Skagway Sentence Examples

Though settled somewhat earlier, Skagway first became important during the rush in 1896 for the Klondike gold-fields, for which it is the most convenient entrance by the trail over White Pass, the lower of the two passes to the headwaters of the Yukon.

Prior to the opening (in August woo) of the railway between Skagway and White Horse, Canada (110 m.), by way of the White Pass, all transportation to the interior was effected by men and pack-animals (and for a time by a system of telpherage) over these passes and the Chilkat or Dalton trail; the building of the railway reduced carriage rates to less than a tenth of their former value, and the Chilkat and Chilkoot Passes were no longer used.

Alaskan mails leave the states daily, many post-offices are maintained, mail is regularly delivered beyond the Arctic circle, all the more important towns have telegraphic communication with the states,' there is one railway in the interior through Canadian territory from Skagway, and other railways are planned.

Sitka, Juneau (the capital) and Douglas, both centres of a rich mining district, Skagway, shipping point for freight for the Klondike country (see these titles), and St Michael, the ocean port for freighting up the Yukon, are the only towns apparently assured of a prosperous future.

The line's specialty is Alaskan voyages, with many seven-day cruises investigating the scenic Inside Passage, Skagway, Ketchikan, and Glacier Bay during the summer and fall months.

Holland America Line offers a cruise that departs from Vancouver and takes you into Juneau, Ketchikan and Skagway.

Typical cruises from Seattle to Alaska are round-trip with stops in Juneau, Ketchikan, and Skagway.

The cruise then moves on towards Skagway, Glacier Bay and Ketchikan before being at sea for several days.

The tour proceeds to College Fjord, Glacier Bay and Haines before heading to Skagway and Juneau.

They are the highest points that one meets in travelling from Skagway along the course of the Yukon to Bering Sea.