Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-10-07
TRAMWAY OVER PASS
Electric Power on the sum-
NIT of Chilkoot Trail.
PORTLAND-JUNEAU ENTERPRISE
A Company Organized TO ira"sP"''
Freight and Passengers over
the Worst Mile.

Freight ana passengers WV
the Worst Mile.
Portland Or, Oct. 4.-Ampie IA
cilities for the transportation OF 1relgnt
and passengers over Chilkoot pass VIII
be provided by Portland-Juneau
company, in time for the rush to the
Yukon next season.
Articles Incorporating the Dyea- X lon
dixie Transportation Company were
filed here. The objects of the corpora
ton are announced as follows
ITO conduct general transportation
business from the headwaters OF Lynn
canal, Alaska, too all points in Alaska
and in British North America, and to
carry freight and passengers.
ITO acquire, build, locate and oper-
ate tramways, bridges, wagon roads,
sawmils, etc; to navigate the YUKON
river and it's tributaries from st Mi
chaels to Dawson City, and to purchase,
build and operate all manner of vessels
between Portland, Seattle, Tacoma, Ju-
neau, Dyea, Skaguay and ST. Mlchaeis.
Capital stock. $3.50, 600"
jects is made to cover wide field, the
com pany's present attention is directed
solely to providing means for the trans
Ter OF Klondikers and their outfits over
the most difficult portion OF their jour
ney, which is from the steamer at
Dyea, over the pass to Lake Llnde-
mann. Construction is already begun,
of
and the work of putting up 5,000-foot
cable tramway at the pass itself being
started. The company announces that
it will be ready for business by Feb
ruary /, by which time it will be IN
shape to handle, if necessary. the out
fits of 10000 people month. dong
the work at reasonable figure.
Members Of the company make the
following statement:
The trip from Dyea to Lake Linde-
mann has been made by man with an
ordinary outfit, amply provided with
packers. We do not propose to lessen
this time very much, but We do pro
pose to take over a very much larger
tonnage than could otherwise be taken
in the same time. When finished, our
cable tramway, which will be quite
similar to those used at some of the
big mines on mountain sides, will ex-
tend from Sheep Camp to the summit,
cutting of a distance OF four miles as
at present travelled. Our immediate
attention, however, will be directed to
the most difficult part Of the ascent, a
stretch of about 5000 feet, over which
We shall be ready to operate by Feb
ruary /. We shall use the water fall
OF the Dyea river to convey electric
power to our plant.
Though the short period that is al.
lowed our company for preparation
gives US time only to overcome the
worst difficulty OF the trip, yet we have
ample means to do more as may be
justified by the progress OF business.
When this route is open il will be pos.
sible for any number Of people to &C
from here to Dawson with their outfits
at less than half the cost OF the trip via
St. Michaels. without an outfit, at the
same time saving 20 days.
From Portland to Dawson via Chill.
koot Pass the distance is only Loo
miles; via St. Michaels it is 800
miles. 1t takes FIVE weeks at least 10
make the trip via ST. Micbaels, and
not over Is days is required by the pass
when the lakes and rivers are open.
Another important saving of time is
in the fact that one can get over the
Chilkoot and land supplies at Dawson
two months before the first steamer gets
up the Yukon from ST. Michaels, which
is usually not before the middle OF
July. The st. Michaels route is open
but four months OF the year, while the
Chilkoot will practically be open all
the year around when our line is com
pleted. We do not advise the trip be.
ing made before February, however.
lone OF the delays heretofore encoun.
tered in the overland trip is the neces.
sity of building boats at the lake. Ten
days is usually required for this,
though it was much longer this year,
owing to the rush. and the price was
prohibitive to great number of travel.
ers. This company will be able either
TO furnish boats, or lum Der for them, OF
it will transport to the summit any
'knocked-down boats included in the
miners outfits II has never been pos
sible heretofore to take a boat over the
pass, except by piecemeal. which dom,
pay.
"A most important part Of the work
we are doing is the construction OF q
wharf at Dyea. 1t will have 200 fee,
frontage and the approach will be |, zoe
feet in length. Any steamer will be
able TO dock at this wharf. thereby saw.
Ing the heavy expense and great loss OF
time to both passengers and steamship
people, of lighterage, as at present.
Had it not been for work already done
by juneau people it would have been
almost impossible TO have completed
this work in time for the early travel
next season"
About $40, 900, 600 in gold is now
concealed in the teeth OF people in the
world.
Indicted for Larceny.
Astoria, Or, Oct. 4.-The grand Jury
today rprurpo1 a srpa hill -, .l,a 80