The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-28
AWAITING THE PORTLAND.
SEATTLE KEEPING A LOOKOUT FOR
THE GOLD-LIDEN STEAMER.


A Returned klondiLe Gambler Gives Warn
lag TO the Crooks and s~ure-ThinE Players
That They Would BETTER Keep Avail
Five Thousand waiting on tho Trails,
SEATTLE, Wash, Aug. 27.-Those who are
presumed to be best informed regarding the
steamer Portland, state tonight that she VIII
not arrive before Monday. A ~yigilant outlook,
however, is being kept up for her. The gen
oral impression is that her treasure will not BIO
in excess of the amount brought down on her
first trip from st. Michael. Miners who have
recently come overland and those just arrived
by way OF st. Michael. all say that the output
OF the mines will not DO sufficient to justify
large shlpinents before the close of active oper-
atoms, about the middle o. September. Iho
amount OF gold in the possession OF miners
from the klOndikc who have arrived within the
past week, will not exceed $4,000 in actual
value, Many Of them have moro than they
brought out with them, and many are inclined
to value their kIondike possessions at eXagger'
atcd figures and include their claims IN the
estimate OF their wealth.
The sporting fraternity have a hlondikcr
here in the person OF Harry Ash, who returned
Yesterday on tho schooner Sanders. He comes
back well provided and gives his friends plenty
OF pointers and some good ADVICE. lie says:
Crooked work in any kind OF a game would
not be tolerated for a minute on the klondike.
There are but two sentences for such work, in
slant death by hanging or expulsion from the
country. No thcfts occurred while l was up
there that amounted to anything. Gold was
stacked around without protection, yet none
was ever taken. l am informed that a large
number Of crooks and sure-thing gamblers are
going TO the klondikc in the hope Of getting
rich by beating the good.hearted miners. They
will be fooled il they try any OF their skin
fpa mo In Na-.- &C., - 40, ,.g11 "a
hanged and that will give the others a lesson.
Straight gambling is all right. The miners spend
their money freely ut cards, faro, and roulette,
and don't worry over their losses
ith a free hand Ash is spending his quickly
acquired fortune in Seattle, and there Is nothing
too good for his wife and friends. lie sold his
business out for 5000 aud II Is said that he
mad made double that amount before selling.
he brings much cheerful news from the mines,
bnt advises men TO keep away until spring.
When, sidney Hansard, a ' ell-known clerk in
one of the leading Seattle banks. started for the
kiondikc. gold fields. his friends shook their
heads and old miners laughed because he was
weak and unused to rough life. Writing TO his
friends to-day from Lake ~Linderman, he says:
Just a line to say that our boat is put to-
river. We are the third OF the list OF passen-
gers from the steamer Queen to get started in
per pound. 1t cost US 500 to have our boat
taken.over the pass. We saved many dollars and
prevented much damage TO our goods by clos
ing a deal to have our boat taken over by pack
write from Dawson. We had lots OF trouble
getting. over, but | have no time to tell you
about 1t. Time is money. It is reported that
there -aro about 5000 people on the trail. l
don't know how true this is, but l do know that
only about three out Of every ten will get
through this winter
This evening the steamer Edith came down
from Skaguay, completing a round trip voyage
In thirteen days. The officers bring no addi-
tional news from the camps at Dyea and ska
quay. w. A. Ford. a California miner, who has
been operating in the Swauk placer mines for
the last four years, sold his mines a short time
ago and came to Seattle to outfit for the klon-
dixie. This morning he received a letter from
and had within the last few days taken out
nuggets valued from $50 10 $3.50, and had IA
fine klOntike where he left off. His is the
finest gold yet discovered in the mines CT Wash
ington.