The herald., 1898-01-24
Will Not Be Taxed by the
Canadians
ALL PROVISIONS WILL BE
so ALSO WILL BE ALL TENTS AND
TOOLS
Threats of Collection of Duties Do Not
Stop the Rush to the Northern
Gold Fields
Special to The Herald.
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\ OTTAWA, Ont, Jan. 23.-Regula-
\ tions in regard to the taxation Of 4
\ miners outfits anI provisions, pur-
\ chased without the domain and 4
\ brought into Canada, have been \
\ adopted by the Dominion govern 4
4 ment 4
\ The customs regulations as to 4
\ miners outfits exempt from duty 4
\ the necessary wearing apparel used 4
\ In making the journey to the Klon- \
\ dixie, and read as followss WEAR 4
y ing apparel, articles of personal 4
+ adornment, toilet articles and sim 4
\ liar personal effects of persons ar
+ riving in Canada may be passed free,
+ without entry at customs. as travel 4
y ers' baggage, under the provisions 4
\ of the customs tariff, but this pro- 4
+ vision shall only include such 4
\ articles as actually accompany 4
\ and are in use of and are necessary
+ and appropriate for the wear and
\ use of such persons for the imme-
+ date purpose of the journey and
y present comfort and convenience,
+ and shall not be held to apply to 4
= merchandise or articles intended for 4
y other persons, or for sale" 4
y In reply to a question the COM 4
\ missioner of customs said that furs,
\ blankets. waterproof sleeping bags 4
\ and such articles which are fndis- \
\ pensable to travellers comfort. con- 4
4 venience or safety in journeying to I
\ the Canadian Yukon would come I
\ within the rule, but not tents, tools, 1
+ etc. In respect to provisions neces- I
\ sary to the travellers sustenance on 4
\ his trip to the Klondke, 1t was orig I
\ inally intended by the government :
\ to exempt the same from taxation, :
y but owing to the determined opposi- 4
y tion of the Pacific coast cities I
4 against such q regulation, and the :
y pressure brought to bear by the va I
\ rious boards ot trade throughout 4
y the Dominion, the government has 4
\ been compelled to recede from its 4
\ position and abolish the exemption I
+ clause. All provisions are there 4
4 fore dutiable. I
\ THE STEAMER CROWDED 4
\ PORTLAND, Or. Jan. 23.-(By
\ Associated Press.) The steamer Or 4
+ egon sailed for Alaska tonight with 4
4 450 passengers and $50 tons Of gen. 4
\ eral merchandise and baggage. 4
\ Fifty head of livestock was also 4
\ part of the cargo. All day long \
\ thousands of people swarmed about 4
\ the steamers decks, and SO great 4
\ was the crush tonight that ten po- 4
r licemen were detailed to handle the 4
y crowd. No less than 800 people who 4
\ applied for passage were refused,
+ and many hundreds of tons of
\ freight are lying on the docks 4
= awaiting transportation to the gold 4
= fields. The rush to the Yukon from 4
\ every port in the northwest has be- 4
+ gun earlier than was anticipated by 4
= the transportation companies, and 4
+ every steamer that leaves is COM 4
+ PEELED to refuse both passengers 1
\ and freight. The demand for lum- 4
\ Der in Alaska is enormou6, but the 4
+ steamship companies refuse to carry 4
+ 1t, preferring to take less bulky 4
+ freight, leaving the lumber for sail 1
+ ing vessels. 4
\ COMING AND GOING
\ SEATTLE, Wash, Jan. 23.-The I
+ steam schooner Noyo sailed for 4
\ Alaska tonight carrying 1S0 passen- 4
4 gers and 175 tons Of freight. Among 4
\ the passengers were twenty-five 4
\ women.
\ The steamer Excelsior, after a 4
= rough trip arrived here today from 4
4 San Francisco on her way to Skag- 4
\ uay, Dyea and Copper river, Alaska. 1
+ From here she will take about 160 1
\ passengers. ", 4
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