The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-16

sdeintiSas are in substance = roll
That congress shall be asked to-
M the granting Of ! license g
II IA matter OF Cape Nome ana
sS2< h6SckeS, to operate such diggingS
4 ~ IND of ordinary high tide, each
13t 1es4 claim not u excess OF nfty
= II WITH ttrict regard for the rights Of
- md NAVIGATION.
That license be given for the
1lI3n 81 cIaims not to exceed fifty feet
Ara sStssnd1i,ng sSro.s th e. Part Part
II ~ station and ordinary high tide, and
a E{61ine such ample safeguards around
4 a X8Sch a. shore as win completely pro-
\ Fl 1As min&r who has no capital but his
enssgy and impiements cf trade
.I1& 6lates district courts and more,
U436 1fates court commissioners That
- 3D11e have Jurisdiction In any part
Z e. Af3ksn domain.
That powers Of attorney shall
Il jocafsd only by the individual being on
q ptuhd In person.
& ~ lrvgoing represents substantially the
41cVx y expressed, Of the committee of
~ whole, composed OF Judge Burke. e. F..
{a3Ha q b Howe. A. e. Grif1th. w. ID.
vood. william n. Lewis and Josiah Col
- III was In executive session that they
~ adopted a. being the sense OF the
t1nniituA The subcommittee named was
)i1ottd to incorporate these IDEAS In
It'll resolutions, to- be presented to the
eaqitts4 OF the whole for adoption at a
np6ll6s = be held Tuesday afternoon at Z
edogG IL then adopted by the main COM.
nl(tu ~ revolutions are to b submitted
y ~ Chamber Of Commerce rs body for
NAH - p.
General Dtscussion.
III n he executive session the com
Niltee; With Judge Burke AZ chairman, sat
- ~ Nonent Of public .discussion Of the
~ Sinv01ved, ana on motion Of Mr..
n144 Thomas w. Prosch was made Sec
Ent1V of the meeting. Also upon Mr..
1tnh5g'h motion It was resolved to listen to
~ lemaxkB and suggestions Of those pres
NJ Mt members OF the commattee, who
Ni1hed q speak to the questions before
III Nliroy, cape Nome miner, was the.
m v respond to the can Of the chair
end AZ made some suggestions which he
rid might be of benefit to the committee.
~ aiming At Cape Nome could not be car
10 "a more than three months In the year
g a. not think claims should be twenty
acfes ~ extent. Ten acres he regarded as
imply large. Claims in the Nome district,
~ Mlroy said, extended from ordinary
high tide to sixty feet below and to ordi-
lafy low tide, there being no fixed or COM
s non line 4 hundred feet wide on the
thought should be allowed the upland or
iund4 mine owner.
William H. whittlesey defined the tundra
s!aimS as claims solely upon the tundra.
zhe beach claims, he said extend from the
ueeey went at some length into the history
~ cape Nome beach mining and spoke Of
.!Ae necessities OF the miners recommend
rs zen acres Tor regular claims and that
t1ose on the water front be not to exceed
Y Wy iest wide. There was no real trouble.
3 saiQ, save that which grew out of the
spaee between high water and the tundra.
cesd three feet
He aid he knew of no action or conspir-
~ ~ % the part Of the corporations--that Is
@e ola line companies. the North American
1i,,aansportation & Trading Company, the
HAiaasa exploration. Company and the Alas
~ commercial Company-looking to the
ss sy Of mining claims They had
x sxnen no claims themselves and had pur-
oid not believe these companies wanted
s r.n.ns but were simply there for trade
Concluding, Mr.. whittiesey declared that
- vas against any mining legislation
Teach open to all. subject to the control
" tne miners themselves.
Would Take No Action.
nrasius Brainerd opposed action on the
s M " Sne committee. He said that no
natter what was done. vested rights would
M N vsonunicfed with. He believed that the
s W. tnlngs needed We're a court Of record
cos,rts eouf. Of Justice, and that TO these
- a. conid nest be left. Mining legislation
M M .Rot needed nor desitabie,: = dnds the
tssrnper OF Commerce would make a mis-
'I M "a urging and securing it.
ona AN I, 'onn O. Brady, governor of Alaska,
S ~ y y, me principal speakers at Thurs
srsss = Ssnamber Of Commerce meeting. also
ill., asaln taking the position that some.
~a .s mould be done. The questions that
~ 1 disturbing the people should be set
"a J. " law They could net be safely left
Nm. us,terogeneous mass Of men OF all
Sfs sssA classes, nationalities and occupa-
n ns,nefs meetings, Gov. Brady said in SUBJ
" MA w ~ impracticahle. They could not
nine" on AZ occasions. nor confined TO
Wi they could be, all would be
iroSh,. ne was apprehensive Of serious
nm - OF pioodshed, and was only anx-
ara y, Avert u. and all that he had said,
hisrss1s that he wanted done. was in the
% the miner himself
Weed of More Judges.
arose !. tSwinehart thought the trouble
lien Az 49, rum the greed OF the first
| IN tksaa me ground, who had seized upon
NV ~. sney could get, to the exclusion Of
nj ~ he condemned miners meet
NopIsa - generally composed of the wrong
har apu as inclined more to wrong
nofa tjE oou He insisted upon 1t that
acnssrs! Judges and United States commits
/ eArsS liquid De given to Alaska. and de-
AkskEa 'neir lack to be the chief want OF
|lsain,,n suS, Cape Nome miner. was
vas rsaueuon OF the size of claims. and
HEY. nnsy opposed to powers of attor-
they ners meetings were good when
that tts ,e meetings of miners, hut he said
shcu%' n ,.s The beach at Nome. ne said,
ORA cla, pr iett as II is. open to an and tun-
- should not be extended over II,
Ar nov. Brady'S Position.
., nj 49, sne meeting Gov. Brady, at 4
~ Tor Washington city. Just before