The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-28
sTICKEEN Is A SHORT CUT.
wraagci Merchant Points Out Adj
ssnfazss of the Proposed Rail-
read Route.

Dunran Mex Aaon. ghe leading merchant
Of Fort WrnuEEl arrived ID Seattle yesteT-
dav morning. fhaviaE come Gown fFosn
Alaska On tha steamship City Of Topeka.
accompanied " hls faruiiy. " no stopped 20
visit n VlcsoTia. Mr Mckiunou - an
active participant IA the excitement ~ the
north and q larm believer ~ lhe eventual
popularity n the s,lekesn river route %
the interior His hslief Is conflrnsa hy the
activity which the Canadian rgvfrrueHt
ard Cauadtfn Individuals are taking IN the
opening Of fire trafl The last dominion
parliament Bapproprsafea 81 80 Tor a pre-
iiminary otenine cf the trail end The
money xas placed Ia the hands os Capt.
Colhralth wifh Instructions 20 pFoceNi
with ths work Capt. colhraith reported
;he fanA insufficient. anA Premier f-aufter
advanced 81 80 nore. relying gpen pariis-
nseut 10 reimburse hif1.
THE traa was epenea sufficiently for
racklnz purposes. and n reports sre to -
believed & premises 70 b. the shortest
and Seat route % the grid districts ~ th~
T-uper yukon Matters have urgr taken or
a practical shape. leasing % % The ecr-
asraefi0n ~ q narrow sga railroad fram
seloss the ruogth ~ Telegraph creek up the
sI.xht elevation. which Is remarked by 1ii
n vetars whD 40 fhaf way. 20 fhe level
sahin land ieading % Lake Tesiin. Nr-
Mef<fnnen states that nneineere are now IA
ere Geid sr6 fhat r route has hAen a1rs
vd from ftS head - nasigsflaa on rhe
aEasn RIVER 50 the Sake. There are 70
great eaTsueeggnE feats Involved IN the
roretT,sftiea af the naFToH gauge real.
ard . wEry ln~ east b. considered AZ aaee#-
gsry g. pas a practical Itrs hefssen SIT
water sus navigation On Feks Tessln.
The TnnsTaHtrn, ~ Tlctarla. and Fan
T-rzHesRrs ard ksnRl2aA capitalists are sad
70 - ssurktnS wlth fne Hsesou Hay Corr
nary rna latter 90 Hns en- a8fnaafa sfAars-
e~ ssrvsec fran Fort wrangas 80 tie aslnk-
9 p river - IRE Ntartlas raint of thr rail-
roas trron the ennrlefinn 81 ths rsilroaa
material far thx construction cf steamers
10 utv eu Lake Tesisn vfil - tnasea afad
ssrf fNrsneh n the r1ans ~ ffg4 pTesses-
sra are carried sar IRE w0rk ws1E - pgsss-
81 o. the road durirx ire eaul3nx slater
ana ere fsrenEh sste wis e- ready feT bus
lness 81 TIE eCrsug.
Tas distances given ~ yr MeKhnoH
sra ri a1FsfatlFe5T Hn0rt The N5tete~n
rsver raHss - - miles and fas Fsiifead
r-ar aerfEen - Lake Tral8a "A Ia u1f.es
T7ss fake g. - miles lsus and RE Fernssr-
Dr. - gse srfp Gown waul8 - ~ faE L<ewtE
fEver. phlca would hTIas fhpse ggteg ia y
rhat rggse dtrHesgv snso fhs fscreS1 part -
she ea18 eoanfrT
AExaras~ HeGInwhsrz. shs representa-
five e me EmTstgn capitalists who are -
tsrastea ia sie pTopossd rssiroae + nss
fa Eaasana. whsxa 81 NaEt - m1ske fs-
sr-fahfe reaors or tae acasms Direct saB
ard staaraar e1auecf2ss frem Ssaslie .
fnn arper Yukon Will zetsie tha gReastsn
% Row so Esf 3n. waen anofAeT SsAr
srIsxs arpand.
NJ weKsannu II maksar hls frss yfstt
- SeaetEa after aa assessee - mere ban
ssr years. Wasr he ~as hare las the xssr
sai saaf ~ w2a aa was argaKea n 80
par.Ezrs9 Atas&aa hszzfnest and pot ~ -
Paxss aaaaS 70 rsek ~ sgE1s rrefsht
AN sf fsa Aassaa baaf~esA ~as cpns
resa eff~e~ Ssn EranelFcn y F'ayssask1s N
.srem las $50 Afr NrEsrnea. s&sser.
49, "maw nsaFly ga q S4h r@stnsss e
49, n aans wttn 1atfte. @gsae ~ -
reYnns sE-ss farmer norm dg aa-l@sks @lkl
49, Es-rrfssss fsss A. fFaae with x&ssIss
a& ms3
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