The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-20
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ing and freigh.ikg. and he gave all this UP
for the new enterprises in Atiin- He came
here about the middle Of November, and
has since beer engaged IL winding up as
business and IN making purchases and ar
rangements for his new ventures in the
Atlin district
Mr. Bailey OF the Northern hotel. has
also been engaged for couple OF months
past Planning Attn enterprises He Is now
building couple of steamers at Lake
Bennett for the Attn trade. Just mag
me-" he remarks. what a mining poEiia-
ton OF. say 5000 people would mean in
the development of British Columbia. 10
It's farmers and the producers WHO stay at
home. Miners are absolutely consumers,
and in mining there IS no competition.
j. d. Thasgard who is largely interested
in Dawson, had the intention Of going III
10 Attn, and had made purchases in VIC
tcria OF several thousand dollars for his
purpose. bat has now his doubts as 20 the
advisa blty Of proceeding further with his
Attn investments. and, in snort all the
wel-knoen Men from the north who are
now staying here have their misgivinss as
10 the outcome Of the British Columbia
law The effect this VII have upon local
trade is at once apparent.
A Preliminary Meeting.
There are many Alaskans in town. T.er-
chants of Juneau and Of Skagway, men
engaged in transportation and IN mining.
who have made their homes in Alaska.
A number of these had a preliminary
meeting yesterday afternoon at the law
offices Of Burton E Bennett. ex-United
States district attorney for Alaska, Dex-
ter Horton building. They decided that
as tf.s Seattle people had already taken
action In calling the attention of the pres-
dent and congress 10 the matter. II was
only proper that the Alaskans should ex-
press their sentiments in the matter. They
therefore called meeting for o'clock to-
morrow. In Mr.. Benefits office, at which
t is hoped that all the Aiaskans. and. in
deed. everybody interested in this British
Columbia alien law, viii be present. No
programme for the meeting has been pre-
pared. but Ii IS understood that one Of the
resolutions to be brought forward VIII be
10 telegraph Gov. Brady. Of Alaska. now in
Washington, u. c.. a statement OF the
quest that he viii take every possible
means TO remedy 1t.
The suggestion of this meeting came in
the first place from ex-Mayor of Skagway
John Stanley, who was one of the first
men In the new A;lin district. He feels
very strongly on the subject and may be
expected 70 make an interesting talk at
toaay's meeting. All the first men In
the district, he says were Americans from
Skagway. Dyea, Juneau and Bennett, ard
all the time he was there he saw few Ca
nadians A question of grave consideration
TO which ne Will call attention s the stand
ing of those Americans who legally locat-
ed. but who. owing 10 the absence OF the
mining recorder, or the want Of blanks.
did not obtain location certificates. He
estimates that 50 per cent. Of the loca.ors
have merely memoranda OF the money paid
for recording. and that there viii be much
confusion under this hea and the new
law be used against the Americans who de-
sired and attended the mining recorders
office 10 obtain proper location certificates
but were unable to obtain them.