The record-union., 1898-02-22
Many Now FIocking Back Into Amer
lean Territory.
Stream Tributary to Forty-Mils Greek Rich
in Gold Deposits.
A Blockade on the Dyea Trail by
Miners and Packers, Who Are
Reported to Have Resisted the
Demand of Troops to Go Over
the Trail Before Them-Trouble
Expected to Result.


SAN FRANCISCO. Feb 21.-Stewart
Menzies, an agent OF the Alaska COM
mercial Company, who has just re-
turned from the Klondike region, start
ing from Dawson City on January 20th
and from Skaguay on February lotn,
reports that the tide of gold hunters
who fiocked into Canadian territory
when the news of the rich strikes III
the Klondike region was first an
nounced is now turning, and those VINO
abandoned their claims on American
and Chicken Creeks are now returning
there. accompanied by many others
who have been unable TO locate claims
on Canadian soil
Menzies says that just before he came
out claims ON Davis, Chicken, Napoleon
and Walkers Fort Creeks, which are
tributary to Forty Mile Greek, showed
better results than before the rush to
the klondike. especially those on Chick
en- Creek which are from eight 10
twelve feet deep, averaging 50 to the
pan On American Creek which is a
branch of the Yukon River, the claims
are very shallow, running from So to
50 per pan at a depth Of from three to
four feet.
He also says that rich strikes have
been made on Birch and Minook Greeks,
near Circle City, and on Miller and
Glacier Creeks. which are tributary TO
Sixty-Mile Creek.
Menzies predicts that the majority of
those miners now on the Canadian side
will cross the boundary in the near fu-
t11r ic al, IN a.
fifth of those already in the Klondike
TO locate claims, and they will be COM
PEELED to spread out over territory
dixie. promises better returns than were
formerly expected.
TROUBLE ON DYEA TRAIL.
VICTORIA B. CO, Feb. 21.-Three
steamers-the Danube the Thistle and
the Texas-returned to-day from Ska
quay, each with a few Dawsonites or.
board. There was very little gold on
board and no late news.
Passengers from Skaguay bring news
of a blockade of the Dyea trail by
miners and packers, who resisted the
demand of a detachment of United
States troops to go over the trail before
them. 1t is feared at Dyea that trouble
would arise over the affair.
Mike Quinlan, formerly of Minneapo-
lis. has been appointed Marshal cf Ska
quay.
Two men. whose names are not known
were detected robbing cache at Sheep
Camp and one of them, while trying to
escape turned and fired at his pursuers,
who returned his fire. and then dropped
to the ground. Thinking that he had
killed the man. the fugitive turned the
revolver on himself and sent bullet
through his brain. The other man was
taken back to Dyea, where he was par
AIDED through the steets with a placard
on him setting forth that he was thief.
He was afterwards LODGED in Jail.
Among the returning Dawsontes was
George Beldon, one of the last men to
go to the Yukon last fall. He was one of
a syndicate which purchased the little
steamer from the Creek Mission for S10.-
000 and made an attempt to reach Daw-
son, but got only to Circle City, where
the boat stuck in the ice. Beldon made
mis- way by sledges to Dawson, and
thence to the coast.
w Il. Hill. who arrived from Stewart
River. sa.s there is lots of gold there,
but it is too expensive to get provisions
up the river.
The steamer Thistle stopped at the
wreck of the Corona and found that the
wrecking expedition had began work for
raising her.
Nearly | 900 miners licenses were is
sued here to-day.
Harold Scott, young Englishman
who lives on one of the adjacent islands,
and Fred Smedley. We're drowned on
Saturday by the capsiZing of their boat
NO MORE CROWDED VESSELS.
PORT TOWNSEND, Feb. 2l.-As a
consequence of the unfavorable criti-
cism that has followed the sinking of
the Clara Nevada and the trouble that
attended the departure of the steamer
North Pacific for the north. carrying
gold seekers, Colonel Hueston, Collector
of this Customs District has determ-
ned to force all vessels bound for Alaska
to carry only the number of passengers
allowed b.- the Federal permit.
CANADIANS HOSTILE TO AMERI-
sCANS.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 21.-Represent
ative Lewis of Washington, who has
Just returned from Ottawa, where he
went to appeal to the Canadian Coz
ernmen. for some modification OF the
Canadian regulations requiring Ameri-
can miners bound for the klondike to
procure their licenses at Vancouver,
Victoria or Dawson City, says he found
a feeling of intense hostility toward the
United States. especially on account of
the passage of the Payne-Frye bill,
which is designed to prevent British
vessels from sharing in the Alaska car
rying trade.
There was no disposition to eoncedc
anything 10 the United States in the
controversy. and Mr.. Lewis returned
convinced that no concession would be
obtained unless we made counter con-
cessions.
Mr.. Lewis Went to Canada armed
with letters of introduction from As
sistant Secretary Day and other Off
Gals including a letter from Sir Julian
Pauncefote. the British ambassador
here. Though he was shown every
courtesy. Mr.. Lewis said feeling against
the United States was rampant The
delegations from British Columbia all
protested against any modification OF
the license regulation.
Mr.. Lewis sought TO have the regu-
iation modified so that a license could
be issued by British Consuls or Vice
Consuls at American ports. and this
being rejected. he then sought TO have
the Canadian police. especially at Lake
T'agish. authorized to issue licenses to
ingoing miners. Both requests We're
refused Minister Sifton, however, fin
ally proposed counter proposition on
basis of adjustment, namely, to per-
nit Canadian goods TO so through