The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-19

orld transit 10 the Kiondske country
r. 8orkaSnty. BY February sysseTI z.
&1Gu equipped snow trains vii. "a Se
n established and put into prac.tca.
Mon between Fcrt Wrangei ard p#*'
G5ty. with q weekly schedule service.
ES ~ this project Was FIRST made pabsss
o&R1 Werkx ago IL MAS generally sook@a
91 ~ utopian-an Idle dream Ok > ssisi
- idle dreamer. But, backed By the ap-
o*M Of and suggestions gsyen b. secFe-
~ War r. A. Aiger. who snafnsaiaisig
~ feasibility and practscabshig' rs
okeg went TO work industriousiS. en-
ID interest Of capitalists In Ciseage
<Mh&yc, and nraify 30 developed the
III That It's realization Is Only fsw
-. according 10 the Chicago Times
80 initial train win leave Fort wrangcI
AomnaFy 70. II VIII be known as me
dtk4 Pioneer Train. and VIII con-
1T ofx Of the Glover snow traction io-
SfV66 and twenfy-four passenger and
{ m cars all get on runners. The train
W &c divided into six sections of four
md one locomotive each. These Sec
+ viii follow each ether at intervals OF
minutes, just as h done to-day on the
goads.
81 IAghteJ by Electricity.
4he frat and second sections will carry
4one Of fuel and /. fnai outfit 81 picks.
4oe crowbars. dynamite and auxiliary
Machinery I'm fact. everything. that WIN
u fcxtuircsl In blazing a permanent winter
3QWay through the re. snow and for
~ .o9 that high latitude.
AZ On the next two sections accummoaa-
ms for go passengers VIII be provided.
Very passenger viii be required to pay
r Earc of Soc from Seattle and obligafe
( S1nanef TO work nj all times when neees-
3<<n1H 10 clear the way
The fiftil and sixth sections will carry
tons Of freight and supplies. Eacii see
sou will be Illuminated by dazzling llshf
SQm jnrandeseent lamps, generated by a
Ynamo on the locomotive.
THIS NIX -secfioned train liz scheduled TO
arrive ut Dawson City twelve days after
I'D departure from Fort NrangeI While
1hA principal object Of the first train viii
- 70 transport food supplies to the tho"
6onds OF suffering miners who risheu 70
4hja Eldorado last Eummor in quest OF fof-
4n53es In gold IL will also establish PEI
lament communication with those other
1lne and heretofore impenetfabie regions
ri ft3e winter season. It will also shorten
III four months the trips of those who were
LINT on going 10 the klondike In the
Tpyfng but delayed until navigation opens
GuWn the Yukon river to Dawson city.
x&AIEhg giving them ample time TO pros
8Act and stake out claims and be ready Tor
sNt0rk ~ soon as the weather begins TO
l1p6erate.
Conc~ptl0n of the Project.
During the latter part Of the summer
&posts from tho Klcpdke country BEGAN
f6 Indicate probable suffering this winter
abjl the part OF American miners who had
NAKED there by the thousands" says the
41uSeA-tferaid. ssihssa reports became more
rtous as the weeks passed on and at
3f1cted the attention OF The United States
government. In order To ascertain the
3rtae condition OF affairs here and the prob
4 61N contingency that might make IL
s3tkceeAary for the government to send In
supplies to avert crisis. Capt. Hay. q.
u A.. was dispatched to the klondike In
August 10 Investigate the situation IN all
az Ii present and possible future aspects
sMnd to report to the war department
3fAanttule the government was confronted
with the grave problem of how 10 get
supplies TO the klondike this winter should
M be found necessary 10 do so, II such
II contingency should arise relief must be-
kotfxn there quickly in order to avert
ssHtaryation and there was then no possible
way OF doins this, since the only means
III communication with Dawson City via
s4lse Yukon river would be closed for seven
months. ind tic extremely low temporal
ture. heavy grow ans rough country
would not permit OF other means of pene-
4fsting the country hy man on beast.
Nseorge r. Glover. OF Chicago. studied
4hA situation carefully. 1t occurred 10 aim
Stknt his snow locomotive which has been
IN ssucccssfni operation for two years in
s1hp pineries OF Michigan. might solve the
Nrohicm or communication with the kion-
dikd. He collected all the infortna tiot,
40xsisic bearing on the topography ard
4 ton.ii:ions OF the country along the Dal:ef.
lfmsl and Fort Wrrangei routes. lie talk a
Nth prospcctars who had been over then,
and was finally convinced that his s.oe
ffain was he only feasible means IT
xeaching Dawson City in the winter lie
Nfhrn declared that he could traverse the
Eqonntry sa twelve days on the first trim
~ distance OF about so miles. and T., less
E4han five days after a permanent road.
xay had been cut cut.
Art.s,v upon the advice and suggest d,
soe Secretary Aiger. AIR, Glover immediate.
~ 80. 10 work. He organized Il COMPANY
s4c carry the project Ia a successful end
4{oncye,. incn IN Chicago and eEssyvftrs
ware Interested In the enterprise. and ra
Eensiy tho 'ktonslske Snaw tad Ice Traasll
sCcnapany' WAS formed. with a caplta
ofork a. se.cee. ooo
Mr. Snsrry. OF the Snerrs Enrneerint
sCmnin,rs. Cleveland @. came 10 chi
cage lust week. and held u conferars.
with Mr. Glover. hooking toward the xpb
ntltution OF the Sporty oil motor engfas
Tor steam power. IL was shown thar IN,
son engine could be utilized to far greatei
aSlvantage and with better results thar
atca:.i power in this work and after .
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