Deseret Evening News | 1901-12-11 | Page 5 | To Bering Straits

TO DERING STRAITS mil Hill Introduced In Congress Author l Across Alaska Washington Dec Dee M Sibley today Introduced In tile the house a hUh bill authorizing the construction con of ot a railroad across Alaska from Cook Inlet to Bering strait by b y the tha ln company The bill grants a n right of way feet on cache cach side ot of tho the truck trade and provides for tor the tho cession i Of Qt each ench alternate section of ot land ten ton untIes miles on each cacti side able of ot tho ho track It Is la specified that concession la is made to secure the tho speedy transportation ot cC tho the malls mails munitions of war and public lIo stores Troops and property lire are to o 0 be carried tree free for tor a n