The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-26
BY RAILWAY TO YUKON
Two Practical Routes by Which
the Country May Be Reach
ed-Canadian Aid Asked.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 2e, 1Ss7.-N. E.
Picotte, of the Yukon country, who has
been in this city several days, gave an
Interesting account of the efforts of
pioneers of that locality to secure more
modern means of conveyance into the
land of golden fleece.
while at Circle. City and Forty Mile
last year says Picotte, 1--WE considered
seriously the possibility of securing aid
from the Canadian Government to build
a railway into this district. We secured
as reliable data as we could ant forward
ed it to Ottawa. Finally an appropriation
of 5000 was passed by the. Parliament
and surveyors ordered to take the field
this year.
There are two practical routes by
which this country might be reached by
a railway. One of these is from a point
on the Canadian Pacific; the other is from
Dyea. As far as We were able to ascer-
tain neither presents many difficulties.
That from Dyea would be the shorter
for the reason that only some eighty
miles of road would have to be built, the
rest of the route to the mines being by
means of the river. OF course during the
winter season his route would be closed
as far as the river is concerned. This
road would do away with the difficulties
of the Chilkat Pass in the early days.
Tt naturally would be a closer means of
communication with San Francisco n
for that reason is not likely to be favored
by the Canadian Government.
THE other route is about five hundre
miles longer, but being entirely. within
the Dominion of Canada is likely to re+
ceive earnest consideration at the hands
of the Government. The moneyed men
of thai section are willing to assist in any
enterprise of this character which will
tend to develop the country. The tten-
ton Of the world has been called to our
country and the idea that naught but
fairy tales have been written about its
wealth is being quickly dissipated.n
The Pacific coast steamship people are
much exercised over the action of the
Treasury Department in making gDyea
q SUPPORT Of entry which they claim
Pacific Navigation Company, through
the Dominion Government. The Canadian
Pacific Company operates a line Of steam
ers between Victoria and Juneau, and
asked to nave United States customs off-
GERS placed on board their boats which
they wanted to run through to Dyea
duties and thus obvfate necessity OF land
ing cargoes at Juneau. The Treasury
Department went even further and made
Dyea q sub-port OF entry 4 local
steamship companies say this will turn
gold hunters from the east TO the Cam
adam route TO the injury 7of the local
line. -
Junsau and e1skn Dspcpplafed.
SEATTLE. WasA., July 26. 1597.-The
steamer City of Topeka arrived here from
Alaska at W o'clock this morning. The
Topeka brought no Klondyke passengers
MIR giittering gold, but reports that the
nstners arc focking towards Dyea by the
Lore from Juneau and Sitka and that
hoth places threaten to be ~depopulated-
big rarity starts for b Fields.
PORT TOWNSEND, Wash, July rs
s.-The steamer Mexico has left here
with 400 passengers, all except fifty being
bound for the gold fields. They went well
provisioned and equipped Many have
supplies for a three years stay. The
part was made up Of men representing
ali callings and professions including
many veterans who Joined the sirlilal
rush to the gold fields In California nearly
ha1f = century algo.