The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-24
DOUBLING NAIL SERVICE.
st. Michael and Nome TO Have
Bi-Weekly Deliveries.
TO BE RUNNING IN JANUARY.
Canadfan Development Company He
cefves Notice Of Increased Dutfes
Between Tanana aud 81. Michael
New Route Leaves the fakon
Below Nuiafo, Taking In Eaton
-Conxressman Cushman's work.


Teiegraphic advices have been received
by the Canadian Development Company 20
the effect that Congressman CushaAn has
secured an increase OF tie Alaskan mail
service. so that semi-monthly deliveries
viii now be made from Sksgway, By way
OF Dawson, Circle and Tanana. 10 S..
Michael. and that arrangements are pend
Ing which will undoubtedly go into effect
BY January I extending the bi-weekly SER
vice 20 Nome
This II one OF the most important steps
ever taken by the government regarding
the development OF ALASKA, and much
credit IA given to Congressman cushman
and the Seattle Chamber of Commerce for
the successful result 81 their efforts. II
appears that Mr.. Cushman took up the
matter with the department Monday morn
Ing. Late that night telegram was re-
ceived by John r. Hartman. attorney for
the Canadian Development Company. stat
ing that II the company would agree To
Immediately enter upon the work the gov
eminent would give q sems-monthly ser
vice from Tanana to st. Michael, by way
OF Eaton. which heretofore has been
monthly. the bi-yeekiy service extending
only from Skagway, via Circle. to Tanana-
Many kilograms passed among the work
ers and the postmaster general during the
three following days. untIl the deal was
closed yesterday morning. and the service
will be entered upon January l. mes
senger Will be. at once dispatched 10 TaHana
10 make arrangements for sending the mail
on from there. In letters received fran
the department II has been mace known
here that the government was adverse 30
Increasing the mail facilities In Alaska: but
through the determined efforts OF the men
interested In providing mail service for the
people az Nome the matter has AT last gone
through.
sublets the Contract.
y. G. Richardson. who received tho gov
eminent contract 10 carry the mails be-
tween juneau and ST. Michael. via Daw-
son and Tanana. In monthly service.
sub.et the contract last year % the Cana
dian Development Company. which acted
through Mr.. Hartman as It's regularly APP
pointed attorney. AT that time Mr.. Rich
ardson retained a half interest In the bust
ness. but last month this interest was
transferred to the subcentractor The man
aging director, II. Maitland Ksrxey. took
the work In hand with vigor. and spen,
most of his time In the north seeing that
the line was equipped In a proper manner
for carrying out the agreement. The mail
will be carried part OF the way BY horses
and the remainder. In the winter. by dogs.
All summes mails are carried on the steam
ers plying on the lakes and rivers.
Mr.. Richardson and Mr., Kersey Jointly
had the line welt equipped from Dawson
10 Tanana. 80 there will be no trouble In
making all the trips through the winter
On the entire line from Bennett 70 Tan
ana cabins have been erected for housing
the men. at distances not exceeding thirty
miles apart. They have been supplied with
large quantities OF provisions. and with an
abundance of horse and dog feed and other
supplies necessary for the messengers As
soon AZ the rivers are Frozen solid there will
be no trouble In making the entire semi
monthly run from Skagway 10 Tanana In
twenty-five or twenty-three days. In I'M
usually bad weather II may require thirty
tiavs
The district from Tanana TO ST. Michael
has also been equipped with cabins and
stations. SO that the run between these
points may be made In fifteen days.
RearranHinE the Route.
The change announced yesterday IN the
arrangement 81 .he route from Tanans 10
81 Michael consists In leaving the Yukon
100 miles below Sulato. crossing the portage
10 Eaton. and thence down the river TO the
old station of rnsiaklk. thence 10 Nor-
ton sound and along the shore 10 ST Mich
Michael constitutes the new semi-monthly
route. The offices of Anvik. leo miles down
the river from where the line will leave
the Yukon for Eaten, and Of Koserefski
thirty miles farther down the river will!
bo supplied from the junction with a
monthly mail service only
In all probability the Nome service route
viii start from Eaton. skiTtiag the shore
north 20 a point Of land sau;h 81 Karceko.
sssok. thence across Merton hay. nleug the
shore lire. across Goodwin hay and aver thai
shore 70 Nome This forms the route. FOR
the wihter service. with the probable priv.
iieee. in the summer when tho sen is cpen.
of goins across the sound from 81. Michael
hy water
The nsw part ~ the route Is under the
Responsible management - n,ea who nave
had lonE experience on the frontier. anon :
them being nickes sgrEosn,s II fhe narth-
west mounted poliee and wr.i-knnwa Amer
lean guides. There IA always ,ll9tcul.
time 81 handling the mails In ,ha nog:h
between the close ~ navigation ana until
che rivers are frozen salsa ani En- the spring
between the breaking M % zee Tn the nv
ere and the opening az navigation
Hiit no money nnv pains has hreu spared
e. actaase tae value ~ sAr facilities -
that there sngsht hs ~ unnoegs*ars DELAY
TN handling the malta rhe railroad T. csstf,-
plefsa to BeGnsgt fAsis avoiding the siss~
eu,t;es that were f,iruter'v experienced III
crossing the passes into tAe Interior T'n.
rad Is nearly All graded frona BENNETT 80
White Nesse. au1 shis grade ulii D. avail
able sus siet roaA during the winter
Trails have been cwt bv the Develcruae~t
ronsnsny around the cauvon below WAITE
Horse IA psas a. tstss stiis Sr.s&ter sraea r,Rv
he made sn that dissrici.