An Alaskan real estate tycoon who's visiting San Francisco loses his fortune to a group of investment sharks.

Elam "Burning Daylight" Harnish is a prospector who makes a million dollars in the Dawson, Alaska gold rush and loses the million dollars in Dawson. He journeys to San Francisco, makes three million dollars and loses it in San Francisco. He returns to Alaska and eventually finds his treasure.—Les Adams <[email protected]>