The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-30
MORE KL0NDIKERSA ARRIVE
TIE PORTLAND BRINGS TWENTY-
SIN, But ONLY 10000 IN DUST

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SEATTLE, WASH, Aug. 2O.-The steamer Port.
land arrived at her dock at $3.50 o'clock this
morning after an unevcntful trip Of fourteen
days from st. Michael, Alaska, At 81. Michael
she landed tho 200 passengers she had carried
north safely with their baggage and outata and
saw them comfortably aboard the Charles Hamil-
ton, the new steamer inst completed bv tho Alaa-
ka Trading and Trnnsnorintion Comnanv for tho
K trade. and this vaa To he her
maiden trim. They anticipated reaching pav-
son to-day, everything fayorin1 them.
As THE suy reporter stepped over the rail the
first words that vre.tcd him from one or the
Portland's officers wcre;
"IIclp stay this mad rush 10 the Klondiko
and starvation. for that's what IL meann. 10
tho mon on the yny there aver reach their
destination. Wo bavo brought down tUen.
ty.six men. n numbor of whom are tpst "a
covering from scurvy. the result of salt food
and an Insufficient fruit and yo1ctahIe a,et
at the Klondike mines. Last yoar thero vero
5000 persons along tho Yukon. and tbore ,vero
five boats plying on that stream. but tn, amopnn
OF provisions they took in did not exooed o 900
tons, and AZ n result tho people were ON the
verge OF starvation when tho first boats want
up last sprine.
"Since then the Arctic baa becn crrsbed In 81,
leo and tho Charles Hamilton has been h,,,t
md nearly launched 40 that tho nn,rhnr ~
boats NOW nj, tho rivcr ia tho samo.s los, o..
son. The nonplation bs. nenr,y ou,dr,n,od a.
tho Yukon mines. Int the means Of sunn,vino
,hcsa mad rusbiny neon,o rouafn ,ho ,au.
Won can draw vour own conclusion. rh.ro AZ.
tons and toms of nrov,sions NJ 9, M,chosi hut
,b.re ara hun,reda n, n,,Ios y, v,tor ura.- ~.
Arctic ,ircIo tail, % c,ooo rd.v.rn, CT
* p,orSsion. -, q. aI,ohoaI - 49,
cuns,,noos vr,n ho - LOO, 81 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
the Yukon or Klondike. II ia sbeer mndnes,
for mcn IN undertake tbis lam 3o,r,or A. AZ,
..,.o, ~ ,ho go ana &. a. ton.a ~, ~.
newsnan,r. n, Tho countrv wi,l friIv ,mnro..
on them
W. snoLs Tim ur,,,o,at ~, horuour, III
-,u H.. 4, -. 80. T..
Owners m cons,-rc. ho,,. ,or ~ Tuton ,ht.
Isu ord s.o,n ~ ,ho Iy,on,ika Tn. IL
boldt's n,sscng.rs arr. deemed ~ sisarnojnt.
mont. as far, s reachiny the Kloraite ,his fou Z.
N'''' so II o1u. IL -
concerned. lhey have the choice or wo things
either to remain on tho inhospitable coast of St
in the States. Tho steamer wcare is two weeks
several dny, because IL was rcnortcd ,ha, she
Sa ,ae rroasnys o ooI hsr 70 tbo % va1D se a% ahon+ ina, ~ oo ooo
600. No. the passengers Of the Portland did
not bring ont much cold although ali have
money. 1t would be a conservative estimate to
place the amount of gold dust among the whole
crowd at not 10 exceed SS''ooo or $4,000. Ac.
cording 10 their statements ali have good
claims that will be worked by their partners all
"N".et. tnqui' "An'Ne 49, - 'ns s~
ment thAt they are 80 wei satlsned Win the
Yukon as a rich gold country that they will re-
t,-, q, tho snr;ng car-v;pg nrov;sions spou,h
tn insure them herond want or the nossibilitv Of
starvation.
"They all confirm the statement of great
strikes. however, ana some OF theIh nave par
ann, 80 nrosnan.nr nor. o,a,m. Thoso wan.
e IL ~
ty,s'1 men from the hlohaike may represent
and every pan will show pay dirt, but it is not
10 DO counted TILL II Is separated from the gra'ei.
o1rnlo " deserve enaNl eI, 't the D %ois tbey - find md Yes.
the ship returns, but not with passengers booked
through TO the Klondike this year. On our re-
outnunt as iv fhst time the DELAYED heats will
have Conc down the Yukon and he ummer's
me i.a $3.50 u n a. IL ''''""1 ""'
F FoliowImg is a list of the returned miners on
ne oit.n a a u + ca + A" DnnKeriy'a g.
GRAY. :. G. Jnrvais. A. Nash, W. Constance. G.
II iarncs r RroniIry. &. ii. Wharton, ". y.
Powersi 4. RRuckinr, ~ w. ca!dweli. c. Zil!oy,
6. Goldsmith, ii. Mclnder. 7. Bel. ": olcr, b;
g = Iinsiny
"a According 10 their statements they cleaned
up last Winter an amount "sEreg.'inx sso y
fned 10 Bonanza. IIiorLdo, and other tribu-
larics OF theso stream, and the K!ondike. Judg.
his thf w;;micTs w"rE Which is on an extensive
scale il would MOI be surprising, they say, II the
snrings wa.hirus Would amount 10 $40 600
900 or 81 00o050 Like those VINO have come
in overland, thry bring the same stories OF the
abUndance OF goId, and they also picture in
,S mi Fc a anS" ]; lHcp H't s cxpyrienCed in REQUIRING
THOR ncrsnnai cxrcrienc,s would hi a book
nnd make cy.p.IInuIy interesting reading for
those Who contemplate following in their foot
''IItn,,. Ioss ~ the Yukon steamer Arctic is re-