Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-01

Many Of the old Russian buildings will stand,
and these include the Russian cathedral,
log blockhouse and some of the old log
warehouses which once held vast quanti-
ties of furs There are many Indians about
Sitka, and the Indian mission schools I'M
der the charge of the Presbyterian church
will probably give exhibitions Sitka'is one
of the most beautiful spots in Uncle Sans
dominion, and it has mountains in view that
equal Fujiyama in their symmetrical grand
cur
Leaving Sitka, the excursionists will go
to Skagway, the port to the Klondike, and
will then make their way along the south
coast 10 Cordova and Seward, whence they
will come back to Seattle.
AS far as Skagway, the second excursion
will be practically the same as that already
described. After reaching that port, which
is a thousand miles north of Seattle, the
visitors will go into the interior on the
White Pass and Yukon railroad They will
cross the coast range of mountains, pass
ing through scenery equal to any in the
Rockies and land at White Horse, at the
head of navigation of the Yukon river
There they will be awaited by fleet of
steamers which will take them down the
great river and remain with them until they
are landed on the Island of St. Michael in
Bering sea. The visitors will live on the
steamers and will stop as long as is needed
at the principal ports.
The first celebration will be at Dawson,
where the Canadians will do what they can
TO show the wonders of the Klondike gold
mines, present and past. The party will
be taken out through the valley, which has
been turned over by the great dredges, and
they will see the hydraulic giants at work
washing down the gold-bearing debris of the
White river channel. They will be received
by the governor of the Yukon territory, and
will have a chance to see 4 little of low
Canada runs its territorial possessions IN tie
far north.
Leaving Dawson, the fleet will make its
way down the Yukon, crossing the interna-
tional boundary little above Eagle. 1t will
stop at Eagle, Circle City and Rampant, and,
at the latter port, take the excursionistS
across the river to visit the government
farm where Uncle Sam is raising rye, bar
ley and alfalfa on the Arctic circle, not very
far from the north pole. The farmers will
show their wonderful potato crops, and they
may even give the visitors taste of the
strawberries which they have lately sue
ceeded in raising.
The next stage of the journey will be
among the hills that wall the Yukon from
d.. 81, Of
the Tanana river. A stop will be made at
the fort and the soldiers will give the party
a reception Later the ships will go up the
Tanana several hundred miles to Fairbanks,
the largest town in the heart Of the territory.
Here they will stop several days, during
which they will be royalty entertained by
the citizens l have letters from the board
of trade there, which say that they are plan
ming to give an exhibit of their various re-
sources, and that they will probably take
the visitors over the gold-bearing creeks
and out into the farming section. One ex-
cursion will be made to the government
farm, about five miles from the city, and
others to the homesteads and other farms
that have grown up in the valley The Wis
itors will be shown cabbages four times as
big as their heads and turnips that weigh
almost as much as a baby. They will be
able to stand in grass that will reach as high
as their waists, and in rye and barley that
will tickle their chins while they are in it.
Fairbanks has already produced more than
$80,OOOO00 in placer gold, and the visitors
may have chance to see a cleanup and
aid in washing the gold out of the sand.
Fairbanks is also the terminus of the rail-
way, and it is not improbable that someNos