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The Ketchikan Miner
KETCHIKAN. ALASKA. SATURDAY. JULY 13, 1907. NO. 25
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KETCHIKAN
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Subscribe For the DAILY MINER
MINING MOVES
\\ hai Mas is Now. and Destined
to Become-A Brilliant Future
Awaits Work of Development
There is nothing especially new to
report concerning the mines. All
those in active operation are working
as full forces as can tie employed to
advantage, while at the same time
gradually, if cot rapidly, pushing the
work of development and opening up
new stupes, with a view to increased
production, the only present restric
tion of which is a lack of transport*
ttoa to the smelters. With adequate
transportation facilities the amount of
• reduction can easily be doubled; as
• s. the mines are limiting their out
• - to the capacity of the craft em
ployed in the ore carrying trace.
That this handicap to the progress c?
the district may ere long be overcome
Is sincerely to be hoped and prayed :
for " I
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According to a statement given out
iu of statistics at Wash- |
ingtec. the shipments from Alaska
luring Use ten months ending April!
I OT, amounted to fil.bS7.oi2. as
v.-.r. ?> '2 - • -
perlast year—an increase cf 23 per .
cent. The Miner Suds it difficult to
-.”.le this statement of the per
centage of increase with the facts in
• e case, otherwise than on the theory j
that there must have been a falling j
- In shipments from other sections. :
lor It ls safe to assert that the in
r rease in shipments of eepper-goic
tee and matte from the Ketchikan
district alone will fully account for
the whole amount of Increased ship
ments credited to the whole of Alas-;
ka. so say nothing of other com modi- 1
This matter is referred to ot so
much by wav of calling attention to
the rapidly growing trade and eom
ate-ce cf Alaska, as by way of the
certain proof it affords of the more
-arid development of the copper-gold
mining industry of this particular
strict. Up to three years ago this
I.strict, the mines cf which were still
tn err • tbuted prac-.
ftcallr nothing in the way of product
■ they are now
turning out values a: the rate of more
than a quarter o! million per month,
with a steadily increasing product. |
With a dozen or more producing
min - .3 active operation and more in
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ng to predict that the Ketchi
kan d.-trier will -tanu a: the bead of
all ethers at the end of the year in
the volume and value of its output,
though its imports may not be corre
- rending, y large.
sheltonstackpole nuptials
St. John's church was comfortably |
z..ic !a»; n-ght at eight o'clock to
the marriage of Frank a.
Shelton e~ ''.art bookkeeper for J.
R. Heckman £ Co.. and Miss Jessie
Myra Stack pole, the second daughter
M Judge and Mrs. E. S. S’.3ckpo’e. of
•his city. The church was decorated
Mr ‘.he occasion with ferns and ever
green and presented a handsome
appearance.
Prompt.y at eight o’clock the bride.
I Jesmaids and father of the bride
appeared at the church door and pro
ceeded up the aisle to the altar,
where Mr. Shelton and his best man.
H. L. Faulkner, awaited them. Rev.
Tr.oru as Jenkins then read the beauti
fa. marriage ceremony of the Episco
pal church, and the happy pair were
made one.
Mr. and Mrs. Shelton, with their
friends then repaired to the residence
of the bride'* parents, where asumjx
:jobs wedding supper was partaken of
and a pleasant evening sp^nt.
Ttey left early this morning on the
steamer Pr.ncess Beatrice for the .
> .:h. where they will visit British
Colombia. Washington, and Oregon
points of interest, returning to Ketch
ikan. their future borne, about Aug
ust 1.
Miss Celia Shelton. sister of the
groom, was maid of honor: Miss Lena
Sample, bridesmaid: H. L. Faulkner, j
groomsman: J. R. Heckman, Geo. B.
Waterhouse and Harvey Stack pole. :
.♦hers. The bride was in receipt of a
great many wedding present*, show
ing the high esteem in which she and
her husband are held by the people
of the community, who join in wish
ing both a long and happy life of joy
and prosperity.
San Francisco, July 12.—Acting
Major Boston was on the stand yes
terday afternoon in the Glas* trial,
and gave some damaging testimony
against the defense. Among other
things be said : "While I was super
visor I received from Theodore HaU
sey. agent for President Glass of the
Home Telephone Co., to.OHO in cash
to secure my aid in putting their
franchise through. This was after I
had come to an order standing with
Mr. Glass as to term* and genera)
conditions." Glass’ attorneys tried
to have the evidence ttticken out on
the ground that Glass hirr.sejf vJi<J r.ot
pay o .er the c;-*h. Imt ' be coort would
not permit of it. on the ground that
Ha’sey had been acknowledged by Mr.
Glass and the Home Telephone Co. as
y their legal representative.
KETCHIKAN
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Local Happenings of the Past
Seven Days Tersely
Told.
FROM WEDNESDAY'S DAILY’
Mrs. Fulton, the la.ly who hail he
leg broken by the lal! of the stairway
at the baseball grounds while the
drilling contest was in progress on the
oth inst.. is progressing favorably
under the care of Dr. J. L. Myers.
The gasolene launch Columbia
brought up from Carroll inlet yester- j
day seven tons of ice for the Hunt-1
Lathrop Co.
Capt. Wyman bought the gasolene j
launch Pioneer about a week ago. and ■
has put her into commission on Hetta 1
inlet. She will also make weekly j
trips to Ketchikan, except when pre
vented by stress of weather.
The gasolene launch Meta came in I
last evening from Karta bay with a
broken dutch, but bringing about o»X> j
5>b for the Ketchikan cannery, to
which she is under charter. Capt. j
Baranovieh does not relate a very!
cheerful tale of the salmon run in the
Karta bay section so far this season.
He says that the Loring cannery trap[
is doing fairly well, but that Capt.
Connell’s floating trap thus far has
been a complete failure, while the
Kasaan bay and Ketchikan canneries :
are taking comparatively few fish
with seines. He thinks that present (
appearances indicate a poor fishing I
season: but it is early yet, and he ■
may lie mistaken.
Alderman Copeland left this morn
ing 3rmed and equipped for a hunting i
expedition to the mountain wilds at!
and around Helm bay.
The city of Seattle is reported by '
cable as having left her home port on j
her southeastern Alaska run at 11
o’clock last night.
The steamer Marion arrived over;
from Hadley las; night, having the:
barge Japan in tow. The latter has
on board the large new boiler and j
electric machinery for the Brown
Alaska company’s mines at Maple hay, .
which was brought up on the Farallon
last week.
P. J. Gorman, manager of the Ka- j
■a3n bay cannery, came orer in his
aunch Companion last night, and in
tom pony with Mr. Eounsfell, of the
Ketchikan cannery, went to Lorir.g 1
this morning, supposedly to take coun
sel with Brother Heckman, and if
possible devise ways and means for
hastening the run of the iaggard sal
mon.
Found Himself.—Harry Drew, the
roung man who lost himself in the1
forest in the Karta bay vicinity on
the 3rd inst., turned up ail right at
she Rush and Brown mine loca
tion yesterday. It appears that
when be made up bis mind that he;
was lost be had crossed the divide be
tween Karta bay aBd Thorne bay. and ‘
concluding he could not be far from
water, made his way down the north
ern slope to the oid saltery on Thorne
bay. and thence followed the beach
around that and Tolstoi bay and Clar
ence strait to Hadley. He was five
days in making the distance, which
must fee nearly, if not quite, forty
miles, during a!' of which time he was
without food. Arriving at Hadley on
the evening of the *th, he rested and
fed up until yeste-day morning, when
be made his way to Mt. Andrew,
where he caught the Alert for home.
It must have been a trying experience
for the young man—ODe he wiil not
care to have repeated.
Born.—Last night, July !l, 1007, to
Prof. Bertram G. Mitchell and
wife, a daughter. Mother and child
both reported doing as well as could
reasonably be exjwrcted. Unlike most
children this infant appears to have
been bom with a fuil name—Margaret
Kleanor Mitchell.
Capt. M. S. Weston, for some year*
a habitant of Mary’s island, but lor
the last two years a fixture at the
Hun'er b-y cannery, is in town today,
and will ieave by the next ship for a
visit to his old borne way down in
Maine, for which purpose he has been
granted a two months leave of absence.
Captain Weston has many friends in
this section who will unite in wishing
him a safe voyage and speedy return.
One of the curiosities exhibited in
town yesterday was a sea-wolf, or per
haps more properly speaking, a wolf
fish. caught in McKenzie inlet. He is
art ugly looking monster of the deep,
and when caught in a net is a danger-1
oos fellow to monkey with. The one in
question was about six feet in length, !
and had teeth that would evoke the
envy of the largest and roost savage
timber wolf.
Coming.—The "humpies" have begun
ro put in an appearance, and super
intendent Kounsfell, of the Ketchikan
cannery, expresses the opinion thst
the run will I* a large one. lie is not
at all perturbed over the small nuroter
of fish thus far secured, but cm the
other band is confident of achieving a
full pack, though the proportion of
reds may not be as large as he had
hoped for.
BARGE JAPAN BLOWS UP
Her Crew of Three Men are Blotted Out. One Man is
Killed on Tug Marion. Heavy Load of Powder
Blows the Big Barge to Fragments
At ten minutes after eight last night i
the barge Japan, while in tow of the 1
tug Marion, blew up near Bold island, j
about 12 miles down the channel from
Ketchikan, instantly killing every one
of her crew of three, and fatally in-1
juring a deck hand on the Marion.
Captain Joseph Anderson, who was
in command of the Marion, reports
that all went well after leaving here
at 5:30 until the two vessels were ap
proaching Bold island about eight
o’clock when one of the men on the i
Japan appeared at her bow and sig- j
naled for the Marion to stop and come 1
alongside. Ernest Strand, the Mari- |
on's deck hand, was told to stand bv 1
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to keep the hawser clear of the wheel j
and took his stand near the stern. A |
slow bell was given, and the Marion’s i
engines were eased down, when sud
denly. without any warning, the three
tons of dynamite on board the barge
blew up with terrific force, completely
obliterating both vessel and crew, j
Several pieces of iron and one of the
dead lights were burled on board the
Marion striking Strand, breaking one
of his arms and smashing in his chest,
inflicting fatal injuries. Every win
dow on board the Marion was broken
by the concussion, and she was gene
rally riddled by the fragments from
the wreck, one piece passing com
pletely through her smokestack.
Capt. Anderson, immediately after,
the explosion, put the Marion about
and cruised about the spot in an en- !
Jeavor to find the bodies of the un- 1
'ortunate Japan's crew, but without j
»vai'. as hardly a piece of the barge j
hardly hold water, is that there were
stow-aways on hoard, who as soon as
the vessel left here joined with at
least part of the crew in a carouse
which resulted in a fight, in the
course of which a shot was tired setting
off the caps and powder.
As far as can bo ascertained the
names of the crew of the Japan were
G. A. McNeill, captain, who succeed
ed (Jus Groot on July 3rd: George
Tracy, cook, and a man known as
“Scotty,” who shipped as a seaman
and donkey engineer. The Japan was
heading for the Brown-Alaska Co.’s
mines at Maple Bay, B. C., and had
about one hundred tons of machinery
and supplies on board besides the ex
plosives. She had been in these waters
since last September, when she was
towed here by the tug Claybourne,
and has been used continually since
hauling ore from the Maple Bay mines
to the smelter at Hadley.
Ernest Strand was taken to St.
John's Hospital when the Marion ar
rived and died at 1 o'clock this morn
ing.
Later.—The Arctic started early
this morning for the vicinity of the
wreck to discover if possible the
liodies of the^crew, and succeeded in
finding the limbless trunk of a man
floating between Spire island and An
nette about two miles this side of the
place where the wreck occurred. The
body was brought to town and identi
fied as that of George Tracy.
Yakima. Wash.. July 11.—Congress
nan '• Yakima” Jones will start his
campaign to succeed Ankeny in the
senate, next Tuesday, by addressing a
nass meeting of the republicans of the
listrict. Personal invitations have '•
seen issued by the thousand, and j
•nough replies of a favorable nature i
save been received to insure the larg
;st gathering of a like nature ever j
jonvened in eastern Washington.
Congressman Jones has won the re
spect of the whole state by his manly
work and cheerful attention to ail
natters that have been calied to his j
mention, and those tacking him are ;
confident that the costly mansion in
Washington, owned by Ma. Ankeny,
will be without an occupant after the
sojournment of the next legislature.
SaD Francisco, July 11.—Judge
Dunne again postponed sentencing
Abe Ruef, • the tcodler. yesterday
ifternoon. He .set next Wednesday.
July 17, as the day he would impose
sentence.
Manila. July 11—Orders were issued
resterday by tbe authorities here to
place a strong guard over the Dewey
Seating dock at Olongapo, to prevent
:he possibility of any damage to the
structure, which would be of such
'freat use in case hostilities occur in
the far east. It was discovered yes
terday that the plans of the dock had
beeD stolen, and no time was then lost
in detailing a sufficient number of
marines to guarantee that the dock
will be clo->ely guarded, night and
day.
Thus far there has l^een no open dis- j
affection among the natives of this j
province, but it is known that Japa
nese emissaries have been at work
among them, and fears are entertained
for a general uprising if war is de
clared. Japan would have little or no j
difficulty in landing arms on the is- j
lands, and by making promises to the*
natives there is no doubt hut that *
trouble can be stirred up by the Japs.
The American forces now on the is
lands are in a high state of efficiency,
but are not large enough to cope with
an invading force.
New York, July 11.—Admiral Evan*
was the naval representative to meet!
Baron Yamamoto. Japanese minister,
of marine affairs, yesterday. A very
cordial greeting was interchanged be
tween the two men. Later they posed
together for a picture for one of the
big dailies. Evans, while standing
with the distinguished visitor, said:
“This looks like peace, Baron. We’ll
have no war in ours.”
San Francisco. July 11.—The Mexi
can colony of this city received a
noted addition last night in the person j
of Jose (Jandara, who styles himself
president of the insurgent committee ;
of Mexico. From what he says it ap-;
pears that there is quite a large ele
ment in Mexico who see in President |
Diaz a dictator Instead of a president.
'These have organized themselves into
a revolutionary party with headquar
ters here and at Jjm Angeles. They
say that within three months they
will take tbe field against Diaz with
an army of 25,000 veterans, and will
have no difficulty in overthrowing the
government. President Diaz has oc
cupied the position of chief executive
of Mexico now for over a quarter of a
century and has passed through seve
ral incipient revolutions during that
time?- emerging from each stronger in
the hearts of the Mexican people than
before.
Seattle, July 11.—Secretary of the
Interior Garfield states that he has
concluded his investigations of the
coal conditions of the Pacific coast,
and especially this state, and has
found that the supply of fuel has been
insufficient because the transportation
companies dominate the field. He says
that if there is any shortage during
the coming winter he is in possession
of enough facts to compel the pro
ducers to get out coal or stand trial.
He is quoted as saying: ‘‘To sum the
matter up in a few words. I consider
it is up to the coal producers to mine
more coal: they can do so if they
wish, or stand the trouble that will be
coming their way from the facts now
in the possession of the administra
tion. Distance from Washington will
not let them out. They must aliolish
their combine and get the coal out, or
stand the consequences.
Boise, July 11.—Moyer was on the
witness stand for a little while yester
day and again this morning. But
iittle of general interest developed,
however, outside of a complete denial
of all that Orchard has •'confessed’'
relative to his dealings with Moyer
and the miners’ federation.
Chicago, July 11.—The national ex
ecutive board u* the Telegraphers’
Union decided last night to agree with
President Small in ca'ling a strike
Sunday of all union telegraphers on
the Postal Telegraph and Western
Union lines out of this city.
New York, .July 11.—The govern
ment has instituted suit against the
tobacco trust, arid has asked that a
receiver lie apiiointed for the same.
It is altogether probable that the offi
cials of the trust will he prosecuted
criminally.
Seattle, July 11.—The Christian En
deavorers, in convention here, last
night reelected “Father” Clark to
the office of president. Mr. Clark was
the founder of the Christian Endeavor
movement and ha* been its president
ever since its organization.
Seattle, July 11.—Gov. Boggatt ar
rived in the city yesterday lor a con
ference with Secretary Garfield on the
needs of Alaska.
Seattle, July 11.—Miss Norton, edi
tor of the Boston-Alaskan, left for the
north last night. She will visit every
point of interest in the whole district.
New York, July 11.—Admiral Yam
amoto has accepted an invitation to
dine with President Roosevelt Friday.
In reply to a query of a ncwspap* r
man fie said: "Friendly relations be
tween Japan and the United Stales
must, he maintained. It would he an
irreparable damage to fioth countries
for anything else hut peace to occur.” ;
Johannesburg, Transvaal, July 11.—
The biggest strike South Africa has
ever experienced began yesterday,
when all the white miners employed
here struck against \ using dynamite.
Owing to the high temperature here
the stuff is very dangerous, and a
gre.pt many, accidents have resulted;
hence the position taken by the
miners.
Washington, July 10.—Naval strate
gists are urging that a torpedo fleet
accompany the battleship squadron on
its trip around the continent. Objec
tion to this is raised by those anxious
to see the battleships make a quick
trip, as they say that the bunker
capacity of the torpedo boats is so
small that much time will l>e lost in
coaling them up every few hundred
rai'es. On the other hand, those con
tending for the presence of the tor
pedo boats say that in case of an at
tack the battleships would be almost
helpless without support.
Washington, July 10.—Information
from London and the Hague point to a
probable rupture between the United
States and Japan, it is feared, at no
very remote date. Uepresentati ves of
Japan at the Hague have sent several
notes to the United States’ representa
tives which, boiled' down, amount to
just about this: If the United States
is unable to cope with California anil
compel the poeple of that state to ob
serve the rights of the Japanese, then
tiie Japanese nation considers that she
will he compelled to act againgst Cali
fornia herself. The Hague correspon
dents state that relations between the
two countries are, to say the least,
strained.
This morning the Temps, Pars’
leading paper, censured in very bitter
language the attitude of Dewey fo
the United States, and Sakamoto for
Japan, saying that their utterances
were like (muring oil on a fire and
could result in hut one thing in case
they were not checked—war.
Japanese attaches at the Hague are
quoted as having said openly th. t
Japan was doing wrong in allowing
the United States to concentrate her
Heel on the Pacific and that if she in
tends to strike she should do so before
the battleships could he sent arou d
tne Horn.
Government officials here liavo noth
ing to say on the subject, hut every
thing possible is being done logit
things into shape for the conllicl if it
is going to come. Ordnance factories
are working night and day, while the
immunition mills are running three
shifts. Last Sunday saw no cessation
in the work and everywhere the army
and navy departments are rushing to
the full extent of their capacities,
Private advices from Japan tell of tho
same stress and hurry in tho land
across the sea, where, since the huge
loan was floated about six winds ngo,
there Is now plenty of money to put
anything through. The people of that
country, while they have the horrors
of recent war so vividly fn for i their
eyes, stand ready to lack their
country up to the limit, and the next
two weeks will unquestionnl ly tell tho
tale.
bigger than kindling wood remained
on top of the water. He then headed
for Ketchikan to secure medical at
tendance for Strand, who was suffer
ing severely from the injuries he had
received, arriving here at 9:30.
During the interval the launch Elk
had left Ketchikan soon after the
flash and concussion of the explosion
had been seen and felt here in Ketchi
kan and met the Marion some distance
this side of the scene of the accident,
learned the particulars, and went on
to see if they could find any remains
of the crew, but. failing to discover
anything returned here. At daylight
this morning Capt. Connell again took
the Elk down but aside from finding
hundreds of dead fish, ranging in size
from minnows to porpoises, floating on
the water mixed in with the debris of
the wreck, discovered nothing.
Just what was the actual cause of
the accident is hard to say, since the
best that can be done is to guess at it.
Capt. Connell suggests that it. was just
getting dusk and that it is probable
that a lamp was lighted and either
upset or exploded, setting the interior
of the cabin on fire. This set off the
fulminating caps, 12000 of which were
on board, and these in turn exploded
the three tons of dynamite. This
theory is borne out by the actions of
the man who appeared at the bow of
the Japan and signaled the Marion to
stop and who informed Capt. Anderson
that he couldn't put the helm over on
the Japan to bring her alongside the
Marion.
Another theory, but one that wi]j