The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-05
70 BUILD BY Dalton Trail.
aorusCHILDs BEHIND An ALAskA
> RAILROAD PROJECT.
uen and supplies Landed at Pyra-
lid Harisor. Under Direction of
H. Brutnober. and Work of Con
.srurffon VIII Commence soon.

rT-rEaTT. Alaska. March VIA Por.
FoxuSeaa March 8Iaat tie Rotaschilss
Z ~lu attempt 20 build a railroad into the
Sukor f. now . certainty. The Walcots
arrived here last nignt, after having
made TIE voyage north. She landed :
marry Of over forty men and equipments
fer railroad building At Pyramid harbor
near the Pyramid haT5or salmon cannery.
SUNDAY.
9 Onderdonk. the engineer IN charge OF
| ~ party and q the construction, sa1me-
j sztsiy ordered the men 70 locate and
sstas.a' houaes upon the lands near the
eaanery Lumber was taken along for
ths purpose. This move Is made TO hold
ahe iownste. The place had been sur
ysyes IN January and plat OF the dis
TIC; was submitted AZ that time TO The
xggsyo- Eenesai of Alaska. There was
fled notlee that a grant from the
| United States was wanted for railroad
| terminals trading post and factory and
!, for rigbt-ot-way for a railway over the
| Dalton srail.
| These transactions were all accomplish
~ III the name Of II. Bratuober who ~
known 10 be the mining expert and min
| .ral purchasing agent OF the Rothsch.las.
IL was he who purchased for them the
| controlling interests IN the Drum Lugnmon,
81 Butte Mont. aud the Tomboy. IN Colo
RADIO He nas also managed their inter-
'es,s IN Souta Africa. Last summer he
| QUILTED at the Mexico and Trradwell
| Roihschlld properties on Douglas Island
ALASKA. and went Into Dawson over the
Dalton trail, purchasing some % the best
properties already developed In the W.
kon basin. he returned as ne had gone IA
| making careful winter observations of the
Dalton trail as ne came out and with Mig
| assistant civil engineer max ing a prelinl-
MARY survey. The mlneraloglst OF his
party reported that the Dalton trail. for
useb o. is distance. traveTses a mineral
.slt IN which low-grade ores abound. such
| ores az the Ts"adweli mills have worked
| o. profItably for many years
| As soon az Bratnober reached the Tread
| vel mines after his trip into the Interior
b began To arrange Tor property rights
4 n Pyramid harb8r and 70 oraan.ze he,
| preliminary expedition which has ROW gone
fsfaaTd. a few weeks ago ne left for
! i1Teon to consult with the RothscbiJds
a an 70 arrange With the Canadian govern
flsai for privileges OF crossing Their ter
mary.
- onderdonk. civil engineer IN charge
Of The work OF construction Of the raag-
bed Is son Of the engineer who ran
re Canadian Pacific through the last
81 niles OF mountainous country. Ondsr-
CORK reports that grades are several per
rstL less on the Dalton trail than on iba
ltssseian Pacific and climatic difficulties
are no more difficult 10 overcome II Is
said here By those that accomuail MED
sfaueber on his expedition 10 the IN
ierior tsat he thinks that I'm several
ssaess where excavations FOR roadbed are
ssgessaFy that enough iow-grade ores viii
= loosened 10 finance many miles or con-
| Trpetlan
Tee expedition Just landed at Pyramid
saftor was QUILTED AT the AIaska-Tre,d-
vel Gold Mining Company's store and the
| soods We're charged 20 Bratnober prrins.
sFs'nober's absence Oaderdonk IA author
80 % afaw sums in any amount for
pushing the work.
siseniy or thirty employees Of the Tread
.sN company. who have learned the Oh
fets Q, The expedition have charfe~a,i
.s and scow and VIII leave as soon
Is 'hsy can ge, their stuff loaded TO-
I fyramid hsrhor. to squat upon tovrr rats
az uelhg the most profitable form OF
"'s''ieht "a Alaska Just M present.