The Kusko times., 1929-11-02
INTERNATIONAL HIGHWAY
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 with lakes and lovely streams that teem with trout. Further north is Kazelton, where still stand the gro- tesque totems of an ancient savage tribe. Fifty miles beyond Hazelton the existing road ends and it is. here that the proposed construction is to begin. Our imaginary motoring now . fakes us through land that is rich with fields of waving grain and along the old Telegraph Trail, line of his 5toric interest and significance, as it marks the path of those vlalant pio- neers who attempted in the late '6Ss to build a telegraph to. Asia and fhence across to Europe, and were only defeated in their purpose by the success of the Great Eastern in lay ing the Atlantic cable. Twelve hun dred miles from Seattle we come to Telegraph creek on the Stikine river, the head of navigation from the ocean, aand a thriving outpost, peo- pied with hunters, traders and trap pers. We are now in the northland and it's magic weaves a spell of nys- tery. Further along the highway is Atlin, on beautiful Lake Attn, one, of the principal sources of the mighty Yukon reached by river steamer from T1rSH o road that is at present cons nstructed, md shortly arrive at beautiful Lake Kluane in awesome mountnain set ting, 16$$ miles by our speedometer from Seattle.
 But now, perhaps, comes the most wonderful part of our imaginary mo- torlog. We are in country that is unexplored by the wanderiug.trapper. We follow the Panama river until our new highway joins. the Richardson highway 90 miles from Fairbanks. Along this stretch of highway we get . glimpse of four of the tallest peaks on the North American continent. For q short distance we get mag nificent view of Mount McKinley's boary peak, 20ysOO feet in the air. Mount Wrangell s14,005 feet; Mount Elackbur, 16,14O feet, and Mount Drum, 12,O02 feet, are other notable peaks that come into the way of our gaze. Here is the hunters paradise. Streams are alive with flashing trout, while moose, caribou and bear abound in great numbers in nthe birch cov- cred mountains. It is primitive country and words cannot describe it's grandeur. The days are longer and extended twilight allows us plenty of time to cover great distances. At last we arrive at Fairbanks, the ultimate goal of all travellers in Alaska.
 No trip would be compete without . visit to this famous old mining camp, and it truly deservesa the name of "Alaska's golden heart" It is the terminus of the Alaska Railroad, the Richardson highway and the Yukon highway. Although it still shows marks of the early mining camp. &C., tivities, the many modern structures and other Improvements clearly show the mesent-day progress. While we are in Fairbanks we deci;le that we are going to see all that there is to see, so we spend a day driving to Circle City, about l25 m.ias beyond, and the farthest pointn north it is possible to drive On OUT return we will probably drive over tae Richard son highway to historic o'd Valdez of Spanish discovery. It was here in the days of '98 that many {. prospector loaded his dog team and mushed the trails to the interior
 There are many thing; to see along the 371 miles of the Ric.x rdsen high way. In Keystone canyan, 13 miles from Valdez, we recall that it was here in which the fight for the right of-way for "The Iror Trail" was