The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-13

T-na -sssvv.x usv bs ao-newha. longer
than this as K VIII necessarily loifo~ TIE
easy grades Mr.. Pratt and DIS party 1sf9ae
the journey 20 Tsslin lake and return IN AZ
days 70 the Takou river. There Is no ere
walton which a per cent grade VIII not
cover over the whole route. The report
will be naaa4 a. once TO the projectors OF
the road. and immediate steps may pc
taken 10 build. II no difficulty II met Titn
in obtaining a charter for that paft Oh Inc
road which IS in American territory
Glacier Creek Trail
This Is a new proposition, Of which q.
yet absolutely nothing Is hAcWh-
tran ssarss In four miles from juneau ard
climbs 10 an extinct glacier. fron ne
summit as x Is understood, OF = hlai hSa1
the glacier a large lake can Dc seen 70
re- norfhesst TIE Chamber Of Commerce
OF juneau IL at present organizing par
TO take 4 trip over the glacier N order 20
determine what body OF water 4 -. IL -
said shat should Il prove one OK the lAAes
al the head Of the Yukon. good IAii
could be put in.
Dalton Trail.
Very ntlle Is known as yet OF the Dai'on
trail as It Is now called. or the Cniika''
as ths Indians named Il. II starts az
Hainss MISSION on Chilkat inlet Of Lynn
canal and after travelling Close 10 Soe
miles Of country II strikes the Yukon st
tie Fellv river. Il is said 10 De seoo
trail Astounding il grass, tmoer ana
water.
Thorp. Of Dawson, has driven couple
of herds OF cattle over this route, and has
ssp 10 this time made Il successfully. once.
fl Is understood, he made trip around
the shores Ok Lake ArksA, then at It's OUT
let. Takeena river, built raft ana noat-
ed successfully down 20 It's junction Win
the Yukon On another trip he drove MS
cattle direct TO Pslly river, then rafVso
them down.
The main objection to this route Is the
distance on land which has TO be covered,
aecesatating the purchase OF large num-
Der OF pack animals. As q rule, IL Is IN
wise 70 figure on putting more than 10
pounds on an animal particularly on
long trip. This would necsssitate say six
pack animals for one years supplies for
each persona unless II were proposed to
pack ahead, cache and return This lat
ter superstition, however, Is absurd, as the
time lost would be out OF proportion 10 the
value Of ths animals The time would cut
q great figure N any case. as II 10 hafoly
practicable 20 drive q loaded animA .
miles per day for any length Of time, SO
that the trip from Peily river over, under
the most favorable circumstances. must be
counted on as taking from 10 10 is days
After arriving there boats or RATS are
built and the balance OF the trip made
down the main stream
Copper River Trail.
There is some talk Of a trail across the
divide at The head OF Copper river; ALSO
lutely nothing Is known Of 1t at present,
however. This completes the possible
trails as far as known today unless we In
clude the projected one from the Casstar
district overland all the way to Dawson.
This hardly deserves consideration az pres
snt, as Il would be almost impracdcable on
account OF the distance and the fact that
It Is altogether overland.
As TO the Copper river route ]. IL. o.
Lewis q civil engineer of Salem, Or, says
he can open up AZ a small expense a route
from the south OF the Copper river. by
which the kloneIke may be reached by q
Journey of not much more than $50 miles
from the coast.
The route which ne proposes viii start
inland from the mouth OF the Copper river.
near the 2o-mile glacier, about IS miles
east Of the entrance to Prince William
sound. He says the Copper river Is nayiga-
bic for small steamers for many miles
beyond the mouth OF It's principal eastern
tributary, called on the latest maps the
ChIilina river, which IS itself navigable for
a considerable distance.
From the head or navigation on the
ChilIina Mr.. Lewis says either q highway
or a railroad could be constructed without
great difficulty or very heavy grades
through what the natives call Low pass"
probably the Scoloi pass. From this pass
the road would follow the valley OF the
White river 10 the point where Il empties
into the Yukon on the edge OF the Klon-
dixie fields.