The Ketchikan mining news. [volume], January 18, 1907, Image 3

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BUY RIGHT ~i
Q Go to the place where a dollar Q
§ takes .off its hat to fifty cents ^
@ Above everything is. a high elevation. That is ,the Attitude 8
® of our Values. If in need of a suit or. a pair of pants call Rl
q onus. Not a fraction of a fib, fabrication, falsehood'or R
§ fiction gets into our suit talk, nor any other of bur good’s R
§ talk for that matter. TRUTH is the Best Salesman R
§ We carry Clothing, Shot's, Rubbers, Oil Clothing, Miners R
© Shoes, Dress Shoes, Mittens, Gloves, anything you need in R
§ the Clothing or Shoe line. Groceries none but the very best R
0 Our prices? on Hardware, Guns and Ammunition,, beat all, R
© competition, Fig*e assortment of Glass and Crockeryware. R
§ Every buy is a bargain. ‘ ’ 8 ‘ S
J N. F, ZIMMERMAN, The LEADER [j
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General Machine and Blacksmith Work
Iron, Steel and Piping on Hand
Special Attention to Mine and Marine Work
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If you want a square deal call on
THE FUR and CURIO STAND
We Carry the best assortment of
i .Confctionery, Fruits, Cigars and Tobacco,
Smokers Supplies, Indian Curios, etc.
We Pay Cash for Furs of
all kinds
Opposite Tongass Trading Co.
Ketchikan - - Alaska
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Open every day till 12 o’clock at night. I
Come and enjoy yourselves at the liealtlii- 4
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HUNT & PARKHURST - - Proprietors j
Pacific Coast S. S. Co
THE PIONEER LINE OF ALASKA
The Elegant Steamships of this Company leave as follows:
Cottage City northbound, Jan. 20 and Feb. 2, southbound 27tli.
Ramona northbound, Jan. 15 and 29
“ southbound Jan. 19 and Feb. 2nd.
Cottage City via Vancouver, Sitka and Killisnoo.
AL'KI, will sail about twice a month, call at outside ports
and will carry combustible freight when necessary.
Above sailing dates subject to change without notice
H. S. REYNOLDS', Ticket Agent, Ketchikan Alaska.
!rTUB'TOWN WE LIVE IN
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j Its Settlement and Growth From
A Fishing' Gamp to a Thriving
Minin? Center
The first white settlement was made .
I at Ketchikan in May, 188(1. at which I
time there was laniieil from the old!
side-wheel steamer, the hones of
I which have been bleaching on the j
! rocks at Loring ever since a j
family consisting of four persons
,j mother, son and two unmarried
daughters named Berry, if the j
j writer, who was a passenger at the!
time, is right in his recollection and
put off enough lumber for the “shack'’
1 in which they were to live temporari
ly-. There was then not a single resi
dent where the town now stands,
though it is quite likely that the nat
ives had a summer fishing camp at or
• near the mouth of the erck. The
party in quest ion proceeded to estab
lish a lisli curing establishment, and
to erect a cannery, which latter was :
put into the operation the following 1
yea# hy a man also named Berry,
hitlier the father or brother of the
young man first mentioned, and who
! was killed hy a fall from the roof of
the cannery while it was in course of
I erection. The cannery was a crude
| affair, without modern machinery or
j other equipment, and was destroyed
j hy tire in 1889 and never rebuilt. It
stood about where Front and Dock
! streets intersect each other, its old
boiler still lying on the spot where it
| once stood.
Subsequently, the location was
purchased hy (ieorge Clark and M. M.
Martin, who as partners maintained
j until about Is!*' or 'h8. a salmon salt
! ing establishment on the ground now
occupied by the Sidcboaid saloon., the !
Beegle and Ryus Drug Co.'s buildings
and u large part of the Ketchikan
Wljtarf Co.'s warehouse. They also
| kept a small stock of general merch-1
i andise with which to supply the fish
ermen. and the natives who had been
attracted by the industry to make
their homes in what is now known as
j Indian town. In the meantime, a
considerable number of prospectors
had selected the place as their head
quarters, and in the spring of 1 Stilt the
| settlement had grown to a collection
; of BO or 40 rude log cabins and frame
! shacks, the only buildings of any pre
tension being tlic Clark and Martin
! residences and the hunk and hoarding
j house, which last was the only tiling
in the way of a hotel.
But it is not the purpose to narrate
in detail the successive steps of pro-'
I gross in the growth of the town,
j Suffice it to say that the discovery of
mineral in Lite district tributary to
Ketchikan prior to 18111), began in the
summer of that year to attract favor
able attention to the town and dist
rict, which, accentuated as it has been
by constantly recurring later discover
ies, together with the development of
such discoveries into paying mines,
lias served to stimulate the growth of
Ketchikan until it has become, within
a period of a little more than half a
decade, eno of the most important |
business, commercial and industrial!
centers of Southeastern Alaska. And
this has not been a “boom’’ growth,
hut one altogether healthy, .substan
tial and permanent, as the number of
b siness houses und fine residences I
elected within that time, together!
with the volume of business transacted ,
abundantly testifies.
The town now has a population, j ^
(conservatively estimated), of over
1,500, including natives, which is as i
permanent as may he said of any town
in the western states. It litis three
churches, one graded, and one school i
for native children, a public library,
two hospitals, six fraternal organiza
tions—Masonic, Odd Fellows, Magics, i(
Ri dincn. Daughters of Pocahontas and 1
Arctic Brotherhood- also tin Athletic
Association and several social clubs.
It has a hank with large deposit tic
count, two first class hotels—institu
tions that would be a credit to a town
ten times the size of Ketchikan—six
mercantile establishments, two drug
stores, two jewelry stores, three meat
markets, several green grocery and \
fruit stores, a number of bakeries
and the usual array of small traders,
it has an abundant supply of pure
fresh water both for domestic use and
fire protetcion through a gravity sys
tem equal to all demands, has a good \
electric light system—in fact till the
utilities usually found in older towns.
The business of the town, including
freight paid steamship companies, j
amounted last year in round figures to
$1,500,000.
What is better, is that all indica
tions point to tin accelerated growth j
of the town the present year, and in
deed for several years to come.
BENEFIT ENTERTAINMENT
Tile ReUmen's hall was crowded to
the doors last Thursday by an appreci
ative audience to witness the produc
tion of another of Prof. Hepburn's
plays, given under the auspices of
Tongass Council No. 1 Degree of
Focoliontas, which realized a neat
sum therofonu. It is hard to select
the bright particular star, which
accompanies every play,, as each one
shone with equal brilliancy.
“My Wife Will be Back Directly”
is a very funny farce and all taking
part were responsible for the fun
brought out, Mrs. Scrimsher proved
a strong lead and was a good match
for Messrs. Hepburn and Grifllth.
“Absence Makes the Heart Grow
Fonder,’ a pathetic drama was then
given and special praise should be
given each player. Mr. Hepburn
lumself surely understands his. busi
ness ns ;i director, but the part o Mr.
Davis was not large enough to judge
him as an nclor. Mr. Lloyd Griffith
a" Col. Wayne, the irascible old man.
was line. Mat. Davis’ dissolute ■on,
by Mi1. M. ('uughrean, could not. :vo
been better. The comedy sli n.
"North Carolina Pete" was •. I■.■
hands of Mr. Floyd K. Ryus. !'o
made the most of his opportuhit; mi
kept tin’ house in good ltumor siiI the
time. Mr. Kennetli Newell, nun ■ an
I efficient officer, as well as doulilii a to
I tin* part of Dr. Medlield and pl.iy.d
| this part quite becoming to the char
acter. Mrs. Julia Thompson enteii-j
into the spirit of iter part with ;n at
effect,that of Mrs. Bradford, a v. iiinw.
and there were many in the am i nee
in tears of sympathy with her through
tin* terrible trials she had to pass
through, while little Willie, her
child, by little Bart Murphy, was
very chic. Mrs. Serimsher as Mm.
Wayne, was a clever bit: Mrs. Han
kins as Nina, the loving daughter,
again showed that she lias talent, hut
we should like to see her in a hmim
part in the future. The Mnmmlin
club. Mrs. Knight ■at the piano, ami
Messrs. Baker, Thompson, Camplsll
and Thompson furnished excellent
music between the acts.
Mr. Jones deni.mstrated liis ; liilin
as a master of the guitar, and the
entertainment closed with a dance,
the music being furnished liy Messis
Hephurn and Jones. Prof, llephuru
announces another play for the local
tribe of Rednten in the near future.
EAGLES INSTALL OFFICERS
Ketchikan Aerie No. 102, Fraternal
Order of Eagles, installed its ollic, r.-,
chosen nt itS last meeting in lire in
her to serve for the term of one \. ar
from and after their instalhition. last
Friday evening. For this purpe- a
Grand Aerie was instituted, with;
lirotlmr II. <'. Story acting Grand;
Worthy President, a full complement
of acting grand officers assisting. The
officers of the subordinate aerie in
stalled are:
P. W. P. A. I>. Swineford.
W. IV Joint Raher.
W. V. P. Chris Hoover.
W. ('. -Thomas Torry.
IV. S. I). Smith Harris.
IV. T. -Fremont King.
W. Gond.—August, Groot.
Trustees— G. H. Cosgrove, Titos.
Torry. and Henry Goemaere.
W. Physician— Dr. H. C. Story.
Inside Guard M. Connell.
Outside Guard I). A. Quinn.
A very pleasing, to one of the offi
cers installed, tit least, was the pre
sentation of a beautiful gold emblem
of the order to the P. W. P., on tak
ing' the station to which lie was con
ducted by the acting grand worthy
conductor. The presentation was
made in helmlf of the Aerie, in a
neatly and feelingly worded speech,
by worthy trustee Cosgrove, which
was briefly responded to by the recipi
ent, who, living taken completely by
surprise, apparently found it. difficult
to find words in which to suitably
express liis acknowledgment of and
thanks for the handsome token of
appreciation and confidence conferred
upon him.
After the aerie had completed its
regular order of business, a social ses
sion was held, with feast and merry
making to the heart's content of till
who participated.
The Fraternal Order of Engles is
one of the proving institutions of the
district, aud besides caring for its sick
and dlsatiled members, is gradually
accumulating' the money with which
to construct, ere long, a handsome
nest of its own.
First-class Chinese conk wants posi
tion as eook either in camp or hotel, j
Apply at Chinese laundry, Ketchikan. |
Found, one gold .pen. ()wner can
obtain at Mining News' office by prov
ing property and paying for this notice.
('apt. Peter McKinnon will leave
for Seattle on the first boat south.
Monday he received a cablegram sum
moning bint to the bedside of his sis
ter at one of the hospitals of that city.
1). B. Williams, for the past eight
een months engineer at the Mamie
Mine at Hadley, has resigned and ac
cepted it position as chief engineer
with Samuel Silverman at Monte
Cristo, Wash.
F. K. Reicksecker, traveling sales
man for the 1). S. Johnson Music Co.,
the noted piano dealers, left on the
Al-ki Tuesny, after a stay in the eity
of several days. While here he placed
the local agency of bis company in the
hands of the Ryus Drug Co., and sold
Roy Thompson and F. E. Cagle,
pianos: the Skating Rink a military
organ, the Admiral Saloon an electric
harp and Harry Brice an electric
piano. The Ryus Drug Co. will keep
one or two pianos in stock and be pre
pared at all times to get others to
meet the demand for instruments in
this district.
John McCall ion, one of the best
known miners of this locality has
accepted the position of foreman at
Mt. Andrew.
S. JOHN’S CHURCH.
Services for the week :
Sunday—8 a. m., Holy communion.
11 a. m., Morning Prayer
and Sermon.
12:15 p. m., Sunday School.
3 p. m., Native Vespers.
4 p. m., Native Sunday
School.
7 j). m., Evensong and Ser
mon.
Wednesday—7:30 p. m., Litany and
Prayer Service.
Friday—4 p. m., Litany.
Other days as announced. The
church is always open, pews are fre'
and everyone is welcome.
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Qi' the Business of The Ketchikan
Mining District as Shown by
Custom House Records
The Mining X .vs is indebted to
Mr. Jno. il. Beegle. Deputy Collector
of t 'iistoiiis for til*' i’ort of Ketchikan,
for permitting its reporter to gntlu-i
j from liis annual report of lnisine->
I tiansuctod at this port in 101)0 tin- fol
lowing interesting slat-istirs:
| Foreign v - -els entered. 211. tonnage.
133,5:54.
; Foreign vessels cleared. 101, tonnage
ti7,4!Ni,
11’onstwis • vessels entered. 2'ii>, ton
nage. l(S0,37<i.
Coastwise vi ss Is cleared, 251. ton
nage, 151,047.
in 1005 the total number of foreign
vt -sets i nt.med and cleared was 32*.
with total tonnage of 103,550: total
number coastwise vessels entered and
cleared was 450, with total tonnage ol
204.050.
Value of imports. 41illi.377.27. as
I compared with 450.020.00 in 1005.
Import duties 410.71*.27, as against
j *7.34*.07 the previous year,
t'ost to collect 4l.oo. 4o.2lo.
Domestic exports from the District
were—salmon, canned, 0.351 eases.
433.255: copper matte, 1742 tons, 4200.
102: ore (copper, gold and silver,.
17.33* tons, 4171,100 : a 11 other export s,
*•’>1,107 tt total of 454*.771. compared
with a total of 420.071 Die year before.
Shipments of domestic merchandise
from the Ketchikan district in 1000
were:
Salmon, canned. 250.1*2 cases,
value, 4040,017: Salmon, sal(, 4,020
hl>|s.. value. 453,000: Fish, fresh, .421
tons. 432,357: topper matte, 27012
loos. 440*.700: < l.'e, (copper, gold and
silver,) 11.0.52 inns. 4123.**4 : All other j
shipments, 4*2,701. Total, including,
I shipments to foreign putts, (454*.701, ) !
42.250,22*.
Shipments of domestic merchandise
from the 1’nited Slates to the Ketehi-j
lean District in lOOU, total value. 41.
1*1.700. from foreign ports. 4105,503
total of both foreign and domestic. I
41.370, S'!1!!.
The report gives the following fig
ures of iaiterest relating to the town
of Ketchikan:
1’opulation. estimated, native, 225,
white, 1,250.
Number ehildern attending public
■ siicool, 02.
Number toadies employed. 3.
Average salary teachers, per month,
400.
Number native children in St. Johns
Mission school, 00.
Number of churches. 3.
Value of school property, 412,000.
Value of church property. 410.into.
Assessed valuation of property,
4000.2*3.
Freight passing over wharves, tons.
15,303.
Receipts, freight and wharfage,
4107,214.
Aggregate amount business done,
including, freight and wharfage, 41. -
235.145. _
('apt. John Ilampson, superintendent
of tile Mamie mine at Hadley, was an
over Sunday visitor in Ketchikan,
accompanied by Mrs. Hampsoii and
little daughter Frances. He reports
that the cold weather is badly liamp-1
ei'iug work on the Crindall peninsula. 1
A. \V. (leiger, smelter superintend- !
cut at Hadley, returned on Monday's1
Dolphin from a visit to the east, lie
reports great interest in mining mat-1
tors throughout the cast
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| CONNELL & THOMPSON
$ Newtown
4 W o have established ourselves as leaders in
our line, carrying a complete stock of
4 Groceries, Shelf and Builders’ Hardware,
5 Stationery, Novelties. We guarantee to
| SAVE YOU MONEY
| Connell & Thompson I
Skating Rink
The only Roller
Rink in Alaska
Resort
A D M ISSION FREE
SKATES Mornings, 5!.V
Afternoons and Evenings r>Or.
Natives allowed on Floor
Tuesday and Friday only
J. E. SAYLES, Mgr.
Ketchikan *» - Alaska
tisli ant* Game
Fresh from water and woods
First-class in every respect
E. K. TURNER
Newtown Walk
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JOHN RABER. Prop. § j
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Transfer & Braying Co.
HARRIS & HILLARD
All Orders will be promptly
and carefully executed.
Orders may be left with Connell
£ Thompson, Union Steamship Co.
Stedman Hotel, and Pacific Coast
Steamship Co.
CONTRACTS TAKEN FOR WORK
S. John’s Hospital
Trained and Skillful care
to all alike, rich or poor
Open to any Pliycisian
Miss E. M. Deane, Nurse in charge
NEW VIENNA BAKERY
H. C. SCHMIDT, Proprietor
Bread and Pastry of all
Descriptions
Pies Like Mother Used To Make
Party fakes
Made on SI tort Notice
Kriedler Bldg.
Newtown Ketchikan
THE
KETCHIKAN HOSPITAL
Is ready for business at
all hours of the day or
night. We give the best
of care.
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Mrs. Sara R. Langstrom, Matron
Newtown
Ketchikan Alaska
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jfj but we think the writer failed to complete the thought in not adding “but wants that II
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S part of the thought the “GOOD” part. We j * MAKERS NEWYork
H|l ' feel that we have succeeded. Our business is f 1
El steadily increasing which means a greater num- | jpl
gfi her of customers for us to satisfy, and We Are •§ |yl
If Doing It. Our stock comprises every thing g H
that a general store in Alaska should offer for
sale, and we know that you will be thoroughly
satisfied if you conclude to give us a trial. We &
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make a specialty of camp trade and guarantee j
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that you get the goods you order. S
Yours for Business,
Tongass Trading Company
Ketchikan
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