Show fortifying THE BOUNDARY LINE PORT wash NOV 4 A patty party 1 cl I miners from the head bead waters of the yukon river has ba sr ar rived from Una laaka and report that the be canadian government la in establishing ini well equipped on c im manding bluffs overlooking strategic rate points ou on party forty mile crean aau elsewhere along the be suppo sou international boundary line iliac A large CoM company pUlly of canadian police to la busily engaged in ID exploring PlO floring filli the country for mountain both in alaska and canadian Can adlao territory the loop of forty mile creek runs into the british territory aud to reach the most valuable mines minei it la 18 necee aary for american Amer ioan miners to pass paea through a small portion ot of foreign territory the river i very narrow and tue the police have erected on over towering cliffs impenetrable fortresses which completely guard travel on the river at several other points breast works of substantially built stone have been erected on the whole the action of the police would indicate that preparations ale aie being made to accommodate large squads of militia at various points along the boundary and particularly to in the vicinity of the placer mines however the police are very kard toward ward american miners rendering hem aam every assistance possible aible and lo in many other ways way they bestow beetow small email favors favora and endeavor to allay suspicion or unpleasant inquiries as to the ibe objects ot such euch warlike preparations in the entire area of country in the british territory small detachments tired in citizens clothes have visited all 11 important bloink campp campf surveyed the ground what their object was they would not state slate on the british aide are stationed customs and judicial officer slid and a good system of municipal government Is 18 maintained the miners bring the news that the country last jast spring was flooded with finlly a thousand inexperienced wed men who rushed into the mines and were ted and now they prophecy that before the approaching winter is over much will be e experienced chete to ia not enough food in the mines to last thru through gb the winter last winter provisions ran short abort and hun hundreds aundre of miners became afflicted with scurvy and three died the miners have nut not been very successful atals season no big strikes being reported ported oi |