The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-01-30
ALL-CANADIAN
KLONDIKE ROUTE
Master Stroke on the Part Of the
Government Of Cansds.
THE PROBLEM IS SOLVED
Tfassportatios 10 the rutos Gold fields
Will BE Made Easy No Trouble
With the usitsd States.

Toronto. Jan. z.-Sothing could create
a much llyiier interest than has been
aroused all over Canada By the announce
ment of tho contract between ne domin'
ION government and Measrs. Mckenzie
and Mann for the construction Of a rail
way between the stiekeen river and Tes-
lin lake. Everyone Is talking Of & ana
the newspapers. government and OPP 'si-
ton alike. eoncede the deal TO b. mas,
ter stroke on the part OF the government
The toronto Globe CgoYernmenp prefaees
a strong leader with tie following:
"The extent Of tbs revolution whicn
HiH ba effected In the problem Of trans
poriation to the Yukon gold country Is
best understood when Il Is stated rnas
the journey between Victoria and van
oouyer ana Dawson. which rs now q mat
ter Of months and attended with ap-
palllng difficulties and hArdshipS. Will
during me season Of navigation and after
the projected railway has been COM
pleted. be redned 10 about seven days,
while the dangers and priyatioos wiz b
li.ue moro than those wnlcn any tray-
eler andergoes In a train OF steam
boat"
The Toronto World COppOsltionO In an
equally strong article says:
The deal not only calls for the con-
,struction OF this railway altogether in
canadian territory. but it prohibits the
construction OF any rival line. This
through rail and water route Is not only
a purely Canadian enterprise. but its du-
pllcauon by the United States Is an i'm
possibility. Herein have We despoiled the
Americans OF their power to harrass u
in the KlondIke trade All trafic. wheth-
er passenger or freight rs bound to gravi-
tate 10 the line Of least resistance which
surely will be Identical with the Yukon
, railway The only possible rival the ALI
Canadian route may have is that by 81.
Michaehs. but this involves an ocean and
river voyage or I1oo miles. One wouL as
soon travel from New York to Chicago by
canal and lake route as to go TO Dawson
! by the Yukon river. This. then. 10 the
first great feature OF the all-Canadian
route It will command the traffic. II
win have no rival and In addition to ITS
unique advantages In this respect the all
Canadian route will be handicapped by
no tariff eSactions or customs house re-
strlctlons. THIS deal settles the whole
Yukon transportation problem"
An Ottawa dispatch says Sir Charles
Upper. tho veteran leader of the con-
servatIve party In the house OF commons,
gives the government credit for acting
with much vigor and he asserts that the
opening OF the all-Canadian route Is the
proper course TO pursue. He does not an
thclpate any trouble with the United
States in transferring cargoes from ocean
boats TO river boats at Wrangel while
the Teslin lake railway is being con-
structed. II, however. such should hap
pen, Canada has Fort Simpson to fall
back on. which will be equally service
able
Mckenzie and Mann have the capita
and resources to carry out what is ac'
knowledged by all competent authorities
to be most costly and hazardous under
taking They are probably the only mer
in Canada who could construct the roaC
by September next. the time specified
Extraordinary measures will be taken by
the contractors to insure the construction
OF the Yukon railway by that date. Mr.
Mann left Motnreal today for the scene o
operation. All day yesterday the trans
continental wires were kept hot hurryini
men and supplies to the front. A small
army OF labores and wagon teams tina
! have been working on the Crows Mes
railway are already working toward tn
Yukon.
Thomas White, engineer OF St Thomas
has been engaged as chief engineer @
construction, In six weeks, according I
the terms of the contract, sleigh roa
has to be completed from Wrangel
Teslln lake nearly 800 miles. and 1t is e'
| pected thousands of men will take az
vantage of this to so as far as Tesli
lake this winter, During the summer,
the railway pushes inward travellers ca
so to the end Of the line and then
wagon road to the lake
Contractors Mckenzie and Mann are
have a monopoly of all railway connecti'
for five years from the Pacific coast
the Yukon country.
ID One day clear, six days rain, seems