The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-04-19

sgs HE seattle Alaskan trade has
eomo To take a argef uoct Of
American steam vessels than
all OF the other Pacific dean
water and eeastlug trade together.
In cNchange tor golt. Alaska Is TAX
ing enormous quantities of provi-
s.ous. merchandise. mining equip
mont etc. The rush OF population
10 Alaska during the 1871 season
promises 60 tax the carrying mcili-
ties OF the transportation eumpau=
ies Notwithstanding that improve
ments aud extensions In service are
being constantly made. The new
seasons large additions to the pop
uatieu or Alaska vii mean. Of
course heavy increases in the future
taasumnIlNe requirements OF the
country. and tn the need for further
shipping facilities
% is now little ever three years
since the urst authentic news or the
kold fields on the klondlkt startled
che world. When IL bcyuWe am esz
tahliahed fact that the rich players
had been discovered IN the far north
che mercantile world ~ the Pacific
coast and H MANY Instances the
mercantile yusHEN end brains ~ the
East hgsan casting about ter ships
ana guutes rs which the new "a
dorado could bs supplied with all
things that were rcaded Co sustain
i..e In the then far ou country OF
The great Yukon.
70 seems indeed marvellous that
fft regions SHAT three wears ago
81 med rrsefleaiiv l#atuHssI bile. are
now reached II safety. comfort ana
even Injury and th#t towns with
s. nHIz churches vu# fhpHtsfs have
grown Hp in what three years aEa
fnHfe and practically uuinz
Z h.fet wilderness
To the aufffur Of fhr Seattle
tnskf Steamship companies sspe=
Including sire tt1iWai Co.
Clipper lime. Whit star tIas
afI TIRE White fazs and yukon
HHnte due rho phenomenal de
So. Hr 20 ~ UsFartHtIaH fADits
fiEr IN AiHHkH These companies
hat = 50 considerable initial work
~ pa Sierra lnn cen HHA praetira b.
Hautrs sar ffH transport 70 HaaFru#
HHfF 81 SUPPLE HsHr hHrted4
{efrieafR waters With numerous
shoals ard ie#arr-a and hFuurh
greet HsHuuta#H wallis storm swept
and dauuerous Eut with ufHrieut
- pitaI Invested American euEiH=
GERS aad sfHufan have been enabled
- overcome che greet natural tif.
Heultaa Hud - make easy sa1 conn
fe-t8hfa travelling over Trolls which
rrerlT were travelled with hard
ipr So great Hs Ia seriously trE
e1eu'a unettie and frequently - Snap
tsr- heart strings
The completion ~ tha White Pass
E Yukon railway formed au spof 5
~ fhc development ~ hiaska TIE
nrs' train from SIX eHay tn BENNETT.
distance ~ 4 MILES in firiI#sh t'a#
flrihia IHiv 8 tgaq With on ~ q -
HHser1affsnal interest UuHIuE The
ea-ine - A1H the railroad waa anma
saefr4 20 White Horse y r shore
by m 5tEnr if possible E1r frHIahf anH
FsaHraHHa~H h# frs HHaa.Hrf 81
fsreurh from stBEeav tn white
Fferrs q fivtasee - - mites With
Hft transfer Where fafwssff the
af1fner In ORDER fr efasa tha lfgl So
HaH Is auend weeks packing huH
climbing IN Al dnau enormous
heights. daily trains are noe 20 hHs
service and the trip - arcamni she1
n half a dozen hours ar less and i
ono ~ rfea sure az enurs- he r5it=
IT. 4 E
undertaking For guifeeuef and
rugged grandeur the scrurrV along
ff Ia not surpassed aHYw here River
Hfea rnanats - fhe Canadian Ts~retz
lupmenf Company connect with the
faitruad az White Horse Ter uaW=
SON. where connection Is made
with the stea mhoata Of the Alaska
Commercial Company and several
other ffnes for So Michael $urue
etc. TIRE time BY the steamers b.
tween Seattle and SkaEwaY. a Dis
lance Of 1000 miles g. about four
DAVIS and from skaEway 70 Daw
a distance ~ $50 miles BY rail and
steamboat bout three days max
INK one week for the trip befweeH
Seattle and uaw ron FROM EkaNs
way 20 Cape Nome ~ the Dawson
route IL n distance q f9s2 n 80. Ex=
cept during the summer months.
when the HerfuE sea - fire. - ice.
the only practicable Way - reach
tnE Nome and II Michael lH
through Skagway. Dawson and
down the Yukon river During the
summer. however there ~ splendid
sailing all the way 20 Nome and
many fine steamers VIII this aeaFau
make the trip from Seattle Lest
summer t25 90 tons Of freight vaR
tttANf7A ~ AN1AAaH ~ INV tH|HFaaAN HfHHAHHH
The steamers that ply the YUKON
river are now numerous and com
Portable. and are aiding IN the de-
velopmeut 81 the whole Interior re-
Kion Of Alaska. especially - the
regions Of the Koyokuk. EHskowim
and Tanana rivers. where rich
strikes were made last autumn Val.
fea. NJ the mouth - Copper river.
which efnptiea into the Gulf Of Alas
ka- In now reached ~ ate-rne di-
rect from Seattle This place has
become an important headqua rtera
for the whole Copper river region.
The United States government Is
connecting II By road with the Tan
ana river. making n new route 20 the
Yukon from the Pacific ocean.
The rush 20 Alaska has caused n
number ~ mushroom steamship
eompa mics ~ start business. with