purington.] TELEGKAPH RATES. 245 
It should be stated that there is a duty on all horses, cattle, sheep, 
and dogs a entering- Alaska. Thus a dog team coming down river from 
Dawson in the winter is dutiable. 
During the season of 1904 a United States customs inspector 
accompanied the Yukon steamers from Dawson with shipments from 
that point to Fairbanks, in order to obviate the long delays which had 
previously been necessary for appraisement at Eagle. 
Owing to the export duty on gold which is charged by the Canadian 
government, some difficulties have been experienced by Americans 
who bring gold mined in Alaska Territory through Canadian terri- 
tory, via Dawson, en route to the United States. The Canadian gov- 
ernment naturally assumes that all gold found on south-bound pas- 
sengers leaving Canadian territory at White Pass has been mined in 
Canada. Such gold is therefore liable to confiscation by the officers 
in charge of collection of royalty unless the bearer is provided with a 
properly ratified certificate stating that the gold is of foreign produc- 
tion. American miners should obtain such a certificate at P^agle from 
the United States authorities (fee, 10 cents) and have the same ratified 
at Dawson by the Canadian police (fee, 50 cents for gold from 1 to 
25 ounces, $1 for 25 ounces and upward). All individuals leaving 
Yukon Territory for United States territory are strictly searched for 
gold. 
The regulations in regard to boats coming down the Yukon into 
United States territory must also be taken into consideration. No 
boat or scow, not a regular carrier, can, for example, make the journey 
from Dawson to Circle, carrying over 5 tons of freight. This is 
especially burdensome on settlers who wish to outfit at Dawson and 
float their goods down the Yukon. The situation, owing to the con- 
ditions, is undoubtedly a burden of extra expense on the miner, but is 
unavoidable, and must be reckoned with in an}^ estimate of expenses 
attending the prosecution of placer mining in the Alaska interior. 
TELEGRAPH RATES. 
B}^ means of the United States military telegraph line in Alaska, 
including the wireless system from St. Michael to Port Safety and the 
Seattle-Sitka-Valdez cable with connection to Juneau and Skagway, an 
all-American service is now maintained from all important points of 
Alaska (except Circle) to the outside world. 
The rates for the military service in Alaska are based upon a tariff 
of 2 cents per word for each 100 miles or fraction thereof, address and 
signature not counted, a message of less than 10 words being charged 
for as a 10-word message. During the month of September, 1904, a 
aHorses, value $150 or less, $30 per head; over S1">0, 25 per cent ad valorem. Dogs, 20 per cent ad 
valorem; cattle, $2 per head, under 1 year old; others, 27 1 per cent ad valorem. 
