The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-11
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George A. Bracket, of Minneapolis, has
associated for months with the special
lists sent out by both governments to eX-
anime the regions in dispute. Regarding
matters at issue Mr.. Bracket said:
while I wish to speak conservatively,
the advance Of Canada into the Porcu-
pine country can hardly be viewed as
much less than an encroachment. She
has at least exceeded her treaty rights,
and the inv estigauons of the commission,
when made public, will show this con-
clusively. The modus vivendi recently
promulgated is no modus Vivendi at all.
1t is an unnecessary concession TO the
Canadian government. 1t allows the
Canadians to come down towards the
Lynn canal west Of Skaguay some three
or four miles, and they will eventually
only have TO be moved back. I cannot
see, and this Is the opinion of most Of
the members of the commission, what
was the object of making any concession
in the modus vivendi at all. When the
commission meets it will, think, with
out doubt, compel the Canadians to move
back to their original line"
Mr.. Bracket is deeply impressed with
the national Importance of the boundary
question. AS to this he said:
THE recent proposal Of Comm, ssioner
Davies that the Canadians relinquish
Taiya and Skaguay if this country would
surrender Pyramid harbor would be let
ting the cat out of the bag As a matter
of fact the United States owns both
TO; Il,
to relinqulsh what we already own. If
this were done, it would place England
Oh the Lynn canal, which would be of
tremendous strategic Importance, and
give the larger portion of the Klondike
trade to Vancouver and Victoria. Such a
concession would graveIy influence the
vote of all the Pacific states in the next
election, as it is to them a matter of the
most vital moment. Furthermore, it
would mean that at any time England
could compel Americans to go 5000 miles
via the Yukon river, to reach Dawson
and the gold fields, instead of over White
pass, as we go now.
In my belief the question will be in
the end settled by literal Interpretation
Of the treaty with Russia, and along the
lines always conceded by England when
Russia owned the territory. No other
solution is right. If this is done, Canada
will never be given a seaport on Lynn
canal, and will nave to keep within her
oril lal limits, which, by the treaty, are
thirty marine leagues from the sea. OF
course, Canada bases her claim on the
contention that the Lynn canal Is not an
arm Of the sea, but this is so obviously
opposed to nature that 1 have no belief
that such a contention will hold
Mr.. Bracket says that transportation
from White pass to Dawson is as COM
Portable as from Chicago to Minneapolis.
AS to Cape Nome, he said:
THAT is probably the greatest gold find
In the history of the world. People are
leaving Dawson in crowds, though Daw-
son is still a great gold-producing center
Next spring there will be as great a rush
as was ever made to the I[londille, and a
city will be built up as large or larger
than Dawson. The whole country is be-
yond doubt impreghated with gold. The
washings on the beach are often $50 a day
per man. Even now every passage is Sc
cured in advance on every steamer that