The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-24
BIG SCHEMES ON IN DAWSON.
Telephone Company Buys Wire
and Materials in Seattle.
CLAIM OWNERS FORM 4 TRUST.
James s~eyiiIe Tells of Gigantic
Combination of Mine Owners.
Headed by Alexander Mcdonald,
Formed tn work Claims With Ma
Represented in the Big Trust.

Dawson. the capital CT TIE KI5aaike Is
anxious 20 pa on metropolitan airs. a
company mas been organized. bscksd ~
Alexander Mcdonald The barney Barnato
OF the ki9ndlke. for tae purpose u sup
plying tie to~n wlth q telephone system
James T.. seoslie one OK she men inter
es,sd IN tie project. arrived yesterday
from Dawson and has already purchased
nearly shfee tons 81 wife from Seattle gner-
chants. to be used ~ baadlne lines in
Dawson aud vicinity.
Mr.. scovllie les Dawson January ara
his journey ofeg ihe tail 70 TIE coast
occupied tairty-oae days. he missed sh.,
steamer City o. Seattle al Dyea and came
down 70 Victoria ca ths Danube. arriving
In Seattle yesterday on the Kingston.
Ar Seovllle brought Oh, the story of the
formation Of big syndicate for tae opera
fion O. an economical basis 81 tbe IN nes
% me hlonaiAe. @htch vas published IN
the Fest~Inssslixene Tuesday The !neor-
pofators Of me company Include The heaxi-
t@t claim ca frFs OF tae following creeks.
JldoFado. HoaanzA HInker Dominion and
suipntf Ansofs tae o-g people interested
IN tn. trust are Alexander A8eIJ4uaI4 sf4a
the Cadahy- tesiy com yaay wa.ca resent
- purchased a number of cncigs els lr3s -
the kloudike dIstfiet feg over $l,N868
All Of shs materials or she constitute
ton Of she selas.none Lues all be pur-
chased a se..tts aith tht exception 81
the pncaes. said &F ScovHe at Toe Hotel
Northern last ul4uL To-Day / gave an
order FOR three i1Es VI wiEe 20 one of the
best known Asn4s IN seal,lr. | believe 1
VIII have nQ dsnlcalty whatever IN aTTaug-
Ing for "a lease 81 tie requisite number II
telephone Instruments No other company
Is ~ the held and We are well equipped
financially 10 carry 10 successful lssue
any project On which We may enter.
The !alns owners IN the kluudike are
determined t. equip the camp with every
Improvement known 90 civilization. We
are TO have electric lights and telephones
and some day street railways. ANY man
VINO believes that Dawson as a tenn l}Qrary
camp is mistaken. TIE devei-l msat work
that has bssn eaAe Ia tue mines This SEA
son nas proven beyond the peradyentufe
or a doubt that tie camp ~ one 0f the rich
est OF tbe globe Al Dawson wiz be To-
Gated a thriving city. and tue people OF
the place are able and willing 10 pay for
improvements and convcuiencos such as
charaeterize life In the outside world.
The company was organized largely
through The Efforts Of Alexander Melon
aid and r. Leroy Pelist!er. Il IS capital
lzed At sis ~, and Is called tie Yukon Tel
tyhune and Telegraph Syndicate | am
cue o. the members Of the company. ana II
j. cur intention 20 build telephone lines in
the district wherever they are required.
after building the exchange Ia Dawson.
II w.iI be cur purpose 10 connect the mines
with wires 80 that communication can be
lad with Dawson. There is 40 doubt
whatever that the maintenance Of a sys-
tom Of telephones Is perfectly practicable
So Dawson. and you can depend en- ere
tang. ard mat IS that every one III the
camp Ais pa;roaize Il. The claim owners
.Ad hus.aass men in lee klon8ike are able
To lay for tae best Inst Is 20 be mad. siid
they Narf nothing else.
"~rhe officers % the company are: i j
H. fe Nlsne reaidtui. +. leroy foileuer
secretary Ana treasurer. and Alexander
Mcpeuald. general manageT-
Al sea& asa Uflugs further details II She
ors#ulzatton e {he mining trust lay thc
blk c.alfa owners on El1oradn aud bo-
rama eye, ks Tie entrance of the trust
iNsa iuta Driven is one OF tnr newest
thiugs ia al. esup The promoters II me
* h.fuu maize So secret az tHf isHt inst
the, aiIa - Operate the mines Isl tae camp
en ihe asast saau. mir43 basis possible. The
company is eau.J ti'a NonAnsa i-ls.HrAco
COMPANY Aud j. capitalized st sea- a33 ~
Comoatsn& engineers hANc been employed
by the syndicate f5r tnv purF 81 - aat%F-
tainIng ihe Feasibility of bra&inE ster
irto the camp f-am lnA.an RIVER Reports
have been made strongly 'nmen3atof}
~ the scaems n IS proposed fo ats 8
canal from the upper reaches ~ taai IA
river through pass lr lhe disiae - the
htaiuatvrs of tsi3crado. From ihts goin,
tho waters wiH be- distributed throughout
the eafun Th~ moss formation ~ ~