Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-08-16
AMAZING IGNORANCE
Displayed by The Rushers 10 the
KlOldlke.
Confusion which Directs the Trny-
eI.r ut the Aiasha poris-A
Miner DrUwaed.

Thomas Mage, well known as con-
servatlve business man ana careful
observer, who accompanied his son to
Dyes, writes to the Associated Pen
rom that point to the effect that the
ignorance displayed by the crowd VIII
ara Il .oking 10 the Kloadike fields lie
lameutabie. OF tue 40 passengers
who sailed with him % baRrl the
steamer George w. Eluer, halt OF
whom wera from San Ffanciscj, not
one In tTonty mad any detinlte In.
{ rmation as TO how to reach his destl-
nation. Whiie the routes were well
known, the details anu conditions to
he met with were not cJnsidered
mOst " the sesroners for wealth hop
ing 80 settle all uonhls ar uncertsil-
ties when they reaDned juneau. In.
stead, However, further confusion was
created by the appalling statements
tnst thete were Oniy two routes, each
OF which necessitated the encounter af
apparently in,urniountable difli-
cu!!ies. There were plenty Of adv0-
Gates for both ryutte nj Juneau, but
most OF them were found tu be inter.
Dyea and Sk0gua, are separated by
four miles OF salt water. The Dyea
trail goes over the Chilcopt Pass,
which Involves q climb OF $500 feet,
while tue other, which lie u l YET com.
pletsd, has " :. $50 foot climb over the
White Pass, pnd besides being six
miles ION or, is bogay In place.. Tbs
lndlsus, WIN are the soc packers, ali
pack over the Cbilcool Pass from
Dyea. Nesriy 500 PACK animals are
now gu route anu on Arrival will be
organized into regular pack trains,
which will remove the chief obstacle,
for the transport OF supplies over the
IS mIleB OF land IL mucn more fofmid-
IDLE than that over the $50 miles o,
water on the other aide OF the Pass.
A DROWNING.
Ga Aug. miner was drowned
wuiis packing his goods over foot
log about mile and half from
Sksgua. A teamsIer charged ten dol.
isrg Tor bringing the corpse into town
anu this 30 enrageu the people that he
was ordered to leave town Mt once.
He was ffsred two thousand dollars
mia wagon ana team before he left
ior juneau.
NAIL AND TELEGRAPH TO KLoNDIKE.
WAsHINdIoS, Aug. 10 The Cana
uisn gOvsrDIaeu. has suhNitteU
formal proposals. TO this government to
,saoiish communicate. with the
kionIiko region in Alassa by the
construction OF q telegraI h line from
the head OF winter navigation on the
Linn canal into the conter of the
X ~ ttut N.,N Ia -.
Teen taken under advisement. They
have been approved by the British
rinclpaI Secretary OF state for Ioreign
affairs nnd were forwarded by the
aUveruor general OF Canada through
the British embassy to the state
department and thence TO the Interior
department. There the papers are
licked up peDuiDg consideration.
The proposals., while reserving the
riehIs OF either country pending the
settlement OF the International ooup.
dairy line between the United States
anu Cansoa, south oil Mount 81.
Elias, urge the expedlency Vi
establishing permanent rule
giving access to the interior III
all SEASONS Of the year. The most
feasible point, in the Judgment OF the
Ca uu,an uuthorliieF,; would DO TO
START from the mead OF Inc winter nav.
igaton on Linn canal TO the body OF
water running from near juneau up
beyond Dyos anu CDilosi, forming
part sof the present overland route,
crossing the mountains by White Pass
or by any other pass whion may seem
more accessible and proceed lnortb ward
To- Fort Selkifk anu thence tu Klon-
dibe.
Thei Canadian government asserts
lis reaIineSs TO undertake. TO open
communication by constructing
telegraph line from the head Of winter
navigation In the Linn canal, IIaveIs.
ing distance OF eighty miles across
me summit OF the mountain range,
where trail can be followed to Fort |
selsiTk and Klot dixie. That govern.
ment also signifes Its intention, in |
case The propositions are adapted, to |
erect suitable places for eheltet at peri |
COS IT. m iorty 10 nifty miles along toe
me anu keep up dog tTaius during the |
winter montns Tor the oonveyabce OF |
the malls TO and from the region.