The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-15
WHITE HORSE IS BOOMING.
NEW TERMINUS OF WHITE PASS q
YUKON ROAD.
Lively Business Community Estac-
lishcd within the Last Few
weeks-Present Population OF
About 6oo-Real Estate Rising.


WHITE HORSE. Yukon Territory. July
1.-The newly established town o. White
Horse is fast assuming proportions, AL
though only few weeks Old. 1t Is taking
on the appearance of a lively business
community. The town Is on the west side
of the Yukon Just below the famous Whit.
Horse rapids.
Heretofore the place bearing the title o.
White Horse has comprised a mere sta
ton OF a few houses az the end ~ A
tramway and on the opposite shorc from
the new town. The present town OF
White Horse marks the northern terminus
Of the White Pass Il Yukon railroad and
the southernmost terminus 4 navigation
on the Yukon river waters proper. II is
III miles from Sksgway. and 40 miles
from Dawson.
Twenty-eight miles OF intermediate
track OF the road leading TO White ITorse
from Skasway has not been completed.
but VIII I've by the last NJ the month. II
lies along the shore ~ Lake Bennett
Tracklayins on that division will be begun
at the Bennett City end day after to-
morrow. The contractor Who constructed
the roadbed has just turned over the
white Horse-Caribou division TO the roa a
and today transferred 20 men 70 the lake
division 10 help finish that stretch.
Growth of = Month.
White Horse has population Of perhaps
COO. There are thirty-four business houses
in the town. The greater number Of
these depend almost wholly on tho trans-
lent business, patronage OF travellers TO
and from the kiondikc. The town il
booming. Within the last month or TWO
the town has sprung from nothing To-
day IL has several wide streets parallel
Ing the river, and a number cunning back
The site is almost level. and lies on a
beautiful lowland bench twelve feet above
the high water mark IN tho river. A
light growth OF cottonwood aud heinlnck
has covered the site. but has TO lnrye
extent been cleared away Some NJ the
streets are 100 feet vile, thus aftorilug
less likelihood of fire sweeping the town.
The site comprises 80 acres, contrplicf
tomary number OF lots az various intnr-
walls In the townsite resolved for tho
government. The town. by tho way. IL
In the new Canadian territory known "a
Northwest territory. the limits OF which
are now beyond the Yukon basin.
The price o Of tGw rro lot, ,. :, hes y ne
some OF the choice corners have changed
hands at higher fgures A lot on one 81
the principal streets " the town went
for 81 500 not long ago.
Hotels and restaurants are the chief
class OF houses in the town. They have
gone UP phenomenaily fast. The rcstau-
rants are as Vet chiefly IN large tcnts.
The hotel proprietors are building tho nm
est and largest private structures In the
town, Six hotels are now under ION
stories high. and contain rs many ~ IN
rooms The hotels and restaurants are
all doing a good business. but whether
they will enjoy such during tho winter
period is a question: but they may. from
the fact that tho railroad has7 slirusu afcd
tho terrors OF travel over the 'pesU ana
for the trip to and from Dawson - DO
taken In comparative ease. IL will oroha-
bly, be made In less than a week next
winter
Although White HORSE IL sprinsinz NO
phenomenally fast there ia some fear that
II will not last long on tho score that the
railroad may build beyond and below the
shadows OF Lake Tebarse, about nftv
miles, to where permanent deep water
is secured on the Yukon. which would
obviate the trouble OF getting ove- tho
early part Of the open season. However.
high officials Of the railroad state that
White Horse IA 20 remain the terminus.
Tons OF Freight BioeLaded.
At present All freish, which has bsan
bio"kaded at Bennett has moved forward
from that point. but hero IL sull quite
a blockade at White Horse. The raanoa'l
company says there are 600 tons nj
White Horse. Manager Elliot Of the mil
road steamers of the white Horse raw .
son run. says that with his line and the
help of sc0ws. also being employed now,
all the freight viii he removed IN six
weeks.
The railroad company has fine terminal
facilities NJ white Horse. II IL building
and forty feet wide Iioats will be- on
ahled to land on one eide and cars TO ran
on the other At present the greater paft
OF the blockaded freight is under canvas.
Two weekly papers are 20 Re started IN
white Horse next week one 20 be called
the Star and 10 be- owned and operated
by y. Sehsrsehmtdt OF bennett. ths
other TO be run by Mir Bnrds. Of Van
couver. D. 9.
postofItce Will be opened in write
Horse his week. The Aiaska-Paciac .Er
press has opened an lfhce here The
place. u ts expected. VIII be crsa.sas =
port % entry IN 4 few days
Although several saiOohs are opafs,
whisky IL scarce Permits must be rad
10 bring IL ia from the outside. and ne
dousnion government has net yet granted
perfYiis for this year, 20 those holding
licenses here have 20 bring iguor from