The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-21

sized stream. flowing west through q broad
valley. which depression continues 10 the
east as far as Ncrdenskiod. 1 am not
certain whether Il = branch Of she White
river | regret that, owing 20 my caches
having been lifted BY mistake. Il was an
possible for me 10 explore il 20 the west,
as x may furnish an easy railway or
wagon route 10 the mouth II White river.
or some paint below Selhirk.
The Stickeen Route.
The StiCkeen route has the advantage
1hd; the river steamers save the toilSogae
climb over the coast range % mountains.
as the river cuts through this range. bat
Il has the disadvantage Of a longer over
land Journey than the Chiikoot and White
pass routes. This route has been per-
sistently doomed in Canada as the All
Canadian route. although il runs through
Alaska, the same "a all the others. the
only difference being that that part q the
Journey : made by water instead Of by
land. However. vigorous effort Was
made 10 open II by the construction OF a
railroad from GIenora 10 Lake TeS,in.
and, 20 th,S end. it was proposed 10 grant
= franchise. with a prodislous land grant.
10 MesSrs. Mackenzie and Mann. The ex-
cesSive land grant secured its defeat n
the Canadian parliament, and a wagon
road Is now under construction. the over
land trip being made meanwhile by
pack-train. The season Of navigation *
from May l 10 October 7. the first steamer
having left Wrangel on May , owing 20
the frequent spells of mild weather dur
ing The winter. the snow on the &C does
no- harden enough 10 make travel by
dog-Sled practicable at all times
The trip from Fort Wrangel 10 Glenora
is made by steamer in thrty-seven hours.
exclusive of stops, and the trip down j.
made an fourteen hours. Including stops.
OF the Stage from GlenOra onward, Mr..
ogiivie says:
The overland trip 10 Teslin lake is
over a hiily. undulat.ng country. which
offers no serious obstacle TO the oonsiruc-
ton OF 4 railway, in fact. il might be
said a railway could he constructed over
it almost quickly as a wagon road"
Tsslin lake and the Hootalinqua river
are pronounced easily navisAhe Tor ordi-
nary river boats. the tr:n having been
made with safety III October. when the
riv.r was zen or twelve feet below high
water mark
The Aii-Watcr Route.
The s.. Michael route Is the one for
those who wish 10 go 10 the gold fields
in comfort ana 10 postpone their libors
until they are in The heart Of the country
where they wish to begin mining They
can iave the choice OF a large plumber Of
handsomely equippcd ocean steamers
from Seattle TO ST Michael and comfort
able river steamers from thsro II their
destination. This route il only open from
june II October a; the oItsiIe. as the
zee hangs about the mouth al the river
IN BtrIng sea for some tine after IL has
passed ou.. The only available POINT for
transfer from ocean To river steamers IS
a. s.. Michel island, 100 miles from the
Aphoon channel. wh.ch is the only one so
far proved navigable. and the transfer
Is her made by ,!ghters, The Yukon
empt!rs into the sea through a delta
eighty miles VIDE ana carries down great
quantities of sand. which have formed a
bar across the Who'll width of it's mouth.