New-York tribune., 1897-08-31
Cashmere
Bouquet
TOILET SOAP and PERFUr1E.
IMPROVING SKAGUAY TRAIL
TRAVEL SUSPENDED WHILE MINERS DC
THE WORK.

TROUBLE ABOUT DUTrEs-AN APPEAL TO TIE
VIGILANCE coMMITTEE-wHIskEf so
GALLoN-No NEW DISCOVERIES.
Seattle Wash. Aug 3o-The steamer King o"s
| has arrived from Dyea and skaguay. The foiow-
! ing letter was brought from the Associa.eu i'e'
| correspondent at Skaguay. dated August 20
THE new Deputy Collector or customs "' 'Ns ' ~
and Dvea has imposed "A duty OF S'o heau u"
Canadian horses unloaded at this port from ana
dian territory 10 be used in packing o"he'S o'
Ats over the summit. Since the new b'i'iS' WI
lector few days announced tha' h'e Wv"
ernment would waive all duty on miners cio'heS
apd out6ts intended for personal for the next
six months II is feared that this action on 'he
mart of the United States collector Will react on
American miners The duty was paid uhue' p'o-
test The Collector also assumed the right 10 ap-
praise at the value here. one man paio s''o io WIG"
cost him 5000 at Victoria.
"An effort is being made to improve the SKaguay
trail The miners camped at Skaguay. and on the
trail are 10 do the work. while citizens OF Skaguay
furnish all food and transportation OF supplies
There are not less than five thousand miners be-
tween the landing and the summit. and ali travei
Is suspended Trees have been felled across the
trail, and will be allowed TO proceed until
the entire trail Is finished.
There only five bad hills where much blast
ing will he needed the remainder can he done with
pickaxes and shovels Charles King. OF Tacoma,
intendent Of construction. There several civil
engineers here with their instruments and they will
proceed at once TO make the survey. The work
will be completed and thrown open travel in
from ten TO fifteen days. and, 1t is thought. can
then be kept open all winter
There four ships In the harbor unloading.
the Parallon Of San francisco. having just an
chorcd with 10 passengers and $50 horses on
board. The Elder has 152 passengers and lie same
number of horses The City of Kingston, with la
passengers ard sixty-hve horses, dropped anchor
just twenty -four hours ago. and is about unloading.
making the quickest dispatch OF all vessels in the
harbOr. The Bristol, of Victoria. has been here
five days, and has hardly begun unloading as the
charterers refused to furnish lighters to land the
stock and supplies, and also refused 10 furnish
meals 10 the passengers after the boat dropped
anchor. The passengers appealed to the Vigilance
Committee this morning. and the chairman went
aboard 10 see the captain and purser. After a
stormy interview, the captain and purser engaged
the Bjaches, lighter brought up by the tug
Pioneer OF Seattle. and the passengers are helping
The price. of whiskey has jumped in the last ter
the many seizures made by the new revenue officer
who has captured about twenty barrels IN that
Two marines Of the revenue cutter Perry de-
serted that vessel at tnalaska, stole small boat;
aed for the Yukon n in july Neher has 99' be"n
heard from since. and it is supposed they lost.
26 having aboard the. captain Peter Nilsson; the
Swner CnrsiopheTa hieb and two - sailors The he
Louis Willie. The party had been trading in
Alaskan waters. and Customs Collector Alders at
this place seized the vessel. The men laughed at
him. saying 1t had been their intention TO put in
here and abandon her and go to the kiOndke.
True 10 their word. they took passage aboard the
steamer j. b. Holly for Dawson
NO discoveries are reported from tho upper
country. The hillsides abuttng on the richest
claims Bonanza and Eldorado have been stak.d
off and several quartz claims have hcen filed upon
in the vicinity. The rock taken out Of the
quartz claims is rich. but the hillside claims are
chn ipf OO1ivi 'rpp firth
taTy to Indian River. has been staked OFF for dis
tancc Of twenty-five miles. The common report
among returning miners Is that there Is nothing In
the country now worth having that has not been
staked off and that the owners will refuse fabulous
prices for their claims"