The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-01-23

Wrangel to Glenora is open from May
to the end of October. BY the end of
January the river usually forms a good
Ice road, which is used during Febru-
airy ana March. The Canadian Pa
citic has made pretty thorough test
of this route, which is the quickest Of
the lot. Two other transportation com
panies are already running steamers
from North Pacific ports TO Wrangel,
and still others ale getting ready for
the crowd expected in the spring.
THE second Canadian route starts
from Ashcroft and Samloops in British
Columbia. The trails from these two
places unite, follow the old Carlboo
road to QucSncllc and cut across coun-
try along 4 trail built in the early Co.'S
by the projectors of the telegraph line
to Bering Sea. and Siberia, an enterprise
which collapsed when the Atlantic
cable was successfully laid, to laZelton
on the Skecna, and thence TO Glenora.
Ashcroft and Kamloops are ON the
Canadian Pacific railway, couple OF
hundred miles east Of Vancouver.
East OF the Rocky mountains lie the
Edmonton and Prince Albert routes
both being reached by branch roads
from the Canadian Pacific. From Ed
morton there are two main lines of
conlnunicatior--onc by the Athabasca
and Mackenzie rivers 10 Fort Nc
phersOn and the Arctic circle, and
thence by the Porcupine to the Yukon
below Dawson City; the other by var
ious ways reaching the Lard and cross
ing a gold bearing ;lIact TO the I'elly and
the Yukon. The latter is taken by
persons who dssre to prospect in the
Peace river country and at the head
waters Of the Stewart and MClMillOn
rivers, which flow through another rich
region
NEW MINING REGULATIONS PRO
IhOSED.
THE Canadian government will prob
ably alter the mining regulations this
!'sar and make them still more faNora
BILE to the miner. All miners. irrespec-
tive of nationality, have TO pay $15 per
;lunum for IL license, which entities them
10 various privileges, and is protec
ton against claim jumpers and camp
bummers.
"a good many so-caled transporta-
ton companies are advertising to car
~ people from the UnitGd~States and
Canada to Dawson City, and board
them ell the way. for sums ranging
from $50 to $f"1 which has to be paid
in whole or in part in advance. 1t is
scarcely necessary to say that these
concerns cannot afford 10 render the
service iOr lnc money. INeI are drying
TO defraud the public. The Klondikc
craze has created a brisk demand 70"
horses, ponies, 'huskics, or trai
dogs, and canoes. The story about cat
amarans and icoboats being employed
on the Yukon in winter Is not true the
ice on the river forms uneverly and in
ridges.
MANY GOLD SEEKERS EXPECTED
"Ah Vancouver and Victoria and the
Puget sound ports. as also at Montreal
and Winnipeg, many thousands OF let
tiers have been received asking for in
formation. Gold seekers are coming not
only from the United States and Eu-
rope, but from the d!ggings in Aus
:ralia and South Africa. Thanks to
the good understanding between the
United States and Canadian Govern
nr.n,s. the bona fide transportation
companies will he able to handle the
enormous volume of human freight, if
nct with ease. at any rate without much
delay. Although conditions on the Yu-
kon will doubtless change soon, those
going into the country this spring