The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-25
MUST TIP THE OFFICIALS.
RETURNED KGoxUIKERs TELL OF
CANADIAN CoKRGPTI0l
Dc Vet Believe Dspvns' st~ry Tnas
eeysIey Has sesn ReAseeA-As
Enpsyfssoe With The AsesrS~r 81
r4sfrus I'm Dnwsoa-Hsytag Nail.

~sYr7sy.ion & ca1a1-zs o.lo-aE ane
sa~sr s1ssEz Essv.s CT AE1sESs&1 Ezzess
has ss-y p3er TAXA s5cE wS1s as@Ss
or .eza xeEsnseggee ~ returning hi-i~osA-
era eat = Ma r.sYgr - Thoroughly Gov
ers1 as .@S. alga. WEI RAINIER 6. HsSa
xa, reoeatsy Gaze CT fssxs DzSSS2 COZ
asseEhsr E-ssET1Es q t<aAS s-sEiJ as 9.
Gxszoaose6 Esl-41-4@ty. s9s@S o. lhs1S- ssSS2-
arg yrgz.1zeEt ss2z.t4oEs oE fas LAT
They al fenss-:e1 70 fsl5 - Is eup.i1aEs
sas. las lesz ezsrc.S@a u csa-aGss VIE
es>-~x~y Tie par pras2ec1ezxs rF2i sa-s
sAxy eo44e 1o1 ssoszar22z@ tax Interests
H. .szs s.~r-h ~ bxsg ssoss1. ~ ess~Axins
sysgrsgs1.x sAofss wyr4 szxs 20 rss94t ~ Gssy
became -sosse &c Aatsg@rszang tie osszA-s
e1ta WIN they aA4 20 ceA-. H1i a.
szsaY sss sassg ess II wsxs ccffoDor4tse ~ eA.a
S1ssr xsz A&ss besza " yfsF40SS -
T7ssy - BOT pace tas slightest eFsSsf-cs
& the rsxcrr GygGxlE OFT ~ AaI>t@sa
I1przs ta-A1 tae CzaESsE royassY &c E.-F'-
1.S c4asEs u Tie Northwest Lsrf1|ery las
tse1 r.1EEG1 70 per e~zl TSsT say ls-s
atalszaGss Is scsosasesy G8iF4e - sFsFr pat-
f.e.asr, ESQ tAat not 0sss s@eS 90 lar ~
asssy ksgT. kas Gee. taxa i1 fecs~e US
1ogasty.
rSsa ro..cs that tee sntEsTs ara pScoFE..nx
uneasy" CTS os Issssn s@aS - FOs@~s.-
fesaxsEesr rsIegteE last f4gast, they cA-se
&
s. akoas 70 IL re1are3 This f0s time
ssrvaG 70 psaczts tire Americans. b3t mas
become 80 a4ckEeyei taGt D3S these f.-
x4ors are rnet wisa 5ssrs, AID ncoofy W..
q proclamation Is posfes On toe co1aGTsis.
e.oaef's office. bearing the oeaG4as s>s3 OK
tie government ~ Ottawa. T6sf roy
atty has not beta reduced. and sasFs -
- immediate prospect that i WIZ De
'Les lie LsiI you u ~ ex1sfssEes. as
scn.-agss y vent north ssssf2- sss,faths
re, taxing several tens q SUPPLIES. ~ gag
b<9ox s.a&ra, sro knew partially mAsi TO
axpsct -. Victoria. Ihas my gos1s were
uslesaec .sssTs / w4s a2gs cached " 2 ses-
sEruatary 70 Say eoass 81 business wSth
6tTsl. that fe earning of!y srn4a SAL
.sy ard n@s . Avt, q ii, s.sa ''.s.. a e,
y5ss Know. ali gsy fFSsss was 2&sse5. a..
though. according - t1s tayfT. i shOls1
have pad ssas 60 100 But 4 made ne ssck
q sse those ofsesa.g s4aeez@ collars AID
csIsta e1f Ok tAs ssgoE pESss,ee soss Tslo Raj
eE.y haf tey1 or = tor ~ foo1 AID could
aot afford 10 ep tset. ana - On 70 Da~1
oH8. every customs ps1Et had lts pE.ee. ]
GOf slips Of paper from the oaiE@s4 a. the
o4ssafrl.t ~ C5l4hlsos pass that lei my goods
arcush eTeTy osaer Inspector without ex *,
Rot pay asEn ~eSs male 20 aEpack Z dozen
&rs<e. EaA IL igns. aid have Their Veto
ria receipts examined. losing precious time.
Arss being caused al! the discomfort they
could endure.
~; WAS the saIas az Daw GOD, only
THOUSAND tsf3es worse. staked cut a
claim. waited IL ilDs at the recorders Of
ace several ho2rs. and seeing there was
A. pTospec: q getting 70 the commissioners
thai DAY ] left friend Of nline gave
NE tic. a:ad AFTER paying ~ 70. tie priv
lege was admitted through . side door
&slead 81 sysEyec9y IL thai line ant NJ
Claim Wa recorded.
fortunate lie had beard Of the difficulty
Ct getting valDaDte PROPERTIES recorded
sna tcga every preea1toa 70 observe The
Lax. He went 70 a Hsw locality and found
good claim. which he properly sgaked
sut and LEFT man In charge, while he
we5t 10 Dawson Ia record Il III re!ati3g
bis experience ne said.
u stood IN the Tire before The god COM
missioner ossfce from O'Clock Ia the
morning UatN hate Ia the afternoon, when
fyls turn came. / answered the usual
questions about where the claim vas. how
Lsiieh goid / had fogrd and the prospects.
The Official hesitatej and then told me
u call in q couple Of days and ne would
attend % 81 / went ard / returned. and
] was toio The cisIm rad been recorded
could have sigas that man If / had been
armed had ~. cent Ia tae world and
had gone 10 Alaska TO see II | could not
Get enough - support rny wife and babies
] had aaFdsBlpS that nearly Frustrated me
and then made a ind only 70 be beaten out
of IL ~ ore Of the recorders who used
r!y application for a tip and mad one Of
Ills fr,erds take the cIa}n."
All the snen reiterated thu statements.
ehow.ns as base corruption as the foregc-
Ng. Summed Up. according to t3ese kion-
dikers. the system followed By the off,
osals ID ere OF rank dupicity. 4 man car
nos stake cut a claim with any assurance
OF getting Il recorded without he has a
'Sssne-'a' with the recorders office and
even then &c is Obliged 10 BE- pespetnally
paying elackfuaI on penalty " losing al
he has One ~ IEae recorders. II is claim
ed. has gold dust 20 Ire value Of 81 80, and
yet ne draws o'lsy si5s a month salary.
and Is not permitted under tae laws 10
take Up = claim The speakers TaA there
was no question that hts So es) If tribute
levied upon ffs unfortunate victims s+iou
cannot even yet y1ur mail from the fHsst-
eGtce In less thas t@c ~ three dayM" iaay
sac. unless yeI Jay a mounted police
man II. when yoa Will have Il a. fifteen
minutes"
They so ros look s9r a great outp,it frars.
Tire k}encike roNf sv~as0Fs. f.er the claim
owners will not work more than eno1gh -
pay TIE assessments vale the 20 p@r cent
royalty laS3s.