The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-08-11
BROUGHT GOLD DUST
Miner From Alaska Brings 800
Pounds of Precious Stuff.
Unguarded, Save by Himself and Wife,
Transfer From Strong Box to Suit
Cases Is Made at Seattle
Scatters SIS Tips.

Seattle, Wash.-When the steamer r
humboldt, from Skagway, arrived here
she had among her passengers Sam
Hagan, a mining man of Dawson, who,
with his wife, had come over the
White Pass railway to Skagway,
bringing with them 800 pounds troy
Of gold dust, worth 100000.
When the Humboldt reached the
pier Mr.. Hagan, aided by his wife and
one of the ships men, dragged a
strong box to the gangplank and with
additional help lifted the box to a
truck and wheeled it to the entrance
Of the wharf While he stood guard
over the box the men went back to
Mr.. Hagan's stateroom, where Mrs.
Hagan was carefully guarding big
sack of gold dust. At her direction
and accompanied by her, they carried
the sack to where Mr.. Hagan was
standing guard over the strong box.
The men were then dismissed each
receiving a f1ve-dollar bill. Calling
an expressman Mr.. Hagan engaged
the wagon and asked two men who
were passing the door to help him lift
the strong box and sack into the
wagon.
Here is something for your trou.
ble." he said; you men can divide It,"
and he handed one Of them ten-dol-
lar bill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hagan then got into
the wagon and instructed the driver
to take them to the Stevens hotel.
Arriving there, Mrs. Hagan alighted
and asked the clerk for the hotel por
ter after registering. When the por-
ter came he was asked to get his
truck and help unload the strong box
and sack from the express wagon.
The porter discovered that the strong
box was about all he was able to
push into the hotel lobby and to the
elevator. Mrs. Hagan walked beside
him. He then was instructed to re.
turn to the wagon. When he got there.
Mr.. Hagan dropped the heavy sack on
the truck, gave the expressman five
dollars and followed the porter as he
wheeled the sack and dropped it
alongside the strong box at the eleva-
tor. Mr.. Hagan then went to the
clerk.
II want the best room in the house"
he said to the clerk; Expense is no
object"
He was taken to room 122, and
with the aid of the porter the strong
box and big sack Of gold dust were
dragged into the elevator, out at the
first landing and into the room. A
hve-dollar bill was handed to the por-
ter. Over more than 100000 worth
of gold dust Mr.. and Mrs. Hagan were
the only guards.
In the afternoon Mr.. Hagan again
called for the porter and said: II am
going out of the hotel for few min
utes. l want you to stay in the hall
In front of the door of my room and
not let any one enter the room"
Mr.. Hagan had a small but heavy
sack on his shoulder. He left the no.
tel and went across the street to the
express Office. Mrs. Hagan was in
room 1922 guarding the remainder of
the $16O. The porter stood guard in
the hall. Mr.. Hagan soon returned
and dismissed the porter, giving him
another f1ve-dollar bill. Mr.. Hagan
brought with him two strong suit
cases.
The following morning Mr.. Hagan
paid his bill at the hotel, called for
an express wagon, and, loading the
suit cases and big sack of gold dust,
be and Mrs. Hagan were driven to the
King street station. Aided by two
men, the suit cases and sack were car
ried to a Pullman car on the Portland
train. He said when he left the hotel
that he was going to San Francisco
The gold dust was guarded only by
Mr.. and Mrs. Hagan as the train
pulled out. The suit cases gave no
evidence of their contents, and Mr..
Hagan made no explanations.