The New York Times/1901/08/01/Telegraph Line to Dawson

Telegraph Line to Dawson.

Special to The New York Times.

OTTAWA, Ontario, July 31—There will be direct communication by telegraph between Ottawa and Dawson City to-morrow. The several sections of the line which will in the near future be finished into a complete system are from Ashcroft to Quesnel, 220 miles; from Quesnel to Hazelton, 400 miles; Hazelton to Telegraph Creek, 350 miles, and 570 miles from Atlin to Dawson, making in all 1,754 miles of line. The south terminus of the line is Ashcroft, and Vancouver messages will be accepted from there.