The daily morning Alaskan. (Skagway, Alaska) 1899-1904, 1900-07-25
LINZ
Lynn Canal Shore Line Off
GERS View Route.
MAKE Ii A JOLLY PICNIC
Steamer Mabel With n Score of Peo-
pie, Comprising Railroad Direot-
ors and Their Families Make an
Outing of "a Business Trip.

The directorate of the Lynn Canal Shore
Line Railroad Company had picnic yes
terdav. That is to say, it was most en-
jovable picnic, although in reality there
was business back of it. The real object
was to acquaint the directors of the oom>
pany with the survey of the lire, but thew
took their wives with them, and, as is
natural, the wives confidentiallv told few
J other friends, so when the steamer Mabel,
chartered for the occasion, napthaed from
Moore Wharf at o:3o Yesterday morning
she had on board a jolly crowd.
There was Promoter Kinney TO the fore.
Commissioner Sehfbrede the president,
with his wife and daughter, vice-president
Phil Snyder with his wife and siwash
pup, citv engineer John Ders. the engineer
of the company, A. r. Sprague the editor
of the Skaguav News and his wife, Mar
shall Tanner, unattached, W. A. Reid of
the Y M. G. A., w. II. Case, the official
photographer of the road, Miss Case, Miss
Parrot, Miss Ogden, w. Convey and
sever al others.
@The Mabel skrted Smugglers Cove and
Rugged the east shore of Fortune Bay,
along which was shown the pegs denotng
the course of the railroad but few feet
above high water line. At the head of the
bay Engineer Diers pointed out low pass
in the west peninsula where the stakes run.
From Skagwav to the head of this bay is
just two miles Over the peninsula Is a
quarter of mile to Dyea bav. The line
strikes the edge of deep water in this bay
half mile north of Richards landing
From there, the road is to run in north
westerly course direct to the already con-
structed trestle work over the tide flats,
traversing Broadway to the south line of
the Healev & Wilson trading post, where
sixty acres have already been secured for
the terminus.
The party on the Mabel went up to
Dvea. The gentlemen of the party were
taken to see the work, already done on the
Dvea ralroad-a roadbed running from the
trestle work for some two miles beyond
Dyea, all ready for sleepers and rails. The
ladies meantime strolled up town and rang
the fire bell. The bulk of the population
Immediately swarmed into the street.
There was Mr.. Stotko and his brother, and
two other men, and horse that was ssid
to represent the live stock of the iilroad.
Meanwhile the directors seriously dis
cussed the whole project, Mr.. Kinney, for
a wonder, doing little talking. On board
the Mabel again, her nose was poked into
the west shore a convenient point for cook.
ing luncheon. 1t was liberal spread but
Mrs. Sehbrede's apple pie was given the
first prize,
Part of the cargo of the Mabel consisted
of blank location notices, warranted to
cover everything. and some of these were
modestly and surreptitiouslv used, whether
for townsites or merely villa residences re
mains to be seen. The clay deposits at
Smuggler's Cove were visited, and nearby
Phil SNYDER staked vast deposit of lime.
1t was intended as business trip. but II
was in fact most enjoyable picnic.
Nearly all the stock of the company is
sold. For that reason the subscription