Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-02-22
RICH STRIKE ON UNITED STATES
SIDE OF THE LINE.
TOO MANY NOW IN KLoNDIKE.
SURPLUS FIND PROFITABLE FIELD
IN ABANDONED DIGGINGS.
Canadian Government Will Make NJ
Concessions to American Miners
-Represcntnttvc Lewis Finds
Feeling of Hostility to
Americans.

San Francisco. Feb. s1.-Stewart MenzioS
an agent of the Alaska Commercial Com
pany. who has just returned from the
klondike region. starting from Dawson
City on January %. and from Skaguay on
February 10, reports that the tide of gold
hunters who flocked into Canadian terri
tory when the news of the rich strikes in
the Klondike region was first announced
is now turning. and those who abandoned
their claims on American and Chicken
creeks. are now returning there. accom-
panied by many others who have been uu-
able TO locate claims on Canadian soil.
Menzios says that just before he came
out claims on Davis. Chicken. Napoleon and
Walkers Fort creeks. which are tributary
to Forty Mile creek. showed better results
than before the rush to the Klondike. es-
pecially those on Chicken creek, which are
from eight to twelve feet deep. averaging
50 to the pan. On American creek, which
is a branch of the Yukon river, the claims
are very shallow, running from s. to s. per
pan at q depth of from three to four feet.
He also says that rich strikes have been
made on Birch and Minook creeks near Cir
Gle City. and on the Miller and Glacier
creeks, which are tributary to Sixty Mile
creek.
Menzios predicts that the majority OF
those miners now on the Canadian side
will cross the boundary in the near fut-
ure, as 1t Is almost impossible for one-fifrh
of those already in the klondike to locate
claims; and, while not so rich as the Klon-
dixie. promises better returns than were
formerly expected.
Washington. Feb 2l.-Representative
Lewis, of Washington. who has just re-
turned from Ottawa, where he went to
appeal to the Canadian government for
some modification of the Canadian regula-
tons requiring American miners bound for
the klondike to procure their licenses at
Vancouver. Victoria or Dawson City, says
found a feeling of Intense hostility toward
the United States. especially on account OF
the passage of the Payne-Frye bill. which
sharing in the Alaskan carrying trade
There was no disposition to concede any
thing to the United States in the contro-
versy and Mr.. Lewis returned convinced;
that no concession would be obtained un-
less We made counter concessions.
The Canadian regulation requiring the
toned has aroused the Pacific coast states
where the belief prevails that II will divert
much, If not practically all Of the outfit
to Victoria and Vancouver. Mr.. Lewis
went to Canada armed with letters Of In
PRODUCTION from Assistant Secretary Day
and other officials. including a letter from
Sir Julian Pauncefote. the British ambas-
sador here. Though he was shown every
courtesy. Mr.. Lewis said feeling against
the United States was rampant. While he
was at Ottawa. Sir Charles Tupper made a
speech condemning the United States for
its tariff policy and charging that Minister
Seton and Mr.. Laurier had come to the
United States and not only truckled to us,
but had surrendered Canadian rights
The delegations from the PACIFIC coast all
protested against any modification of the
license regulation. Mr.. Lewis sought to
have the regulation modified so that a IL
cense could be issued by British consuls
or vice consuls at American ports and.
this being rejected. he then sought to have
the Canadian police. especially at Lake
Tagish authorized to issue licenses to in
going miners. Both requests were refused.
Minister Seton. however. finally proposed
a counter appropriation as a basis Of ad-
justment. namely. to permit Canadian
goods to go through Wrangel at the head
of White pass In bond. AS Mr.. Lewis was
without any actual authority to negotiate
on any basis involving a modification OF
our laws or regulations he suggested shat
Minister Seton submit his proposition in
writing to Secretary of the Treasury Gage.
and it is understood this will be done. Mr..
Lewis expects to see Secretary Gage to-
morrow about this matter.