/ ' ■ /? **^ . /w t.^- L*^ r- /f'/i c^ The Canadian Development Co. RAIL AND WATER ROUTE TO ATLIN LAKE, B. C. AND THE KLONDIKE GOLD FIELDS VIA SKAGWAY AND LAKE BENNETT h-.-)S &L'-^^''"- ^S*;-— ■■ -- " ' ' -T=r:!Eg;S^- . ^^^^V^ ^~~^^'"Ti III^M^jf^JjO^^J ,,:.-5=i«SF». ^^^^^^■="-^^^^3J^^^^^^^^-'4=-«^ ■--= _^::;--:-- SEATTLE, VANCOUVER — OR -, . . ..VICTORIA . . . TO ATLIN LAKE, 4 DAYS. DAWSON CITY, 7 DAYS. THE DOWN STREAM ROUTE, CiENGRAI. OFFICES: 32 FORT STREET, VICTORIA, R. C. I ^ I |<§: ^**^ " iiiiiiii nM ii m i> mt iw ^ ■J — -^ ^•/ 'iii 'S\ ^'-V «\ «> V ^_\ 'oX ^\ •M ^•^^^ ^ ^^^^5»> J ^ ^ oi ' ^ m -^ — ^ £kfl^ >j ^\ THE CANADIAN DEVELOPMEWT CO, San Francisco, Portland, Seattle, Tacoma, Victoria, Vancouver TO i^tlin Lal^e aqd Dawgoq Citil, (Via SKA(J\VAY AM) LAKE BENNETT,) AND ALL INTERMEDL/\TE POINTS ON THE Lewis and Yukon Rivers. GENERAL OFFICES: 32 RORT STREET, VICTORIA, B. C. THE CANADIAN DEVELOPMENT COHPANY, controlled by a syndicate of I^ondon and New York cap- italists, operatinjjfa line of steamboats on the Upper Yukon River, desires to lay before the pul)lic tlie following;' infor- mation with regard to their proposed operations for the year 1899: This Company has now laid up in winter ([uarters on the Yukon the four steamers, " Victorian," " Canadian," "Columbian" and "An^dian." The three former were constructed in Victoria under the supervision of an expe- rienced Mississippi builder and pilot, of the best possible materials that coidd be purchased in Canada; the enj^ines were constructed by the well-known hrm of James Reese & Sons, Pittsburg", Pa., while the Yarrow water-tube boilers were specially constructed by the firm of W. & H. Fletcher Sons, Hoboken, N. J. This material was shipped out over the Canadian Pacific Railway and placed on board the boats at Victoria. The steamers are 150 feet long by 33 feet 6 in. beam, having a speed of 15 miles an hour. Each boat has fourteen water-tight compartments, rendering them unsinkable. Electric light is fitted throughout. Staterooms are available for those who wish to pay a small extra price per berth, w^hile comfortable canvas berths, capable of holding 250 passengers, are erected in the upper deck-house. Large, commodious safes are supplied in the Purser's office for the convey- ance of gold dust, while for freight purposes the boats are capable of carrying 200 tons weight. The " Anglian " is a small steamer 80 feet long by 20 feet beam, constructed on Teslin Lake last year, and is the only steamer that has ever made the run from the head of Teslin Lake via Hootalinqua River to Dawson. The "Columbian" and "Canadian" arrived at Dawson via St. Michaels on the i8th of August last, hav- ing steamed the entire distance from Victoria. They carried from St. Michaels to Dawson full cargoes of freight for Dawson, and were upon their arrival at once put on through route from Dawson to White Horse Rapids. The Upper Yukon had never before been navigated, except by very small boats with no passenger accommodations. The advent of such steamers as those of this company was warmly welcomed by all parties interested in the country. The steamer " Victorian " plied for two months upon the Stickine River, between Wrangle and Telegraph Creek, running that dangerous and rapid river without accident of any sort, and arrived at St. Michaels in early September, proceeding thence at once with freight for Dawson . The Company also has at Dawson two 70 feet twin screw steam launches with a speed of 16 miles an hour, one of which is under ofl'er to the Canadian Government for the Mounted Police. These launches were built in England by the Liciuid Fuel Company at Cowes, and are of the very best material throughout. All the engine parts are of manganese bronze and gun metal. Spare propellers and spare machinery are provided for each boat. One of these will be placed on Lake Bennett for next season, to run be- tween the head of Bennett Lake and the new gold fields at Atlin Lake, the other following her in the event of the Canadian (iovernment not completing the purchase. In order that the Company's patrons may be conveyed from between the White Pass Railroad at the head of Lake Bennett and Miles Canyon in comfort and safety, the Com- pany is now constructing with Reese & Sons, of Pittsburg, and F^letcher & Sons, of New York, a fast boat for the lake work. This boat will be built of steel, she will be 115 feet long by 26 feet beam; .she will have three fore and aft and seven transverse water-tight compartments, making her unsinkable under any condition. She will be supplied with a Yarrow water-tube boiler, and will have a speed of 15 miles an hour. She will be completely fitted with electric light.s, including two searchlights, to be provided by the Canadian General Electric Company, so that the navigation of this stretch of water can always be per- formed, even on the darkest night. In Dawson the Company has the only floating ware- hou.se 150 feet long, which warehouse, or barge, will be moored to the Company's piers, and on which freight can be stored waiting for delivery. They also have an office in the new building of the Alaska Commercial Company, adjoining the large store of that well-known corporation. They will have an agent and warehouse at White Horse Rapids, at the head of Lake Bennett, and also at Skagway. Traffic arrangements have been made with the Cana- dian Pacific Railway, also with ocean agents in Seattle of the Great Northern and Northern Pacific, so that through business can be conducted over these lines. Further traffic arrangements have also been made with the Pacific Coast Stemsliip Company, the C. P. N. Co., and with the owners of the " City of Seattle," the " Dirigo " and " Rosalie," by which means through bills of lading can be issued from the coast points to Dawson and through tickets for passengers. It is confidently expected that through time from Seattle or Vancouver to Dawson will not cxccecl seven (lays for jiasscnpfcrs, nor ten days for freij^ht, and four (lays to Allin Lake. Departures will be made from the head of Lake Ben- nett and from Dawson every four days, and possibly every three days. A eomplete supply of fuel has been provi'led for next year, 3,000 eords of wood havinj.^ been ordered by the Com])any at stations every thirty miles between the head of Lake Hennett and Dawson. In addition to earryinj^ a Canadian Master, the Com- pany will have two thoroughly experienced swift-water American pilots on each l)()at, so tliat until the Fall of the year the boats will be run nij^iit and da)-. Cai)tain J. A. Ritchie, a well-known Mississippi cap- tain of great cx]K'rience, who has s])ent the entire past summer runninj;- between White Horse Rapids and Daw- son, has been apj)ointed General Superintendent of the Company's Steam])oats. Passengers availing themselves of the Company's steamers can leave either Seattle or X'ancouver l)y any of the ocean steamers mentioned for Skagway ; at Skagway they will take the White Pass Railway to the head of Lake Bennett, where the Company's steamer "Australian" will be waiting for them. By this bcnit they will be con- veyed to Miles Canyon, where there is a portage railway of four miles to White Horse Rapids. Over this railway baggage not exceeding 150 lbs per each passenger will be conveyed by the Ctnnpany free of charge. The scenery along this four miles is magnificent. The whole body of water supplied by Lakes Bennett, Tagish, Marsh, Taku and Atlin rushes through a narrow gorge, passing out at the lower end over S(iuaw Rapids and other swift waters, and finally tumbling through the famous White Horse Rapids into the lower part of Sixty-Mile River. A good path or trail follows the line of the river, enabling passengers to secure a view of this wonderful scenery. At the Rapids the Company's other steamers will be ready to convey passengers to Dawson. Stops will be made at any point along the river where passengers may desire to land, provided the boats can reach that particu- lar point in safety. 150 lbs. of baggage will be allowed to each individual passenger; excess baggage will be charged at current freight rates. For the convenience of gold dust special arrangements have been made with underwriters and the banks both for its safe care and keeping on board, and also for its safe conveyance to the lower coast points. The throiijifli rate will include meals and cotnfortahle canvas berths, Fresh meat will be supplied whenever it can be purchased, and every comfort ottered to passengers. From Vancouver or Seattle to Skaj^way the distance is 900 miles. The whole of this distance is made o\'cr in- land seas with only 30 miles of open water throuj^di maj.^- n'ficent Al iskan scenery, surpassiuj,,' that of the NorwcK'ian Fjords. The distance by rail over the White Pass is 45 miles to the head of Ik-nnett, from the head of IJennett to Miles Canyon 109 miles, the pjrta^^c railway four miles, and from White Florse Rapids to Dawson 460 miles, the whole of the ri\er navi.yfation bi'inj^' pci'formed down stream. In order to enable tourists to view not only the won- derful scenery of the Yukon, but also the wealth of its mininj;- camps, special arrantj^ements have been made with the Alaska ('ommercial Company whereby throuj^h tickets will be issued from San I'^rancisco, Seattle, X'anco'ver or Victoria by the Canadian hcvelopmcnt Company's boats to Dawson, thence by the fast new packet boats of the Alaska Commercial Co. to St. Michaels, and thence by their splendid ocean steamers to X'ictoria or San I'ran- cisco. The entire r(nind trip can be made in under thirty days, while tourists will be enabled to remain aslonjjas they please in Dawson to visit the mining- district. This trip will enable passcnj^ers to see all the beautiful scenery above alluded to between the coast ports and Ska^^way, all the wonders of the upper and lower Yukon Rivers, down which they will steam 2,250 miles, while on the return journey they will pass through Behrinj^- Sea between the Aleutian Islands, and home across the broad Pacific. The officials of the Company are: Mana;^Mng Director, Mr. H, Maitland Ker.sey (for- merly General Agent in New York of the White Star Line). Captain J A. Ritchie, of Seattle, Marine Superin- tendent. Mr. R. T. Elliott, Secretary, and Mr. A. J. Campbell, Passenger and Freight Agent. The offices of the Company are 3 2 Fort St. , Victoria, B. C. The principal agents of the Company are : In Vancouver, Mr. A. H. B. MacGowan. Seattle, The Washington & Alaska Steamship Co., the Alaska Steamship Co. and the White Pass Railway Co. Tacoma, Messrs. Dodwell, Carlill & Co. San Francisco, The Pacific Coast Steamship Co. and Messrs. Thomas Cook & Sons. The accompanying pages contain a total of distances for the entire journey, and furnish a list of supplies for a miner's outfit, etc. SUPPLIE5. Outfits of Provisions, Clothing, Tools, Etc. A Year's Supply the Safe Course. THE OUTFIT. An outfit necessary for the long trip to the mines is a matter of importance. The following is a list of cooking utensils which should nest, as nearly as possible: HARDWARE AND CAMP OUTFIT. Two miners' shovels. Four sail needles. Two balls of twine. Three double-headed axes, three extra handles. One screw-driver. One wood jack plain. Six bits, assorted sizes. 500 feet 2)^ -inch rope (Manilla) One pack strap. One package hobnails. Five pounds pitch. Six teaspoons. One compass. One magnifying-glass. One dust belt. Two granite cups. One retinned dishpan. One coiTee-mill. Three granite plates. One tent, 8x10, and stove. One fur coat and cap. One clothes bag. Five yards mosquito netting. Three suits heavy underwear. One heavy mackinaw suit. One-half dozen heavy wool socks. 2 pair heavy mitts. Two pairs overalls. Two rubber blankets. One pair felt boots. One sheath knife. One spool wire. Two gold pans. One-half dozen 8-inch flat files. Two picks, six extra handles. One Disston hand-saw. One ratchet brace. One saw-set. 10 pounds assorted nails. Five poimds oakum. One set knives and forks (six each). Three tablespoons. One hunter's ax. One mixing spoon. Two fry pans. One 4" quart coffee-pot. One granite kettle. One whipsaw. One sled. One 20-pound grindstone. One 5-pound sledge. 5 pounds candles. Two pairs leather gloves. Two heavy overshirts. One pair heavy snag-proof rubber boots. One pair shoes. One packagri needles, thread, wax. Two pairs Hudson Bay blankets. Four towels. One suit oil clothing. One fur robe. One parquet. One pair heavy rubber overshoes. Do not wear too many thick clothes when traveling A YEAR'S SUPPIvY. The list of provisions necessary for one year, per man, is as fol- lows: Bacon (best ) pounds 250 Flour " 400 Rolled oats (Quaker) " 100 Beans, Peas and Bean Meal " 150 Tea " 5 Coffee " 30 Sugar " 50 Dried potatoes " 75 Evaporated onions " 25 Salt " 15 Pepper " 2 Dried fruits (apricots) " 100 Baking powder. " 10 Soda " 2 Evaporated vinegrr " 2 Compressed soup (German) " 10 Soap " 25 Mustard cans i Matches (for four men) tins 2 Rice pounds 50 Butter (Brandon creamery) " 50 Candles (Emery's) " 20 Pickles 5-gallon keg Roast beef (Cudahy's Rex) case Corned beef (Cudahy's Rex) Roast Mutton (Cudahy's Rex) " Pilot bread Crackers, Galeta box Milk, best condensed (St. Charles) case A FEW HINTS FOR PROSPECTORS. The season of navigation on the Yukon lasts about four months. Lakes Bennett and LaBarge break up about June. 5 and May 31 respectively, and until June 10 water in 30-Mile River is at very low stage. The Hootalinqua, Lewis and Upper Yukon open about May 10, and at Dawson about May 15. On the Lower River, while navi- gation on the upper reaches opens in early June, it is not possible to get into the liver from St. Michaels before June 23. Winter sets in about Sept. 15: it is not safe to leave Dawson much later than this date, although in occasional years boats have left up to October ist. Avoid months of October and November for traveling, particularly period between Oct. 15 and Dec. i. River will be full of running ice, with cold snap latter part of November ranging from 45 degrees to 50 degrees helow zero, and lasting two or three weeks. December is a good month to travel. Tse Standard Upper Yukon sleds, 16 inches outside measure- ment; also native snow shoes not over io}4 inches wide by 4 feel 6 inches long, with 12 inches between bars, so that neither heel nor toe touch. Take a small medicine chest— Burroughs & Welcome Tablets — quinine, chloridine, tincture of nux vomica, phenacetine, Eno's Fruit vSalts, liver pills, Jamaica ginger. TABLE OF DISTANCES. Miles, vSeattle, Vancouver, Victoria to Skagway 900 Skagway to Lake Bennett, rail 45 - 945 Lake Bennett to Cariboo Crossing 26 Cariboo Narrows 4 Narrows to Tagish 24 6-Mile River 5 lyake Marsh 22 60-Mile River to Miles Canyon 28 Miles Canyon to White Horse Rapids 4 113— 1.058 White Horse Rapids to Lake LaBarge 15 " " " Lewis Post (foot of LeBarge).. 32 '• " " " Hootalinqua (foot of 30-mile). . 41 Junction of 30-Mile and Hootalinqua 88 — 1,146 Hootalinqua to Teslin Lake 118 Length of Teslin Lake 65 Hootalinqua to Cassiar Bar ... 21 " " Big Salmon 32 " " Little Salmon 68 " " Eagle's Nest Rock 75 " " Five Finger Rapids 128 *' " Rink Rapids 133 " " Fort Selkirk (junction Lewis, Pelly & Yukon) 186 " " White River 282 '• " Stewart River 292 " Ogilvie (60-mile Post) 312 " Indian River 330 " Dawson City 360 — [,506 II Miles. Dawson City to Forty Mile 48 " Circle City 238 " " Porcupine 318 " Shaman's Village 458 " Rampart City 53^ " " Tanana 605 " " Koyokuk 788 " Nulato 808 " " Holy Mission i ,003 " St. Michaels 1,313—2,819 Distanc'es Dawson City to St. Michaels, according to U. S. Goedetic Survey. Alaska Commercial Company estimate this distance at 1,650 miles. Nautical Miles. St. Michaels to Dutch Harbor (Aleutian Islands) 750 " Seattle 1,955—4,774 " " Vancouver ii975 " " Victoria 1,900 " " San Francisco 2,345-5,164 Note.— Posts of the Northwest Mounted Police are established every 30 miles from boundary line to Dawson at Summit, Bennett, Tagish, Miles Canyon, White Horse, 60-Mile River, Lewis, Hootalin- (jua. Big Salmon, Little Salmon, Tantalus, Five Fingers, Hutshiku, Fort Selkirk, Selwyn River, Half Way Post, Stewart River, Ogilvie (60-Mile), Indian River, Dawson. Post Office at these places.