Show CHEAP FARf TO DAWSON CITY I CAN MAKE TRIP FROM LAKE I BENNETT FOR S250 I Rate War on Between the Yukon River Transportation Companies Navigation Has Been Resumed Seattle Wash June 2A big rate war is In progress in the upper Yukon and lakes according to advices brought here today from Skagway by the steamer Humboldt Fares from Lake Bennett to Dawfon City have been reduced re-duced from 100 to 250 Small steamboat companies started the war by making the rte 65 The Canadian Development company cut this to 10 and later to 5 The Bennett Lake Atlin Navigation company met this and went i one better by making a rate of 250 Thus far the cut only applies to downriver travel I is thought that the war will be of short duration as its continuance would result re-sult in the destruction of the naviga tion companies Navigation on the lakes and upper river have been resumed by this time Bennett lake was open to small scows May 29 The steamers expected to sail in four or five days from that date The first arrival from the interior should reach here about the middle of the month x |