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EDITORIAL PAGE
AMERICANS IX THE DOMINION'
Two stories recently circulated in
tlie northwestern states "witjx rela
tion to the status o£ people from
the United States who are in Can
ada have been promptly and em
phatically discredited by the Domin
ion government. The first had it
tha* the application of too strin
gent regulations to strangers was
making travel in the northern coun
try unpleasant for citizens of the na
tion to the south; the other that
the Dominion government proposed
to impose a war tax of $500 on
homesteads in the prairie provinces
With regard to the former, as .the
Canadian minister of the interior
points out, owing to the immense
trade carried on between the two
countries, there is of necessity a
constant iutermingling of the com
mercial travelers and of business
nit?a geueraliy of both countries on
bith sides o' the line. People on
me border think no more of crossin
the international boundary than the
do of crossing from one state or
from one province into another. Am
ericans and Canadians are indis
tinguishabl in Prescoit or Ogdens
1 urg, Windsor or Detroit, Vancouver
or Seattle. Americans may be found
engaged in Canadian activity; Can
adians may be found engaged in
every American activity. They have
a common language; in tastes,
lubUs, customs, aspirations and
ideals, Ihev differ only as individual
i.atives differ in either country.
Moreover, American pleasure
travelers ur< constantly running in
to and out of Canada; some of the
nia'n railway connections between
the Americ in East and American
West *re made through Canada.
Multitudes of Americans have Bet
tied in Canada in the last ten years,
and these are not confined alto
gether to the western provinces. Ac
cording to the minister already re
ferred to, 30,000 American settlers
have arrived in Canada and taken
no homes there since the outbreak
of the war.
There is just about as much gov
ernmental interference with the in
dividual freedom of Americans in
Canad- as they have to contend
with in their own country, and just
as little. Citizens ol the United
States, even in these disturbed times
are not asked to go to the trouble
or expense of procuring passports.
Their good conduct insures them
courteous treatment fiom officials.
Denial of the homestead tax
story was hardly necessary. It will
not influence unfavorably any in
tending settler intelligeat enough
to be desirable. Canada is in great
need of increased revenues, and it
is reaching out for them in all di
rections, but it is placing no bur
den on the man who is helping to
turn the western wilderness Into a
garden.
H K\KV CRAVsTON
CROSSES GREAT DIVIDE
Henry Cranston, age 70 years, a
nioueer of the Yukon, well known
in the Fortymile, where he mined
for years, died today in this city.
Mr. Cranston leaves a widow, Mrs.
Cranston, now in the city. Mrs
Cranston is a sister to Bob Hender
son, discoverer of the Klondike.—
Dawsou News.
BEAT IT!
Are you going to stick around
town when your pals are bringing ii
the beauties from the lake and
bay? Get out after them. YouV
been taking too good care of your
self '.his winter. Get out and
get your feet wet. You'll coaie
back with the fish and besides that
't will do you good. Go down to
Keller's and load up with a "Joy
Kit"—rod, reel, line, flies—any
thing you need—the beet there is,
<tnd prices that will fit.
The Unarmed
Ranchman
By JOHN TURNLEE
When MacDonnell left his homo In
Edinburgh for the wild west In Amer
ica to engage in ranching he was
as mild a mannered fellow as ever
lived. Nothing troubled him so much
as to have a difficulty with any one.
On the day of his departure one of hi
friends said to him:
"It seems to me, Mac. that you will
be out of your element in a country
where there is no law except gun law."
"Oh, 1 won't be troubled," was the
reply. "I'll not offend any one, and if
any one offends me and 1 have to flght
I'll try to arrange for a substitute of
flsts Instead of guns."
"You'll not be likely to effect such an
arrangement; you're too strong. Those
fellows won't care to tackle you In a
trial of muscle."
When MacDouneli reached his new
home he astonished the Inhabitants of
the country by going about without the
customary enormous revolver slung to
his side. He was warned by friends
that such a course was unsafe. True,
the people of the region were a gener
ous. whole souii-d lot, who respected
any man for doing ns he pleased so
long as he did not injure his neighbor.
But there were men who had come
from the lowest haunts of vice, who
would not hesitate to shoot any one
they took a fancy to shoot, even if un
armed. But MacDonnell refused to be
converted and continued to ride over
his ranch with no other weapon than
a lasso.
The only trouble he had was with a
neighboring ranchman named Haw
kins. who insisted on claiming Mac
Donnell's sheep. For a time, when
ever there was a question of owner
ship between them. Mac would give In.
This encouraged Hawkins to lncreas*
his demands, and it finally became ap
parent that If Mac did not call a halt
all bis sheep would in time be trans
ferred to Hawkins' ranch.
One morning Hawkins rods up to
MacDonnell's ranch house, called him
out and began to abuse him scurrilous
ly, accusing him of branding one of
his (Hawkins') sheep. MacDonnell
was obliged to stand and take what
was said to him, for should he retali
ate in any way Hawkins was liable to
draw his revolver and shoot blm.
Mae waited till he had finished and
was about to tide away. Then be said
to him:
"Mr. Hawkins, you have grievously
Insulted an unarmed man. I am op
posed to the use of firearms, but If you
will give me such satisfaction as may
be afforded In the ring with flsts I shall
be obliged to you."
"That kind o' flghtln' may do for a
milksop like you. but It Isn't the kind
we're used to In this country. When
we fight out out here we fight to kill."
with that he rode away.
MacDonnell did not take this attack
kindly. Several of his employees. In
cluding one of his herders, witnessed
the torrent of abuse heaped npon him.
ami It galled him to live under the
obloquy of having taken It without o
fight. Besides, he knew that sneb h
public Insult would be spread abroad,
and he feared that the community
would consider him a coward. Finally
he made up his mind that he must fol
low the custom of the country, and the
day after the Insult the 42 caliber re
volver of the country appeared at his
htp.
Fortunately he did not happen tc
meet Hawkins for some time. When
he did it was up in ibe mountains
back of the grazing lands. Mac was
passing over a path about a yard wide
leading around an almost perpendicu
lar cliff. Behind him were two of his
herders. Suddenly turning a bend,
Hawkins and MacDonnell met face
to face and not ten feet apart, Haw
kins being first of four men.
MacDonnell was a very different
man from the man who had left Scot
land a year before. He had beeD
brooding over the insult he had re
ceived till he was ready to fight to the
death the man who bad given It He
was very quick in his movements, and
before Hawkins had quite taken in the
s'.tuatlou Mac had drawn his revolvei
and had the drop on his enemy.
"Mr. Hawkins," he said. "I'll trouble
you to ask ~th'e"~inntTbehlnd yoo'to-re
lieve you of your revolver nud drop it
over the cliff."
Hawkins made no reply for a few
moments. glaring nt his antagonist.
"Suppose 1 decline," he r.aid pres
ently.
"In that ease I'll drop your dead body
over with u ball In It."
Hawkins stood M McDonnell's glance
and the muzzle of his revolver a little;
longer, then told the man behind him!
to obey the order. Ills revolver was!
dropped over the ejlff.
It was followed by Mae's weapon,
and both men stood unarmed.
"1 now propose a wrestling match.
Mr Hawkins, right here. If you can
throw me over after my revolver you
are welcome to do so."
"I decline certain death for both.'
said Hawkins
"Then turn around with your party
and go back."
Hawkins made no reply for book
time It was <jnlte a distance to a
place where the parties would have
plenty of room to pass. Presently he
turned am! directed Ills party to go
back.
MncDonnoll never replaced the re
volver he h:'d thrown over the cliff,
and lis replacement was never needed.
TRIP INTO THE
Carcross, Y. T., Juuo 3, 1913.
A number of travelers arrived in
town today after making tile trip
to Atlin 011 tbe first run for the
season of the "Gleaner." All were
enthusiastic over the delightful
trip through the far-famed lakes
of Tagish and Atliti. They were
prepared for that, but they wore
more than surprised and delighted
to find the up-to-date towu of At
lin, handsome and vigorous, ris
ing from tbe ashes of tho recent
fire. No town could ask a finer
location for a townsite, and the citi
zens take pride iu their gardens and
lawns.
That is only one side of Atlin.
There are first class; well-kept up
roads sis miles to Discovery, Spruce
cre°k placers, also those of JIc
Kee creek and O'Donnell river. In
fact, the good roads have en
couraged local men to import autos
and auto trucks so that travelers
can do business at the farthest
points at a minimum loss of time
and expense. The year 1914 was
a very successful clean-up on tbe
creeks. The year 1915 promises
better, and if no further discoveries
are made for £0 years tho creeks
nave in sight material for active
work for tha' period from mines al
ready located. But there is a stam
pede now to Wilson creek, and
there is no saying what may be in
the future for the uprospeeted dis
tricts lying all about. On the re
turn trip tho travelers had for
companion that genial old timer, -Mr.
Hugh Molyn"aux, who has bcen
the government's superintendent of
roads in this distrct for thirteen
years. His work takes him from
the northern boundary south ns far
as Rainy Hollow, and east to Tes
lin lake. He knows all the old
timers, ' the "strikes," the his
tory of Atl'n from its bocm days
down, besides the glaciers, peaks
and tribes of Indians over\ this
vast stamping ground. We plied
him with questions freely and got
many a good story of the old clays,
besides valuable information cn the
advantage offered by this district
to. a new generation.
The whol? trip—the accomoda
tions in boats and hotels—and the
meeting with tbe people generally,!
will repay any visitor who makes j
'he trip to Atl'n.
To be vain of one's rank or place Is
to sh'Mv thut one is below it.—Sttuiis
lans.
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(Formerly of Seattle)
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diseases and deformities of the eye,
ear, nose and throat.
Office: Goldstein Building, Ju
ueau, Alaska.
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Visiting brothars
cordially welcome.
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Slcagrway Aerie
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Wednesday night of each month at
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NOTICE TO C11E1HTORS.
Having been appoi'itod adminis
trator of the estato of Henry
lleruhoxer, deceased, by the Com
missioner for the Territory of Al
aska, sitting iu probate in Skag
way i>recinct Alaska, all per
sons having claims against said
e.- ale are required to present them,
.•vifed as by law required, within
six months from the date of this
uoticf, to the undersigned, at his
place of business in the town of
Sicngway, Alaska.
CHAS. NYE,
Administrator
'i-'ir.-t publication. May 17, 1915.
i 'blication, May 31. 1915.
M. li. Ls Fevre,
attorney for Administrator.
Juneau, Alaska.
Tony Dortero
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