The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-08-03
NEWPROJECT
Line Planned Across Alaska
 And Siberia
Company Capitalized At '2oO' 'ooO'- 900 Undertaking, lf Compieteu' wm Connect Circle City With Pari. and s. Pstsrsburg
lS,arle PL July Nl

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 \ rautc railway project may be undertaken in Alaska and Sihcra Wi'' in. d few year, lJ is thc c"n>''N''I..o.' 'I..l .i n trlr,. Alaskan railroad rom Ou ,l. Cy Co Bcuus Sea. across t"' .-.,r b, mean, oj mammoth ierrie' q, S,brr,l and from che coast by ,,l. I,.n tn \hdyo,tock. where con -..fi,r. win bc made with thc trans
 siberian road The enterprise Wui' u r ,. ru, throuch. have thc cnornou'
 .,ha,iou oi Seoooooooo lne 'H t.sn Vaib nt 'bfyhUf ofrn nelHq6te,Nll .cIt, u. thc age.
 The undertaking is said Co have a, fuauciJl bJckcr, thc Bank ot France IuI other great moucycd interests o' tllt country. a, well a, oi America. li vIl be essentially a French American enterprise. and tbc United States eoy ,um,nt vi'i bc asked for concession, iu tbc shape %. railroad lands in che iar north
 The originator oi this vast scheme |, I jc Iohcl am eminent French min gr'ul.st who has spent several years m tnc North engaged iu scientific work llc is now con his way t0 thC hIuulikc luj Alaska He will spend three month, m thc former place and ouc year m Alaska lt !, m, intention to make what Uil bc pcrh3p, che most exhaustive examination oi che great trrutur, ever undertaken The law ot thc country and thc protection al. i0rjcl tu .nrcIcu investments will not be- t1c least part o' hi, work U these arc favorable he sees no impeachment u thc way oi thc railroad The result oi h., examination win be presented r report ta che French government which hc ,lys. win give it thc widest publicity no thc republic
 On h- return from Alaska VI. dc IuLeI V.I journey to Washington. D C when. h. UiN seek lu audience with. President Mckinley with a view to' huue the concession, needed Joy thc n.rulI recommended to congress.
 VI Ic Iohei fr,t went Co thc North u I~N and spent fhlt year and che two iuIi.uuc m ttc kioulkc studying Che mineral formation u thc interest, of. science lic then returned to PJri, ruI 'e,tu-cl before a number oi scicn- udc ,oc.cuc,. co. which hc Is member and great interest was shown iu his statements, fIc Is l member oi tic| ~.c.gtc jc Geographic and 60 dc'cguc Iu Museum jc plr.. Before che for mcr hc presented a report on N.aska IuI fhc kIuuii>c. also before thy 500 ...ty .f Surhornc Inl ihc museum IIc hl, gained fame hy h, lecture before -oo learned ,ltaut, oi Europe prcsid .I over by M Cauot brother oi th, late president ni France. on the sub ..ct The Or-in oi Gold and che Po, -hHue, %. Renovation
 VI Ie rohci io't paris on July I5 t0 return ta Na,,a Ire went north lae r.eht ur the .fcImcr Dolphin and .u reach oh. kuuiiSc m exactly a
 t. from on, umc he lcit thc Frcnci
 uui thu, breaking an record, n rmc .t |, believed for ,hc Journey hc t..rr m. tVn countries
 Ih. length of che proposed railroad from Circle City to Bcr'ug sea will bC about .ooo miles and from thc coast oi siberia to Ni1livostock rSoo miles t. course through Alaska win hc a, .r north l possible. ,n as to cv1ic th, low lands m thc vicinity oi St Michael 1 One oi thc most difficult problems .rlrs che enterprise win hc ,hc span ming oi thc ocean The solution pro posed win hc crormou, ferries. ByI mean, oi these it win be possible. it Is | believed to so from Circle City to $, Petersburg and pari, by railroad ]. tIe concessions are secured from the United States and thc protection a' i.rigl thc property 0f che company !, adequate thc preliminary survey win commence ,hor.'y after VI ic Lohcl In. returned tn Paris
 1l de L.hc' Is enthusiastic in sup port ai 'h. vast scheme
 Two year, after che completion oi l ,hc -.Ii" he said yesterday. "soooo ! people from France. Germany Italy ui Spain Wi' bc settled m Alaska 1 and ,hc total population win reach a ! million The succc,, o' thc urlcrta' ! ul Vr depend on che attitude oi th ! Am.rtlu government l. foreigner . ar, protected m their right, there wl . n. nn .wn.Ilwcrt