Show TELEGRAM FROM SKAGWAY Seattle Receives First Dispatch Over New ew Line Seattle Wash Oct 3 The first tele telegram telegram telegram gram from Skagway to Seattle marking an epoch in the history of business be between between tween Alaska and the outside world was received here today toda The time occupied by the message in transit was seven hours which will however be reduced j by one half as soon as the line is Lo in working order e and business reduced to a system s stem The route taken by the message was from Skagway to Atlin thence over the old line to the Fraser river ri er thence to Ashcroft and on to Van n i couver from which place It was sent to Seattle 4 The line over which it passed to 4 Vancouver is that w which the Canadian government has been engaged in con for the past four months It Is not yet completed and will not be for fo about a week However in order to r get the first message through today a l 1 temporary line was put up connecting conn the unfinished portion between Lille LiUe witt and Ashcroft and in this manner the transmission of the message was W he accomplished to the reports received here today the whole work of the Canadian government will be concluded cone ud d I by Oct 10 fter ter which the thO through line will be open for commercial b ness d Li |