Douglas Island news. [volume], October 11, 1905, Image 2

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The Douglas Island News.
Entered at Douglas Post-offic? as Second
Class Mail Matter.
Wednesday, October 11th.
CHARLES A. HOPP
Editor and Proprietor.
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNE9DAY
GOING TO COURT
On the last day of the month of Sep
tember, A. I). 11XX?, a little band of
Douglas Islanders, who had before that
time been rated as respectable and law
abiding citizens, embarked upon the
palatial fish boat, the "Farallon," for a
journey to Ketchikan. They were go
ing to "tend" court in the capacity of
jurors. The boat left Douglas on Sat
urday at noon, and after winding her
devious and uncertain way through the
crooked inlaud course of the sea, visit
ing canneries, salteries and the quiet
town of Wrangell, reached Ketchikan j
at o'clock Monday afternoon. Not
withstanding the speed of the boat,;
which resembled a bird in its flight, j
and the sustaining and soothing influ
ence of the unfailing flsh smell, the >
men passengers had, in the few hours
spent on the ship, lost all desire for
holiest and manly labor.
The Farallon carried an immense
cargo of fish: canned salmon, salt hali
but and herring, to which she added at j
each stop, until the passengers were!
glad to learn that the last saltery was
passed.
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.?\t rieasaut nay, wneru *m. u<u??c ;
of Douglas, is interested, is anchored j
an immense hulk, or dismantled ship.;
On this hulk are operated all the man-;
euvers of cleaning and saltiug fish
The entrance to the bay is narrow
and tilled with rocks. Once inside, the ?
scene is peaceful and the waters calm.
Here the Farallon took ou six or seven
hundred barrels of salted fish, mostly
herring. ;
After passing through the Wraugell !
Narrows we reached the town of Wrau
gell, 0:10 of the oldest towns in the dis
trict. Here a crowd of curious loafers
came down to the wharf to gaze ou the
ship, the passengers, or whatever curi-;
ous or strange tiling might be visible.
As for Wraogell, its glory has departed j
with the days of the boom and uow '?
there remains but a few of the many '
industries that flourished in former j
days like the green bay tree. The saw i
mill furnishes employment for a score
or more of men during the summer'
season,and there are the usual number j
of loggers attached. What Wraugell
needs is time, lirst to recover from the
after effects of her boom days, and, sec- j,
ond. to develop the latent resources of '.
the section. When this is done, \Vrau- ;
gel I will again flourish as in days gone
by. An effort is being made by the |
people of Wraugell tcKget a connecting ,
liue of live S.E. Alaska cable and to get ,
the federal government interested in *
the deepening of Dry Straits, which <
will cut Wraugell Narrows out of the ,
steamship course, and will put Wran- ,
gell on the direct line of travel.
The tirst^ieal taste of the sea experi-! f
euced by the traveler bound for the
south is when he enters Clarence j j
Straits. Here the long heavy swell, ;
coming up from Dixon Entrance causes j ]
those who are not good sailors to have . (
an uneasy feeling in the neighborhood i j
of their stomach. But the noble ship
Farallon. loaded to the guards with tlsh j
and suckers, bravely breasted a strong
head wind to Cholmoudely Sound,!
while her passengers were wrapped in j
slumber. j
Sunny Point, in Cholraondoly Sound, j (
is so named because of the bright, .
beautiful sunshine that is not there,
liut ther is u chance to fish, and while (
a cargo of salt fish in boxes was beiug ; j
loaded from the wharf two large hali-ij
but were caught from the water ou the ; (
other side of the boat. t
At last Ketchikan was reached, and ' f
the crowd of jurymen filed down the 1*
gang-plank, anxious to begin their j
labors iu dishing out large chunks of
justice, in this they wore doomed tc
disappointment. The machinery of the !
court had not all arrived: it was due on I
the Seattle. j I
Ketchikan is crowded. Rooms are a i
a premium. The Hotel Revilla, a most i
pleasant hostelry, was first to be filled, S
Then boarding houses, rooming houses, i
and even private residences were called 5
into service to accommodato the vis- a
itors. c
A new hotel is nearly completed a
which will be a splendid addition to I
the accommodations of the city. The !?
owner. Mr. John Steadmau, is now in p
Seattle purchasing the furniture, it is
situated on one of the best business p
corners of the town and is well bailt! (
throughout. c
To say that Ketchikan is a growing j1
town bariily expresses the condition D
tally. has- to be?, city. Where 1 d
thrco years a few straggling houses
were seen, largo stores, stately office
buildings and neat and tasty homes
now oerupy tho ground. Trees have
been cut down, stumps dug out and
streets paved. Miles of sidewalks ex
tend in every direction connecting tho
. different business enterprises with tho
mam part of town.
Through the courtesy of Mr. Frank
j IT. Hold, chief of the llro department,
we wore permitted to inspect tho lire
lighting apparatus of the city. This
, consists of two hose carts, a chemical
j engine, and a lire boat. The water sup
ply comes from Fish creek, a large
: stream that flows through the town.
! The water is taken trom an altitude
that gives about ib pounds pressure at
tide level. It is carried by wooden
pipes which are laid on the ground, no
i attempt being made to protect them
from frost. At convenient intervals,
line two-way Corey hydrants are placed.
Since t he arrival of the advance guard
of the court party almost continuous
rains have poured from the low hang
ing clouds. Ketchikanders seriously
assert that it is a most unusual phenom
ena. They are loyal to their town and
perhaps think that it never rains on
Gastineaux Channel.
On Thursday evening the old familiar ?
whistle of the Str. Seattle was hoard,
about 5 o'clock. District Attorney
1 Joyce was aboard. Promptly at 7
o'clock the same evening court was
called and the business of examining
tho jurors began. Fight members of
t he grand jury responded to the call of
their names, and a special venire was
issued for 15 more.
The court house, like the one at Ju
neau. stands on a high hill, which in
this case the jurors have named "Pro
fanity Hill."
How long will court last? is the anx
ious query of the jurymen. At tho
present writing it is impossible to an* :
swer that question.
All the Douglas Islanders here are j
well and 111 comfortable quarters. Mr.
and Mrs. James Christoe arrived on the!
Seattle. Ciias. A. Hon\
Krtchikan, Alaska, Oct. 7. 1905.
THE ROMANCE OP A RAIN DROP
We that make our homes in this
country that is called Alaska sbou'.d
he thankful for that mysterious little
friend that man calls the rain drop.
This thought may probably not al
ways strike as true, but it is neverthe
less. We are prone sometimes to be
come provoked at. the continued visits
of this little friend, and wish that he
might not force himself upon us so
much. In particular is this the case on
the occasion of some festivity, when we
wish to see the face ol'that old stranger
?the sun. but when these times come
upon us we should stop and consider
what the rain drop has done and is do
ing for us.
lly the number of these drops that
tall in a season is measured the pros
perity ol' the country. All the way down
from the great placers of Nome over to
'down where the Tunana flows*' and
'where the Yukon river flows" down to
where the deafening roar of the many
damps proclaim the greatest gold mine ,
in the world?1Treadwell?we are in -
Jebted to the little rain drop.
The placer miner wants it to swell 1
:be stream that runs through his sluice 1
poxes, the pros{>ector wauts it to help j i
pim pan for the yellow metal and the : j
juartz imuer wants it to furnish power (
ior his mill to grind the rock.
So comes the little rain drop to help 1
;he people search out tbo wealth that '
is hidden in the earth.
If it was not for the mines that are
oeated here we would probably not be ]
pere, and if it was not for the little raiu \
Irop the mines wonld not be possible, ;
?it least on such a large scale.
When, at night, oar day's labor is ; -
lone and we are home RsteDing to the .
patter of tbo rain on the roof we should ;
la.ll asleep to this sonnd, thinking, as
loes the miner .that it is the most beau- .
iful music in the world, for it means a
?ood season with peace and plenty iu I {
he laud, and say with him, "Let us .
iave rain."
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EDITOR AS A JUROR
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Charles Hopp,'?diior of the Douglas -
island Sows, arrived on the Farallon ?
Monday mid is serving as a juror at J
his session of vomt. To show that he H
lad not forgotten his cases daring tho
rip down he helped the Journal boys
stick type Tuesday. While not at all
>leased with being <1 raw a on a jury
iway from his business, yet like all
>thcrs from western Kansas, he is man
ning to have a pretty good time and
las adapted himself to tho ways of
Cetchikan to such an extent as to ap
>ear one of us.?Ketchikan Journal.
A class in embroidery will be started j
a Douglas on th9 first Saturday in
Jctober. Terms 81.00 a month for
hildren. Private class for ladies by
pecial arrangement. For farther par
ieulars see Mrs. F. Wasterlaiu. Sarn
ies of work may be seen at Smith's 4
rug store. 3t
Died?At Simpson's hospital, Ju
neau, Alaska, Tuesday, October 10th,
1905, Julius Peterson, aged 47 years,
born in Ilelsingore, Denmark. Funeral
sorvices will be held from the Method
ist church, Douglas, Thursday, October
12th, 1905, at2 o'clock p. m. Interment
at Douglas cemetery. All friends of
the deceased are invited to attend.
"Cap." was a well known character
around town and many friends here j
will mourn his death. lie was the vie- |
tira of consumption.
: A great, many people in tuu cn,y arc
: tlm happy owners of a little card handed ;
j to thorn within the last few days, calling |
[ thorn a buzzard and inviting them to
the Eagles' aerie on next Sunday after- :
noon at 1:30 o'clock. The card says i
"come and enjoy yourself with us," and
j considering the reputation the Eagles
have as entertainoas that will not bo
hard. Anyway, we will all be there and
help the "Eagles scream."
Herb Wilson, who was at one time
employed in the machine shop at Tread
well, but who went to the interior sov
eral years ago, was in the city. Mr. Wil
son went from here to Dawson audi
later was one of the lucky ones in the
Tauann, being a partner of Jack lloss,
also of this placo. He is on his way to
San Hrancisco for medical treatment
and will go back to Fairbanks in Feb
ruary.
NOTICE OF GUARDIAN'S SALE.
Notice is hereby given thut under ami pur
suant to it license of sale granted l>,v the Hon
orable Probate Court for Alaska, Division
No, 1, at Juneau, in the matter of the estate
of lvuth Campbell, Hlanch Campbell, and
Helen Campbell, minors, on the 25th day of
September, 1905, 1 will on Saturday, Novem
ber 1th, 1905, at 2 o'clock, in the afternoon, at |
the front door of said premises, sell to the .
highest and best bidder for cash,an undivided
two-thirds interest in and to thut certain lot
or parcel of ground, situated in Douglas
City, Alaska, and being lot No. Five (5) of
Block No. Six (6) of said town, according to
the plat of George \V. Gar.side.
Dated this 29th day of September, A, I). 1905.
El.PEN A. ('H1SMOI.M,
Guardian of the Estate of said Minors.
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