Show TROUBLE LENEAR NEAR KLONDIKE LINE claim of a united states to a strip of land victoria B C jan 17 collector milne ia in receipt of a letter from in which it is alleged that J U smith united states stales commissioner for dyea dyca and Sk aguay claims a strip of land three miles down from tho the head of lake hennett bennett which is near the boundary line as it is defined b by y the united states slates and which would give the united states control of tile the territory from the coast to the lakes commissioner smith the letter ul alleges has ordered all locators of lots to have them recorded with him A party of americans the writ writer er says followed up lip the declaration by hoisting tile the american flag just below tile police barracks where the union jack was hying flying the police demanded an explanation and after some parleying parl eying the flag was hauled damn don n and an apology tendered the same letter contains the information that bernard amoore is having more trouble with locators on land which he claims at Sk aguay gurty early in the present month he be turned out with au an armed force and drove them off the land it is also stated that some shooting was done but nobody was hurt |