The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-06
|yING THE TERRITORY.
Seekers Accomplishing That
Which Mas Delayed.
|RS ORGANIZED TO CUT A TRAIL.
~. Has Becn Caused BY mex
L,.nced ones Trying to Reach
,,a-Letters From skagawny.

MA Wash, september o'-ine ioA-
y letter has been received from skas-
dated August %:
,ester scovel Of the New York World
handed yesterday at skagaway by
kry CHARTERED tug from Juneau with
pus OF blasting powder and the neces-
tools to equip seven complete crews
bck work on the Skagaway trail and
81 as horses and men could get at
was started to the front. In the
nq there was a meeting at the foot
first hill attended by over 500 miners,
organized for the work In front of
and elected an executive committee,
sting of James Christie Of Portland.
bent; Philip Adams, secretary; C.
ramer Of Seattle, Mr.. Heacock and
bay as superintendent. who selected
benced men for the work on the rock
and veteran loggers for the work OF
roying the muddy places. There were
Canadian mounted police also on the
They have pitched in with good
nd say that the building of this trail
Enable them to get in the seventy tons
DIVISIONS in time to build and pro-
the mail stations in their territory
at they can operate dog teams all
r and they agree to deliver the mail
o weeks from Klondike to the Ameri-
line. Work is in progress for fifteen
along the trail and all trail men
backing has been suspended until it
hpleted. There have been some kick
IS usual, but they are so much In the
Fifty that they have had to submit.
lille I believe this trail will be COM
In ten days so that travel can be re-
ID, those starting for this point need
Expect to get over for at least thirty
as 1t will take that long after the
is completed to get all the miners
who are now there. There would
have been so much trouble for small
es, but the swarm of people, 95 per
of whom are tenderfeet and know
ng about packing and mountaineering
been the cause of congestion at this
first reports about this trail were
red by interested parties who are try
start town here and who are also
ested in the whiskey business. Not
" so many discouraged prospectors
elling their outfits for q song as has
reported, but good many who start.
i've given up that idea, have turned
buyers and are erecting all kinds o.
ings and establishing themselves fol-
Winter as best they can. One week age
Yer could be got for s27 per 1000 feet
it is $50 and none for sale even a
figure. Rubber boots, heavy shoes ant
othing are in demand and bring BIZ
s. Hardware OF all kinds sells we'll.
Alaska Pacific Express company ha,
arrangements to open an office herr
has appointed H. e. Battin, formerl!
prtland agent.
steamship Queen OF Seattle, steam
Alki and Danube OF Victoria hav,
ID over 300 passengers. 500 tons o
Dit and 300 horses and mules sine
bst rs, and still there is more to fol
The Klondike excitement has turne,
whole attention of the world this wa;
will result in opening this territor
bthing else would have done.
board the steamer Queen on Thu
are two parties, one organized in Chi
consisting of four gentlemen. com
pig doctor, lawyer, commission mer
and assayer, all under the guidanc
l.. Bates. who has spent the pas
years in Alaska, as a guide, trappe
hunter They will stay along tn
this winter and in the spring wi
Pughly prospect the Copper river coun
@ other party is headed by e. Fl
er of Los Angeles, Cal, and will pus
the Copper river country this white
j. NJ. Hagerty.
GIRIrEII RICH