The gold fields of the Klondike; fortune seekers' guide to the Yukon region of Alaska and British America; . ration of law and order promptlyand satisfactorily. A strong customs and police post willbe established a short distance north of the 60th degree oflatitude, just above the northern boundary of BritishColumbia, and beyond the head of the Lynn Canal, wherethe Chilkoot Pass and the White Pass converge. Thispost will command the southern entrance to the whole ofthat territory. A strong detachment of police will bestationed there, and the necessary barrack accommodationswill be erected. Fur
The gold fields of the Klondike; fortune seekers' guide to the Yukon region of Alaska and British America; . ration of law and order promptlyand satisfactorily. A strong customs and police post willbe established a short distance north of the 60th degree oflatitude, just above the northern boundary of BritishColumbia, and beyond the head of the Lynn Canal, wherethe Chilkoot Pass and the White Pass converge. Thispost will command the southern entrance to the whole ofthat territory. A strong detachment of police will bestationed there, and the necessary barrack accommodationswill be erected. Further on small police posts will beestablished, about fifty miles apart, up to Fort Selkirk. TELEGRAPH LINE PROJECTED. If it is possible to construct a telegraph line from thehead of the Lynn Canal over the mountains to the firstpost just north of the British Columbia boundary, it wouldovercome the great present drawback of lack of means ofwinter communication with the Klondike. It is accord-ingly the intention of the government to ascertain theprobable cost of the construction of such a line, and if the. 11
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