The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-02-07
WILL CONNECT SKAGNAy
 MYTH THE WORLD
Party Leaves to Put Up the
 Great Overland Line.
TO OPEN NEXT SUMMER
Wires Will Be Strung to Atlin-- White Horse Mines Reported Sold atTwo Million Dollars.

J. B. Charlson, superintendent of public works for Canada, who built the Bennett Dawson telegraph line, has left Ottawa for Quesnelle to begin the construction of the great overland telegraph system that will connect the Dawson line, and inei- dentally Dawson and Skagway. with the world at large. This news was recently wired to Seattle to a private concern and was brought north bv Mayor John Hislop, who returned on the Dirigo from visit of two months to Atlantic coast and central states, eastern Canada, B. C., and the Sound country.
 Mr. Hislop brings word that he learned from a creditable source while in Seattle. just before starting for Skagway, that the British American Corporatioir had sold its White Horse copper claims, numbering twenty, for sIoo,ooo a claim, or total of two million dollars. The information that came to Mr. Hislop was first conveyed to the Sound in a letter from Capt. Bowker, manager at White Horse for the British American Corporation. It is reported, aside from what Mir. Hsop has learned, that the Rotehehilds have purchased the White Horse copper properties in question.
 "As to what the true status of affairs Is concerning the White Horse copper proper ties" says Mr. HislOp, l am unable to state. but believe that the north is to develop into great permanent mining country, and that in time there will very likely be big inducements tor capital to build smelter at Skagway, not only to secure the reduction of what ore may come from the interior, but also that which will constitute the output of the extensive properties being developed along the coast, and particularly just now to the south of this port.
 "l come back feeling a great future awaits the city of Skagwav and the far north.
 "Yes, understand that a company Is working hard for a !ranehise to build railroad over the Chilkoot road. In fact, was in Victoria two days shortly before starting for Skagwav, and learned that Mr. King. of the Vietolia-Yukon Trading Co.,, Hugh Wallace. of the Washington X Alas kd Steamship company, and others are making a strong effort to get a franchise for road over tor under the pass. Mr. King is in Victoria wording on the matter F. II. Whiting, formerly superintendent of the White Pass & Yukon. is also there lobbying or promulgating the same enter prise. 1 think likely they will get the franchise, but for them to build a railroad Is another thing. The White Pass X Yukon runs over a route the franchise for which was obtained by speculaiorS in franchises three years before the railroad was begun. The White Pass K Yukon secured its franchise only six months be. fore 1t began 10 build.
 "The telegraph line to be built from Quesnele will be finished next summer.
 "Capt. John Irving, owner of the stei m- CT Cleaner, which was on the Bennett Atlin run last summer, told me recently that he intends to put line of steamers on the Closeleigh.Dawson run next sum- mer. Whether or not he has secured his fleet for the route l did not learn.
 Throughout the eastern states lively interest Is taken in Nome. l met men in New York and other Atlantic states with pet schemes which they are to try on the famous beach or its nelghboring dgglngs. The interest Is not nearly so general be- yond the Rockies as on this side, but 1t Is noticeable.
 "Canada does not pay SO much attention te Nome or other northern mines this year. She Is too greatly and vitallv, through personal relations, absorbed in the Boer war. The greatest enthusiasm prevails throughout the province. In the town of Berlin, notable for its Mennonite religious sect, one as much opposed to war as the Quaker, only one man went to war. but he was given a most enthusiastic and demonstratve farewell, and was the reeip- lent of many cash gifts from his towns men. Speeches and demonstrations pre- vail throughout the province.
 "l spent the holidays at my old hone in Gat and visited the other Caraiian towns. Winnipeg, Montreal. North Bay, Toronto, Berlin, Victoria ard Vancouver, and the American towns of St. Paul. Chi cago, Detroit, Sault Ste. Marie and Seat. tie.
 "Eastemers have a vague idea as yet of Alaska and Skagwav, TEev think we live on an iceberg or something as bad, and have tents and huts for our only protee- tion. When they asked if 1t were very cold here, simply said our winter skating rink was a failure because of mild weather and reminded them they skated at their own homes four months year"
 Mr. Hislop was at his desk as assistant chief engineer of the White Pass X Yu- kon road yesterday, busy taking up the reins again.