The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-19

A telegram recesves By Judge K. n.
Jackson. the United States commissions
1T wrangel. from Victoria. conveys the
information that Mackenzie Mann. the
railroad CONTRACTOR. have accepted the
subsidy OF 400 Per mile from the prov
ince OK British Columbia. and have signed
. contract BY which they agree TO COM
mence work at once on the railroad from
GisnorA to Lake Tesiin-
Since the failure OF the bill In the Do
mln.on parliament granting the firm an
imperial subsidy in the form OF money
and lands. the residents Of Wrangel have
been more or less dubious concerning the
prospect for . railroad through to Lake
Teslin from Telegraph creek, At the head
OF navigation on the St.ckeen river. Many
Of the influential people Of the city. how
ever, believed that II the original project
for tho building Of the railroad did not
60 through. some other would be offered.
The faith OF the leading citizens OF Wran-
gel In the stickeen route and the pro-
posed railroad has been firm and undying.
ane now. It appears. they are 70 b 70
Warded.
Judge Jackson, who has been In Seattle
on business for several days. showed .
Post-Inteiiigencer reporter the telegram
referred 20. which was signed by Charles
II. Lugrin. 1t states that Mackenzie d
Mann have signed the contracts for the
railroad and that work Is to be begun at
once. II Is further stated that wagon
road will be built along the trail between
Teslin and Glenora, presumably for the
purpose Of hauling supplies and materials
Cor the contractor.
"wrangers !eng-deferred hope Of seeing
q railroad built from Glenora to Lake
Teslin, opening a new route TO the gold
fields, Is about to be realized" said Judge
Jackson yesterday. The leading men OK
the town have never lost faith In the
project, and their constancy IS at last to
be rewarded. The provincial legislature
OF British Columbia has granted the firm
OF Mackenzie & Mann a subsidy OF $1,000
per mile for the I40 miles OF road between
Glenora and Lake Teslin. The country
is comparatively level. end there are posi-
lively no engineering difficulties OF any
magnitude to be encountered. or course.
1t Is not expected that the road VIII Dc
built IN time TO be OF use to prospeetors
this summer, but a wagon road will be
built along the route to be followed by the
road for the use Of the contractors in get
Ing ma.eria, ana supplies for their grading
camps I understand that work on the
road Is to be pushed with ali possible
haste.
That wrangel 10 one OF the most fortu-
nate towns as far as the future develop
ment Of Alaska Is concerned will be read
lily granted. The building OF the Lake
Teslin road viii greatly stimulate all
forms OF business At Wrangei. The city
VIII be the base Of supplies for the csun-
try traversed by the road. and the mer-
chants will derive much business there
from More than that. 1t establishes
permanent and feasible route to the In
terror, and one which, I believe. will b
much favored by prospectors.
When the road Is finally completed and
In operation. in conjunction with line
Of steamers plying between the lake ana
Dawson by way Of the HootalinQua river.
II should be possible for miner to reach
Dawson from Seattle In eight days This
Is allowing three days for the voyage
10 wrang.. one day up the Suckeen TO
Glanora, another from Glenora 10 Lake
Teslin. at the terminus OF the railroad.
and three days from there to Dawson"