The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-09-06
TO BLAST OUT A TRAIL
Miners Around Skaguay Begin
Work in Earnest.
1T WILL TAKE TEN DAYS
A Swarm OF People. Mostly Tcnder;est,
Waiting 70 Get Across Reports Ex-
aggcrated- Many Quilts
Being Sold.

Seattle. Sept 5.-Thc folloNiug let
ter. written by J. N. Hagcrly, has been
received from skaguay ALASKA, dated
Aug. q: sylvester ScoNrl of The New
York World landed yesterday morning
at Skaguay by specially chartered
tug from Juneau with Two tons "f
blasting powder and the necessary
tools To equip seven complete ctrWs Tor
rock work on the Sknguay iran, aud
as fast as horses and men could get AT
IL. Il was started Ia the froni.
In the evening there was "A mvrling
al the foot of the first hill attended 10y
over 500 miners, who organized ior the
work In front OF them and elected an
executive committee, consisting uf
James christie ~ Portland, president
PIN Abrams. secretary: e. 4. cramcr
of seattle. Mr.. Heacock and Mr. Day
as sup.Ifntendents, Who IN turn Sc
lectcd experienced rock men for the
work on the hills and veteran loggers
for corduroying the muddy places.
Their are 30 Canadian mounted po-
lice also on the trail and they have
pitched in with as good a win as any
miner aud say that the building nf this
trail now will enable thom to get IN
the 10 Tons of provisions In tim" Ia
build and provision the mail stations
in their territory 80 that they can
operate dog teams all winter. and they
agree To- deliver the mail every two
weeks from the klundykc to the Amer
ican line. Work is In progress iur -
miles along the trail aud all travel ana
packing has been suspended nhtil ~ Is
completed
There have been some kickors. as
usual hut they are 50 much IN thr
minority they have had lp summit.
While 1 helisve this trail Viii he ronl-
plete in ton days So that travel can 30
resumed. don't start for this point TX
p,cting To get over for AZ least ~
days. az il will take that long after
The trail is completed Ia get ali The
miners over who are now there. There
would never have been 50 much trouble
ior small parties. hut the swarm "i
pcopI. ~ per cent. of whom were ten
derfee, aud knew nothing about pack
, ing and mountaineering has been the
cause of congestion al this point,
THE first reports about this IraIl
? -w~r~ inspir~.&<1ysps>s~,ssi"a parties Who
are trying Ia start a town here ana
I who are also interested IN thc whlskcN
I business. Not nearly 80 many dis-
ouragsd prospectors are selling Their
/ outfits for a song as has been report
/ cd, hut a good many who started luf'
| the Klondyke have given NJ that id' a
J and have turned tnwnsii" buyers aud
I are erecting all kinds Of buildings and
| establishing themselves for the winter
az best they can. one week ago lum-
her could bc got for So per thousand
Now ID Is $50 and none for sale ~, "
a, that figure Rubber boots. h,a, y
shors and nil clothing are ~ demand
and fetch big prices. Hardware ni all
/ kinds sells w"ll. The Alaska Paciiic
Exprcss company has made arrange
ments Ia open an office here aud has
appointed n. T.. Ba,tln. formerly oi
Portland, agent. The steamship Queen
of SEATTLE. steamships Alki and nanulc
of Victoria have landed over 500 pas.
srngers Su0 TONS 81 freight and aol
horses and mules since Aug. %, aud
sill there is more Ia follow TIL,
Klondykc excitement has turned th'
attention of the whole world this Nay
and viii result in opening up this ter
rltnry as nothing Else would have done
'rDn board the steamship Queen "i
this tiip are two parties. one organiT' d
in Chicago consisting nf four gentle
men. comprising a doctor a lawyer. 4
commission merchant and an HssaNor
all under the guidance Of /. l.. Balls
who has spent the past eight years M
Alaska as Il trapper. hunter and euid'
They will stay along the cnpst in IN
Al,Xandrian archipelago and In ih'
spring VIII thoroughly prospect til,
copp,r river country. The other part \
is h,adod 10y r.. n. Fisher Of Los An
gelcs. cal. ana VIII rush into the Cop
per river country this winter