The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-07-19
Returning Miners Do Not Speak
Well Of the Outlook.
Say II Has Been Sailed ii the Interest Of
Transportation Companies.
A Few Rich Pockets Struck Hero
and There, but No Important
Finds Reported-Reports That
Great Suffering Exists, Owing
to Scarcity Of Food, Fuel and
Clothing.

SAN FRANCISCO. July 1S-The
steamer Portland arrived here to-day.
fourteen days from ST. Michael, with
100 passengers and 81, 100000 in gold
on board. Most of the returned people
are without means, and about $500.U00
of the gold is owned by few lucky
people, the balance being the property
of the Alaska Commercial Company.
The miners speak indignantly of the
treatment accorded prospectors who
went to the Cape Nome district at the
solicitation of the transportation COM
panies.
The reports arriving to-day by the
Portland fully confirm the Associated
Press advices received from Dr. Stone,
formerly of this city, who went north
during the first rush to the Cape Nome
district.
The Portland passengers say unquali-
fiedly that the district has been "salted"
in the interests of the transportation
companies and that great suffering pre-
walls in the district. food, fuel and
clothing being scarce.
Reports of similar nature come
from. passengers who went as far north
as Rampant City A few rich pockets
no very important finds have been
reported. AS soon as some prospectot
makes strike his joy gets the better
OF him and he tells others. This causes
rush, and among the great mum,
bers who join in these rushes possibly
dozen or even less may take out
few hundred or possibly few thou
sand dollars. They generally make
hai RI ha Fol
by large number of the luckless ones,
and the arrival of so many miners az
one time at settlement. accompanied
by few who spend their money law
ishly give color to the rumors of great
richness of a particular district. And
the transportation companies are not
tunity to delude prospectors into goins
into the districts.
Many of the miners who returned on
the Portland spent their last dollar to
obtain transportation to this city,, and
some had ito sell all their possessions
to get enough money to pay the trans,
portation charges.
r. e. Edgar, one of the passengers of
the Portland takes very gloomy view
of the state of affairs in Dawson.
There is nothing doing there" he
said 1T is frightfully dull. The place
is so overrun with unemployed men
that there are at least ten men for ev-
cry job. No. there is no suffering.
There seems to be food for ALL but
there are a great many men who ar<
without money. and who will undouht-
edly suffer. 1 have no doubt that the
Government will have to step in and
take care of these men. There are hum
dreds anxious to leave Dawson, and
would leave if they had the means.
but they have not, and there is an end
of it."
How many have left within the last
month";"
Fully 1000. A great many have
worked their way out and others are
now on the road south. A great many
worked their way down on the Port
land. No, there have been no new
strikes. There are, certainly, men up
there who have madA good thing
and they are pleased, but the majority
are heartily sick of the Klondike."
NO PAY STREAK FOUND.
SEATTLE (Wash). July 18Th.
members of party of thirteen or
SnHiAcu dl oyI dCuoS, ~. L., IetuIIieu
from Alaska on the Roanoke last night.
They spent the winter in the Klondike
district
Mr. Sherman, in speaking of the
country, said that colors could be found
almost anywhere. but there was no pay
streak that they could find No mug
gets could be found the size of a pin
head.
Sherman thinks that the gold dust
must be somewhere in the country,
though they could not find it. Out OF
large number of men who went in
and about Bergman and New Arctic
City only about sixty remained behind
to prospect through the summer.
The remains of F. Chubb of Fulton.
N. Y, who died last winter at Berg
man on the Koyukuk, were brought