The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-07
William 0gilvie OF His Way to
Dawson City.
Believes Wa1sh's Contentfon for an
cons and Arbitrary, and viii Ad-
minister the Law He Finds IL
Wrttten-He Ii Aceomanfed by 4
Party OF Twenty SoAordinatex.

SKAGNAY. Aug. &-WIiMan Ogiivis
the new Yukon commissioner, who arrived
In the city yesterday morning on the Hor-
"a from Victoria, Will remain in Skagway
a few days with his party. awaiting TIE
shipment uf us supplies ard effects from
here 10 the Interior.
Mr.. ogiiyle was seen last evening on
board the steamer Ho!sa. hGt he did not
care TO discuss his plans for tie future
He said he had heard OF the reports and
complaints coming out from the interior.
bat ne did not propose to prejudice his
mind By drawing conclusions before he
could see fer himself with MS own eyes
how affairs were being conducted
VIII the collection OF the 10 per cent.
royalty be optional with you as il was WITH
Maj. Walsa:" the new comm ssoner Was
asked
The collection of the royalty - the Law
OF the land. and has never 0sen matter
fer arbitrary action on the part OF any
official" said MIR Ogilvie Il ALL en-
force dhe iaw by collecting the royalty on
outputs over $3.50 as provided
IL Is reported here that the Canadian
goyernasnt has needed the complaint o.
the mine owneEs ana mas reduced tie roy
atty from III Per cent 10 per cent" was
suggested.
II have not been advised Of any SUCH
action, said the commissioner. IL is
not true
Mr. Ogilvie would no, discuss the matter
except IN u diplomatic manner. but he
plainly believes that the contention Oh the
part OF MAJ. Vast that the collection OF
The royalty was matter Of mere d!scre-
ton was erroneous. Maj. Walsh, as ev-
cry one knows, believed himself 10 be
ciothed with exceptionally arbitrary pow
eEs. while the new commissioner enters his
field OF labor with the understanding iEat
ne ia 10 enforce only The laws thai are
written in the books. and that no general
! or important matters are left 10 MS dis
cretionary powers.
Have you given any though; TO he re-
ports coming cut relating 10 the alleged
manner IN which privileges are being farm
ed Out at Dawson was asked
i may have given good many reports
Z good deal OF thought. but | cannot dis
cuSs those affairs now for have not beer
on the field, When / arrive al Dawson
l Vii! see how matters stand and then BE-
IN a position TO make my reports 10 the,
proper head"
Mr.. ogilve has a company OF twenty
men with him. all Of whom VIII accom-
pdny him 10 the interior. Tie party. Of
| heialiy listed. Is as follows: William Ogil-
J We, YUKON commissioner. DIR j. \ f
Brown. secretary TO the comm issioner: J
+ lsithxow. comptroller. William Henry
Lynch. mining expert; ], z. Girauara
registrar, D. A. McBae. timber inspector.
William Madden. mining Inspector. George
I-ayfeld. Q. S. Finny, Il. G Conklin and
t. W. Hard. head clerks: r. Beauchere.
timber ranger; A MadJin. prospecior. o.
p Cameron, valet to the conan }ssloner.
The rest OF the party ara men VITO are
being taken along - Go the manual labor
in the way OF building log cabins for The
new officials, ard any ether labor that NAV
be necessary Ntth the party IS a.zo ~
Douglas d. Cow. az Montreal who MIL re-
main al Tagis. where he vii lie surgeon
10 the mounted police stationed al that
point
William Henry lynch. the mining ex-
pert, VIII not remain IN the Yukon. After
he las been IL the district iong enoasb to
maze report on tfe condition Of H.
nlhes. the output. their manner Q: work
Ing. etc. he VIII return 70 Canada and file
bis report w!ta the proper authorities
W. NJ SHEFFIELD