The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-07-31
RAILROAD OPENED
 ID NH|E HORSE Last Spike Driven Before Hundreds of People.
MANY GO FROM SKAGWAY
Excursion Leaves Here in the Morn
 ing, and Gets Back Late in the Night Ceremonies Held Near Caribou--Many Officials Present.

"This is the last spike: spike of gold, " said Superintendent of Construction Rob
 nson at Caribou Crossing Sunday alter noon, and there was hearty yell of laugh ter from two thousand throats at the or dinary iron spike he held up and started to drive.
 These two thousand were made up of the railroad companv's employees at Skagwav and along the line, about a thousand of MT. Henev's hands, fifty vis> itors from Bennett and the same number who had come on a special train from White Horse, and number of guests from Skagway who had been invited to join the railroad employees excursion.
 Among the latter were:
 Geo. E. Henton, Miss Henton, Deputy Collector Andrews and Mrs. Andrews, Messrs. Holmes and R ,nsome, of the Ca nadian Bank of Commerce, MT. and Mrs. Sherpv, C. E. Hooker, Dr. l. H. Moore, Capt. Hovev. Lieut.. Frinck, F. M. White, Prof, Wall, MT. and Mrs. Howard, MT. and Mrs. A. B. Lewis, and others.
 President Graves and General Manager Hawkins were of the party and were met at Caribou by Contractor Henev and his staff. Major Primrose and pr. Parree of the Northwest mounted police, John Hislop, mayor of SkagWav, and others.
 It was most enjoyable ride to Bennett, and there the whole of the excursionists were invited to luncheon at Contractor Henev's camp, after which they boarded the Australian. and were taken down to Caribou Crossing. It was intended to take them by train, but telegram in- formed MT. Hawkins that the construction | train would block the way.
 When the party arrived at the crossing it was found that MT. Heney had arranged for grand stand play. He had held back the work of his men in order to show the expeditions way in which they could lay track, and about one-quarter of mile of it was laid while the visitors waited. To show the rapid and systematic manner in which this concluding part of the work 1 was done. it is only necesfary to say that MT. Heney's men laid down two and half miles of track in ten hours on last l Sunday Mr. Heney says they are the finest men he ever employed.
 Jcst south of the fine new drawbridge was the point for the last spike. Photog- raphers crowded the roofs of adjacent cars | and buildings to get pictures of the gather ing,
 It was so informal as to be almost dlssp- l pointing. Superintendent Robinson, as be- fore stated, took up spike, and in his ge- nia way said, "This is the golden spike" Then he droye 1t. Next MT. Henev touch ed it, then MT. Hislop, then Captain Hovev, then Major Primrose, and President Graves was invited to drive the spike home. His intentions were better than his execution. There were loud cheers for each of them, and for Moriaritv, the chief track layer. Mr. Heney pried up the spike and put it in his pocket as a souvenir.
 The Australian next took the party to the railroad camp, mile below, for din ner, and it was Monday morning when the party arrived at Skagwav.
 All the workmen of the contract com panv, or nearly all were present, number ing about I4oo. It was expected that a majority of these would be paid off vester- day, but MT. Heney says there is employ ment for them for another six weeks or more.