Ogden Daily Standard | 1897-08-01 | Page 8 | Gold Seekers Indignant

gold seekers indignant seattle wash july 31 prospective gold seekers in the north are aroused over the action of the canadian government in collecting duty at victoria or dyea on evory miners outfit from the united states A mass meeting has been called by the and out otters in this city to outlined plane for re action the idea that this action of the victoria collector is bot taken in the interest of collecting revenue but to try to compel parties to buy their outfits in victoria the secretary of the treasury will be memorialized and to withdraw the 1 4 order making dyea a seaport of entry it was so designated it is claimed for the purpose 0 permitting british steamers to laud freight and passengers there