The daily morning Alaskan. (Skagway, Alaska) 1899-1904, 1900-08-18
Canadians to Have Customs
House Near Klukwan.
ON PROVISIONAL LINE
New Point is the Mouth of the KIa-
heena River and Commands En-
trance to Dalton Trail and the
POrcupine.

s Weitzman, a merchant Hanes,
who was in the CITY Yesterday, brings
word that the Canadians intend to soon
move their customs house on the Dalton
trail from lis present location at Pleasant
Camp, now mounted police post, to the
mouth of the Kaheena river. The new
place is near Klukwan. The camp and
customs house are now back of the Porcu-
pine mining country. The mouth OF the
Klaheena is at the entrance to the Porcu-
pine country.
Deputy Collector Andrews in charge of
the port of Skagwav and with jurisdiction
over Haines, the landing place for entrance
TO the Porcupine country and the Dalton
trail, says he has heard nothing of the in
tention of the Canadians to move their
customs house down to the mouth of the
Klaheena, but that the modus vivendl
boundary runs there and that so long as
they stay on their own side of the bound
arv they can move there if thew please.
Mr.. Andrews knows nothing as to the
regulations the Canadians might enforce
in event of the move, but he states he will
not permit British goods to be landed at
Haines for shipping up the trail other than
those for the use Of the Canadian govern
ment. Goods for the Canadian government
are the only kind dutiable at the present
Canadian customs house at Pleasant Camp
that have cen landed at Haines for long
time, and Mr. Andrews has shown cour-
tesles, as is customary, in permitting the
Canadians to take their goods through the
American strip from Hanes to their camp.
Mr.. Wetzman, wh) brings the word
the Canadians intend to move their Gus
toms house to the mouth of the Klaheena,
saws:
1.-The customs house is to be moved IS
miles nearer tidewater on Lynn Canal, and
to the point of nearest approach of the pro-
visionaI boundary to tidewater on the ca
nal. This would mean the establishment
of the customs house at the entrance to the
American mining camp known as the Por-
cupine district. Under the custom Try rule
then, all goods going into the Porcupne
would have to pass through Canadian
territory. They would then be subject to
duty or would have to be carried in bond.
"a have It that Gold Commissioner
Graham of the Atlin district is to soon
pass through Skagwav enroute to the Por-
cupine to have the customs house moved
to the mouth of the klaheena. The NOV
ing of the house to that point will mean
payment of duties or shipping il bond in
connection with all goods for the Porcu-
pine district, including the city of Porous
pine. 1t will not affect the merchants at
Haines, tut the miners and others taking
goods into the district will have to paw.
At present the customs house Is at Pleas
ant Camp, a Northwest Mounted Police
post on the trail on the original boundary,
seven miles back of Porcupine.
1.-The goods now go up the river by ca
noes handled by the Indians. The heavy
freghting is done up the river In the wins
ter over the frozen ice. The trail now fol-
lowing up the river is the onlv one posi-
BILE to be built into the country from the
coast, and this trail winds back and forth
several times across the klaheena river,
now on the American side, now on the
Canadian. The Canadians therefore, have
control, tor the stream proper is all on the
Canadian side The boundary line follows
the southern bank of the Klaheena, and
the Porcupine district is contiguous to and