The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-10

ny tipping the dooykeeper and in many
ne s'ses sucfi Individuals recorded claims
IA ZONE poor desii IL line outside had
sta6ed after many days Of hard yraupicg
over the mountains
The giraffe rulings of Gold Commits
stohrF faacstt created a nerer-en6iHg
series OK conflicts between the miners ana
MS once For instance: Certain bench
Gains on Dominion creek were CLOSED 10
th1 puoilc, owing 20 the hadiy-kspi coudi-
ion CT the cOmmiss toner's books After
'ae matter bad been IN "a rneasuy. straight
shsd oht Fawcett issued order stating
xf.At theae bench claims would bs openea
fof relocation July II. and this. notwita-
stahd9tis the fdct that ii miners permit
gives nm inc right TO locate a. any time.
iAs Htasts waited patiently for July Il
Dot on the morning Of July notice Was
posted saying thai the benches were then
oper:. Tor location. Before this last notice
reached the public however on tn. morn
ING OF July 9 the friends OF the rascasly
onicials In the recorders Office mad been
given the tip and started for dominion
creek On the evening OF July s. thus get
ing a start OF twelve hours over all others
ana securing the location OF the choicest
claims.
An Indignation Meeting Held.
rms last outrage proved the rroverbia!
straw that broke the camel's back and -
general Indignation meeting was called for
| ana ned by the miners. al which a com
HlIttee Was appointed 20 wait on Mr.. Faw
oett and inquire into the cause Of tbs
muddie-to put 1t mildly. Mr.. fawcett ex-
49, aleu- biiliSrf4 Dt l1EU&tiE TIE Giauie ON
AaJ. W ash and the council. but when
confronted by Maj. Walsh the next morn
ing he was compelled to swallow his own
words.
Il only give this Illustration to show
what a weak and vaciliating man Faw-
cs't Is While the honesty OF Mr.. FawCett
has neveE been seriously questioned. mis-
inaiadmi'istFation can only he accounted
Tor by ignorance and incampetency. His
ability as gold commissioner. however, Is
IN Keeping with the mining laws and the
administration thereof.
Choice Piece of RascaIity.
in August there were certain claims
iapsing through misrepresentation on the
various creeks and which should have
been thrown open To the pubic for reioca-
ton August !. Fawcett for SOME unac-
countabie reason, issued a notice that they
would not be opened for relocation until
September /. and here Is where the gang
got III Its fine work As the public records
were secret. the miners had no means of
finding out what claims had or had not
lapsed bat the legal firm Of Wade. Clark
e. Wilson. through Wade being brother
OF Crown Prosecuting Attorney Wade. Sc
cured a lis; OF over % choice claims that
were so open for reloca ton.
This trio Of sharpeFs drew up agree
ments and roped in number OF prospect
ors to so out and stake the claims. giving
them half-interest for so doing and The
hfm paying the recording fee OF So. As
miner can only record one claim IN a given
district, the firm had 10 call In everybody
available. and there WAS soon a rush OF
dlsheartened, discouraged individuals. who
unable to secure claims by legitimate
means. gladly awaited themselves OF this
chance 10 get ons-half interest in d mine
The firm. however. finding SO many VIII
ing hands. refused 10 pay the recording
fee and made the poor victims put up thar
sum in every case This enterprising firm
at first had touts out and IN one case
know Of they wanted a woman. u British
subject. to go out and stake one Of their
claims on the terms stated. She refused
the Go-betwesn insisted; she said she
would 80 20 the gold Commissioner and ex-
pose the deal. and she was ueremptorily
Informed that IL she did so she would have
her rights taken away and bs sent down
the river.
There are dozens and doze1s Of similar
eases. all OF which are well known in
and about Dawson that no one there has
any faith whatever IN the officials. i was
the accumulation of these wrongs that I'd
70 The organization Of the Miners Associa-
ton. hoping thereby To get 4 rcdrcSs.ur Of
these wrongs in a constitutional way. Be-
side this we propose 80 protect ourselves
against the continued rasca.tics ~ the Of
firialS. 10 bring about better mining laws.
\ ho,ler administration of TIE laws ana ~
generally further the mining interests OF
that country
Corner on Fire Wood.
Notwithstanding thAt tile free miners
license. which every man has TO take out
when he lands IL Dawson. gives him the
right to cut iiFe~ood fer his own use.
government agent has now stepped in and
IS charging the miners around Dawson a
tax of - cents a cord for al froaood cut
.or thcir own use. and - make Il worse
w. VIII allow each man 20 eur ten cords
"nly. This = another enc ~ the many
1t,a schemes on walsh the officials fatten.
This ~ cru: lax on cord OF wood Is levied
.a order 10 protest the concessionaIres.
t,e have secured the sole right 10 all the
,tr.f; wood and MI the dry shore wood along
ire Yukon and its tributaries for Ia MES
up the river 70 Fort Seikirk- All that
these Coacession1ires pay 10 the govern
tnent $ a royalty Of - cents 4 cord Now.
rs there VIII be about l9.ts9 people camped
in and about Dawson. within radius of
ING mites some 5.,Sn ~ rhcm being in bus
mess aud unable 20 cut their OWN tirewood.
hey VII have 10 60 Ia these Co1ceSs. on
aires fer their winters fuel
The o;her $ ts4 which VIII make up the
army Of unemployed men at Dawson this
winter. VII he in q position 20 cut wood
fnr themselves only. hu: wilI not IL Al
lowed - cut r. for sale % others; therefore
these government handled timber and
cor3N 0od CONFESS !oDatres viii he in a posi-
SON 20 secure these 5.l-p Idle men - cat
aUd hiring cordUood In Dawson. ana for
ssj>h s,rv .c,s NH give them one-half or
tae selling pr!ce q the cofdwood
AS weed was So cord when ] 1T
Dawson i = SAFE 20 presume tast Il vii
u-t be lsss taan SEE in the dead Of winter,
ana a. IS WI require some 'o."' to73s TO
supply i1e Wants 0t tae 3.ttH men IN bust
r>ss ara unable 70 ca; ther oNn Mood
SEGA AN readily seq that these cDte"fttsing
..5trts ~ she of3cials VII ee IN position
te i'tp harvest 81 50 a cord on me as.e<o
..rNestt e.affegS have ret overlooked oae
change fer making an honest doJa1. and
ore} i7d.T6aaie. On the eiV'y pan. t7r
f<erftaiac u. >.%1j. Including even a NJ
:.r rtaAe given "A man named Ferguson.
although in winter THIS - . 7est issue,
every t,}y melting SIoW cr - ar Gsing
river water \ .cwnst;e Of 10 acres hss
hven raucese ouf8 oul - Joe laane at $40
rental - 50 toet 10 return \ water
srun, ref~vSs, .a tS another nice rtS steal