The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-08-21
DAWSON CITY TO DyfA
sBMI-MOHTHLY NAIL WILL SOON
DE IHAUGURATED.
Canada WIN Handle the norfhern
END - the Route, America
Doing the Rest.

Dosing the Rest.
Washington, Aug. 2O.-The Canadian
government and the United States have
agreed upon cooperation in augmentina
the postal facilities for the Klondike re
gion, and the result will shortly be eyinc
ed in Substantial doubling of the mail
service from the coast into that district
The reply OF Canada TO Acting Postmaster
General shalienberger's proposition TO Is.
tabiish an exchange in mails at Circle
City and DawsOn City reached here to-
day. II is eounter-propoEitio made by
Canada, the latter agreeing to perform
this service from Dawson City down to
Dyea by means Of contract Of her own.
with reimbursement 10 be made by this
government for its share of the service.
This differs from this countFyis propo-
sition in that under the latter the
United States was TO let the contract
and look 10 Canada for reimbursement
Tor the latter's share. The counter.
scheme, however, is satisfactory TO the
Postoitiee department here. The Cana
dian service provides for exchanges Of
mails at Fort cadahy and two other
stations between Dawson City and
Dyea. The exact route Ia not outlined,
but in all probability it win strike of
directly southwark from Dawson CITY,
which Is on the British side Of the line
down 70 Dyea. At present the district
gets che benefits Of mails once a month.
The new arrangements will furnish an ad-
ditionAl service, giving semi-mouthly
mail, the trips being sandwiehed between
the dates designated in the present con.
tract Of the United States.
canada's proposition for carrying the
mails one round trip a month between
Dawson City and Dyea has been form
ally accepted by Acting Postmaster Gen.
eral ShallenbarRer and the Canadian gov
eminent notified Of the action. In this
communication this government Is stated
10 be ready 10 assume its share Of NJ
sPonsibility, and Canada Is urged TO put
the service into operation at the earliest
possible moment Dyea, which Is 100
miles above juneau, on the Linn canal,
and Dawson will be declared information.
al postal exchange Offices. British mails
win be carried by the United States from
Victoria, B. C.. 20 Dyea.
The service viii bring about the crea.
ton Of pOsto.nees at Dawson City and
also At Fort Cudahy. Forty Mile and
probably AT other points. although these
are beyond Dawson. The service will
be under the immediate supervision af
the Canadian mounted police, the ear
rieFs viii be equipped with dogs and
sledges and have Indian drivers. The
first contract at least will be for one year.
Wherever the British mails can be ex.
Pedited by carrying them over the pres
ent Circle City route, between the dates
Of the new service, this will be done.
Cant Croaa che Pass This Year.
Port Townsend, Wash, Aug. 20-In
a letter received here from C NJ wey-
mouth, who left on the last trip Of the
Mexico, dated Lake Lindman, August
Z. Weymouth says he is Disguised with
the trip over the pass and would return
but for the terrors Of returning over
Chilcott pass In Weymouth's opinion
Dyca will become famous as a horse mar
ket, for the reason that horses can not
stand the usage there longer than few
days when their hoOfs, regardless Of
heavy shoes, become NO broken as TO en-
tirely incapacitate them for further use.
Weymouth is with w. J, Joyce, the Unit.
ed States commissioner for Alaska, and a
well known newspaper correspondent.
which party was the first TO land at Lake
hnderman since the KlOndike rush be,
gan. Both Jones and Weymouth give an
opinion that not one in 10 Of those who
are now at Dyea and Skagaway and en-
route will be able TO cross the divide this
year.
BiG Camp On Lake Llndsrmaa.
Seattle, Wash, Aug. 90.-The Associat-
ed Press correspondent writes from Lake
Linderman as follows;
lake LindeFman, n. W. T.. Aug. -
On Lake EndeFnan and Bennett are
nearly 500 people actively making pre-
partitions and building boats for decent
to the Klondike
The Skagaway trail is open, and tho
first contingent reached the Agish lake
on Thursday last, numbering 200 PEG
pie. The trail is nearly 50 miles long.
Nearly 1000 people are in camp at ska.
gaway. IL is expected they will reach
the lakes in 10 days That route will
take nearly all the travel from the Dyea
route except during the winter and
spring months Boat loads Of people arc
leaving here and Lake Bennett every day
for the mines."
TolCoa Inlet Co Teslin Lake.
Port Townsend, Wash, Aug. e0-Res,
idents Of Juneau, Alaska, are in earnest
over the proposed Yukon Mining, Trad
ing and Transportation Company to con.
struet a railroad from Tokou inlet 10
Lake Teslin, distance Of $50 miles The
company also contcmplates road up the
beach nom Tokou TO juneau, a distance
Of % miles. The Yukon Mining, Trad.
Ing and transportation Company Is CAPT.
talised at ,$S.OO0.000. During the past
winter the company has received all the
necessary charters from the United
Statea. British Columbia and dominion