The Ketchikan miner. [volume], March 30, 1907, Image 1

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VOL. I. KETCHIKAN, ALASKA, SATURDAY, MARCH 80, ',907. ij# lO
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ANDREW CHILBERG, Pres. J. R. HECKMAN, Vice Pres.
MINERS & MERCHANTS BANK
Of Ketchikan, Alaska
Transacts a General Banking Business
The easiest way to establish your credit in a community is
to open an account with your home Bank.
Small accounts are welcome
M. A. Mitchell - Cashier
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Many Lives Saved
By buying Drugs
at the Neatest Drug Store in Alaska
The Revilla Drug Co,
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j New Goods
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A UR Spring and Summer stock of Dry l
t o Goods is now on display. It is the jj
- largest and prettiest, as well as the ji
t @ most co nplete line of Dry and Fancy f
3 Goods ever brought to Southeastern 2
4 Alaska. We invite you to come in ji
4 and look them over whether you buy or not--- £
3 we want jrtra to see them--tliey will be the talk 2
of the town before the week is over. 1
SI Space does not permit us to describe these F
^ goods as there are hundreds of different designs f
4 and many different fabrics. The line is com- S
2 plete so you will not be disappointed if you S
3 have any special pattern in mind for a dress. f
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t J. R. HECKMAN & CO.
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jj KETCHIKAN, ALASKA i
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Rates; $1.00 to $3.00 Electric Lighted
Room with Bath Steam heated
Hotel Stedman
Europeah
Ketchikan
JOHN W. STEDMAN
Proprietor Alaska
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LUMBER!
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;; We Manufacture and keep in Stock j
j| Spruce and Cedar |
;; Hough and Dressed Lumber 1
; • of all kinds }
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\; And are prepared to fill orders for same, large or j
> • small. Cur dry Kiln is now working so that we can
furnish dry material.
KETCHIKAN POWER CO.
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Electric Lighted Rates: $1 to $2.SO
Steam Heated P*r
The Hotel Revilla
J. F. Dubail, Manager
KETCHIKAN
Suites with Bath ALASKA
i THE MINES
What the Mines and Miners ol
This District Are Doinjj-Cheer
ing Prospects Ahead.
There is practically, little that
would be considered now, certainly
nothing at all startling, to report in
relation to mining affairs in this
district. At the working mines
operations are progressing as usual,
in the mining of ore and driving de
/ velopment work ahead with a view to
increase of production, while at others
in the incipient stage preparations
are making for the commencement of
a vigorous campaign as soon as the
weather conditions will permit. In
some of these last sinking and drift
ing is in progress, while others,
where the workings are on the sur
face, are handicapped by the late
unusual falls of snow, and little, or
i nothing, is being done.
At the Mamie operations are pro
gressing as usual, with the expecta
( tion of a gradually increased produc
( tion being attained on and after the
t first of the coming month. A drift in
■ progress is expected to reach one of
. the new ore bodies revealed b£ the
diamond drill, in a few days, if in
f deed it has not already done so. The
{ new ore body, together with another
1 towards which dritfting is in
‘ progress, are expected to very nearly,
i if not quite, double the daily output
k of the mine. In the meantime,
' diamond drill explorations are being
{ continued with the reasonable ex
i pectation of finding other lenses of
( ore equally as large and prolific in
, metal values as anv vet found in the
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, property. Indeed, the last revela
' tions due to the drill, strongly indi
1 cate that the larger and richer ore
1 deposits lie at a greater depth than
; those from which ore is now being
l mined. Preparations are being1 made
, for relighting the smelter fires, on
1 or before the 10th of April, by which
' time the nmngement expects to have
1 on hand a sufficient supply of coal
; and coke to insure a long and contin
. uous run.
At the Mt. Andrew the daily
average product is being maintain
' ed, though the shipment of 4,500
, tons during the month just closing
; would seem to indicato a considerable
, increase. An additional 5-drill com
pressor has been ordered and is now
on .1,0 wav. and ' 1 installed
1 daily output of the mine will not only
1 be considerably increased, but de
i velopment will be pushed with
, accelerated vigor by sinking and
drifting from the present working
' level, which is 1(55 feet below the
1 surface. The miners are now drifting
; in an apparently very large body of
i the best ore yet found in the mine.
| At the Niblack the management
has been more or less handicapped
• by weather conditions which made
'■ it difficult to get in supplies. The
! main shaft is now in course of sink
■ ing an additional 80 feet.
At the Cymru, only a few men,
comparatively, are now at work, and
those engaged in sinking, which
will be continued until such time as
weather conditions may permit a
resumption of operations in the above
ground workings.
Nothing is doing at the Copper
Mountain mine or smelter, pending
plans for future operations now under
stood as being considered by the re
organized company. At the Copper
| city, Capt. Wyman is installing
machinery and otherwise getting
ready for a renewal of mining opera
tions.
From Sulzer The Miner has noth
ing new from personal knowledge, or
from first hands, but all reports are
of the most encouraging character,
“ except that operations have been
i somewhat retarded by a snow slide
[ which carried away one or two sup
; ports of the wire tram, thus for a
' time interfering with the delivery
, of ore from the upper bins to those on
; the beach. Mine work, however,
■ is being prosecuted with vigor, and
, at last reports the bins held a cargo
of not less than 2,5(H) tons ready for
i shipment and which, for all The
, Miner knows, may ere this has been
' delivered at the smelter.
; Clias. D. Lnne, the well known
■ mine owner and operator, was a
, passenger on the last south-bound trip
; of the Cottage City. He had been
i at Sitka, where he bonded the De
i Groff and some other Chicago!! island
j gold property, at heavy figures, but
1 on terms which gives him ample
! time in which to fully investigate and
\ determine values before any of the
1 deferred payments become due. He
I thinks very highly of the property,
| and that it is the richest and most
promising free gold proposition ever
called to his attention in Alaska, or
anwyhere else. It is his intention to
commence the work of development
at an early day, and in order to fully
test the question of values, as the
work progresses, will install a five
stamp mill on the property He has
such a mill at the Gold Stream loca
tion, near here, which he will re
move to Chicagoff for the*1 purpose
mentioned. ■ .
G. B. Mumford, of New York city,
a gentleman who is largely interestec
in the Brqwn-Alaska company, arrivet
here Tuesday morning last, am
proceeded at. once to Hadley, when
he spent all of that and the followin;
day in looking over the Mamie mini
I and Hadley smelter, arriving had
Wednesday on his way to Nobles
where he will examine the mines a
that place owned bv his company
He will return here Sunday on hi:
way back to Hadley. Mr. Lawton
: the company’s mine manager accom
panies him on his trip to Nobles
1 How long he will protract his presen'
* stay here is not known, but he annoui
1 ces his intention of returning in i
month or two for a stay of severa
months, with a view to which he has
engaged rooms at the Stedman foi
1 himself and wife.
Thos. Stevens has moved into town,
with his family from Hollis. He
claims to have recently made a dis
covery of bornite, which is an exten
sion of the Goodro and Thomas ledge.
Seattle, March 2!I— A very much
soiled batch of dirty linen *is- threat
ened to be aired in the Constantine
shooting trial now on here. The
prosecution has submitted all its evi
dence which there is no refuting, but
the defense hopes to show that Con
stantine was insane owing to the
trouble that Hall had made in his
family. Constantine’s daughter,
Hall’s wife, says that she will go on
the stand ns a witness against her
husbar.d and tell of all his misdeeds.
Her evidence is expected to be in
teresting, and a full courtroom is
assured while she occupies the wit
ness chair. Hall, in his testimony,
made the statement that Constantine
offered him $2000 in cash if ho would
not return as a witness against him.
This Constantine denies and family
troubles will be made public property
for the enlightment of the jury.
*"■“ A WORD TO ELECTORS."""
[To the Editor. ]
Since my fellow citizens have seen
fit to place my name among those
nominated for the next common coun
cil whose fitness will, presumably, be
put to the test at the polls next Tues
day, I, (though possibly it may not be
considered in good taste,) deem it
proper, in view of the fact that I shall
not, attempt any rallying speeches,
to define the policy by which f shall
be governed should I again be chosen
as one of the directors of municipal
affairs. 1 have been at all times in
the past, as 1 shall bg ' *■»♦•«>•« if
eleoVo-i, ’ solely by a con
scientious sense of duty, coupled with
an earnest desire to promote the best
interests and welfare of the town. 1
deem it the first and foremost duty
of the common council to guard and
protect, in so far as possible, the
property of citizens against danger
of destruction by tire. Next, in im
portance, in my opinion, is good
streets, kept clean and safe and in
substantially good order.
As to the management of the muni
cipal government, I think Judge
Wickersham has given correct ex
pression to the intent of the law of
congress, in his declaration that the
federal courts ought not to interfere
with municipal governments in
matters properly coming within their
jurisidietion, unless satisfied that
interference is necessary to the en
forcement of law and order. We have
never yet had a rough town—at least
not since its incorporation—which
fact is attested by the meagre number
of cases on the criminal calendar
arisng within the town. 1 believe
in a business administration of the
affairs of the town, the same as for
private enterprises, as conducive to
the most prosperous conditions.
When business is brisk and money
easy, I deem those conditions tin
best evidence of prosperity for all,
and prefer to abide by such a condi
tion rather than seek the inaugura
tion of so-called reforms.
1 believe in the patriotic and self
protecting spirit of keeping every
possible dollar among ourselves, and
inducing the. investment of outside
capital here and in this vicinity.
I have tried to he fair, conscien
tious and impartial in the discharge
of my public duties in the past.
Somethings that I have sanctioned,
I do not now wholly approve, how
ever. and, if continued in office will
endeavor to correct past errors, in
official position I am a friend to any
and every person who endeavors to
advance the best interests of the town,
and if we are to occupy and maintain
the important position we should
among the towns and cities of Alaska,
the list of such persons should em
brace the name of every resident ol
the town and district. The common
council, and the citizens of the town
generally, should work in unison aid
with earnest zeal to proniote the
welfare of the town ^a'nff district,
waiving all persona'l feeling arc
grievances, /off’ the good of whal
! should be 'made a common cause.
1 Thinjrfii'g it proper, if indeed noi
n<*c6ssary, to say something to tin
' electors, I submit the foregoing, n
' I have a wife who does not seem t<
; appreciate my “evenings out with tin
boys,’’ even though official busines
be the excuse. All register.
1 Verv Respectfully,
1 ' FOREST J. HUNT,
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: KETCHIKAN
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i What Her busy Citizens are doing
[ Local Happenings of Va
ious Kinds
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Ticket Nominated.—After a long
period of painful quietness, the citi
t zens of the town at almost the last
, moment prescribed by ordinance foi
, the tiling of nominations with the
I clerk of the town in order to entith
, them to a place on the official ballot
. have awakened to the fact that f
municipal election for the selectioi
of members of the common counci
and treasurer of the school board is
to be held on Tuesday next, April 2
So far as The Miner is informed
however, but one move has beei
made towards placing a ticket in the
field, and that was in the shape o.
a fairly well attended caucus helc
last evening in new town, of whicl:
F. E. Butler was chairman, and I).
(J. Newell secretary. The caucus was
harmonious throughout, and places
in nomination the following ticket
For members of the common council
Forest J. Hunt, Albert Kreidler
Jacob Pittenger, Joseph E. LathropB
A. A. Cornell, Thomas Torrev anl
Charles Deppe. For treasure cl
school board—J. J. Daly. It will ll
observed that four of the nomineel
are members of the present council
and that the other three are gool
men who will be likely to rendcl
good, effective and honest service, I
elected. It is possible, though ncl
probable, that another ticket may ll
placed in the field, since this is thl
last day which names can be certifiel
to the clerk as a prerequisite to bcinl
placed on the official ballot. I
Tlie Humboldt came in this moriH
ing from tlie south, but brought tH
mail. It is little, less than an ouH
rage on a long suffering people thH
the postiil authorities do not provicH
for having the mails carried on ever!
one of tlie fast ships plying lietwetH
Seattle and Alaskan ports. A maH
by till the fast steamers would not ifl
equivalent to a tri-weekly serviciH
whereas there are few towns in tlH
states, especially on the railway lincH
that are not supplied with a daiH
service. It would almost seem as
there should he somebody connecttHj
with the I’. O. D. on the coast wlHj
either has the authority to remec^B
^.h?se
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terms sufficiently plain and strong ™
induce those in higher authority
to right it without delay. Of course,
the steamsnip companies cannot be
expected to give the additional ser
vice without compensation, and
petitions to tlie powers that be must
necessarily be slow in the aeeopmlish
inent of desired results, if indeed they
be not altogether ignored.
I). Smith Harris, secretary of the
Ketchikan Brick and Tile company,
incorporated, whose property is at
Vallenar bay, northwest side of
Gravina island, will start out in a day
or two to collect an installment on
subscripions to the capital stock of the
company. This is with a view to
making preliminary arrangements
for the commencement of active work
at an early day. The company is the
owner of clay beds, which, though
believed to be more valuable for
other purposes, will make a splendid
quality of building brick, and it is
the purpose of the management to
burn several kilns the coming season
for the propose of supplying the home
demand.
C 'ONDENS ED INFORMATION.
There are 2,750 languages.
America was discovered in 1492.
A square mile contains 040 acres.
Envelopes were first used in 1839.
The telescope was invented in 1590.
A barrel of rice weighs 000 pounds.
A barrel of Hour weighs 190 pounds.
A barrel of pork weighs 200 pounds.
A firkin of butter weighs 50 pounds.
Tlie first steel pen was made in 1830.
A span is ten and seven-eights
inches.
A hand (horse measure) is four
inches.
Watches were lirst made in 1170.
A storm moves thirty-six miles per
hour.
A hurricane moves eighty milts
an hour.
The first iron steamship was built
in 1830.
The first lucifer match was made
in 1829.
Gold was discovered in California
in 1848.
The first horse railroad was built in
1820-1827.
Coaches were first used in England
in 1509.
Modern needles first came into use
■ in 1545.
The value of a ton pf pure gold is
I $002,799.21.
; One million dollars, gold coin.
weighs 3,085.8 pounds averdupois.
t Kerosene was first used for light
> ing purposes in 1820.
3 The first newspaper was published in
i England in 1588.
3 The first newspaper published in
s the United States was ‘.‘Public Occur
rencies. ” Boston, in 1090.
The first newspaper advertisement
appeared in 1052.
A
providing a penalty for those wl
persisted in throwing decayed or d
caving vegetables and partially emp
meat tins into the streets, or in
their own front or hack yards,
ought to be rigidly enforced: or,
there was no such ordinance, it w
tip to the common council to ena
one, rigid in its provisions, and ta
such measures as might be deem
essential to its enforcement. T1
Miner does not wish to he consider*
an alarmist, hut the subject of t
uusanitny conditions which continue
prevail has again been brought to
attention by one of our pructicisi
physicians, who expresses the opinii
that those conditions are just ri
enough to feed an epidemic of feve
or some other dangerous disease,
the. event of a sudden change in t
weather, witli a considerable low*
ing of tlie temperature. In view,
the fact that we are in close ton
with Seattle, where an epidemic
corebro-spinal-meningitis is now ha
ing the best medical knowledge a
skill, it is mi to the municipal autln
ities to take every possible preet
lion against a possible, even probab
breaking out of any disease he
which may lie liable to become e
domic. If householders will 1
clean up and put their premises
sanitary condition on their o
motion, out of regard for their o
health and that of their familh
I hoy should he. figuratively speakit
taken by the neck and compelled
do that which is essential to
preservation of the health of the Co
munity as a whole. It is a case
which an ounce of preventative
the present, may prove worth ill
than a ton of cure in the near futu
The law of sanitation can not
made too rigid, nor can it he too rig
ly enforced.
Collector of customs Clarence
Hobart, of Juneau, was a passen
on the steamship Bertha, wh
anchored in the stream off town t
forenoon. He came ashore to get.
telegraphic, touch with his family,
infant child being seriously ill.
is on his return from Washing!
whither he had been summoned fot
conference concerning the custc
buisness of Alaska. j
Will Entertain Friends.—A comp:
of the. unmarried men of Ketchi
will give a dancing party Mon
night in honor of their friends, n
and female, especially the lat
The affair will he strictly invitatio
and is intended to he a radical
parture from any dancing party gi
hitherto here.
Mr. Eli Copeland asks The Ml
to say that his name has h len m
use of as a candidate for the com
council without his knowledge or <
sent, and he must not, in any sens
[considered a candidate,