chairman of two and a
member of four.
County Assessor Summerland of Los
Angeles is here attending the meeting of
assessors committees chosen at the re-
cent state convention of assessors
Tomorrow committees will get their
work into proper shape for presentation
to the legislature. The chief recon-
msndation of the committee on banks
and banking will be for legislation com
pelling banks to make a report an
nually as to their standing on the first
Monday in March, such reports to be
used by county assessors in making up
their rolls.
The defeat of the funding bill in con-
gress created much comment among
legislators and otlAers. the prevailing
sentiment being that of satisfaction.
Strong compliments We're paid to Cali
fornia congressman who opposed the
bill, especially Judge Mcguire. who so
ably and gallantly led the opposition
forces.
The forthcoming election of senator
fixed for tomorrow, is the absorbing
topic tonight. Hotel Hobbies are throng
ed with excited disputantS. Friends and
opponents of Perkins alike express
confidence of their success. All sorts of
rumors fill the air, one of which is that
Sena tor Franck of Santa Clara, hereto
fore claimed by the Shortridge men,
has decided to vote for Perkins. Dan
Burns is on hand, but just what be is
doing or trying to do is not apparent on
the surface. Indications certainly point
to the election of Perkins on the first
ballot Yet a good deal of personal but
is going on tonight in the SEN
atorial contest The sugar candidate
and his brother are in San Francisco,
but will return tomorrow with replen-
ished stock of confidence. it is presumed.
1t is claimed by Perkins Republicans
that should worst come to worst. and
several Perkins men desert him, the loss
will be made up by Democratic votes.
The presidential electors will meet
here tomorrow and formally ballot for
president and vice president. Mckin-
ley will receive eight votes ans Bryan
one.
Six members of the legislature are on
the sick list At this writing all the Los
Angeles members are alive and WELL
The herald., 1897-01-12

show better than anything else just how
the council stands on the water ques-
tion. That of Mr.. Blanchard means alb
solutely nothing. No definite action is
ordered, and it is merely a subterfuge
to shelve the subject and hang it up in
committee to remain indefinitely, for
while Mr.. Nickel is the chairman of the
committee on water supply, the other
two members are Mr.. Blanchard, who
made the motion, and Mr.. Toll, who op-
posed the Grider resolution as superfiu-
Gus, so that tthe people can draw their
own conclusions as to the fate of prop
osition submitted to them.
The Grider resolution, on the other
hand, is direct and definite, and at once
orders the city engineer to proceed to
take the necessary preliminary steps
for acquiring water plant to be owned
by the people.
From this plain statement of fact it
will be seen that the people have been
betrayed and their best interests tri-
fled with by the Republican majority of
the council. But the fight will be kept
up and every effort will be made by
Mayor Snyder and the Democsatic coun-
cilmen to carry out their pledges that,
if they can bring it about, the city shall
own it's water works al the earliest pos
SibIe time