The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-27
LEAVE THE RAILROAD
FOR PINE CREEK RUSH.


E. G. Hawkins. chief engineer and gen.
erai superintendent of the White Pass &
Yukon railroad. who returned on the City
on the road was badly crippled 10y large
number of ths workmen Joining the Pine
creek stampede. He also said:
We will have $50 men working ON the
road all winter IL the weather VIII per-
NIT. We are ssiii pushing construction and
have seven camps al works. From Skas-
way north for thirteen miles the road Is
completed. with the exception OF some
heavy work on the cliff at porcupine hill.
AT this point We have TO blast out the rock
and trestle. Slice the wagon rnad Is nm
medtately below U.s. the rocks fran tae
blasts NIL the road and We have to keep
the road clear. 50 that really ~e are only
devoiing about u per cent Of our time
to the work on the road, the rest OF the
time being taken IN clearing away the
debris from the blasts. II il essential that
We do not block the wagon road and we
are not doing il.
LAS nearly every one now knows We
operate a train on schedule time between
Skagway and point seven miles up, ana
as soon as the difficulties at PorcupiEe hill
are overcome. the road Will be operated
for eighteen miles. From the summit
south for one mile the road il completed
We will rush tn. road TO completion right
on TO Fort Seikirk. distance OF 80 miles,
and We have surveyors In the field secur-
:ng the most suitable route"
OF the seven camps maintained along the
line for construction purposes the fellow
ing are specified:
Camp No. I. Located just north OF Skag-
way and Is occupied By 10 workmen.
n tS al vtSAa tnr Sxr~f3
the road having been completed.
Camp No. Is at Rocky point. on Old
Porcupine. Al one time there were about
NJ men there. bur now they have nearly
completed
Camp No. IL located below Pitchfork
fails. and No men are now employed there.
Camp No is near the main fork OF the
Skagway river, below old White Pass
town
Camp No. 6. AT one time 9os men were
and rushed into the Attn lake dis1ings.
Camp No. IL W near The summit 81
White pass. Since the hsavy work " COM
pIeted there ara only few men there. not
over Atty. all told.
The rapid construction of this railroad Is
a wonderful thing when considered In any
light. on May Ii 1t was definitely des.ied
to build the railroad ana work was com
nsenced. THAI IL. active construction, on
May -. The frst train was run over the
tracks July q ara the second train on
Angus, .. On August Is trains began to
run on schedule time and TO maintain
time table. When IL IL considered that the
road IS practically 3oo9 miles from the
source If supply and about i,1S miles
from teiesraphir communication. and an
equal distance from the nearest railroad.
one can imagine the difficulties that the
engineers have had to contend with But
from an engineering standpoint the feat ts
attracting 1he attention 81 railroad men
arst. engineers from all over the country.
Mr. Hawkins sast last evening that an
other camp No. 9. has been established
and work commenced. There will bs ar
other camp established above White pass
shortly and work prosecuted on the heavy
places there.