Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-04
AN 81" ROAD TO KLONDIkE
Will Run Prom the Alaskan Coast Into The
Interior.
The Project of Robert N. fryer-Ad-
vantage. nj the Plan Over
Surface Lines.

Many schemes for rapid transit from tho
coast To the klondike are coming to the
surface in the commoticn over the Alaska
gold finds. Balloons, cable RAILWAYS
through the pass and other methods Of
transportation have been proposed.
The latest addition 10 the list is an elo-
waited railway. with electricity for the mo-
nve power. IL is the invention OF Mr.. r.
NJ Fryer. who started his project for use
IN Honduras. but since the discovery OF
gold In the klondilte region he has sought
TO Interest capitalists in the construction
OF railroad, on the cantilever principle.
from the Alaskan coast to the interior
Notwithstanding the difficult Topographic
cal features of the coast in the vicinity of
Jureau and the great obstacles to be sur
mounted In order TO establish quick and
safe communication between the head
waters or the Yukon and the port of pyea
IL is claimed that experts VINO have ,.x-
ainined the Fryer designs assert that IL
Will be possible with his system TO build
a road over the Chilcoot Pass. and TO ac-
complish this within thirty days after the
material is landed on the coast
Method OF CONFIRMATION.
The method OF construction is said n he
simple. Poles. such as are used for
stringing telegraph wires. are placed In
pairs. witE their tops brought together
and with their bases resting on the eartn
or rock nifty feet apart. Through the tops
OF these poles rods of varying lens: his are
run TO ana connected with the ties which
support the rails, the rails themselves being
outside the supporting cantilever rods
ana the trucks or the vehicles to be trans
ported being swung below the tracks 4
third rail Under the ties running through
the middle furnishes the electric current
which f3 transmitted 30 the motors nv
motors also covered by Mr. Fryer's patents
, The cost of construction of this kind OF
rallfoad, even in a country a. rough al
that of the coast range in Alaska n a.
claimed, Will not be more than Slo,.n a..
S2.oo a mile, and in view of the fact that
an OF the material Is commercial iron
which can be purchased in any country
there VIII be no delay in securing all the
parts necessary to build the road as fast
as ii can be transported.
AttninabIe Speed.
BY using the cable system for m, Sus-
pension of the track spans fully mile
and bridge building over small streams
Will not be required. 1t is also claimed
that through the pneumatic pressure in
producing the connection between the
motor and the feed rail almost unlimited
speed can be obtained and grades as steep
as ID per cent are easily surmount able
The surface of the road being in the air
will never be blockaded by snowdrifts.
Mr.. Fryer will be remembered as having
had an Office in this city al one time and
as the moving spirit in a scheme launched
at Alexandria, Va, several years ago,
which was to revolutioniZe ocean travel
The Arrow steamship was built upon the
lines OF the inventor, Mr.. Fryer, but her
performances did not come up TO tine claims
OF the prospectus. 1t is claimed by Mr.
Fryer. however, that better luck will at
tend his efforts in his invention this time.