The Alaska citizen., 1910-08-06

c-al days ago from his home in Ctarh-Hurs. Ontario. where he is a prominent banker and factor in af, fairs of ,Ae city and province. is greatly pleased with what he has seyu herg. In company with his cousin. | d. Hartman. postmaster ,f Dawson. and others. the visitor rode over several of the creeks and viewed placer and quartz works of tAe camp Being al the head of one of the oldest banking houses of Canada. having associations in husi- he's rhragdeat Canada. and having taken a prominent part in public af, fairs Nr. Hartman has become a keen observer. Respecting his i'm pressious of the Yukon, Mir Hart man says;
 The good roads leading out of Dawson are an object lesson to any one from Ontario. where great in tertst has been manifested in road building for several years. have driven a' ha>r loo miles over vari- ou~ roads since coming here, and never saw as grea, a length of country road ill as good condition.
 ~lI the government could see its way clear To improve the trails as far as the border of British Colum- hia and Alberta. To connect with the colonization roads of the provinces, making fhcm even less perfect than the splendid highways here. Dawson would have to enlarge her hotels to accommodate the torists who would come To Dawson iu automobiles. This is class of travellers Dawson does mol roW gel. The time to run to Dawson rom Alberta or E. C. with speedy auto would be nothing aHa the expense little.
 By making colonization roads, considerable agricultural country would He opened. Best quality of wheat ripeus al Fort Laird, and the PcHy river valley has good farm lands.
 "lu older Canada We feel not only deep interest but a pride in the greatest gold producing region in the world as a part of our own country, and 10 wise expenditure that would bridge over lhe hiatus that separ- atc- you from the more populous agricultural districts would even be questioned Railways may come in fime but an easier way appears available Withou, delay
 The route by ocean, rail and riy- CT. by which I came from Vancouver to Dawson. is over a most delight ful course The expense. all things considered is not excessive. while the officers of the White Pass rail Way and boats are most courteous and cousidcrate of travellers.
 "I should not presume to give any opinion of the great value respect ing the mining situation here after so brief a visit but I should say that since the mother lodcs which have furnished $l00.o00,000 to $15O,- eao,ooo ill gold already taken out, il must be conceded that quartz is among the hills, l had the privilege Of going 2.ooo feet into the tunnel of the Dome Lode mine, and even an amateur who observes its form ation could not doubt it's richness.
 "Before reaching Dawson l ex pected the history of most mining towns would be repeated here and that only a few houses would now be occupied I was surprised to find uo end of pretty homes, flowers in abundance, wonderful vegetable gar dens. good Water-Water works sys lem, electric light; and schools equal 10 anything in older Canada. You have a splendid public library build ing. well managed. with books of reference and fiction; up to date athletic and public buildings that only a favored few can boast. Al though there may have been diff culties in the early times when only 10 per cent. of the population was Canadian. the mounted police must have been a terror to evil dOers. Sc safe do the DaWsonites feel that understand very few take the trou be to lock their doors at night What more could one ask except additional easy communication witt friends in other parts.
 My cousin, l. j. Hartman, post master at Dawson, has visited the old home four times in the last F years. and always has appeared tc come from the land of perpetua youth, so enthusiastic has he al ways been in regard to the gold il the North country, as well as respects it's other attractions. His early days were spent largely il mining, and he had considerable ex perieuce in postoftice work in { mining town. For this reason an( other qualifications he was asked il the early days of Dawson, by Sil William Mulock admiDiSter th1