The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-21
IS TO THE WUE60N,

only difference being that that part OF tina
journey IS made by water instead OF by
land. However, q vigorous EFFORT was
made to open il by the construction OF n
railroad from Giea0ra 10 Lake TeSlin.
and, 10 this end. it was proposed 70 grant
a franchise. with a prodisfous land grant,
20 MeSsrs. Mackenzie and Mann. TIE ex-
cessive land grant secured rs defeat in
the Canadian parliament and a wagon
road is row under construction. tie over
land trip being made meanwhile by
pecktrain. The season Of navigation is
from May 20 October / the first steamer
having eft Wra0gel on May = owing -
the frequent Sells OF mid weather dur
ing the winter. the snow on the ice does
not harden enough 20 make travel by
dog-sleti practicable az ali times.
The trip from Fort Wrancel 10 Cslenora
is made by steamer in ;hir;y-seyen hours
exclusive OF stops and the trip down is
made In fourteen hours. including stops.
or the stage from Glenora onward, Mr..
OgiIvie says:
The overland trip TO Tcslin lake IS
over a h.lly, undulat!ng country. which
offers no serious obstacle to the construc
ton OF railway. in fact. il might be said
a railway could be constructed over II al
most as quickly as wagon road
Teslin lake and the Hootal'pqua river
binary river boats. the trip having been
made with safety in October. when the
river was ten or twelve feet below high
water mark.
The All-Water Route.
The ST. Michael route Is the one for
those who wish TO go 10 the god fields
in comfort and TO postpone their lahors
until they are in the heart Of the country
where they wish 10 begin mining. They
can have the choice OF a large number OF
handsomely equipped ocean steamers
from Seattle TO ST. Michael and comfort
able river steamers from there to their
destination. This route is only open from
June TO October l at the outside. as the
Ice hangs about the mouth Of the river
IN Boring sea fer some time after 1t has
passed out. The only available point for
transfer from ocean to river steamers is
at 81. Michae! island. loo miles from the
Aphoon channel which Is the only one so
far proved navigable. and the transfer Is
here made by lighters. The Yukon
emptics into the sea through a delta
eighty miles wide and carries down great
quantities Of sand. which have formed a
bar across the whole width OF It's mouth,
extending thirty miles out to sea. The
water on this bar is shallow that one
can wade In Ii only knee deep at low tide
and steamers can only cross Ii at ex-
IRENE high tide Of which there is only
one every twentyfour hours. There has
been much talk OF Il deep channel with
an outlet of Cape Dyer having been dis
covered thus furnishing an entrance on
the extreme south of the delta. saving
30 niles OF travel to ST. Michael. off the
Aphoon channel on the extreme north, and
avoiding the ice pack. Those who have
carefully investigated these reports on
the ground, however, are incredulous as
to the existence CT such channel and de-
clare that any vessels which attempt to
enter 4 will come TO grief. This question
will soon be settled. for the bark Harry
Morse has been sent by the Boston and