Item of Interest November 12, 1904 Issue

Items of Interest

with contributions from William Distin

Telegraphic communication has now been reached between Seattle and all parts of Alaska. The following official message to the press was received at Seattle, announcing the opening of the line:—

Sitka, Alaska, Oct. 6.—The completion of the Government cable from Valdez to Sitka, making a complete connection by an all-American line with forty-six stations in Alaska, is the beginning of a new era for Alaska. Wagon roads and railways will open up the greatest mining center of the world. Other industries will quickly follow and insure this country's future prosperity.

William Distin,
Acting-Governor of Alaska.

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