The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-06
ALASKA . MAIL CONTRACT.
Five Round Trips = Month Through
out the Year From Seattle
to Dyea.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 5.-The postoffice
department has awarded 10 the klondike
Yukon * Copper River Company a con
tract for carrying The mails for four years
from Seattle 10 Dyea, including Juneau.
Sitka Skagway and other Intermediate
points. There are TO be Ave round trips
each month throughout the year. and the
compensation is 10 be sl5.250 per annum.
The treasury department. viii admit free
Of duty the reindeer 10 be imported from
Norway for the government relief exoe-
dillon as transit goods from Norway to
the kiondke region in the Northwest ter
rltory. and the agricultural department
VII pass them at the port OF inspection
without quarantine. provided they are
found to be IN a healthy condition.
Tne senate committee on public lands to-
day considered. but did not complete, the
house bill granting rtght-of-way to rail-
roads n Ai9Skd. The attention Of the
committee has been called TO the PROPOSE
ton OF a Canadian corporation 70 build m
all-rall route 10 the klondike country. 'ard
Il IS said the Canadian government pro-
poses 10 give the company 4Su acres Of
land ard to prevent any other CORPORATION
from building 10 the Eiondike over Can
adlan soil The committee has been IN
formed that a great deal OF opposition
has developed 20 this proposition IN Can
ada. and Il has been suggested that con-
gress az once take such action as will
relations
Canadians ana Americans 50 that trade
relations may not nc impeded and 50 that
traffic may be diverted 20 proposed Arnerl-
can lines. The committee was Informed
that ! bill made 70 ueeg these desires was
being prepared IN the treasury department
but the opinion was expressed that Ii
could net b. made a psrI OF the hiiI now
under consideration by the committee. ne
cause the latter relates wholly % the right
ofway and lard laws.
Charter for Railroad Nantea
VICTORIA. y. G. Feb. s.-Apnlicatia9
Viii Re made Ia the next session OF the
legislature for charter for "a railway
from Observatory inlet 10 Glenora. TO con-
nee1 wlth the Teslin lake railway. This
WIZ give route from the Coast 10 Da,g-
sou. All in Canadian territory.
Telephone tn Dawson
SAN FRANCISCO reb 5-paWsou ,-ill
soon b. ia communication with the Goa Il
bv rngaus ~ wire. The Sunset Te'eohone
Company viii in few days commence
III. construction az telephone l5ue fr1ra
| pyva 20 a point on Lake I-.Udenac. fifty
mites cisi ut This Is orig the beginning
~ tse end Nothing definite could he
learned today as 80 when the the viii be
completed ar how rapidly it wll bee aa-
NaHred from the present pFasqc1 live ter
/ minus bat enough was ,earned 80 Justly
the statement that tn distance abs,a
mentioned VIII &c in erkinE order nv
early spring. Prem there ou the con
stTueti"n vii ao as rapid as circumstances
| viii admit
Miners Licenses Issued
VICTORIA. II. g.. Feb. Over trc MIN
e-~' Ecenses for tbe Yukon district were
.ssl;ea yesterday. aad almost q ur1f,- TO
day Pr the collector ~ customs re hsz
issued over dfiy daily since tie licenses
arrived
Viii nredg~ the Haotalinaun
VICTORIA T. g. Fe15 s-h ,arfv fs
heag orgaulse5 here 70 carry O.. .-sfeing
opera 'ioss on iae HootaHnqua river They
Vii take in large steel cy5. l-.1er sl-rffar
70 fho-e uses in sinking arfessaa gels ans,
~iH wo-k jhe hs-s e tec river Tn evil
'rc.r 81 ~ taken ever she snow II a
50 sa}ly constructed sleigh
i" Prospect the Nest Coast
PORT EAND OT Feb. E-The etrhtv-
ten So g. wizard Air svearth hls ,,-..r
rharterr2 3 Far-y e. twelve alep vha
sf@ soag - Geyire ssa 70 frasFexf fsr
sosa- tss'- :. Olsen and capt Taee.so~s
Jensen e this city. will slrert she affairs
r. l-s ftFty Tae sscht WILL 2ss provision
81 - tw3 years "trip
tada- Leaves for the Kiondsl.c.
CHICAGO Fgh -r@se-h rs,ar.. .>.
s9saass q b@*esa, le.. Caicago toaiz..t