The Portland daily press., 1898-07-25
WHAT CANADA MAKES.
Some Interesting Figures About This
Years Gold Crop in the Northwest.

The total yield of gold, Dawson
the northwest territory, will this year
amount to something between Sl2,0O0,O 600
and $40, 100000. Out of this, directly
and indirectly, the Canadian goyernm ent
will take the following sums:
Placing the gold at $l2,000,0 900, the
royalty will be 81, 100, 900 or more On
each claim $4,000 of output is exempt
from the 10 per cent royalty, and it
would be very liberal estimate to say
that 81, ZOO, 600 is exempt. Each miner
regulations this includes any one who
owns, locates or works for wages in
mines, and as consequence nearly every
man and woman in the district takes out
a license. There should be issued this
year. therefore, certainly not less than
$4,000 licenses, which will yield revenue
of $500 900. @
The water front of Daw son, which for
sanitary reasons should have been left
open, has been leased for $50, 900 a year
to people who will clear 100000 year
from it. The town lots of Dawson,
outside the Harper-Ladue survey or main
town, was squatted upon By people who
came in last year and this spring. They
were told that small tax would be
| AOtiOo eho oooh oo q survey ouOul0 UO Ahleh0O.
This survey has been made and the new
outfit OF officials, under Major Walsh,
have. assessed these lots at large sums
varying from $50 to $500 each, or nearly
their full present value. This will yield
a revenue of about 100000. A further,
and probably much larger sum will come
from the sale of the lots in the main
part of the town.
Dir. Bulyea collected before Major
Walsh came in nearly $50 900 from the
saloon men for permits to sell liquors.
According to the newspapers from the
outside, the Canadian government is
charging 50 gallon tax on liquors
brought in here. | do not think that any
one who watches the scowloads of
lous high estimate of the amount that
will arrive in Dawson this year. This
will yield revenue of 100000. There is
collected from each lease of placer ground
or renewal SIS. There are some 10, 900
claims located. Most of the owners of
these will release, and many new loca-
tions will be made. This means another
$3.50, 900. The customs duties will make
a very large sum, but without further
data it is hard to estimate at all closely.
At least 90. 900 and probably 80, 600
persons have come in or are on their way
from the passes. All those ! have inter
viewed say that they were taxed about
SoU each on ordinary outfits. This
should make the collections at least $500,
900, allowing something for supplies pur-
chased in British G lumbia. Yet many
of hose who come are traders who bring
large scowloads of supplies bought in the
States. Last year on some 9, 500 tons
brought up the river from ST. Michael Mr..
Davins. the custom house officer here, col
lected about $4,000. This year, with
nearly 100 steamers in the river, at least
ten times as much freight should como
up. However, put the duty at $500, 600,
or about seven times as much as was
collected last year. AT Ottawa many
rights to cut timber have been granted,
as we'll as concessions to mine by dredg-
ing and other methods l suppose this
means further revenue in the future, if
not this year. The tax on timber for
various purposes is high, and the total
should be q large item. The Id COM
missioner collects /. small fee for each
paper filed, there are fines collected,
stamps sold and other sources of revenue
which aggregated consit cradle.
Taking these main items, 81 100, COO
from royalty, 100000 from miners
licenses, $4,000 from I)a wson water front
lease; 800, 900 from tie sale of Dawson
town lots, $50, 600 from saloon permits,
$500, 000 from the 80 per gallon liquor
permit tax, $3.50, 900 from leases of claims
$780, 700 from custom duties on goods