The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-22
RAILROAD THRU THE HEART OF ALASKA
With Being Back Of This Sensational Yet
Very Practical scheme-No Of Cold Coal Timber and All
Kinds of Resources.

Dickinson, formerly general manager OF tne
Northern Pacific railway and now genera
manager of the Seattle Electric company IaIa,ay
ly governor of the state of Washington treas.
urer, ]. w. Goodwin. wholesale mercnanI q
Seattle secretary and auditor Jonn y. hate
.aine, formerly adjutant general OF the state
Of Washington, associated with the moore
Investment company of Seattle; directors,
Charles F. Peck, formerly Locating ehg gniea
president of the Pacific Clipper steamship
company.
Late last fall F. August Heinze, the mill
terested in the company and was made
director The president of the construction
company is General A. Skinner, Michigan
banker. George H. Ford national bank ex-
aminer of Cleveland. is treasurer. The capi.
tai stock of the company is 100000, COO, of
which s., 500, 900 Is in preferred STOCK bearing
per cent interest and the res. IS sc, intor;or
of Alaska, starting from harbor on tne
southern coast open the year around mas oeen
the dream Of many thousands -, o. wapid Was
first attracted to the mineral wealth. oI tna'
vast territory.
Kiondike at Eagle City, in the Rampant
in the Tanana basin, Cook Inlet, and
along the sushitna river the eveTv nart Of
Alaska, supplemented by discoveries OF cop
per, coal, iron and oil, coupled with inc
annoyance, delay and needless expense Oh
transit over foreign soil to reach those Helds
Of wealth, have led to the determination
that such a railway shall be built.
! THE ORIGINAL SURVEY.
The original survey for the road was made
in 1899 by c. NJ Anderson Of Seattle. It was
| first proposed to build from Valdez to Eagle
city and it is still probable that a branch
will be built from some point on the main
| inc to Eagle City.
| Resurrection Bay was selected as. the
southern terminus because 1t Is considered
by the projectors of the road to be the most
| favorable location on the south shore for a
terminal city. The bay has land lockea
of ten fathoms and Is free from Ice the
year around.
/ 1t is also central with respect to the In
terror of Alaska and a glance at the map
Gated for shipments to the Orient as we'll
as TO the United States. 1t Is the purpose
Of the railroad company to found large
city at the head of the bay. Owing to the
peculiar advantages offered the promoters
expect that as soon as twenty miles Of road
between 5000 and 10000 population.
Altho comparatively little is known re-
garding the territory to be opened. UP the de-
velopmant has been sufficient, it is asserted
the start According to official Of the com
pany the construction of the railroad doe:
not present any engineering difficulties. Tnt
grade will be easy one and the route viii
and spring freshets. From Resurrection
} Bay the route across Kena peninsula owe
a low grade to the head Of Cook Inlet, theme
up the broad timbered valley of the Sushitna
| across the Caribou pass at an elevation Q
5 $500 Feet, to the headwaters of Cantwel
river, thence DETECTING to the Nenana, dow
that stream to the Tanana and thru tn
Tanana hills and gold diggings to Rampant.