The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-28
NOM UNDER THO Flags.
SkAGWAY 4 WHITE PASS RAIL-
ROAD CROSSES THE LINE.
Ceremonial Turning of First Sod ON
Canadian Soil by British omciais
Chance for Several Thousand
Laboring Men to Find Work.

AMI q nov in active progress on Canadian
soil towards Fort Selkirk. on the Yukon.
which Is inSendsd to be the terTnsaas OF the
read. Taas is the latest infarmason re
ceivet yesterday by George NJ Rice civil
engineer. in this city. who represents NJ. J.
Eeney. the contractor of that railroad.
Turning the first sod or British soil MAS
made ceremonial occasion and a1stln-
gulShed Canadian officials took part II
launching the project on their Own terri
tory. That is TO say, ii viii be 1he4r OWE
territory when the settlement Of the bound
ary qaesi2oa snail determine whether the
arbitrary removal by the Canadians OF the
boundary line from Bennett 10 the
summit was Il legitimate action
AT any rate. for the purpose OF
the railroad company the SPOT
chosen for the turning OF the first alleged
British Columbia sod was IN the meadows
near Middle lake. some five miles from
where the waters divide and run toward
Summit lake north. and where the head
waters Of the Skagway river flow south.
The party that attended the ceremony
Tuesday, October 1, beside the officials Of
the road and Contractor Heney. with As
s.stsr1t Chief Engineer H.slop, consisted OF
Capt Cartwright OF the Northwest mount
ed police at Log Cabin, Judge Dugas. Of
Montreal. on his way 10 Dawson 10 assume
his duties as Judge or the Yukon distrle.
in place ei Judge Mcclure. A. i.oaSpre Of
Montreal; G.. G. Hartman Of Toronto. the
newly appointed postmaster al Dawson.
and Maj. Chopper, OF London, on his way
TO Dawson.
Ride to Heney station.
The guests took the early morning train
from Skagway ana rode to Heney station
where they were met by Mr.. HiSaop and
Mr. Tfeney and were then escorted 10 the
hosnital surgeons tent and entertained for
half an hour Or. F. Is. Whiting. The sur
geon doing the honoEs. The CANADIANS
were provided with horses and rode up the
trail across the summit TO where the grad
ers' camp was located in the meauoWs. the
rest OF the party. including Nj. iieney ana
Mr.. Hislop, walking 10 Summit lake wnsre
Peterbcro canoes were In readiness ana
hoatmen padded the party a dssahes o.
six miles To the head OF Middle lake. Here
a landing Was made and the party walked
across country for half a mile 10 the grad
ess' camp in the meadows. AZ me lamp
Was found Capt. Cartwright. and MI, Psaie,
the customs official at Log CABIN. VINO had
been on the ground since ~ o.clocR IN tue
morning awaiting the arrival OF me party.
Here a, o'clock in the afternoon
number OF surveyors We're assembled with
their instruments and about huhdrso
railroad hands with picks ana shose1s'
On the south side OF the stream STOOD,
shovel In hand. Capt. Cartwright. Il son
OF Sir Richard Cartwright. minister OF
finance CT Canada. Near him stood Judge
signal from Contractor Heney those
two distinguished gentlemen tossed over
the first sod while Official fhotos1 diaiei
Barley made pictures OF the scene 10 coidi-
nemorate the occasion.
The visitors were then conducted TO the
camp in course OF construction ht,is
further on where champagne, wen lcrd
in It's progress over the scmmft, was drunk
in honor OF the event. and the success OF
the railroad was enthusiastically I'IeoEeu.
AS soon as the simple ceremony was
ever the force Of graders started acthai
operations IL the soil. grading the meadow
by pick, shovel and scraper. tnert pe.hs
no rock along this part or the raauNays $50
On the Canadian SIDE the rsiiroau VIZ
drop its American name Of Skagway q
White Pass "a. lroad ana assume the na.le
of British COLUMBIAN Yukon railway; tna~
being the name under which the Charter
was granted by the crown.
MIR. Rice In speaking OF the work on
the road to a Posi-lnteliigencer reporter
yesterday. said that construction would be
prosecuted with Sigor all winter. and IN
order to do SO large force or extra men
secured, as il was the intention Of the
company 10 have trains running TO Log
Cabin. distance Of .hirty-two mites from
Skagway by the middle OF February.
Work for Thousands.
The company has so far furnished steady
work 20 about SO men aud II nov intends
to gel about 5000 more men and work
them al winter. The weather up there
has 30 far been exceptionally line. cold
nights and clear. sunshiny days
The company now mas affteen mites %
road n operation, *ttA fWp Tx HtHs k'S-
senger trains running from skagwaF 10
tho toxin OF Heney, AMI the track VIII re
across the 4Rierna tional line III the course
OF the next two weeks. when II VIII be
practically working under two fiaes, as
well two names.
equipped with four engines and a fuH corn,
plemen, Of passenger and freight cars ah
with fae improved air brakes
The summit Is z.9S fact above tide wafer,
and the road from Skagway has grade
OF one-tenth less than ! pr cent; al the
viii nave very gradual fail 30 Fort Sell
kirk, a distance OF something Ike 80 niles.
and Will skirt the rsnt; or eastern SIDE
OF the chain Of lakes thar commence III
the summit.
air. Rec il now endeavoring 10 secure
several thousand iaborers 10 send to Skag-
way and put 10 work on the road White
men, of course. only so wanted TIE
contractor has a number OF camps along
the line OF the road, where hs men can De
boarded for s. a week. or can board them
selves Each camp also has "A comfnissary
department, where men can buy every thing
that is needed. although they can 20 else
where TO buy IL they SO desire Mr.. He
ney has suh-coniracis and statkn work,
both rock and earth. He pays 81 10 80
yard for rock. . cents 10 80 cents yafd
FOR earth, nd ~ cents an hour for labor
ers with privilege of psittirg in al the
extra time possible. guaranteeing work 20
day lahorers-
Pass road al present are: Chief Engineer
ard General Manager T. {. Hawkins, As
sisisnt CHIEF Engineer II siop IN ohafge
Of The works. Superintendent Whiting. =.
u Flood engineer. In charge OF work. over
whose d.sivion work Is about completed.
na rneiy between Hsney and the summit
Master Mechanic Gariock formerly csss-
s1ected with the Old Seattle Il Lake shore
George NJ Rice, VINO REPRESENTS Con
tractor HeneF Ia this city, can be found al
- and - Halter block
Rev Eugene She~ley who registers him