The daily morning Alaskan., 1899-04-15
To Connect With the White
Pass and Yukon Road.
ROUTE FOR GOLD DUST.
J. A. Hitchie, OF
Canadian Development Com.
pany, Maps out his Line OF Oper-
ations OIL the Lakes and Rivers.

Superintendent J. A. Rtehie Of the
Canadian Development Company, came
up from Victoria YESTERDAY on the Hum
boldt and will leave today for Dawson,
where he will assume general management
Of the company's business in Alaska and
the Northwest Territory. He Is accompa'
rIed by eight men who will take charge OF
work In his office at Dawson and twenty
five mon will come through Skagway
April 10Th on their way to the Hootalinqua
where they will man the boats Of the
company al that place.
Freight for the company is coming up on
every boat and includes steamboat mate
rial and supplies. Mr.. Ritehle brought up
on the Humboldt about 100 tons Of ma
chlnery and steamboat material which will
20 over the White Pass & Yukon road to
Bennett today.
Mr. Richie said Yesterday that he in
tends to make Dawson the center Of all
operations and will operate all boats from
there. II is his intention, If the travel
warrants II, to have boat leave Simulta'
neouslv and dgily from Dawson and Ben
nett.
The accommodations are to be strictly
first class and special arrangements are to
be made for the handling Of gold dust.
All the steamers are provided with the
strongest Of vaults and the company will
guarantee the ssfe arrival Of the dust. A
special armed guard will accompany the
gold dust up the Yukon river and will also
guard the gold while 1t is being taken
down to Skag Hav on the White Pass &
Yukon railroad. Mr.. Ritchie expects the
railroad to b. completed 10 Bennett by the
time the river opens and special traffic
arrangements will be made with the rail-
road company.
All Of the banks in eastern Clnada have
ordered their branch houses in Dawson to
send out the gold by wav Of Skagway.
Beside the grelt danger from shipwreek on
the lower Yukon, which will be obvlated
by sending out the gold by this route, there
is to be taken into consideration the great
saving of time, which, in the shipping OF
gold, represents money,
Traffic arrangements were made with the
Canadian Pacific railroad that through
ticket to Dawson might be issued in Lon
don. This will necessarily cause much
tourist travel. There are now several con-
templdted excursions coming over from
Engl md and these tourists can go to Daw-
son bv way Of Skagway and then take an
Alaska Commercial Company steamer and
20 out by wav Of ST. Mchaels. Mr.. Rlt-
chic will arrange for this with the Alaska
Commercial Company as soon as he ar
rlyes in Dawson.
The company is now building large
warehouse at Bennett and has a we'll
equipped plant for building steel boats at
that point. Al White Horse Rapids ar.
rangements have been made with the
tramway COMPANY to handle the Canadian
Development Company's freight. They
have two large corrugated iron warehouses
at White Horse for the storage Of freight
and have the only floating wharf at Daw-
son. This wharf is $50 feet long and Is
capable Of accommodating 400 tons. All
along the river thev own their own ware
houses and wharves.
Just before Mr.. Ritehle left Canada The
company secured contract from the Cana
dian government to carry the mail between
Victoria and Dawson. The mail service
will be at least three times a week, but
Mr.. Richie hopes to have boat leave
Bennett every day with the mail. The
mail will be taken from Skagway to Ben.
nett bv the White Pass & Yukon railroad.
In selecting their officers and men for the
northern service the managers Of the COM
panv have made it poin. to secure the
most reliable and experienced material.
William Need will act under Mr.. kitehie
as agent at Dawson, Mr.. Hislop at Bennett
and Fred n. Worloek at Skagway. Inc
roll Of masters includes Captains Holmes,
Coalfeet, Whalen, Gardner, Eden, Moore
and Bragg, ali OF Victoria, and Captains
Raabe, Shaver, Hensen, Murray. Turner,
Peavey and Dobler. These captains have
all had experience in Yukon river naviga'
ton and are known to be trustworthy men.
Some Of them were formerly in the employ
Of the Hudson Bay COMPANY on the lower
Yukon river.
M!. Ritehie will remain in Dawson until
he has everything in working order and
then will take trip below TO consult with
the directors Of the company about further
Improvements.