The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-04-26
.B|G FEET ID SAIL
 FROM LAKE BENNETT
ScOws To Be Sent the Full
 Length of the Yukon.
STEAMER ALSO TO GO
Fine Vessel of Sixty Tons Capacity and Several Small Craft To Bo Built by P. T. Chrfstsnsen--Big Boats on the Lakes To Be Busy.

P. ]. Christensen, of Skagwav, expects to get away this morning for Bennett where he will begin important work shorl- lv In connection with Yukon-Nome trafii He will build steamer at Bennett to de scend the Yukon waters their full length and then take the outside passage to Nome. He will also build fleet of scows to go from Bennett 10 Nome. Beside this. N [. Christensen will have charge of the wool repairs to the Bennett lake steamer Clifford Slfton, and will build number of scows for the Lakes and the river.
 Others arc also planning to have scows and boats go down the river from Bennett, LaBarge and other points this season, and nearly every day some new announcement of such a scheme Is made and there are indications that the Skagway>Yukon river route to Nome Is to receive share of pat ronage from people now in the states.
 "l have contracts" says Mr. Christen- sen, flor the building of twenty-one scows at Bennett, the same to be ready for use at the orenlng of navigation. Six of these seows will go through to Nome, and part of the freight they will carry has arrived at Bennett.
 "l built scows at Bennett last wear. and seven of the number that know of from my yards, are now at Dawson being pre- pared for descending the river to Nome at the opening of navigation.
 "lt will probably no; be until the first of May when begin to build seows. but will then put on fiftv-four men and turn out the completed craft In short order. Last year built twentv>seven seoWs in twenty>ore days. lexpect to be able 10 get all the labor needed without trouble.
 "The steamer which am to build will be about I7s feet long, have a capacity of sixty tons, and be able to ride the seas in crossing Norton sound like bird.
 "Ihe steamer will probably get away for her Iorg journey the last of July. She will tow four or five scows. shall not go down the river until Sfter the steamer"
 Otto Partridge, ownerof the Mill Haven mill on Lake Bennett, who was In the eltv few days ago, said he had already se> cured ordeis for fifty seows. part of them to be delivered at Bennett. This company has representatives at Bennett, Caribou, White Hoise and Skagwav.
 The Bennett Transfer & Navigation Co.,, J. L. Gage, of Skagway, manager. Is also preparing to soon begin building seows at Bennett.
 The Vletorla.Yukon Trading Company. with its mill and northern headquarters at Bennett. Is also In the seow and 1oat builds Ing field again, and will turn out all sizes of craft, The company will also engage extensively In lumber manufacturing. and deliver lumber at White Horse and Car Ibou at the opening of navigation. The company also has a stock of general mer- ehandlse and chandlrrv. Fred c. White Is manager.
 The Yukon Consolidated Company. with Mike King, manager, will build a sawmlll at Caribou, and soon open a lum- Der and seow ward at that point.
 Some Of the Atlin mills propose shipping lumber down the lakes to Wite Horse this season.
 Altogether the boa. yards and sawmllls of the Upper Yukon basin promise to be busy this seoson.