Stikeen River journal., 1898-05-14
Iifl,. OGii.N II.
Made tie Round Trip in Thirty
 Five Hours.
By II. x. Garter. Esq.

By II. x. Garter. Esq.
 With the initial trip of thr nag indecent Pas cngcr aLd tlrit ht steaiucr Oyilvic of the (. T.. k, having made the round trip to Glcnoln, k. t.. Ill dh hours running time, d new era Of prog ress and prosperity is opeac t'r Wrangri aS the Gateway for the .All- Canadian route to Lake Tcalin and the Yukon country.
 Thr 0eiiyic is the iist of Il powtl ful fleet uf twelve river boats. which Ml!l be in hlli operation in 20 days. and. with bi-wrcky service hy the steamers Tartar and Athcnian rom NanrpuNrr and Victoria, connecting al " rtnEri wit h A most daily service nn the Silhcrn river. wi make the tiip'trom al east crn points via Canadian Pacific raiI- way and steamers through to t'lrnora B. ( ! trip of pleasure and comfort.
 Th' first trip of the orlNie Wis made under tlc personal sapcrNMlon oi Air, ]. W. Troup, superintendent of rlNrr steamers. and lay whom this iirct has been designed and built. and proves eun,,tasivc!y that unlN steamers ol great pow,rran successfully make the swift current ot the Stikren. Following Is actual running tune
 Dcpar. Wlaagcl at :i:'Ila.m. Weakness day. MaA iith: arrived al Canyon. F. p. n. "Wednesday: lett tanNon, ] a. ii. Thursday. May lath arrived al Glen"ra. pm. fhGrstay.
 Returning. depart G'cnor, l.:m p.in. Thursday. May l2th: arrived Hranu Rapios. 6:i5 p m. Thursday: depart Grand Rapids. 4.Oo Il. m. i'riday, May l3lh: arrived Barley Cache. Il. III. Friday, May l3lh: depart I'arlty acne lo:30 ;.,ln., May 18th: arrived Nrangri, ) P. ln. Friday. May l5th
 Actu.l running time, D hours: dis tancr. :;ua miles.
 Leaving Wrangcl, the steamer skirts alon- the northern shore of Wran4cl islard, and aero. 5 tine channel . mics to C,tl Nood is.unti. which divides the mout oi thc :>tikcru river in tWo parts. I'm. stcalnrr takes the left c,.aiiiIrl, Winding ill and out atnon% tha % ttllIia of ,h" Coast range. which rise grad = ally whit" tine snoN-capird p'aks ap- pear in tlr distance.
 Thirty mics from the mouth of the river the auadian houndarA k sr~ac.tcu. which i, Il palc1 aa4i custom . port und r Inspector t'rituio,c.
 ' the Great Glacier 'ihia 9itr!er k aptly name,l "i5tlat.' extending l3 m,lr- a.un4 tnc rlv,,r bank aud back Il, far d. the eye ran reach. and Is ccr' taini, more wonderful 1h;;u tlr Ni .s,(\ "Muir" or dazzling ia:n. hein@ in tH.l NieA lrr il, Whoe icueth.
 Passing on through every variety ot mountain and river scenery colIalneo l. ,I Sn t.', from the :apslta of tne IiVnr. i, t,r iiGc-' p,tlt uf tae "nojc trip. il"r'. t"r Il .alir .si.d a quarter. tlr water r,-Are through the narrow gore. | :noNata!n torrent. and un both s!d,'s the roe>% r!i,ts lie straight from tine Walar :. edge tu OF 1o tart. Tie lcal power ot iais i> not realized until iae down grip l., made, Wlca the >t,an."r rN@hco -o mil < all hour.
 Here tine Canadian government ar. cstab. .,lling q sa1nupholr d cdrn chu to hr worked oil the block 7Net,,n. tar operators huNln te.epAo..c c5n,!,>- lIuHs.
 Just above this is another o:pa Ter passage. cat,ed l. .ootcaH!,.n c;,n}tn.
 IWci, mile. h4riaer a.r the {. | t.
 
 gAlipH. N iirfi can an :tee ,un!.-il..t oi + by tue rao.; powerful strIEiei'.
 Tnirty-.lyp l.ii.e- more aud t;.cno.;t i- fci"pea. tIe heAl of Hasi 4atipn. eN cayt ia nigh water. when a ,,ci'rci can make Telegraph Creek. tMc.yo miles turtavr.
 'r.Naora l~ at present Il -l.aH settle nent with al,-i., tlt0t". u. 1a1 .I,- .tnd l;to;! country.
 Ths return trip k made la a53uf ain hours, with the current. Ntier aver age, six to c.lht lniis> a9 Aeur. ts.e.. b ing Il f.,l! O. ,,I} frrt .r'..l La = Lraltl Gre i; to +. tif;e ,a;er.
 And thi. trip 9lI ri4 | day e H. hin,.~ ,aere ,ariaa Jaa l.o,ur. ;u. !i.s. -,'crrrI '. .8n ;;HN hasa c.cr s .,.H ,.r Igs lu~,i, i,jtic, t"r suu.Hel. tosa@.ot travel. h ing . urE ana llgyci r #.,iy. Features. "i.l certain. HIl:,.r. il ,.,.t..t ;.san..
 ,lan o2ii>i" on lb: l..rpyd trip aa~ osnrulast,.J h> Captain Han!,olrt and
 . \. Moore, .Ia-4rr; with l'i'p: l,ahc. WAt.r tae -euial parser r. D. M3et, .,,srI uit.1r tl.e comfort ui lie p,.,-en- -c=e.
 Thi, ,saa8pr = i5} to'.~ aHd 10 hor."- pD.rr. a'." i!"~ ?i ,;aga:o 4,n@, ;- bcrs,le. | a,- . diHn.. aait. a s4.iii parnr, alu ! -mn,.i L. room. elrrt..c Ii Ehtod .hrnu gHGUl agd ila4nI..ert,t'N iu1- nj ,5cd, making IL" finest rive. boat in uorthcyn waters a4d nal ing arcomAo- Gatiou, ier 2r passengers.
 D1 tIa irtp tA' D,,iivic passed thn f,,ll it.ar .. Cagr-rf, l!oaa i:amin. (. r. ,. 'rripht a2.U Ei&opG and Monte ''riasp i'll or;!e" nanitd. pn hcr Guan tr,p ,i,a a.s -"d tlr i,annaa.
 Fort N'ranaci Opera House.