The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-01


c0sfsus6 Fyun Pnos -Four.
b that the people Of that 5ussIins city
have sss Isons1 70 b Wbo5ly dsp<pdent
upon shsmsslvss. Thsy righsly Issk upon
Seattle % friend Tbey desire - Olsi-
vsss fss~ndiy psiasseas with sAis ssfy. bus
u y too much 20 espscs osossie 70 % for
them thoss things which sbsy sbsuid ed
must DO Tor Themselves. en- 80. all. 70
the future of ossswa0. soDe nseocs In
the presence Of The railroad tessoG ] man
70 say that there 10 danger that shs town
will lean too much upon the railroad. .
condition desirable nsstbss for the Com
pany nor for the public. II may be regard
ID - certain shss practically I'll tsaalc for
the Yukon. excspt that BY way Of q. III
chasi. viii always 90 over White pass.
gkagway correctly estimates that the vol
ums Of this business viii always b hsavy.
and u conceives that ~ benefits tnsrs-
from viii b considerable: but the railroad
win doubtless always consider that IT. arst
duty N 70 itssif. ana III second 70 ~
that II win DO - much for 10 terminal
city a. II has done In the past. can best
illustrate just what mean By . rsnsark
made TO me BY prominent and successful
merchant Of that city. II Am glad that
the Seattle excursion came" said he; I'VE
need . boost" and kindred remarks were
made 10 me BY others. II goes without
saying that the city Of Seattle desires to
sM tho people OF skagway In every pos
sible way. and II win leave nothing undone
10 make that assistance sfscisnt snl valu-
sb,s.
The white Pass railway IL . marvel Of
skiIlfui and thorough railway conssruc-
tion. II ID built over the White pass for
forty-one miles at cost Of something Ike
easOo,0o II required no little engineering
and ingenuity to overcome some OF the
difficulties intsrposcd by the precipatous
mountains. II took great patience and Ia
Dor 10 hsw ous the roadbed through the
masses OF sotd rock that were found all
along the route from gkagway 10 the sum-
NIT. am informed that for part Of
the distance the road was built at cost
OF more than 100000 per mile. and
believe u. bridges are safely and strong
iy put together. The ride 10 thrilling and
exciting 10 the highest degree. but 20
great care has been taken In the construc-
zion OF the road and the equipment IL 30
complete that tho dangers are imaginary
rather than real ana one n quite N safe
a he n on tho best constructed railway
in the country. II IL dassling to look over
the side Of the car down = sheer height
OF 1000 feet. but II one ever falls Il will
be because he Jumps out Of the train. and
not because his car will ever leave III
rails. The entertainment provided for the
.Inteii.gencer excursion BY tho White
Pass railway was thoughtful and CON-
plete. ! cannot let pass this opportunity
OF expressing my personal thanks TO Man
ager Hawkins ana Contractor Hency for
tho attentions shown not only to myself
but to the entire party. and TO the presi-
dent and directors Of the railroad. Messrs.
Graves, Close and Lambert. who accom-
panied w from Seattle north and were
alike attentive and courteous These gen.
tlcmcn have shown great courage and en-
tcrpriss In building this railroad INTO IN
unknown country. and. u their rewards are
~ great ~ their methods are bold, they
should soon become multimiliionaires.
DO not intend 90 describe the scenic
wonders We saw. No mere pen picture
could possibly he adequate. They must be
seen 70 be understood. The mountains
and waters for the entire distance are a
continuous panorama Of beauty. Muir
glacier is a revelation. After our visit to
the glacier we went 10 Sifka. where our
reception was quite N cordial ~ II had
been at other places. The town II quaint
and attractive. II In the center Of his
soric interest Of all Alaska II shows In
a marked degree evidences OF the long
Russian domination. Tho Russian church
contains many objects Of artistic and &C.
ci-siastic interest. II has many rare old
paintings The paraphernsiia worn BY the
prissss ara costly and surprisingly beaut.-
full All was shown TO ~ by Mr.. Kos
trometinof. court interpreter who has re-
sided n eitka for great many years. and