Ogden Daily Standard | 1903-04-21 | Page 6 | Cable to Alaska

CABLE TO ALASKA first half of the cable ia being made in new york san francisco cal april 21 col james alien haa returned from the north where he went to attend to mattera con the laying of the alaska cables ho said today that firt half of the cabla which is being made in new york wilt arrive at seattle aug 1 the second half will reach its destination about oct 1 the burnside Burn sido which is now under at afong kong may not get here until early in july she will RO to sitka making soundings south arom and then will lay the first part of the bablo from juncaj to sitka there ia already n lino from skagway to juneau will bo cut in and connected with tho new military pot Ij anding so that alie new cable connections connect ins and sitka will also bring sitka and lAin ding into col alien fraya that the principal causa of delay is the non arrival of cable but alio work will be completed lato in the fall