The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-11-02
TRIES TO KNOCK SKAGNAY
Windy Space Writer Sends Pathetic Story Describing
 the Key City to Gullible Eastern Newspapers

sI,v thU time. and Sklgwuy has flour
 H.J ln their necessities She has uc atI.r pop to lean upon Tbcry arc no
 u..s In yhc immediate vicinity. there ary .o factories tu liyc employment c, b'r .t.H. Consequently, 1uythu- that de- .ut,- l.r of Che transient trade strikes
 l.' ,h. quick of her vitality The buIl- .I- 10. tIc White Pass & Yukon railway enables Che pruspcctor Co 80 into tlr iu- ..r.,r u.tuoUt tu- usId delay Iic form. .r. ouUttcJ at Skasway. but now hc .... r-ht through Co Dawson aud Ir- -r.. ul.re .n about the same tim, torm- .-.. consumed .n setting over thc pass. .ae a lane thiug for ca, prusrc,tor ..J |, Is causing thc For E,ut signs u. sn rn .r ShJgwIy.
 fEEAT RAILWAY BUILDING.
 I.e budding ui this rcmarNJblc rauw.. .,.r .H. White Pass was one ot che most ...-",.tII i,Jts of engineering u the his. .lt. ,. ,h. world Tho nrst twenty mu.. . DuaJulous Upgrade ot Iolry er .. -1 ta. .aLe. q; cost s5U.OoO co thc miI. s.tlrl l tot.l oi ;I.-boV The c0ustrIc- ... from tn, summit Go Bennett. B. C.. I.. .u average down grade ot per cent.
 f.t to thc mile. This part of ta. .u.l |. ,wyuty-two miles ir length, au. cost HHH Co the mile. maAiug 1 total o. l"I From Bennett Co White Horse tl. ,l-mii, str,tch. cost over Si9o1 Co th. .rUr. or a total of Sis,IU0n. bringing Che ,,tIl cost of thc il, miles. with equipment q, ta, for business. Co SLtfUp. It was stlff.J ir April 1898. and completed <. Iuu, .r This is thc uorthcrnmost rail- Way ul che American continent lt tlu ... of ,tc richest mineral districts upo. .i. s..uu-the upper Yukon basin which r ..-s tJlu uvc years. has produces .....n s1'j tu give more thun 10 dollar
 .t..s muH woman and child In tl.
 ..I states. f distributed per cIritJ.
 ' ,l th. pr,s,gt time. thc principal ...... ot tnc ruad hos been derived
 "a hauling freight. lIt thr wonderful
 .e advantages uf thc ruut. lr. be- ,.."- to attract tar attention of tour. .~. Wth th' present facilities ior trJ. Do. th. trip tu Dlvsol raI Dhy Iapr N...I basin. via tt. river routc is ou. .l t.r most d,ughtui p,clsgre j1uuts !. O.. au..d 20 thc average rcs.jcu, ot th.
 usy thought of Alaska is cou- n ...U with cold. pr.rot.or and h.ttsu,. .I nothing could hs farther from tu. .t ap far as .hc summers arv c9r. ....r. Ii :. trlc the seasons trc N,r sL.st but tbc days are bl,my and tu. s.s.t. lrc cool This tr,p sta th" ions ...1 1 N.t.rWty, olfci- a diversity O.
 .. ,uI variety of Interest which VI. r.p.y tle traveller. l,t h.m b" a,
 4s. as hc WAL Every tourist wiD t-s.s Alaska is certain Co influence soy ata. of his friends % make Che trp. Th. I.t.I ae-ommljIt.O.s 4l tly several towns lre Drst-cia-5.
 TOURISTS BCT CCEtoS
 rt/ .4,. e c-r.cs ta Che t1Is.s,- .a q, .. Fec os r-cat income Co Che rls.lcal .f The different places during th- slmm-. a..trs. But th.s summer there has llCt .r.at deal ot buncomDc in the way l..r1at.uc restrictions. On accolut of tho lr,.alrlcc or smallpox among the ln Iius during the carly part of thc sea
 ou au cur.os are required Jo tc -isln- y..rd before being taken on the steam rs This is 9I right SO far ds lt goes hut th, passengers are allowed to go through thc Indian villages and Co enter .h- native houses thus making d fare, .f fh. .utirc system To show that thg whole matter is fraud. a certificate ia -..ulr,d from thc dealer signed by ,rr ...r doctors. thus getting go monopoly .trcyn thc doctors and the dealers. Tn, skuewuy dealers have been discrimiuated 1r.iust ir this matter this season ono have. lost . eca. omount of money 9n .cooaut of th- injustice of thc ruling.
 Aa,,r,r tA.ur which has restricted yhe lr.ut. anal stability of Skogway ls Che Ions .rowu-out contest for the townsite. it .. ems ..,t ir thc eighties. man hy t.. ttie or Ben Moore settled upon th, r.t where thc town stands. and hi"d a cis.m 70 au the ground upon which che bss ness portion is now located. When the rush to the Klondike Set in Inc was 1yc-ruu by squatters. and his property srcsted from him by sheer forcc Of