The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-10

The directors and Soueral officers % me
White Pass = Yukon railway returned
from Q visit TO Alaska and their railway
property IN that country yesterday morn
ing They went north on the Poos-intsaii-
gsncer excursion. and unanimously express
the opinion that the visit OF the business
men did more for the trade relations Ne
tween Alaska and Seattle than could have
been done In any other way.
so far - the White Pas = Yukon rn1t-
way 10 concerned. 10 has long passed the
experimental stage. and the people VINO
said Ito projectors and builders we're crazy
have ceased to do anything but marvel At
the wonderful success Of the enterprise.
said President 9. II. Graves. We are not
In a position to live either the COST Of
building the road or the returns made upon
the investment. Suffice It to say that the
interested parties are more than sati0ed
with the earnings 90 far and the prospect
for future business.
Just now We are ow-shsdding mucn
Of the road already built and gstting
ready for the coming winter. The road
viii be graded to the foot Of White Horse
rapids before winter sets in ana ne .sac !.
child's play compared with the work tnAx
ma been successfully accomplished. How
much farther We shall extend the hns =
the foot OF the lakes. and unleo the devel-
opment OF the country demands . railway
into Dawson, will probably make our tsr-
minus - At present located .
the coming winter. We are running three
trains each way . day. but the winter
schedule. will provide for but one. unie0
there 10 q demand for more.
Stage kins 1s00 Bennett.
I'VE shall run to Bennett and At that
nso psMu ~ T rs. o. only reason there has
not been q stage line before ID oecause OK
the inability TO provide feed for horsea
The new stage line viii have roSa =. noHsss,
entirely with dog teams.
1--WE have excellent shops ~ ekaGwAy.
We have entirely rebuilt what 10 nov eur
engine Nc. >, bought her: when w 1000. s.aissc
engine This winter We shall rebuild en-
gines and 2. but while We can build an
engine In our shops II ID cheaper TO BUY
tiyes for use next year, when the road 10
diminished to the foot Of the rapids That
Will give us eleven locomotives tn all
i n srs sny ws !. aoss sa rds
Tor il q haul both ways Do far our re-
ceipts have been satisfactory. but We want
ore GU, Of Alaska this summer consigned
TO Seattle for smeIting. ! don't mean =
few rocks but many car loads. ana let me
tell you this" said Af. Graves. impfes-
siveiy:
The Rschness 81 A1osks ore.
'T believe that the results from the -
large shipment Of ore from Alaska viii
create a. great. or even greater, excite
mens az aid the frst arrival Of gold from
o. Michael
II tell you that Alaska 10 rich, rich be-
You'd dreams In gold. silver and copper ore
The placer mining VIII b bagafeiie 20
the quarts mining We are planning 10
bring out Of Alaska next season a vaA
quantity OF ore. II IN ore thar We know
will pay not only the cost 81 mining. ship
ping and smelling but viii leave hand
some profit besides Placer mining In
Alssha will not last iong, but quarts min
Ing will last forever up there, and be, IN
INV opinion. richer tnan the mines OF any
country on he earth
The directors Of the White Pass q Yukon
were busy yesterday with auditors and ex-
p~rts Messrs. Close and Lambert viii re-
turn TO England a. soon as possible. There
n 4 tremendous amount OF European cap
itai pouring into Alaska. and the chances
for good Investments are being rapidly
taken up. II ~ the purpose OF the railway
company 70 assist in every way the deves-
opment Of paying mines. not only along the
line Of the road--and there are some rich
districts adjacent 20 the iine--bus along
the vafsrpsys which are feeders 10 the
railway line Mr. Graves expects next year
10 have his road running not less than
tnr~a srains each way every day. winter
ana suynmer and 20 have extra freight
Auryn1 shs warm season.