The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-14
Great FIXTURE Outlook.

whose duties vii be deciding mining dis
putes.
Great FIXTURE Outlook.
Speaking CT the years output Of gold,
whieh the major estimates al sla.eo9eCo. he
says:
when the difficulties ~ operation. The
scarcity Of supplies ard the lack IF proper
facilities for mining and tie small terri
tory worked are considered and understood.
ar output ~ $1,000 800 * remarkable
showing ana iastifieS grea. expectations
for the future. The Kl5rd.ke district VIII
be a mining camp for the next twenty-five
years. aff0rd.Gg rich returns. Il viii he
large consumer. and va must secure the
trade consequent Upsn the con -lF1aI0n Al
least y per cent Or which should he ours,
We can get his trade II we % desire ard
take the necessary stems: that IS. not only
the trade CT the British YUkcn, but she
trade Of The Lower Yukon as far down as
Fort Yukon.
II Is my duty TO state thar the trade o. The
Yukon district Is certainly going 10 he lost
to Canada II something is not done TO cor
rect ne mistake made last session in the
defeat Of the Teslin Lake railway bill. I'm
meaiately after this hill vas defeated ne
Skagway railway pushed forward WIN a.
the energy possible. This matter q rae
is IN my opinion : question Of the great
est importance To Canada. and one Whlca
should claim the close attention ot ne EnV-
erument- Today It IS worth s. er ssS'. - len
years from now II viii b. worth SN,W" Vs
A least - per cent. Of this enormous trade
sbo,,1a ,or.e ~ he provinces of Canada.
which produce nearly everything tnat Is re-
quired for the district.
Surprised at Canadian Apathy.
1T is 10 me a matter Of surprise that the
business men of Canada have not taken
greater interest in this question. In fact, II
appears 10 me that our people genera-ly
have given little, ii any, attention 10 the
district. II nay surprise you. bat II Is
nevertheless a fact that until the arrival
q Fi
properly accredited representative OF the
Canadian press in the district No one
commissioned by any OF cur leading news
papers 10 examine into the condition OF
the country as they existed, or its wants,
and 10 report the result OF his investigation
To the Canadian people, has visited The ter
r!I0ry. by that means the people OF can
ada could nave Obtained re liable ana worthy
infoI nation regarding the country ana Its
means. All the Information sent out from
| the country was left 10 the representative
OF English and foreign newspapers 10 sup
Ply. Last spring ana summer there were
in the Yukon in the ne.ghoornood OF 4o
representatives OF new spapers, sent there
Tor the express pUrpD12 ~ examining l4lto
the resources and wants o. the district. III
these about tnirty-fiVe represented Eng
llSh papers, about ten represented papers
published in Paris. ten papers published in
Germany. and about 40 represented news
papers OF the United States. From time
10 time occasional letters from the Yukon
appeared III Canadian papcts, out these
were OfilJ from EaS4 70. st4iAA
were genera. III the character Of their con-
tents They were not written by men who
made II q business 10 Investigate ANA OBJ
tain information such as was needed 40
bring the people Of Canada Thoroughly III
touch with The needs OF thG country III
commercial way. There Is, however, this
u he st.d-that while the American papers
have heApel upon Us great deal OF abuse.
our thanks are certainly due 10 them for
advert Sing our country, without the
assistance Of their press and population.
comparatively lite would be yet known
of the British Yukon.
Purity of Yukon Officials.
Il wish 20 call your attention TO The
reports which have been published III Ger
tain newspapers accusing officials of the
Yukon district Of corruption These re-
ports are absolutely false. have inquired
into the matters which have come - my
notice through the press. and found no
foundation tor them. During my stay III
Dawson | several times requested the pub
lie 10 send IN any charges which they had
against any Of the officials in the employ
oil the soternmtn mt Ill the Yukon district,
and also mad the request made from the
platform Al i mass meeting. that if per
sons who Were accusing the officials ana
employees Of the government wiki cOrrup-
ton would make tnelr charges 10 me they
Wou.d te thoroughly Investigated, but not
one single charge was presented The atsu-
sive crusade or agitation against Dominion
officers IN thc Yukon Was, m informed.
first started by Mr. Perry az SkagwHy.
l. was CARRIED over the passes from there
ny the people going INTO Dawson. and WAS
circulated among the disappointed neWc0rn-
eTs.
The exclusion NJ aliens from the territory
is not sanctioned by the major. The soi4-
bearing territory, he says, j. 50 vast THAI
Canada could not supply the population 10
develop il. out of 3otsN people 1T Dawson
iaSt JuiF las than tta were Canadians.
The owne IShip Of claims by officials Maj.
II alza holds AS right, and sees no reason
My il should prove detrimental 20 the pub
lEc service.
Proposed Yukon Government.
For the government " The Yukon dis
trict ! WoulG recommend The appointments
60 a council % cruslSt of tho commissioner
and Of fuUr appointed and four elected
/ members. tEe appointed members 10 II Sc
/ 'e ted fIdm tire population Of the district
Atd he ,irsJcI members 10 be returned
from the four districts ~ Ia as0u Stewart
river. Polly river ani Ha0tasinQu4t river
tNtt Is. each If these districts 10 T.. en-
t.,s.d 80 elect one of such represa ntattves-
Il would also reconneu al that a census
or REGISTRATION he taken ~ all British sub
'5o's i'm the district. and that they or,y he
vlEihie ~ vote Toy tla four representatives
above referred 20.
'Ira Federal government shoGli also
convey a. tne fAkou council SUCH powers
a@ ~ y tiab Ie tA- council Ia grant incor-
i.efts5r go TOWNS arr: mum qualities. IL tse
ast fa>~.tt .iSt session VILE regard 70 the
district Gnes mot contai0 yiEe necessary pro-
Visions. aua - ana this has ROW been
dore.
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