The San Francisco call., 1897-08-21

wre-cable system, ana it has proven so
satisfactory that $4,000 has been sub
scribed in the new company, that amount
being necessary to thoroughly complete
the road, including rails and cars. When
completed this cabe railway, 1t is said,
will be the most substantial OF its kind
ever constructed and will be capable Of
carrying all kinds OF freight, no matter OF
what burden.
For the present a temporary structure
will be got up, so that the army OF men
now al Dyea can reach Dawson City be-
fore winter sets in. To do this McCor-
mack proposes to transport the men mile
by mile, as the progress is made i'll The
constrCc ion of the tramway. He thinks
he can reach the head of the lake in
twenty five days from the time work is
commenced. He figures that all the idle
men al Dyea will only be too willing 10
assist in building this cable. The neces-
sary material, horses, mules, ETC., were
shipped Oh the Ai-Ki.
The schooner Moonlight, which has been
loading for Dyea and Skaguay, is all ready
TO sail, but will not leave until tomorrow
afternoon. The cause of delay is two
told. To-day is Friday, and the sailors
dislike 10 cast off on the proverbial un-
lucky day. The schooner is also waiting
for the tug Colmn that is on the ways at
Ballards, and will not be ready before to-
morrow. The Moonlight will take seventy
five passengers and forty tons of freight.
}. E. Lilley of Seattle and K. C. Lilley
of Whatcom are taking up lumber on the
Queen for building feedstore at S6aguay.
They will put UP a building 30x60 feet
Captain Peterson of Neah Bay is load
ing the schooner James Swan with flour
and feed to take to Dyea and Skaguay.
During the p st few days several inter
esting letters have been received in Seat
tie from miners in the Klondike country,
which tell of important strikes. One let
ter conveys the news of a strike on creek
sixty miles from the klondike, near the
Stewart River. "Forty-seven pounds OF
gold taken out of the Discovery hole, and
the creek big one" was tae news that
reached Dawson City. This Immediately
started 150 men up the river in one OF the
North American Transportation Com
pany's new steamers The letter was
dated kiondike, June %, and was written
by James O'Brien. The greater part of
the letter told of personalities, but he
finds room 10 predict that grub will be
very scarce this winter. According to
O. Brien, Adams Creek is no good, but the
six tributaries of the Klondike are be-
yond expectation.
The news of the rich strike near the
Stewart River Will be welcome to those
going down the river from lakes Bennett
and Linderman. Many of these who left
Seattle to go in by way OF Dyea and
Skaguay intended 10 stop near this river
Tor q time at least. A letter from Mrs.
John Horne was received in juneau a few
days ago and forwarded to a friend in this
CRY. She went into the Yukon from Ju-
neau, where she was a hard working
washerwoman. The letter is dated June
IA but the postmark shows that it was
not mailed until June 90 when the
steamer Alice lett for St Michael. The
letter made the trip down the river IN
seven days according to the postmark,
and reached Unalaska July II. 1t is given
below:
BONANZA CREEK, n. w. T.. June ID. 1897.
We are doing very well. owning hall inter
est in No, IS and all of No. 81 OH Bonanza
Creek and three-fourths interest in No. 81 on
hunker creek. We are living on No. Is, and
can, not ten yards from the house, pan out
500 at any time while Jack Cher husband)
and his partner are saving lumber. The price
OF claims Is away up in the thousands. If we
sell we may come out this fall, otherwise we
will winteF here. Among Others who have
made fortunes is Dick Low. who is worth half
a million. He took out $500 in two pans of
dirt Life on the Yukon is not so bad, after ALL
In anticipation OF a small stampede over
the new route to the Yukon preparations
are making to facilitate transit by way OF
the Suckeen River. The Teslin and Yukon
Transportation Company has been organ
lied by Victoria tpitalist who proposes
TO establish line of steamers on Teslin
Lake and the Hootalinqua and Yukon
rivers. The routes will include the
Stckeen River and Telegraph Creek
Here a trail Of about 100 miles will be
taken tc Teslin Lake, where the route to
the new placers of the Klondike begins.
steamer line will be put in operation
between Seattle and Te legrs ph Creek, at
the head OF Stickeen River. The company
will operate pack train over the trail and
will undertake to deliver miner in the
klondike country for $2G0 and 20 cents a
pound for MS supplies. A representative
of the company is now in Seattle and has
purchased here the machinery for new
mill plant. an electric light plant and the
engine boilers FOR steamer.
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