Klondikers who arrived here on the steamer City of Seattle today tell of a most flagrant case of Canadian official injustice near Dawson.
The Berry brothers, of San Francisco, who own several of the richest claims on Eldorado creek, by some oversight, neglected to renew their title to the properties.
In blissful unconsciousness they continued to pan out the shining
nuggets and coarse gold which had made the creek famous, and were looking forward to a time when hard work would with them be a thing of the past.
Pleasant visions of the future were rudely dispelled, however, when
young Paul Ogilvie, son of Commissioner Ogilvie, with two men, put in an appearance and ordered the Berrys to vacate the claims, on the ground that they had failed to renew their titles. In other words, young Paul is reported to have jumped the claims. There was consternation in the Berry camp. The miners saw in a moment that they had been caught napping, and began negotiations. It is reported that they first offered Ogilvie $10,000 to depart. The astute young Canadian replied that he was there to stay. The figure was raised until it reached $30,000, when Paul, it is said, called off his men and returned to the Klondike capital.
Commissioner Ogilvie had taken no cognizance of the matter when the
last Klondikers came out.
