The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-01-16
:. M. Irwin of the White
 Pass Here SeeKing n.ta
BIG TRAFFIC ASSURED
lively Summer Businrss In sight Road Working for Jbroush skRg itatc.

ager of the White PIss & Yukon, who has arrived from Seattle, is to gather dita in regard to the resources of the vast country tributary to this port, and present it to those who are looking for field for h. veStment.
 Mr. Irwin is more than hopeful for the future Of this region, and says there is every prospect or heavy traffic over the White Pass & Yukon next summer, and especially heavy movement of freight,
 "In fact" says Mr. Irwin, ''w. will have all the freight to take 10 the interior that we can handle, and that will be with greatly increased amount of rolling stock and motive power.
 'Will we divert any trlffic from the St. Michael route to the Klondike1 We'll. we positively shall, and 1t ein be put down that We shall haul practically everything going there save the stocks that will be taken in by the big transport ition and trading companies wing their own n,ets and their own stores. Mining machinery will form one of the largest parts of our traffi;. We purpose giving a reduction from .he present ssh dule on lumber and heavy machinery. The tr ,ffit will be heavy all ummer, and shipments will be- gin pouring down the river just as soon as Ihr lee goes out. We expect to h,ve 20 freight cars and { new engines by May. The outlook is Very tneOur ging. ltis the expectation 10 h rye the Closseigh-Caritou division if service June [. and the Brnnett- Caribou division open month Iirer, thus giving A through run from SkagRav 10 lower White Horse the litt p'rt of July.
 "l Is our intention 10 give every lniu,e' ment to capital tp beenm- iniereSte in the natural res iurce> In this 't of the e"un- trv. We wint lrdfflt t0wirI the cniSt IS we'll IS from it, aud erefnre will give tJ everl one and snl one wishing to Jeyrlnp copper in tue Wnms Hsrs~ or other nearby copper fields The priVI ege of shippirg Ihe ore Yer our lIne without m king ivmrnt until the amount of the frrlg | charges te taken from the ore | the smelter. We to this 10 entour ge development, feeling that should the q ,ims pnive biz VT iducers they will rVeutu llv prove a god. stable ani lasting ,oiS'w I'd IT fiji. When liie t1p- per industry Is drvelO. ed we will make very low rate. eOmpir .,iv.lp on the copper 10 Six ,gwdy.
 "l understand from Mr. II wklns that efforts are being made to hay. | Smelter established at Six gway, in whI:h event the output of interio: mines would be brought right here for working. CoIl would be brought from the south.
 "Aee9rding to our plans we will be en- abIed to this summer put passengers and freight through from Seattle 10 Dawson, by means of steamer connection, in seven days.
 "rhere is promise that the Alaska Steamship company, the Pacific Coast company and the Washington X Alaska company will maintain fast steamers be- tween Skagwav and the Sound, and that anotler company or two may have last ships on the run. Also, that the Upper Yukon river fleet will be augmented with steamers belonging to the North American | Trading X Transportation comp ny. the ste imers 10 meet our train at Sloseeigh.
 "We exreet to do good passenger buSl' ness, and to enjoy the patronage of many tourists this summer. Just what will be the service to tourists cannot yet be said, but shall begin working up the tourist proposition upon my return to Seattle. l expect to go back on the next City of Se- attle.
 Tourists will probably, to the greater number, not care 10 go beyond Closeleigh, and perhaps no further than Bennett or the Summit. It may depend on the ocean steamers how long they will wait here. or course, some will want to go to D'w- son or all the way down the Yukon to St. Michael to see the sights, but it Is not likely the number will be large.
 "In view of the Nome rush. we are working on a proposition to give through fate from Seattle to Nome bv way of six ,gwav and D ,wson. have mt bean
 ,bIe 10 confer with the Canad n l'evelop' ment company in regard To the co-opera- tlo, of it's river steamers, but aill take up
 he m itter with Mr. Elliot, secretary for
 he company who has just returned 10
 Victoria from London where he attended
 nseling of the st-tkhOldrrs. lc.mnot siv
 low far down the liver the Canadian
 Development Company would give ser-
 .ite, but shall at least lrv to interest
 ,ome line that will ply the lower course.
 "nquires are coming into our SIn
 francisco office right along concerning the
 Jome gold felis and the Skigwlv-Yul<on
 uule, anJ it may be depended upon we
 re exploiting tre virtues { the route to
 he fullest extent. s. P. Br wn. general gent at San Francisco for the line. for merly agent here, is receiving co siderable inquiry about the route, and is diSsemln , ating information that Will give the Cali ! fomians better idea of the country as It Is today. Mr. Brown, having been he:e . [Continued Page Al