The gold fields of the Klondike; fortune seekers' guide to the Yukon region of Alaska and British America; . art of the Yukon region is in the territory of the UnitedStates and part in that of Canada. There seems to be anidea abroad that there is a boundary dispute in regard tothe ownership of the recently discovered mines in the Klon-dike region, but there is none. DISPUTED BOUNDARY. There is a difference of claims in regard to the title tothe lands in the vicinity of Dyea, Juneau and the coastlineof Alaska west to the 141st degree of longitude. It isadmitted that the United States took all t
The gold fields of the Klondike; fortune seekers' guide to the Yukon region of Alaska and British America; . art of the Yukon region is in the territory of the UnitedStates and part in that of Canada. There seems to be anidea abroad that there is a boundary dispute in regard tothe ownership of the recently discovered mines in the Klon-dike region, but there is none. DISPUTED BOUNDARY. There is a difference of claims in regard to the title tothe lands in the vicinity of Dyea, Juneau and the coastlineof Alaska west to the 141st degree of longitude. It isadmitted that the United States took all the title thatRussia had, but the dispute is as to where the line the United States claim should be upheld the linecrosses Alsek river and crosses the northeast end of Chil-coot Pass at the head of Lake Lindermann, a smalllake to the south of Lake Bennett, and thence runs south-east. The British claim that the line runs from Mount down to Glacier Bay, crosses Muir Glacier peninsulaand Lynn Canal, and runs back of Juneau only a fewmiles, taking in St. Marys Island, on which there is a 188. 190 THE GOLD FIELDS OF THE KLONDIKE United States custom house. This dispute will probablybe settled without friction, as it is a question of construc-tion to be placed on a legal document and only affects theKlondike matter by its bearing on the route to the mines,because the British claim takes in Dyea and ChilcootPass. KLONDIKE IS IN CANADA. As to the Klondike region itself there is no dispute. Theline s the 141st degree of west longitude, and DawsonCity is more than a full degree to the east of it. There arerich gold-bearing streams on the American side of the line,and some of these creeks, like Forty-Mile, have their headin American and their mouth in British territory. But sofar as the Klondike region is concerned the American minergoing in will have to submit to Canadian law, some partsof which are very good, while the remainder is veryarbitrary. MUST PAY DUTY. On the ro
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