The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-23
OFF ron THE UPPER YUKON.
the steamer Portland Carries leo Passenger
from Seattle.

The Steamer Pertiand Carries lao Passengers
from seattle.
sKArTLE, July 22.-Tho stoamship Portland Of
the North American Transportation and Trad
ing Company steamed out of harbor at 2 o'clock
this afternoon, bound for St. Michael. 1000
miles away. She will reach there in two weeks,
and three river steamboats, Of the company will
meet her and carry her passengers and pro-
visions to the Klondike gold fields. They will
have travelled almost 5000 miles when they
reach the Arctic Eldorado. 1t IL expected that
the entire trip will take thirty-ave days.
Charles II. Hamilton. Secretary Of the COM
pany, said to-day: Tho Portland will return
and be ready for another trip North in August.
We will start at once to book passengers. We
could have filed her up for the second trip. but
refused TO take any names until the steamship
left to-day. We do not expect to encounter ice
in the Yukon until October. 30 that the journey
In August will not be interfered with and pas
sengers will be landed safely close to the Klon-
dixie"
The cargo Of mon and provisions which the
Portland took out is the largest she ever car
ried, and at tho same time she has obeyed the
law. It is not generally known that the Port.
land was formerly the Haytian Republic, the
greatest smuggling craft that ever piled on the
waters of the Pacific. She struggled Thousands
Of pounds OF opium and hundreds Of Chinese
Into the United States, and was finally captured.
connscated and sold by tho Government.
When the Portland sailed to-day abe had
about 14o passengers. all that were allowed by
law. Fifty travelled first class, the rest steer
ago, though the difference in faro was but SIS.
she carried carried LOO / tens Of provisions n u,,. ~.
RasssnSsrs; Ono OF - them rem ian l. Mr.; ,I John rI n: Nc
city, and not long ago rated at nearly 81. 00O,-
600, Had Washington gone Republican McGraw
Another passenger is Mr.. George E. NJ. Carr.
senior member Of one Of the most prominent law
" rich. Thirteen years ago he was in the Yukon
Basin In search OF fortune when placer mining
One stormy night Carr ran across three pros,
and Runs sae W SalGRei his nf indian s guido Carr f res.
stores Of whisky : and ppfsoviSionS." One Of them
was so nearly gone that Carr had to carry him
These men are stin in the Yukon and have rich
claims staked on Bonanza Creek. 1t is in re-
fPSPRs he is 50 assured issnSss eao% o shs% 'e to MAKE Ha5s ,' great
fortune.
per correspondence One Of the correspondents
Ssiss:sd At 5 alsSssIs and Pslns: or The XqEgsn.
iieved, viii Be favorable for two months yet for
their safe passage home.
printing a newspaper. The arst copy will be
the Yukon Nugget. and will sell for so cents a
n addition to the mon are a number of women
who go north-somo to Join friends and rela-
tives at Klondike. others who propose to work
fpo Ess ssSttlei ana and l;v fey ,b ,S pT SsS p a, I foiioS Srs
MORT T Mi 2 ssr! uTS1 ]ss Ros, T KsasaI h %ss. %ili fSsa
Clark, Mrs. S. Lychtenstadter, Mrs. J. D. Barnes.
Mrs. Ernest. Maynard, Mrs. E Hopkins, Miss S.
Beaseley, Mrs. J; Mullieap; Mrs: chapu.; Miss
Williams. and Mrs. Tyler.
Tomorrow morning the steamer Queen sails
bound for the KlondiSe mines. via Juneau.
Being an excursion boat for summer tourists
but her entire storage is occupied BY Kion
dikers.
spring boats for the Yukon nearly ali have ar
rived safely. without q death or serious acct
dent. and in about 100 letters received here thi.
trip and country. Many have secured claims oil
positions at large wages. while others have gons
Gulbertson. one of the new arrivals at the Klon
dixie: writes under date Of june IS:
The stories we heard in Seattle do not hall
scarcely believe us. One claim washed out ovel
S . sDS sio Sn .So cay E ana Gsesys has as h @one ss $ snt
all business is done with gold dust or nuggets
gold and the bartender weighs out the price. y
: are sS sr1sns s to- c sl' do S.S s to t So si ssd mo sas 81 fh 1s;
: 70 camp. as they said they could not work TO
: less than S15 and pack their grub in over tn
0 trail. 1t In one Of the worst you can imagine
. It is like walking through rotten straw. Tn,
country 10 all covered will moss from tw,
to four fee: deep, and the frost is on
8 about twelve inches, and you go down TO tn
bottom at every step. Many miners are ffteel
:. miles from here and they have to pay % cents
+ pound TO have supplies packed In. but when I
freezes up 1t is an easy matter to sled supple
up the river and creeks.
, up to tho present time goods carried I
d Klondike by Americans have escaped the Co
!. ten days. and every pound will be subject I
= duty. There Is practically no exception. an
l the duty comes below 20 pei, cent on but fe'
I articles. On most of the goods the duty Is froI
. 80 to IS per cent. and in several instance
.. higher.
. vice are coming north and will enforce the cul
, toms laws, establishing themselves on the pas
: that leads from Tyea into the Yukon countr.
. The number OF these inspectors will be increase
d rs the trafic demands. Tho Canadian Cover
, ment is terribly in earnest over this duty quea
' fiOn."