Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-06-01

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Pie'eu anu opeheu 20 the puulc 10
polii' 81 hiileS from 'hlS place. ne &C.
caSloi oi tne lori''aI opening Oh me r'aa
was ono ., SIea' reJolcIhg' not only IN
,h"9 u"9' Oul throughout 'HlS Se't'oh Oh
AlaSka, ana Wen IL might ne' since IL
H''lheu I"e conS''iiillati ZION "l one al the
iiloSO "illlcult IeatS Oh engineering sklli
ar" ii'oS. ha"aluo,S Oh enterprises IN
ms iaii'i' "i,tLe ""r'nS de''S are me
ca'ls 'dsAs vi 'no"S"IuS' ana WAere an
H'"ilie9 unNHo"n III o'HeI 'ahu9 are en-
,oun'eieu d. every sup IT was lhe hrst
hoIIu"y III 'haSudF anu was 'eIehrated
WIN Sieat n"l i"H' III "hlV" every
oouy. regaruieSs Oh race coi'r' creed or
poIIIiV9' en'nuSi"S'lc"lly p'rlclpateo'
%, ' 4i 't @; ''Io io"'' was oPene" lor
t,aii4c 'ie o''iO 'ai7 ia" an excursion up
'"o pass |" 'ilo sum iIIl' IHFl'lhS 'he
ma" VI u '"e 'oNH' OHe common 'ouh-
en- PioHi'hen' american ana 'aha'lah
e. rlti"ehs ana newspaper correNl" hHehts'
lheIe was udhI "et gwen ny lne ran
iO"" Pe0l'e -" ,no summit IN NH4ch
PartlCIpa'eu tne l"o invited guests VINO
hau peeh conveyed mp me mountain
sue III TWO HOURS "hIch formerly TOOK
,ne strongest man TWO months 10 cllmp
american anu Nahh"Ian OinciaiS rat
ernl|eu' every DooF hao only goou Things
!" Say "Do"U eN9'H "ouF elSe' anu an
n Ia sang praises TO tne enterprise OF
'ne " ni'e ass anu "hon laIlrodu,
=, "heh 'ne oulIqins OF railroad 10
tne summit OF Nhlte IasS was Drst
PiuP"aeu' the luea was l4ulculea' II
IL lHlPosSlpie sdIu lhe Skeptlcs' Ihere
are perhaps o'her dlICaus-hotaoIy IN
the hochy MOUNTAINS the HlerraS ana
III 'ou'h Alleilcd mere ol4uges nave
peen 'HloWh acI"Ss "i"er an" deeper
rHaSiiiS aii" mere mere are lohSer tun-
nels' out nowhere IN railroad con7truc-
tloi nave 'ne pnHslcai ana cHna'lc con-
u4'iohS peei apparently more iHsur'
nloui'dp le le,e was ouIll ra'Iroad
nllusI sho" ana ICE up the sac OF
mountain, "nlit an l'i'"oe Vi 1850 leet
was ie"cie'' 'i,iouSn " pass noteo Ior
tlS o,i@Nai"S an" "i'elea 'eLi ir'"i''I "l
o. degrees pe'"" zero ~ warm ana
pr4uelnS woe e'eN"SSeS III the Elaclers
an" SOiE Va 'iIe liio ,"lH r'cAs WHOSE
uof'" "'e' '"o eye T." pr"e-
tl"tc, 1no """6ei lI'IH aI"'ancHeS'
"i'lvH Soii's.inieS sweep "'"n 'ns
mountain sue WIN 1eIIlilc lorce' carry
Ing 10 OBSTRUCTION an uelore men, was
one VI tmp lioS "'IIlc"It lIop'ei's 10 Dc
solNeu' ~ Iailio"u PecPIt ueIeNe they
nave aosoi"'GiH pIotec'eu 'ueH me
iioii' INC po'', Va "4'"Stci rum 'His
cause 40 CHANCES nave "een ta"en'
anu 'ne mus remote c""'e Vi attack
from snoWsli"es III 'haU narrow 'ral4,
"helo sui piise7 are noSV suuueH ana
iioeV ue''i 49, navy uo'" f'"' t"eu
aS"iA'V. 'Noi ~ - " maj e'""s
P'eTe % eiiSliieeiiilS' anu us safety anu
s'au'lI'y seem ASSURE"
Inc "leHliis Vi 'i'S Ioau H4ahts 9ha-
quay 'ne 'eai Sa'e"a9 10 'n' suiluelos
OIL 'he hiohoINe ana tne upper uNon'
WnoSe resources nave ueeh ny no means
exhausted Inuee" II Is oeIIeVe" lnat
not Uthe Oh 'he VAST nilhera! Wealtn
Oh these sec'lohS mas 9eU "teh taken OUT,
steamers from seattle fortland ana
Nah FRANCISCO come regularly 10 inns
port ana inc SoIu seeker VIII now ma
III easy 70 get over the hllherto most
dlihcult part OF the trlp TO Dawson
Now ne can riae IN comiortahIe car
ana nave MS supplies transported m