The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-29

Tho British American Transport ton
Company Is said to be q wealthy English
Canadian syndicate. with plenty OF funds
10 spend in building a railroad into the
new placer fields OF the Northwest Terri
tory. II there appears to be money In tho
scheme. Now that there Il no longer any
question about the richness OF the Cloadyke
district. II appears that work viii be
pushed as soon as the weather next spring
viii permit.
Mr. Kelly. while not employed BY Mr..
Gars.de is a close friend OF the engineer
and is fully acquainted with the details Of
the survey ana OF the route that has been
selected. II Mr.. Garside's plans are car
rlea ont. thu Journey from Dyea 20 Daw-
son City viii be part rail line and part
by river steamers plying up the Yukon
river above Dawson City. The route Will
be much different from that now in use
being BY way Of Lakes Tagish and Atlin
and the Hooialinqua river. eliminating the
White Horse rapids and the dangers OF
Miles canyon. where now por:ages o. from
enc to three miles have TO be MADE and
where many q miner has been wrecked.
The route for the new road. as surveyed
and laid out by Mr.. Garside. runs from
skagGay hay, across the new White trail
20 the upper arm OF Lake Tagish. Here
g transfer TO lake steamers IL 10 be made.
BY steamer the route is across the head OF
Lake Taglsh and through ThroeMi river
northern extremity is about thirty miles.
Here the rail line Is resumed for dis
lance OF thtrty-ore miles to the heaowaters
or Hootaiineua river.
IaseEn barking al Hootai.nQus river pas
ssnsegs and freight VIII re transferred 10
river steamers 20 re operated b. the COM
paay from Dawson ard Forty M.se Up the
Yukon and Eoetalnqua rivers
ih.s route Is per maps - or 10 uallss long
e. than that al present followed by ingo-
Ing miners ard gold hunters. 1; |. said
;ha; the trssn over Whites pass was made
as preliminary TO the survey for the new
railroad
In building the road, tire company ex-
poets ~ tbs vh5!e % the upper Yukon
basin developed during III. next fs9 years
It's promoters believe that the country
VIII produce 3 large amount OF gold Ia tie
next half century, sna tha. the discoveries
OF rich plaosrs VIII extend % other
s;rea ms ,orTn.n< the upper end or ta> Ya-
ken basin. il is said that "a The tegTltcTy
now unexpgoTeS5. in whtch The Clsn8yke
has sts SQUIRE. there aGa great hedges Of
quartz. ard fhst smaller streams rsx.gsg
n ne same territory form the hssaaW-&tors
- other streams ezsp&slng into ire fukoa
above the Cl0ndy8e. ana therefore Ukely
70 b as productive es rsch rl8ceTs a. IS
'ra 1%w region
Mr.. Kelly cane oat oxer the white gass
lie l@is the nses1th OF Stewart river late 81
May and rc;za - the rtTcgs and roTea
across .he lakes. wstr A leat caESe ard 10
rsays provisions than were necessary ia
making IRE journey. Re intends 10 20
bark as socn as ne can c3-plete sc;ne
esl@sgess ARA 2 &eEaxfstS haSa. He vii nrch-
ahiy .sYs On saa ri OF her Eext trip
berth.
FRAN two % eosr weeks Is Gzlallv re-
CURED in making the f-:p BY the iskes az4
oFeriard r0slys 20 tae Yukon ~ X ely
intends making & n a.ns lays lie Says
taas - q "A seSvs AXIS gray a. The Escgnirg
by pack ,.asa anG w.B Eeas a Ieke Lar5sg-
man that usgaf lie declare, shAt - f-av-
elsns Gsr ard nsEbt ~ caa ssgk@ tAe trip
IL E2rs days. although rals w.l he .eceTa
hTsassCx tire.
MT. A@sEs -a29. Tire stores relative 10
tas rscfsn@ss ~ sna piacers have tot been
sZas-x~rate@ bssgeTe thxt ts~-e Is snacs
YET - tell The carp . wc-$srtuiby s4ca
sssa ta-l .sy> xe.l coTstlfaaa 80 be 4 as< pro-
as2ce~ * placer SolS- Ta@re ls q great
strsscA oz ceIntry xbs~s sts C7oasTks ard
ire sEsr ! uGesz hasn n hicA = ~ set IT,
ssrsersd- * i believed that great 1saartE
ia&S-as sx-ss thers ara pxSSsssrioEs are a.
rs&5s kTx1ux 80 End tAsza. AsA=ks.a pro-
@4et4o- g: xssa sa.4 grew xraAsar year
~ ya2x.
y ss~@&sGg % ;h@ hzr5a % srscc "a ssr.S.
sy re r.sssseFx Of Tie Cseg@ayxs ~ K-ssy
sad tAst tAey sn4GT@1 rr~&s trs2ss n azak.
sax TIA TIP - Tie xuksa frsxn Circle CITY
AID Ferry Nj last w4=se- Aa.y sssS-
tsrsss severely :seru srozsss ssss AID Others
werc &. ggeAs waSt % provisions. rgsax.y
ns.sogy sse@ssG-S EAxg4.sa