The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-05
SNOH TRAINS WILL START.
Promoters Have the Endorsement 0f
Secretary Of War Aiger, and Are
ConAdent They Can Deliver Pas
senxers ana Freight ut Dawson

The powerful engines which have been
found practicable III transporting over snoW
and Ice heavy loads OF logs IN the ptnsrfes
Of Northern Michigan and Wisconsin wa
be utilized TO haul passenger ana freight
trains ia Alaska. The Klondike snow and
Ice Transit Company. os which Joseph
Ladus, founder Of Dawson, Is president.
will send q steamer from Seattle between
January I and with everything requisite
for ntsirg UP the pioneer train" which
viii leave Fort Wrangsi for Dawson be-
fore January Is. The route chosen Is up
the Stickeen river TO the head OF na.iga-
ton, one ard one-haif miles above the
mouth OF Telegraph creek. From there the
Tagson valley trail VIII be followed for
.H1frty-ffve miles. and thence the Canadian
government has constructed trail 10 Lake
TesIln, over the Blue mountain pass, dis
lance of about eighty miles more. BY con-
Meeting waterways formed by the Hoota-
iinapa and Lewis rivers the Yukon river
prfIf be reached and over it's frozen surface
.ae train will go TO Dawson.
The pioneer train. which In scheduled TO
arrive In Dawson about February ]. issa,
aa has before been told in the Fost-Inteiii-
gencer. will consist OF six locomotives and
.wenty-folir cars divided INFO six sections.
The first and second sections VIII carry l9y
tons OF petroleum fuel for emergency. and
auxiliary machinery 10 meet all require
raenta The third and fourth sections will
have accommodations for go passengers.
VINO will be received under the conditions
that they shall work at all times when
necessary for clearing the way. etc. The
fifth ard sixth sections VIII carry 30 tons
OF supplies.
ON arrival I'm the KIondike four OF the
engines and trains Will be kept there 10
and XII
piles to the mining camps on the Yukon
and in the surrounding country The two
remaining engines and trains will return
10 the coast over the line opened up. and
along which regular stations will have
been established. On returning 10 Fort
Wrangel Two additional trains will he
made ready, with stores. supplies and pas
ssngers sufficient TO load the four trains
for another trip TO the klondike country.
To Take In Foed.
The principal object OF the first train
viii be 10 relieve the food shortage In the
klondlke. The company has the indorse-
meat OF the government as Offering the
beet known means Of sending relief 10 the
kiondike. and ON the first train the gov,
ernnlsns will send a quantity Of pro-
visions. In letter to George r. Glover
superintendent of the motive power In the
company. Secretary of War II. A. Aiger
said.
"Of course. the government does not wish
to go into the transportation business, but
is looking out for the possible emergency
I'm case IL should he necessary to get sup
piles up the Yukon TO Dawson after
navigation closes. I thoroughly believe
your locomotive would accomplish the pur-
pose and hope company may be organ
lied to undertake 10 do the work with II.
We suppose Capt. Ray Is at Dawson
about this time. September 90 and on his
return shall know something of the situa-
ton. when we may want TO communicate
with you as to future operations"
The Motive Power.
The company owns the exclusive patents
on Gfover's snow and ice locomotive. The
locomotive Is very simple In construction
and principle. consisting OF a boiler. twin
engines. driving wheel and other neces-
sary appurtenances. supported In n steel
frame. The frame rests upon runners,