The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-06-21

there is not claim IN the Atlin diss
trlet that would alive $1,000 for, In
the frat place, the records are 80
Records Are Mixed.
terribly mixed that lt viii be months
before a miner viii know whether he
has chance 60 hold his claim or
not Then. too, learned on my way
out. that the CLOSE season has been
advanced To August. which Viii pfac-
ticaily ruin the summer operations.
THE advancing Of the close season
to August has caused Intense indiE-
nation ia the district. ana Canad-
tans as well as Americans are loudly
protesting against the delay in set
tiing matters In the recorder'r oiiloe,
As you well know, claims have. In
some eases. been stakcd by dakcn
different parties. Well. when the
final settlement comes. ana officials
adiudlcato on the ewnurrhlp Of these
claims. bloody riots will be the order
q the day. | know well the tenn
per ef the miners and am not speak
ms on hand when make this state
men.
DO you know what think about
the delay In settling up maitsrrin At
l.as =. ssid Mt, Crsndail. WITH great
delinenation; "weil. l am quite con-
WINGED that Il IL simply scheme Of
certain capitalists who stand In with
Game OF Freere.out.
the Canadian officials. 10 frcera out
miners now holding supposedly yalu-
able claims. and whose grub stakes
are nearly exhausted. Some u these
pacr miners are on their last less.
- to speak l know personally OF
miners nos holding claims who have
not TO pounds Of grub. and whe are
completely out of funds The cap
ltalisls | have referred 70 have men
reaay 20 rc-stake these claims as
soon as the poor devils are froten
oat
''rhs delay OF the Canadian ON
eialH In acting viii he rssponsiels
far many a Eaod mans ruin"
Mr.. cranaali dwett particularly on
the fatal brnlls he SAYS are bound
90 arise out ~ tha setilemsnt %
claims by the dsneials.
''sAnms men naw In possession 81
claims on Pine and spruce creeks"
he said. "ars guarding them nlght
and day. although they have been
slaksi possibly a des.n times, ps-
iermlned men before ! lsft drove
Ready to fight
newcomers 81 their ground at the
polnt Of the revolver. The time viii
come when msn will refuse 10 be
driven OF. and this Is one reason !
have for saying that there viii be
hla-eIshed IL the district before the
end of the year. Why. even Can
adams are jumping the claims OF
their awu countrymen. And stsh
the officials tell newcomers 10 SO
ahead And stake until the ciose Seas
on IL over. which win occur. no one
kunws when.
Nov hsrs Is a ease In point. Sew
erai miners located a group % claims
hslas discovery on Pine creek. ard
put In an expensive ~iHx dam. when
they war. about to work their claims
q Canadian came siang and eooliy
stakei them. afterwards recording.
The miners wsnt 80 this geld com
mi ssioner's office. and he soli them
taat they would have 10 stop work
on the clafgns until they we're situ-
dlcated upon. or lose their liberty,
These claims moss tie Idle. This 10
hu, one Of many similar eases
4 stsstiisg ststsmsst
Possibly the most startling state
nent Mr.. crsnsali makes IN regard
70 Asiln. IL that certain claims veil
known on the sound. have been
"salted' In the most bare.fsesd MAJ
Nor. lie cites a ease where he at
tempted to buy sgrne nuggets 10
bring out with him tfs got his mug
gets an rtEht-~ktondiks nuggets
and watched the operations at the
mine al day long. over 10 ounces
% gold were taken cut. bu, never
theles.. the proprietor was button
hoiing newcomers at Atlin City daily
aud trying 20 dispose 81 HE very
rich claim for $1,000. Mr.. crsndall
further states that on his way Into
the district a packer had told him
that he had taken Is pounds
Kioudlke gold into the country. for
the oxteuslbls purpose OF sailing
claims.
ssitina the Mines.
The impression IL rapidly gain
ing ground" said Mr.. Crandsli. that
'.aitlug' IL quite general In the dis
tricf. A dozen reliable people In
the districs informed me Of the gold
brick proposition"
In conclusion. Mr.. crandsll stated
that Canadians were 90 disguised
with the artions Of the officiais In
Attn. that many had expressed their
intention, upon returning 20 civiiir-
alton. of tasing out papers for Am
erican citizenship.
He also predicted a bis rush out
Of the country this fall. when hun
dreds 81 Disguised miners, many 81
them Canadians. would leave the
country never Go return.
Mr.. Crandali will go East iomor-
row. satisfied with his success tn the
Kiondlke. and completely Disguised
with his Attln experience.