The herald., 1897-08-27
KLONDYKE
MILLIONS
Show an Awful Tendency
to Shrink
THE P0RTLAND'S BIG CARGO
WILL HARDLY EXCEED HALF A
MILLION
THE P0RTLAND'S BIG CARGO
The Mines Are Rich, but the Product
Is Held to Pay for Develop
ment Work
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
SEATTLE, Wash, Aug. 26.-The
schooner Fred E. Sander arrived at Port
Townsend, thirty-two days from ST.
Michaels this afternon, bound for Seat
tie. Among her passengers were Joseph
Lowe, mayor of Circle City; Harry Ash,
well known among sporting men on the
Pacific coast, and John S. Dinsmore. All
of them came to this city by steamer.
Each brings small quantity of gold
dust, reaching perhaps $4,000. Mr.. Lowe
was chosen mayor of Circle City by the
unanimous wish of the people.
"One can see wash tub full Of mug
| gets at any time in Dawson" he said
THE camp is now quiet, there being not
one fight month. At ST. Michaels there
were $500 tons of freight piled up when
we came down. In my opinion not more
than 25 per cent of those bound for Daw
son by the river will be al BILE to get there
before next year. I look for the boats
to become blockaded by ice, as was the
case for eight months last year"
Dinsmore added There have been
no big cleanups since the last of June
and the first of July. They have had very
little rain and this has prevented work
being pushed. I estimate that the Port
land will not bring down more than $400,
900 or possibly $50O,00O. There is plenty
of work for all those who get on the
ground this fall at SIS a day, because
holders of rich claims are desirous Of
getting out gold as fast as possible"
| Ash intends to winter here. He ad
vises all people to stay out this winter
unless they already have mines. He has
interests in eight properties and says
| that the Bunker district is one of the
richest. The Dominion Creek and Vic
! toria Gulch districts are also nearly or
quite as rich as the Ell Dorado and Bo
nanza. Mr. Ash predicts that at least
s., 900 900 will come out in the spring at
the first cleanup.
| The Yukoners are of the opinion that
the value of the gold coming on the
Portland will be N50,000. They explain
/ .;Aat while the product Of the Yukon
basin has been large, a great deal of the
dust has been reinvested and Is held for
development work on the properties.
There has been lively speculation among
|
stopped to estimate the value of their
holdings. Ash has six claims, and, like
his associates in the Klondyke, has re-
invested all his gold except enough to
live on comfortably during the year.
Following is a list of the Sanders
passengers direct from Dawson City to-
gether with the amounts they brought:
James McNamee, Juneau, $4,000.
Charles Vest, Portland, $500.
Joe Lowe, Jun eau, $4,000.
Harry Ash, $4,000.
j. S. Dinsmore, Eureka, Cal, $SOOc.
| The steamer City of Topeka arrived
from the north this >morning, bringing
| eXcursonists and about thirty-f1Ve men
from Skaguay, who came down because
they were afraid they could not ge'-
over the pass this winter. This is the
| largest number of men yet to come back
and the men who came aver that there
will be many more in the next few weeks.
No change in the condition of the trail
is reported, and no Yukon miners direct
from the mines came out by this steamer.
NOTES FROM THE NORTH
JUNEAU Alaska. via Seattle, August
26-The latest news from the North
still confirms all previous statements
regarding the in-going Yukoners, their
successes and failures in getting over the
trails.
At Skaguay is found a glutted condi-
ton, no progress being made there in
going over the summit at what is known
as White Pass. it having proven COM
plete failure this year, according to all
reports There are now between four
and five thousand persons camped along
the trail between Salt Water and up five
or six miles They will remain there
eating up their supplies until spring, or
until they make up their minds to either
go over to Dyea or return to Juneau or
the States. Many have already sold out
and abandoned the trip altogether Some
are gladly taking 10 per cent of the ori-
ginal cost of their outfits and leaving
that part of the country for milder fields.
Those who started via Dyea or Chilcoot
/ Pass are getting along very well. In
Gians are charging at present 35 cents
per pound for carrying from salt water
to the lakes Under present conditions
1T is expected that all now on the trail
from Dyea will reach Klondyke before
the winter sets in.
| According to the latest advices flour
| - Sllll seillHS dl % PEI odSh VI III ~
pounds. and like prices prevail for other
staples There is no special demand for
labor here and it would be worse than
folly for men to come here expecting
work in the winter months. The weather
continues fair and a comparatively mild
winter is expected
| At Juneau boat is arriving almost
| every day from the sound, bringing from
| $50 to 1000 passengers each. The mo-
ment a vessel is seen down near Taku,
word is passed around and large pro-
/ portion of the inhabitants flock to the
wharves to greet the new arrivals. The
Islander arrived from Victoria with near
| ly 1000 passengers August 49, and the
Utopia from Seattle the same day with
| a like number.
The u S. S. Concord is a present lying
| in port, having taken Governor Brady
to various places in Southeastern Alas
ka, bringing him back here, and will