The Alaska daily empire., 1913-12-10
ADVANTAGES OF
 CANADIAN SYSTEM
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Comparing the Yukon and Alaskan system of keeping mining titles, the Dawson News says:
 "To state the Yukon system in brief Ottawa, that is the federad govern ment, issues all books of records, to- gether with books for the giving of cer- tificates of lease or title to every claim. When the stalker applies here for a claim he immediately receives a receipt for the cash, and, if the claim is open to record, he receives in few days a certificate of lease, called grant. The grant is made in tripili- cate, one going to the stalker, one to the Dawson archives, and one to the federal seat of government. There fore, no chance is taken of the rec ords being lost If a Canadian record CT at the head of the White gives a RTdul, uG lOI W dl SA OOPg OA 1AAO NNCA N to Dawson, for the gold commissioner, the chief recorder of the territory, and an extra or triplicate copy for Otta- wa. If this system were adopted. in Alaska, Chisana would issue an orig inaI grant or certificate to the stalker, send one to Juneau for the chief otf- cer of the department, together with a third copy for Washington. Then if records were muddled in Chisana off cers at Juneau or Washington would check them up, and title would be se- cure. An annual visit by federal aud itor as is done here, would insure care l fitness.
 Further, when a stalker applies here l for record he must give satisfaction tc l the recorder that the claim is open be l fore obtaining a record. The stalker can insist on his application being noted, and, upon rendering the fee he will have his rights protected. The SON N6Illlltul luCL NuoNQAAAI'A ny AACAN' the application a week or two for in vestigation before issuing grant. | there be a question of the ground be ing open, the mining inspector or thu recorder in person investigates, visits the ground, and gathers all possible facts. If necessary to avoid clasi of title, the issuance of grant is hel' | longer, and no chances are taken Ol the wrong man getting the ground Thus is jumping and useless litigation eliminated. The early day process O the books being held from public in spection long ago was abolished, anC every man can see for himself what i' of record, and, on request, can inspec every original document. Duplicate copies of all original documents mus be filed for permanent record in tho office of transfer.
 When a new strike is made here the gold commissioner forwards b! the first mail out or the first musher available, a quantity of stationery fo l the emergency recorder. Or a membe of the mounted police, or perhaps ; skilled member of the gold cOmmis sioner's central recording staff is sen out to take charge of the new office and thus system is maintained iron beginning to end. Yukon sent record CTS and stationery up the White, nea Chisana, immediately after the strikD was made, and systematically has re corded hundreds of claims.
 Another beauty to the Yukon sys tenn of recording is that every mal who stakes and applies for claim, anc is given a grant to the same has as signed in the office by the recorder ; full page for the consecutive entry o every transaction regarding that claim And should the page, after years, be come filled another page is assigned A book is set aside for every largel! staked creek, and a page to eacl claim. When creeks are small anC little recording regarding them neces sitated, several creeks may be record ed in one book An index to eacl book then makes it possible to lool nm apU claim in q miOutp ''