Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-02-18
BY TRAIN TO KLONDIKE.
Every Tuesday From Portland, Me-, to
Vancouver on The Pacific.
4 wonderful Run OF Sass Miles without
Change of Cars-Julr, N-rur Not In u
with the Modern Methods uf Passenger
Transportation.

The literature published aud other efforts
made by tho different railroad lines 90
secure business 90 the kloudike gold N"..
shows the advancement made ln inc past
frW years Iu this line uf work, hr simple
fact that "a tourist sleeping rar line with rars
leaving Portland every Tuesday commencing
February 18th. has been inausurated 20 -lau
the continent from the Atlantic ocean g
Portland Ne. ta the Pacific ocean It VAN
CONVEX making a run 90 3lS3 miles without
"a change. l. something never before heard
uf. and "a few vcar- ago would have seemed
a- much "a dream as jules Narur'- Around
the World la Eighty DAYS" which time has
NOT uulg been accomplished. but shortened
los the modern methods of passenger trans
purtutInu.
Another feature has been the organization
% Cobb'- Eiondisr parties. being personally
conducted tours similar 90 tHG-s made
famous hy Raymond a Whitr1mu. which
arraugr- fHr transportation. furnishing Ui
-uupiit- for eighteen months. from Port
land t1 Dawson City. Copper River. ska
quay. py-n. Nraugoi, juneau and al. the
landing points iIr q lump -um 60 relieve the
pru-prr'or Hi uil 'r'1h." sJ route.
ON. railroad FOLDER tH.r bats been cir
cuIatrI rauH- J. follows 'G0.I. gold. yell
low. g.-amu- .u.l r.rryWIirr". plenty as
Wu-qut1T-. lra AMI H.H. and this
IL hgt tNr beginning. Tine hIuudlkH
D. only one small creek 200 over lu.ulb
miles of g0ii-.rHriu- waterways. Gold
hts been found aH every river and
creek taut flows into the Yukon. where the
sound 81 % uTu-pretur'- pies auI Tau has
ever been heard. The vast quart hedges.
from which au this placer gold comes. are
~till L. o.. discovered. The world s greatest
gold Wiur- are probably Vet To- br found ia
this land of the aurora horeaiis and the mid
might sun.
Previous 10 the present year. travellers to
Dawson civ could reach that place only
after several months Of travel via the st.
Michael route ana up the Yukon river. % dis
taurr OF almost 1000 miles cor across the
dreaded Cuil'uut Chilrat and White pa---~.
whrr" the hard-hip- were so severe that
even u 20 man lid reach Dawson City alive
his health wa, more or less shattered. All
this L. unW changed. a- much work has been
done GA tur-u different lines of travel lines
OF pack horses established for the carrying
rf freight and various transportation teams
Incorporated. 4 tramway viii soon be in
operation over she thucOUt pass, steam
railroad Is talked OF from the head of Cop
per region t. Fort Sclkirk ON the Yukon,
uuiy "a short distance from Dawson City.
and work on the overland wagon road from
Ashcroft route from Ldmpud-tou. b. c.. has
been pushed forward by thr Canadian gov
vruU.Ht $50 that travel via that route is
comparatively easy.
Another route which is Just now claiming
the most attention l. that via the Sthine
river and Lake Tr,lin. which promises to
bring New Eaclgui wilhiua fortnight jour
ury of Dawson city.
The Canadian government has contracted
jJr the construction of a railway from the
Stkine river TO Ir-iin Lake. whi'h is To be
completed hy tine first OF September next in
conjunction with line OF steamers down
hclukou water stretches t. Dawson City.
one OF the provisions If the contract is
,Hgt snow road shall he huIl; "a. once from
the mouth Of the Stlkiu" opposite Nraugrl
To- Ie~lu Lax" and b" ready for operation
bE ION March next with isIat~ ani shelter
ing -tJII .u> az luinrNl-,f tWruly-.I,. miles
-pttmt tine rru'. rJu 20. at.,sr-.t uN tu1-r 20
lu- ~ early tA'~ -prIu.. and tur railway IS
20 be Operated a- it .I.aaer- toward Lake
Trsl!n.
\ to."sr1u just received iron Vancouver
reads. "l.ar men arrived NauiH. who
"am' down ~uAjur river 4uj reported lett
Telegraph 'rn"S l-Il-H- iglt oil tw' days.
arrived ut NrnH-r i--b-1s. twelve days
actual tray"t. Cam" light, iu~t enough
grub for trip, auuirI ay ivh dogs. We're
using snow Shoes breaking trail: cam" wH9i"
dl-tauc" along NuNuH. Vow good
bard tran all th" way. Snow not
deep enough 10 hinder. weather mod
crate, NOT below zero entire trip, Met
first party going nHld about 100 miles from
Nf"hE'.' every 'n' or yen hH,S >'rASE'rr>'
al masking good prnETa~- RIOS" going
now can maze "Trip without delay. Dogs
b.~i i'rl nh drirI salmon. fi.LjlIW at
i.'d DIS none ON route. camp W"'" 'Ach
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