The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-20

e6ov q Complaint rse0 = PFo0S-
- osbjees Of Her Masessy Fssss
= ~ Tresbies That Are lsaest-
- ne Claim LSeaaess - TAae
- % the Ps~vfsee-Thas
aeaesa VIII h wsrshlsss.
- the British Cosumblans themselves
= hn1inning 10 realize 10 the uttesmoss
~ eeeooecies es Americans A. 70 what
4@ie - tbe effect 81 the passage Of the
xsI nrefn1inx citizens OF the United States
- ehastng In the reported wealth Of the
~. A1ats4cf As has already been told In
- R1a-Jnte.i.gencer. hundreds Of men
80 ~ Of work IN that region and hun.
- q claims are tied Up pending the
zfsSnsr0fag by the justice who IL due To
800 thsrs seen and begin his ardnoss h
- htsst news frem there II in D letter
- - tust besn received from . proms-
{ - rceaDoctOs Of British nationality. lie
ri Hion b the Afiin district all winter,
/ 1fn fhegeuahiy converaant with the Sit
1 800. He writes To the Victoria Coionlst
I - mys among other things.
~11nor hundreds Of men are idIing away
- lin<. and have been for months.
I s11Istng seine onscisl decision A. TO cis-
{ - q owing In the frss clace 10 the
! 80 eanned by the lack OF method pur-
- n The mining recorder. who wAs in
- Aees .iss. year; s.conxly. b. the tn
I - u4leh raised question as to the w.
10y q hundreds Of Claims that had been
4 Qnn1 ~ American prospectors; and third
~ indtecr inmate jumping OF claims
5t7nay = 10 the title Of original s.akers.
Al these circumstances were well
teWp 70 tbs government 1T Victoria Ave
noqtAs 40, a. h shown BY the provision
49, 81 the last sesaion Of the legislature
. r ludge Of the supreme court % proceed
y Ann % investigate the disputes ~ 20
t1n1DoD and quiet the titles thereto. but no
~ - known here. up 70 the present mo-
- nM the firsi step has been taken In
~ setivs work Of ths settlement Of these
81 eaafsme. tbs miners. many hundreds
q IN. are idIinG away their time. con-
80 the supplies that It has cost them
i 0meH 10 bring 70 here, and which they
~ depsnding on 10 keep them going sil
3 - tine e the returns from their claims
- sa&ore them means 20 purchase
supple Not only In this intoierabse
glAofities causing Ioss In the aggregate
& tAouonds al dollars day In grub alone.
wearing out the hearts OF The
- themselves who now see before
It a.ay with no opportunity Of getting
Ost % Supplies.
= havo been over Pine creek seyerai
tn end have witnessed much Of the
neeMir occasioncd by tina delay OF the
eemonttss which | have end~AvOrec TO
eogcfape. Not few are ALREADY almost
~ Il sspplies. and VIII be csmpe!led 10
LIE shit Tor SEINE ttsne To- eycid alb
eevse deetisntson. The banks 81 the creek
eee me mats and benches adjoining. from
tanlf ssockade Of miners stakes The whole
eouhtry brfstles with them. Claims with
out number have been staked and restnked
the jumpers until the asgreGat on OF
elelns would make up q very resnectabis
Entity Tn the cubic measurement Of a
cesd q four-foot stove wood. Particularly
- 49, een 10 be the ess&e where the
9apnat stalker indicstea m An<riean orr
~. Tor instance. noticed one claim. the
- Angeles. around which the Jumpers
In 70 have classsfed ike d!es aruun.i a
80 HE'D Together with ropes. wires and
stees v the most amazing manner.
{ ave Rec0rds lndiscrimsnately.
The procedure followed In the record
- ofhcs Y 10 give record whenever
asked; without any questions what
,ess' sa MA. ing nov sscreo.yped one Are
IN question II. Of course. always in the
sWInative, so the record Is taken the fee
~ paid and another dispute Is
1900 70 the long list that the judge will
~ !" investigate II he ever arrives
seems 20 me utterly incomprehensi-
ysat tue record Office here will go on
s,s..s seserh upon record for the same
ero0no Without the slightest effort 10
s.ese these outrage II Is simply n lay
~ ap OF trouble against the future. and
No No ctnciais know and acknowledge a.
$3.50 49, sne s~d commissioner tells me he il
Rp.ericfs TO refuse records to Jumpers,
10y hse ne discretion In the matter
h's being the case let mo in
49,. wnAt IL the use OF gold ecmmis-
'psssant function that such an official
sacnld have 20 perform IN see that min
- Are protected and established In their
s 49, There In no effort a, this a. nil.
sas ahe ofnce goes on das after day pill
~ apiece
Seine Of the holder spirits among those
Hans whose claims have been jumped
Sase sone on with their work and = mum
W nave $50 far not been noiea.ed nor
HssHeroc with nv the oth@g claimants
~ ,hess are the great minority Ere.
vecntly the gold commissioner il appeal
20 TO by rival claimants. and ire result
IsNhs "a mat work is stepped and the
us,In tisd w 20 await ~. advent Of sha
$3.50 n rev days age a miner MAS ar.
.~sea on The eharsr az steal ng roId from,
m ne held the prsar record u APP
t~Fss Ia ths claim and had demo work
- she extent ~ about $50 an the ground
.nr case csms up a.for. tho xoia com.
.ss-ssoneF here. but that afflriat declined
~ ~ into N" merits ~ the case and the
m ,s.h vas consequently 'ied up ard the
.,'s's' released on. hts uwn rasosnsxanres
~ sFIs1ar before Tire next court OF rgsrnpe-
"h' Mr'sficfion Is IL no, rf,ifui-''
Stnptdtss of Authorities,
~ ne Attn Claim. newspaper published
= *'isn city. has the following editorial
N its issue e June g
ai does rot seem possible that The gov
s :. ~ THIS PROVINCE ran understand
.,aptFectate ne situation al present ex-
:. ',Ie ~ IRIS district Even the sfun4aeat
- sss.fSt hostiHh governments thar ever was
s,1ta vet have Il IN It's mind ~siifulfy 90
So" F"t dHl"ns "a exist from ssav ss sisv
Week t. week ard from r-e~th 10
So ~ Attin district without doing the
a. .fhE - uapTsNs matters THE ungn-
- ,sa~<tff ~ the district ia practically
- ~St@sfss~s because - tho ssgsksserT@s 90
Ia SO h"Tf'f~s ~ Victoria a~s. she de-