The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-14
WILL. FIGHT FOR HIS RIGHTS.
American Fr0na Atlin whose Claims
Wese sold Many Times.

Neis Packer of the Atlin mining district,
reached Seattle yesterday. He comes 20
fight. His own story tells the facts OF HIS
case and his grievance against the Cana
dian government.
Il was induced to go into the Attn coun.
try h. said last night. by circulars Is
make long story short. I invested. with
other friends, ta.olo In n two years OUTFIT
for the Atiin country.
We we're treated all right when we ar
rived. and upon advice took cut what was
called a free miners license. allowing rue
TO prospect anywhere, and giving me the
right 10 a claim of value IL found II and
wanted To register II in my name.
Long before my years license was 10
/ had located ten claims paying s. 80 ad-
dittonsl for each location. Soon I found
Canadian. jumping my claims: mind you:
long before we knew tina, a law had been
passed by the Canadian government for
bidding aliens from holding claims In At
lin
Il had worked ON my ciaims. hu, not
wanting trouble. ana halfway believing
the men who told me about the new law
excluding Americans, I wen; in and called
" What right said I. have these men
Go take my claims that have hunted Ter
and WORKED fer under the license you
gave me. which Is not yet expredF
- 'lt'f the law said the Official, and that
r. all | could get on, OF him.
Calm after eIaira Was Jumped sold
n.
corded. and 50 on. until knew OF claims
that have been recorded twenss-six times
and sns each recording ssso collected ard
Yet only enc man OF tho twenty-six could
own IL.
We all waited for Judge Irwin 10 come
lie did eosse and acted fair, restoring 20
many Americans their claims. bar no socy-
er was bis back turned than the claims
were taken away from ia. Americans
stood no show, II ae wnnlant move the
mounted police made move ard gave
CUT claims % the Canadians or English
Anyhow. they hsvent set much said
Packer. I'm Down here 10 nsht for my
rights and I'm goiar 20 get Them I've
xct al my permits and licenses that |
paid for, lesg Before he alien law WAS
passed. and | am zosnE 10 Try AMI hold nay
claims whether thcy are good or has
Hut Attn 81 nc rS~cr mans countsy znv-
ernmen' or no set~snment. |, b. no rick
up nuggets, Bsai 1t L. rich country for
al that, - riess that Il Is weTth nshttng
fer. What we Americans feel 50 so-e
about Is she selling AZ claims over ana ovs.
again ana having twenty-five parties axAs-
ing Ter tire stsie % ore claim thar we ertS.
inaflx located
That IL whesw the officials are .harr>
They sell the claims ever ard over again,
getting x3@ ssr sscA sac sxsElrs.s tns,
money, ard when the matter cQns.s into
ccust the mar waa really awes .fe etatsrs
lx ssrethsrs1 "a a1A%r claimants saa she
court throws the case aas sec.ase every.
hoaty seems 10 own ~ each having as xead
q title az the ether.
I'm scsng to cry and rsseA a frgeurs,
where ] CAR a. Least ger a hearing I zns
an American. l paid ;he Canadians 81
they ssked 10 prospect AMI paid sAerz all
they asked 90 secure rny claim after has
rsssg-eessss ard found II. Fourteen esAsv
men have paid Ter losatin. rss5 claim Aat
yoa see hox II Is I've gct 80 cssnse hagar
&C. get s;ssster.
But peer men sAeus1 keep eat % Alta.
Bone day us goirE % make rich men
t1eaog. bat lie 10 piase fer . pcce uaAn.'