The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-09
Consul McCook Says Uncle Sam
Is Bound to Keep Hin.
he TELLS OF HIS POPULARITY.
Dawson's Hueh-Discnssed omefai
Arrive. NFrom the North. and
saYs the 1uies of Drunkenness
aud Corruption Were Circulated
nv Thfe,e. and Thugs, Hecause
He Kept Away From Them

Claiming that the government woula not
let niul resign II he wanted IA, and tnAt
the stories ~ his alleged drunkenness and
corruption we're circulated by tAugs ana
thieves. Col. J. G. Mccook, United State;
consul ~ Dawson. last night tod u Ms
troubles In the NortG. He arrived on the
staauer Cottage City. and Willingly talked
81 his personal life.
Time and again reports have been re-
ceiyed 10 the effect that ho had resigned
or been recalled. bu, ha mas usually fo'-
lowed lip these raIno:s with denials in
toto. and when he had nothing 20 say
about them tie state department gave out
that II was entirely satisfied with the con-
duet Of the consal. The Senxatt5ba, ale
cations concerning the co!0ne! > treatment
ii the American tlaS 81 a celebration at
Dawson "a year ago, and tBs resulting irlaa
for libel Of a Dawson nea s,apcr tlat pub
llshed tho story have been we'll aired
here, and viii be recalled with the arrival
OF tie consul.
Col Mc(,ook brushes side all these and
ether stories as to his personal eonipct In
Dawson as untruths.
II have nos resigned he said. IAN!
the administration wsasd not let lie ware
] disposed 10 give up the oinee mere
is no truth in the story tina; have re-
signed or been recalled.
hFcw abo&t tbs stories concerning your
personal conduct IN Da~ssnf" he vas
asked.
Originated with Thugs.
They originated with the thugs. the
thieves. ths iawiess element OF Dawson.
They are equally untrue. and were started
firnpiy because | would not associate with
them and make of those people my assoc
c.ates They were beneath me, and /
did not notice them.
There was not more popular AmSrt
can In DAWSON than myself, II - not
true that / was personally or officially
unpopular And I'm going back 10 Daw-
son. | outer rather started 0ut-~.n
September IN the capacity of a Dawson
delegate 10 the Internal ouai Commercial
congress At Philadelphia Bat my s0n
who sick when ] eft. grew SO much
worse that had To leave him AZ Tagish
There / remained until he Was able 20
travel. uy stopping | saved by moys
Col. Mecook talked interestingly OF az
fairs In tho Klondike,
There win he great activity In the dis
triot this winter" he sai9 1.-THE Idle
Population haas gone, ana everybody Is en-
and the outnat next season douhs what
It was This year-ahout sl2No.eoo"
mo mere than that
mo. not dollar more. Il il true that
much more gold than that has coma out
but 1t was not all the product ~ the Klon-
dika. Not by any means, There are fry
mile. Jack Wade. Atn. ItanpBrt and
other districts The American camps pro
euppose. And their yield vii. be stin more
surprising next year"
Consul as a Miner
Col. McCook n a minor himself. IN n
email way. A short uma before no left
Dawson ha purchased No. 10 above on Sui
phur. paying 500 for the property.
which he says he could readily cell now
for s2o9o or 81. go since leaving the
Klundiks Ia received reports 10 tho effect
tina, they had found iirt ofi his Sulphur
elatn running as high as 81 10 the pan.
Some important changes IN klona ke
mining regulations were recently made ~
the Canadian government. Col Mrt'oox
says. They do away WITH n lot 0f claim
jumping aHd relocating" he continued
Under the new order. n man may ha,!
his claim Il year without doing any as
Fessmeus work. Then he is given
thirty days grace ani r. AT he
expiration of thst period To work
has been done on tha property or tho
assessment paid i rcyerts u the crown
No one ean Jump Il That Is thsng ot
the past AMI q one dos uos ntsh io
do the assessment work required. or hayn
It performed. - can pav $50 in Hen aua
continue fo dN that ara hold 'he nluo 81.
definitely. Formerly il wac mt 50"
In conclusion Col NJ uok stated t'sf
the mali service between Skagway ara
Dawson this winter wouiS - teYanI crit
t'fsW He thinks the Canadian Develop
fnent Company. which has tee contract
for carrying b. has perfected s.tch ar
suns"'ntr's n M enarle y g. e!te y
Gyst~Ciaks service