The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-20
It L. Declared an Outrage Even
By Canadians.
MAKES MINE OWNERS RETsCENT


~ slJsscs af Their ssutsst. owing
u the oDasxisns Dosalnsnr soy-
sff4Hn&sss 49, ssa@s aAn&nds ~ per cent.
s@Sa4ty &c 81 gaIs taken Cat q tae
gFesss. e.sa 10 sGs winters caaugngs.
f."fses the isngsoss9blii;y o. getting q cogn-
pete list cf claims. gwaerz aad p-0ha be
9siJfat 81 saes. Essssresng ths payment AT
fazs 10 Per cert. royalty ~ declared Az a,s.-
1875 sssb " Canadians here. AID ID fast
pfes.1s lhs sEF&s that hrsss tie easr.els
BACK. sSf sil addition TO taa long nss II
sxi@5ttoaate government charges. this isst
uDss Eas efsssgaerrd ileer feeling
against tae Dominion government thai is
gradually sfzaing issAsf into general az.
""1s HesA 1ef" e@.n the Yukon and over
70 tks Amerteag side. which has hes,.
s;aMvedsa ard rastaxsd since last 1ana-
ary, ana promises TO bs :ae Lest camp fer
lns poor naan during the coming years
1iiA feeling s3psass 10 be general. and Is
growing daily. as evidenced By 1h. nsvu-
eef oa boats with nss -comers that are
seea xsSs aosn the TEkaa river every
day. their occupants being satisfied u Yfvs
la soG sad fas Dominica government us.
kc~Dy ssns ~ isssse Americans, who has
been mere Lap Jeafs, and i9ss enough %
become thoroughly fsmflia. with the sit
uatioa said yesterday.
@s are icing psseksd oa ali aides We
undergo oAtosa ssarashsps aud sanerlnga
a. gAt nssgs 10 order 10 .ie yeiop the3f cos.f-
Try. ard s0g are ae ree~ssed? First, ne
are made TO PSF duty Oh the grah W.
bring In ~ keep ourselves a.svs Next.
90 an tAsv afs. txsxx
work of any kind. we raus, pay Sc feY
miners Iieense. wnIei IL nothing more
than an annual poll tax. Employers are
even forbidden So give work - any nan
rot holding miners license. Then comes
charge 81 Eis for recording q claim fs-
Gated s5n i1feseos fer mining purposes
you are taxed e ceD.s a card ard cent
a running foot for hanse logs OF saw logs
used 10 whipsaw lumber rof suiee boxes
Then there IL d system IN vogue here %
selling h.euaeness, as IL were. IL yoa
want 20 build bridge you must pay 4
royalty running up into the Thousands. II
you v ant 20 put boom across stream
yoa sTe taxed royalty running into the
sfaGuzanGs."
warming up to his subject. he said
AZ an sxarapis OF ths system yigh, here
In Dawson: Mr. T.adus, the founder Of
the townsite. la his wisdom. plated a
stress along the river from, Of Ii little snors
than TIA usual width OF sixty feet. deem
'ns IL aaytsabls 20 leave the shore side az
street free from all building distractions
ana open for the landing Of boats and
steamers. The Dominion government in
fGsn. In iss penny wise wisdom recently
leased ehe shore front OF this stree. 10
firm OF mining dealers fer ss0ue a wear
ftsr ia Jsos al
this shore 'front.' al the rate Of from sis 20
30 SD running fooc per month to all
corners desiring 10 engage IN any kind OF
business. As the tenure 10 sniy from month
20 month, the iessees do not dare htlfld
permanent structures. and II kas result "a
in mushroom growth Of canvas covered
saarks. resembling somewhat, your CHINA
'cwn. Whils no doubt II IN IA handsome
fnaulTence for the Dominion government
arc the brokerage firm that secured the
lease. nevertheless Il has worked a great
hafashsp on other properly owners and TIE
substantial citizens az Dawson. and n stsa
greater hardship On tho general pnhl.e.
whseA viii In vary short time have no
poTslhis access 20 the wafer front
"Naw. 20 al this a5d The axcrbitant 70
per cent. royaity on all outputs It IN nss
ever ard above $50 allowed fer actuss
working espsnses. and yau have q sum
total Of eaparses that will ruin the aver
age miner WITH snail or no capital When
n f. known that from ssa,o 90 10 $40 90 %
spent on EnaHy % the Eisnes before n dol
lar ~ returned, ard that sometimes ths
ret eutpa, profi II cut 5own to g. Go or
e. 10 ssovs fns cest Of opening ap to
claim. tho injustice os such Laws IS male
APPARENT
A Word for Dir. Faveett.
Il warn 20 Say right here" conclude !
this srats ssrxlssnax. that 1. IL no more
tran :usties 20 Mr.. rswce:t the so,I
sesnEa'SzlonsT, 20 say thst ths system Il
sxtor;seaAte charges ord sn:m,gencss carne
With tire new officers and w.. no. iss vasas
when he wac a; she head es gre asfrr,ir, -
trwtton In 'ias dssssifT. In eshar words. q,
the present time everything gems 10 ha
Zone % wiring the almighty dollar for,
Tia banda of sAs American srta,r W.,
sciia aad swssas 20 dig IL eut Of she
aroaaa. ira rasnsahan government unitins
y sorps 81 officials a. this point 90 see
IRA, every aoss.aie dollar shall he ex.
tsYtfd"
otAsr PARTIES here seem % sarrehora,s
the foregoing remarks Relative 10 .hs
townstte IA certain solicitor said;
The sxtsfsi saws ~ CaaAda pertain.
tuE 81 tie ssssmg up of lana In uU SURVEYED
portions - outlying territories provtee
shas iard can - APPALLED, sor Fl los "a;
tFe%sN9s AsA1ii ~ 1ssSs N@s@$. RSf u VARSITY
CT pn~rases- trea rsa ksne application 70
she nearest rsomgntoa official In snshorxy
a lard surveyor - vfsssg led 70 lay out tss
tract a plat 81 whsea Is forwarded h
tnA minister O. she snssste~ who a.es IN.
Price 81 wtish .sas sNsli BE- said tss
suini,astNa rftce eetns 81 Is ard uastruusn
SO par Rsra- THAT law f3at heea s5.lnwe
IN Ire Yukon by Al. ~ the egssHeas sr.
efrtAsis handling pge3s1 assis une. g4e
arrival - ths anw officials rnaer The 20 =
Liberal Csnsatan government. Thar e
fic.zfs .eesa - hare taken : different eis ~
81 sAingx, afs2 under sasiv palsSy ~ wyang-