The herald., 1898-02-02
WORK FOR
THOUSANDS
In Building a Road to the
KIOndike
DAN MANN IS AT VANCOUVER
AND Is ANXIOUS TO COMMENCE
OPERATIONS
DAN MANN IS AT VANCOUVER
Rolling Stock Ordered and Already
Under Construction-Good Pro-
vision for Foot Travellers
Special to The Herald.

CpeCldl u ne I1eTdlu.
VANCOUVER, B. c., Feb. 1.-The ar
rival in the city today of Dan D. Mann,
the greatest railroad contractor in Can
ada, brought confirmation that the Tes-
lin Lake Stickeen route to the Klondike
will be put through at once. This In
terests everyone on the coast, as the
passes are already crowded. Mr. Mann
said:
I'VE will lose no time about getting
under way. The first party will go out
in a day or two. 1t will comprise $50
men and sixty teams. They are now on
the way from Crows Nest pass. The
bulk Of these will go to work at once con-
structing a sleigh road through to Tes-
lin Lake. Along this road camps will be
established every twenty-five miles.
Here accommodations will be main
tained for travellers and stabling facili-
ties for horses. Cooks will be installed at
each Of these camps so that travellers
will have the same accommodations as
at any ordinary stage route hotel. The
camps along the Stickeen will be perma-
nent so that the route can be used next
winter. This part of the work Is to be
carried out at once. Mr.. White chief
engineer, Is two trains behind me, and
he will arrange to start out at once.
There will be three engineering par
ties put to work Immediately. Par
ties will also be sent out to explore for
suitable and suitably located timber for
ties. AS soon as the line is located we
will send in a thousand more men,
These will be sent through to Glenora to
start grading. may say that all capa-
BILE men in Vancouver and Victoria may
rest assured of getting employment II
they make application. We shall also
employ men from all along the coast
from San Francisco. The amount of
wages we will pay has not yet been set
tied, but we will pay more than is being
given on the Crows Nest pass work. We
understand, of course, that we take a
certain amount Of risk as regards some
Of our men leaving us and pushing on to
Dawson.
1.-The next party will comprise about
5000 men, and people who have knowl-
edge Of such matters can come to an ap-
proximate idea Of what will be spent for
supplies for that small army.
I'VE expect to put through between
$50 900 and 300, 900 tons of supplies this
year. 1t Is low calculation to say that
there will be about $50, 900 people winter
ing in the Yukon district this year.
without this road it would be impossible
to get supplies through and many would
die. and many more would suffer dire
privations.
"To have the road in operation on time
we have also given orders at once for the
rolling stock and it is now in course of
construction. Mr.. Mackenzie is now
looking after the securing of the neces-
sary rails"
RAILROAD RATES
CHICAGO, Feb. 1.-(By Associated
Press.) There seems to be very little
chance of avoiding a war on Alaska
rates between the Canadian Pacific on
one side and all the transcontinental
roads and those of the Western Passen-
ger association on the other. The west
ern roads met today for the purpose
of considering rates to Alaska and hao
invited the Canadian Pacific to be pres.
ent. That road declined, unless the
western roads would withdraw their ex.
cessive commissions on North Pacific
coast business and discontinue the re.
duced rates.
The meeting will convene tomorrow
to consider the reply of the Canadian
Pacific, and it is almost certain tina
little or no attention will be paid to it.
demands, and If the Canadian Pacific II
looking for fight 1t is likely to get oil
it cares for.
OFFICIAL INFORMATION
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The best o.
the mass of information relating tt
Alaska which has been accumulated ir
the archives of the government is about
to see the light through the medium of G
book entitled Alaska, It's History, eli.
mate, Resources and Wonderful Cole
Fields" the author Of which is Major o
S. Heistand. assistant adjutant genera
of the United States army, now stationed
in Washington.
Major Heistand, while an officer Of the
line Of army, made an exhaustive serief
OF exploring trips through Alaska, and
especially along the Yukon, which drains
the gold regions, so that he has supple
mented the official records with much
matter Of personal experience.
RELIEF SUPPLIES
PORTLAND, Ore, Feb. 1.-The gov.
ernment Yukon relief expedition, which
was scheduled to sail from here tonight
on the steamer George w. Elder, will
probably not leave before Friday. owing
IL, the failure of the steamar To return