The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-29
A CONGRESSIONAL APPEAL.
Alaska Miners Seek Legislat iOn
which VIII Protect Them. i'm
Their Cape Nome Rights.

The Nome Miners Association, which
sprang into ,nc ten days ago. met
the name Of the organization to THAI of
the Alaska Miners Association. received
an additional membership or probably
fifty and passed resolutions in substance
as follows:
'"Now therefore be 1t resolved: VS.
"FiBt-The name Of this association be changed
"second-That the Alaska Miners Association Gre
ate and maintain q bureau Of information at the
headquarters Of the association IN the city q
garding the territory OF Alaska and to the best
places and methods Of Quitting. etc.. may be
'Third--That congress be importuned to pass
laws prohibiting anyone in the future from locating
mining claims in the territory Of Alaska BY power
'Foufth-That this association vigorously protest
against the creation Of large military reservations in
"Fifth-That congress pass laws definitely locating
the line Of demarcation between the beach lands
and the uplands, along the coast OF Aiaska' at the
'sixth-That this association request the appoint
IN the various ase districts Of Alaska. '
"Seventh-That this association heartily indorses
the method Of settling all questions OF q local ma
ture by means Of miners meetings, lawfully assem-
bled And that they shall not be dispersed nor in
any manner nterfered with by the military. ex-
cept in cases Of breach Of the peace or TO pro-
tect property from ireparable injury. when this Is
threatened in boisterous and riotous manner. And
then only when the civil power is inadequate to
HEighth-Trat the attention Of congress and Of
the war department be called to divers unwarranted
and illegal interferences by the military power with
the civil rights Of American citizens In Alaska; to
the end that those guilty Of such proceedings be
discovered and properly punished according to law
"Ninth--That this association protest against any
concessions In the manner of titles leaseholds. ETC.,
to individuals corporations by the United States,
to any of the included in the beach lands along
the coast of Alaska But that the same shall be
forever free and open to the individual miner sub
ject to such rules and regulations as shall be laid
down by the miners In meeting assembled 80 long
as they are not In conflict with existing lawS."
George w. Hill presided and I. F. Shaw
was chosen secretary, and Anthony Cor
coran, F. r. Busch and G. T. Reichenbach
were appointed committee by the chair
to draft bylaws and regulations for the
association.
The tenor of the speeches was that there
is great danger of corporate influence In
ducing congress to pass laws and enact
regulations respecting Alaska mining, par
ficularly as. regards the Cape Nome
beaches, infmical to the interest OF the So
called common placer miner.
James Hamilton Lewis addressed the
meeting, by request, stating that he APP
reared In the capacity of counsel and adj
wiser. He urged immediate action. espe-
ciallly In the matter of congressional peti,
ton, for redress of grievances. He said
he regarded the recent decision OF Conn.,
missioner Hermann, of the general 1and
office, In the matter OF the Cape Nome
beaches as most remarkable.