| Show TO OPEN ALASKAN MINES rUNES Era Kni Erl of lt III in IN is I The Tho Tho mineral mineraI development of Alaska Macha a awaits alts the construction con of oC lines line Ine of ot railway anti and 1111 It I ap tip appears pears that this title of ut trans bo be available In n will wi largely Innel II tho time near future T A In Inthe II Inthe the Mining anti Scientific At Al present pres lt tile tho lIne lino Ino Is ii the White lasK Yukon railroad from ruin the coast at nt to tu White Horse when connection Is I made malic with wih a n water route roule to tl Dawson This road rand for or the engineering skill with wih whIch It I was constructed 1111 for tor the Impressive scenery 8 elery It traverses Is only 10 miles mies ion There hero are aro Iro three short hort railways rulIson on ther thur IhO Seaward S peninsula At Nonie Nomo there la Is II a ml I narrow Ille road that runs to Anvil Creek another nar nor narrow row rw sage gage u a 1 few foi lon Ion long connects connect Council anti and reek Creek the time Council City Ur Ity 1 l Salmon railroad Is II Un claim dard Rage gage ale anti and 16 miles Iles long This Is Isan II an tin Insignificant In amount of oC railroad building tor for n a region relon so 10 vest t the natural Illar al itI II resources of oC which have been be proved Of Ot Connie time the great grent it of oC the Yukon hits has his fur 11 IiI lieu hed transport from rota and to 10 the In II hut limit owing to 10 the tie nf at the time ummer anti the hit of o Ihn this Ibis but bUI a precarious high Way wy uv for tor or Among tin the first nr l to 10 be he built hult Is Iii I that which wil tap the Copper dis district dil and alli thu proceed thence lo ho Kagle lingle City on oil Oi th titi thA Yukon Tho The line hue lne 1 bo he about ROO Mi mile nilles long startIng at nt on the tho nAst nASI From l rom It Is likely to be bl brought ht 1 rd so tin ate 11 to II cross crOSA the hit th Copper opper river and Ind follow the wa water ter gradient northward to 10 the Yukon A branch blanch line Une wi go KO to the copper opper district of lit If and Elliott ElIott creek It 1 has lisa suggested 1 that the ter terminal minal point should hoult he be ll nt mit lt Oem Orca Orl near the salmon canneries and that a 1 short hort branch should tap t ii P the tho coalfields on o Controller bay 11 These hee projects nr ore are In the hands of men len well el utile nule to realize them thel so o that wo we 0 anticipate rapid raph con Another Is II to 10 go 1 o from Crom Resurrection bay to Fairbanks on time the river serving as aK an aim ni art cry tr to that thai gold mining district which yielded In 1905 and Is I today the mo most mol t productive In Alaska A few feI miles of truck track have already bee heen I laid lall from Crol room Insurrection bay along time the river this line ln will wil KIJ If g tip the anti and down downtime tho time valley of tho the Cantwell river to 10 tho the Talana eventually It I may many Iny ho he ex cx extended e tended to time tha Yukon nt at Time The total length will wl bo be fully CM miles A third will cut across the Alas Alaska ka ha peninsula wU raving raring the time tedious t and often by hy byway way ivay WI or ur It to St t Michael The Tho ho road will wil proceed northwest from room I I I I 1 on Cook Inlet tn to ill uti UI tho the Yukon timid and uld not nol far till from train UH its I de do Into Inlo Sea Ken The Tho length l of ot roll rait to bo ho laid IH is II about miles allIes Each of so will wIl perform SPeCIfIC functions In II affording facilities to lu mining already limit hut thin they tle will wi undoubtedly afford Irod new nul points of ot departure for tor or ex cx exploratory work and amil In this way they will advance the tho further Cut her development of new regions The Importance of railroad facilities for tor fO this purpose war ivar warranted ranted the tho recently made to 10 Congress for fo subsidies I lc it Il II alti of ot volt con construction lO but the committee on Ott jail 11 toads road I rejected the I he bills Intended for far Ihla purpose on IJ the tho grounds that thai I l all aid was WIS not hot needed there theme li every eorY to bellevo that am 11 ItO capital would be ho forthcoming ing Imig II This hll we wo to be he b n ii f fact act t lImit Hut besIde land transport tho time tent ten put tots tory tot needs steamship sl lerv between the th terminal on to 11 lh Ih coAst C lt ond the tho portH to time tho mouth u h as Its Seattle und R Francisco At from Sun San Frill Fm I rl mInim for fur Nome NOI St Ht t l ci and the Iho Yukon valley aie IH II 1 transshipped lit ot hut UI In hi Juno n a now noti linn of ot thu steamers Is I I to 10 be lie b put on 01 a n direct from lIon Han Francisco l to tho Iho northern lorther ports mentioned At Al t Seattle S four foul now riis nf mIre are lre shortly shorty to be he utilized ed to 10 ci carry tarry freight trel hl to tl Valde and 1111 Nome tho ho foe tor ot Alaskan me destined to 10 un undergo dergo dUIo lule Improvement The Tho hl de IC development of itt the tho region warrants It for fOI no itt purt part ot of continent gives 1 1 latter better 1111 of ot In 11 ns as AlI a source loure of mineral wealth If It I our penIle Kople exhibit time the enterprise to In t bt Ito II ex cx of ot If thorn theta fall Sami HII Francisco will wi bo ho bothe hotie tie the gateway for tor the receipt of uC of Ir 5 f this Ii Is mets i output mm I ilu t and 1111 tho I he d let ci t tI Is I tig I it fur for t tto nery and a ltd sup supplies su Up p plies liles necessary In II leh opec oper operations opel r |
