The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-08
|'REElY IN SEATTLE.
keoiensl Officer on His Way to
Alaska.
I tAy 4 CABLE TO NOME.

~ UnaIaI<iik-Throu
nunieation Assured Next
n ....-1-or.merciaI I'm portauce Of
s..veuh From sound TO Alnsl<a.
. &.,~,oa Great Northern overland
~ "a I..s.,s,- N Seattle yesterday morn
ID t-~.s.ht Brig. Gen. A. w Greedy,
.ses.I oflcer OF the United States
~, accompanied by Mrs. Greedy.
- Csy TO the Yukon and Alaskan
sSs. Zen. and Mrs. Greedy have
80 ~ the Rainier-Grand. pending
y 2ssexfure which will be on board
e3ehip Queen, sailing for skagway
k oyenipg.
B 11s1ri, II, earlier years a famous ex-
- a Arctic lands and seas. Gen.
- - never visited Alaska and is
<<-v forward to the approaching ex-
sss vffh great deal OF interest. The
5Sae ohtect IN in connection with the
snent's work in constructing mill
11ierraph and cable lines between
<1se points, under the supervision OF
r1cra1 eervice bureau, OF which Gen.
~ Il chief. The work thus far ac-
ilrbed will be officially inspected AMI
f6rrned and orders issued for fur
ueogrees.
~ 6kagway Gen. Greedy win go over
Write Pass and Yukon road 70 White
m: thence by river steamer 10 Daw-
0Aors several days will be spent.
On, OVeely win ascertain definitely
Sroorfas Of work being done by Cana
teeineers who are constructing the
e6p4slegraph for the Dominion gov
~. shortly 10 connect Dawson WIN
0o19as world.
m the Klondike metropolis, Gen.
mi VII proceed down the river. with
1lonal stops at points OF interest to
Vefk, until st. Michael In reached.
~ believes will be about September
Hehiie. on or about August "a. n
1166ent cable steamer, probably the
Go1a viii have sailed from Seattle
VI Q&oe 20 be stretched through Nor
(mG<1o4, between 1T. Michael and Nome
}014 1uli equipment for cable offlces
4 NJ points, The departure OF the ORR
ppm Heattlf Is timed 30 that she
mach st. Michael about the same
Gen. Greedy arrives there from the
X Yukon and under his personal SUI
MINI the cable service between ST.
Nal and Nosae will be Installed. Re-
1eG Gen. Greely expects to come al
nom 81. Michael TO Seattle. arriving
u h late September or early October
Pr0gress 0f the work.
- Interview yesterday Gen. Greedy
AZ progress Of constructing military
0mph lines In Aiaska has been sat
1ffssenf md i, ~ INA trtartto, ~ 49,,
rork ~ rnnifiiv M srnp,ina car ~
Q INTO the country and the weather
Mlts until communication Ia estab-
rom Nome 20 the International
mere csnntctinn VIII ot made
~ =, ~ toscrnment,s nnes. now
Eye.ss 81 construction, which are TO
from FORTY Mile near the bound
Wi. fhtouKn Dawson city and south
70 connection ~ 9uexlelle.
a<4~ts lHporsifHr " say JUST now soon
tnroaSn nne VIII he y operation Our
csn hhrdty DC cpmpicted this season.
l3r that the Canadians expect 10 FIN
{neir wprk py the latter part OF Octo-
*4{Vut uouu, ~ " can be accomplished.
4ss ! 90 not mink they can cover
!. sslnnee pe,ween Dawson and Cues
pe5ore tho winter season sets In and
4es suspension OF the work. Early
yenF however. both the American
canadian lines Will he. completed and
connections made from Nome 10
ire length Of time for communication
4eAn Fort E.bert on the Yukon. and
lve Will be greatly shortened this
n ,ns complexion OF the line between
~ Dawson city, thus establishing teie-
4elc communication with Skegway,
~ .msssaars can be transmitted to
"a ny mail steamer, with loss OF only
~ aasa our lines fran Fort Egberf
s3xr ihr Yukon 10 81. Michael may pos
~ completed inte this year. but
HeSdtF likely
~ ~ Expedttr Can.s~..eto.
K>Isx yxtn ). 49, s
u3K,yrnnr H.arNa ~ NOT go much for
~ ~ " nrpecung what has been
1or1rxsss....s hse.',sn ,h,ough personal
onrNs1 r,oa,'. ~. snous" PC Done ana %
n61k s,s.as, ~ tap,n completion OF the
y fsach 4, N,,. w S"n.v s'eamer Orixaha
f6ilbfnrn, a., .,.,ss WIN sApse and fnli
Sl16sI ann, 49, ., Nonie ana ~.
~ es,r. " ,r'e VI, ume ! reach the lat
go 80, rom the upper Yukon Tho
- Z. I'LL nr immediately laid and ser
4 n.,s 'un ee begun ~ the latter part
-, s''smnrt hv that time the season
h11wss,t ~ advanced Thar " would be-
S@X~ wv nt the oiirers In charge 10
100 49, ". .u.rau ~ Washington and NJ.
~, IN $3.50 ~ ''eus TT lurtrer WORK be-
M ss-. .s.,re =. nnfisaiien ~ Herring sea
IL Es.se ~ NJ Mivnhei VIII permit
k.sHshVe " Instructions al once. ~
>s.-.,. w oeNuf THAI mach may he nr-
uhkk ~ Nufin& ne winter months
NJ .sr nn'si Instructions could be- received
fAr ~ '''F''''ns OF navigation next
The pefsl. - s.,,t,. 80,
isssrsstsd n ~. lavina ~ ~ S,o ~,
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