Show ALASKAN CABLE IS BUSY line to be ed and more miles added few people who have not been over the ground have any conception of the wonderful development of alaskan in and trade for instance the commercial from the alaskan cable and telegraph lines for the month of july amounted to the rapid increase in the demands upon the system will be met by the government by dup lexing the cable the cable ship burnside which Is to install the dup lexing apparatus at the alaskan end of the cable will carry about 20 miles of new cable tor the extension of the service to ketchikan this extension will be effected by tapping the lines from sit ka to juneau at cape fanshaw from thai point a branch line will be ex tended down the then to hadley on prince of wales island and then to ketchikan which is only 60 miles from fort simpson the english town which Is to be the terminus of the grand trunk and pacific railroads it Is believed that this additional miles of cable will largely increase the cable receipts as it taps a coun try rich in mines fishery and canning industries and greatly in need of dally n with the united states it Is that this new line will be completed by november 1 pilgrim |