The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-21
REPLIES TO JUDGE JACKSON.
A Cane Nome Miner Answers . Post
IutetIigencer Interview.

j. Murphy. who recently returned from
Cane Nome takes Issue with Judge Ken
meth NJ Jackson regarding the use OF mil
ttary 10 Dust miners from bsach digginSs
the use OF power OF attorney. mining laws.
and missionaries rights
In an Interview yesterday Mr.. Murphy
THE statements made by Judge Jack
son are emphat:eaiiy wrong. first, as to
miners from beach diggings. IL Lieut.:
spalding Il. s. A.. were here. he would
corruboIats my statement In this respect,
by proving that he and his men were en-
picyec In arrestins and eonfning 300 or
400 men from the beach In the new bar
racks close 10 the Alaska Commercial
Company's store for working on beach
claims which were uniawfaily staked by
owners of the claims. The men placed
irreyer arrest could not he detained, be-
cause those who caused their arrest could
not support them pending nnal decision
Let IL be said 10 the credit Of Lieut..
Spaiding that he was good and Just, an6
symnatht2ed more with the miners than
their opponents.
Ute beach claims. mr. diggings ar. for
those who work the beacl; and these who
caused most trouble were these who shift
beach 80 10 will be seen that Judge
Jacksons statements 60 for nothing.
Again. as 30 the judges statement con-
corning power Of attorney he is greatly
there were more claims stnked by this
method than otherwise. | would refer him
10 r. r, Ling. United States postmaster
AT ST Michael, and 10 the different nssc-
ciaticns which .gruhstaked, men at An
drovski. and sesat them to Meme with
power Of attorney. | am personally ae-
aualnsed with several men who bad their
claims .tsked by power Of attorney. and
can prove my statements IN this resp .ct
IL necessary.
TIE judge states that the miners OF
every community caa make laws to gov-
ern TIE community. | say no No law
can be made or passed By miners conflict
Ing with United States mining laws
As 10 ne question of discovering gold
l agree win The Judge. Ne man knows
or can tel, what another discovers In pres
peetfFlg. The penalty for booming a creek
WhcVe inere are no prospects found in
canadian territory. is pretty severe. and
I'm Judge Jacksoas statement abou.
missionaries discovering Cape Nome ana
making IL possible for him and others Ia
make money. ! would like 10 know the
DINERS The Idea IS pfeposterons, as we
slt Know who were the dlscoverers 81
Nome Gqlcyin hay ard Cane Ycrk As 10
missionaries getting all they lay hold on
IL - rot. such an !aea as suggesting ira.
they should have everything thew stakea
not being citizens ef the United states
beats me. Ter Instance. feaplanders S,ve.ies
ana NerNesians wlo staked the country
feT others ard got their papers from cart
walker at s.. Miohael In direct contra
Vension q United States laws. veneer
where THE GENES sf
a.uf like - see this mower Of a.
torneX adair investigated Instead 81 a
Few csai1s helng recorded ty power az
attorney, nearly every afhcY ore ia Xyhv
y ~ y wetf-kH@wn fact that before We 3es,
Nome there were ads outxsga ral~,,,s 80 -
sttIeS stating thas yea co9ld .eave r,cvyera
- attorney behind - / must ten J,,sw@
Hehf,eth VI. Jackson that AN not one ~
the dear people from Isan-sn hut n 80.
that ae'Ied - si{saHcw power ~ atto-re,
81 fcrty- Mic He also states there vttt
pc different class ot people 20 hero nex.
.Hes@ ~. es- ans Gsesi hesp taer,
got to show me" -" nave