New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-24


BROUGHT NEWS FROM THE KLoNDIKE.
THIRTY PERSONS FROM DAWSON REACH SKA
GrAY IMPOSSIBLE To TAKE ~ FOOD
Skaguay Alaska Jan. : (via Seattle Wash. Jan
20-Thrty persons have arrived here during IN"
last week from the Klondke mining region They
say there is food enough AT DAWSON 10 last uni'
the Yukon River * open and navigation H. re-
.umed Supplies must be- received 10y that time
though II suffering Is 70 be avert"d I'm roferenc"
to the proposed Government relief expedition. all
agree that It will be impossible TO forward sup
plies down the river the ice. In In" first place.
the Yukon River between Dawson and Polly T. %
rough that dog trains can haul bur small amount
Of provislons-barely enough for the party accom-
panying them-and the route Is impossible 10
horses The Lewes. or Thirty NIL" River Is stiil
open. but II is with considerable dihculiy that dog
trains or men on foot make their way along
the shores The winter in the interior mp 10 the
present has been remarkably mild and 10 Is the
opinion OF old-timers that the Lewes River will
not freeze over this winter
James McGregor. inspector Of mines who left
Skaguay some weeks ago with seven tons Of pro
visions and fifteen horses. has only reached white
Horse Range. II will he impossible for him to
take the horses down the Tewos River unless he
can build RATS and noat them down. and this IS
considered to be a hazardous undertaking he and
his party are now building a road around White
Horse Rapids and making fair progress.
Among this weeks arrivals was a committee rep
resenting the miners Of the Klondike country on
its way to ottawa. whore the members viii inter
view the Canadian Government concerning the
mining laws and cndeavor to secure their amend
ment. The committee il composed Of Dr. wills.
formerly OF Belle HE ONT: Tor INC last three
years Northwest Mounted Police surgeon at Daw-
son; Max T.andreville an ex-member Of the Cana
cisco. The members Of the committee declined 10
make any statement for publication until they had
conferred with the Canadian Government. T. =
liz, a
petition bearing several thousand names, asking
for a revocation OF the royalty clause and the al
ternatcclaim sections. and that claims be- restored
to the original distance.
Speaking of the food situation Or wills said
IF We can get food into Dawson 10y the frst water
the situation Will be relieved II is no Use 10 Try
to sled provisions down the yukon to Dawson. J.
cannot he done. owing to the fact that the Lewes
River is still open and the great ridges ~ ice
which block the Yukon below thu Big salmon. II
the American Government wishes 10 send I'm sup
plies the only feasible plan is 10 freight supplies
n the foot OF le Barge on the lee. and nave them
ready ship down the river az soon navigation
opens. probably about May Is There Will he sui.
will be scarce and scurvy Will break out bu, the
situation will be- no more serious than II has always
been at that time Of year
The question Of the right Of Canadian customs
Bennett has been explicitly raised by William :
Thorpe. well-known catteman. Of Washington.
cattle from Skasuay TO Lake Bennett. where he
slaughtered them. The question OF duty
received a communication from Ca2i1in + &
Wood. inspector Of the Indian mounted police. stat.
Customs AT Tagash to call upon Thorpe to pay
duty Of sl6 head. Thorpe was also told that in
OF refusal 20 pay the duty Captain Wood would
send men secure the beef. much Of IL as
necessary to cover the duty.
Thorpe called upon Captain Wood. whose head
quarters are temporarily located here and formally
refused 10 pay the duty dema nded. on the ground
that the cattle were killed I'm American territory
and not I'm tho Canadian dominion. az claimed hv
the Canadian officials. He also objected 10 the
duty OF E6 head. asserting that II it was legal
for the Canadian customs officials 70 collect duties
at Lake Bennett in this case. the duty should ho
levied on dressed meats and not upon live cattle
Thorpe will lay the matter before the United
states Government, and In the mean time has
warned the Canadian customs officials To
seize the beef until h. can receive reply to hs
communication from Washington.
Mr. Thorpe asserts that. according 10 decree
made hy Dominion land surveyor William Ogil-
vic Lake Bennett Is within American territory.
and that the Canadian Government recognized
this when they established their custom house AZ
Lake Tagnsh being clearly within the Canadian
dnminion Recently the Collector OF Gus oms az
,kc Tagash made - tour OF Lakes Bennett and
iinderman and collected duty ON the outskirts
81 Dyea work on the different tramwnys and
vh,ryes is being pushed. The Dyea- lOndke
fermentation Company announces that IL is
ready 10 receive freight to be delivered At the
lakes.