The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-17
CANADIAN GOVERNMENT
REVENUE FROM ROYALTY,

II IL estimated tia, the Canadian gov
eminent Will secure nearly 100000 in
revenue from the EIozdike district this
atty OF is Per cent. placed on the gold
mined To secure this immense revenue.
however, the government is resarGing the
development OF the Kionaike country 10 a
very great degree and mas ieSscned the
amount Of gold that will ba washed Oh,
ihis year BY several million dollars.
The estimated output OF the district. ac-
corsiing 10 the kloadikers who arrived
here yesterday. is sl2ooo.ooa On each
claim the FIRST s2.5tD taken out il exempt.
TIE remainder must pay a royalty OF u
per cent. A very liberal exemption Is fig
uFed al si.1o.eo0 for the claims In the dis
irlct- This would make the net receipts
OF the government from royalties s., ICE 900
To the amount directly taxed TO the
mines b. the grasping government that
happens 10 rale over the country In which
the fields are located must be added the
amounts secured for miners licenses, and
the amount collected for each lease OF
placer ground or renewals. Every man
Aaa woman IN the kloE3ike country takes
out miners license almost without ex-
eeplon under the regulations. not only
tae claim owners. but the prospectors,
laynen. ~age-earneFs. etc. must have one.
II Is said that between 900 and % go IL
censes Will be issued this year, which
means revenue Of from s.09.cp 10 ssoo oo9.
For each lease. location or renewal OF
placer ground So is charged. and there
should be at least slS9eQ derived from
that source.
II Is said that there have been several
remanerative gratis worked around Daw-
son. The water front. which by right
should have been made public property,
has been leased 10 company for Sc go
per year. The company win make 500. oOo
ont Of II. The government interest In the
sale or lots In the Dawson townsite should
bring in sl11,V9 more. There has already
been secured from the sale OF 1000 saloon
licenses In the Ieighborhood Of $5og. The
sale OF timber cutting permits, stamps.
fees for recording papers and many other
small taxes. VIII swell the aggregate con
slderabiy.
One million dollars will be derived II
Is believed. from custom imports. exclu-
sive OF tile special permit tax on whisky
Of s. per gallon which should yield 500. ooo
mora. The customs tax will be about
evenly divided between goods corning up
the river and goods coming down ua,ess
scare this year. Nearly 3o.ooo people came
down the Yukon this year and few got
passed Tie customs officers with less than
SO duty Seventy thousand dollars was
collected on 1850 tons OF goods that came
UP the Yukon last year. This year the
shipments Will he much larger and Il Is
believed tina. fully half million revenue
will to derived IN this way. II Is said
sh4t ioseso gallons OF whisky vii! reach
Dawson during the year which is subject
10 4 special tax OF 81
The government VIII expsnd slightly less
than s4o1.eo OF this revenue in the North
VIII 60 10 sustain the police. /, costs prac-
ticaly nothing 10 collect the revenue. TWO
men VITA the assistance Of the police and
c0nfscaton laws DO the work.
Every ffteen days the miners are COM
PEELED 10 report the result OF their clean up
either az Dawson or The branch Office OF
the gold commissioner az the forks OF FL
dorado ard Bonanza creek. Any underes-
innate or failure 10 report renders the
claim from which the deficiency comes liable
- conascatlcn. With this penalty hang
Ing over their heads there ia very little
disposition on the part OF the miners 10
evade the royalty.
Many small sacks will come on. without
Passing through government hands. Many
claims are not being cleaned Up this year
year AZ al In heres shat the royalty act
viii lie repealed AL who pay do 50 only
after making a formal protest. Many hope
20 have thsir money returned but IL Is
mighty slim hope