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VOL i KETCHIKAN, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JULY 20, 1907. NO. 26
ANDREW CHILBERG, Pres. J. R- HECKMAN. Vice Pres.
MINERS & MERCHANTS BANK
Of Ketchikan. Alaska
STATEMENT OF CONDITION AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS
SATURDAY, JUNE 29. 1907.
RESOURCES LIABILITIES j
B . K* va' i Capital Paid In !»'"'■*' j
F.trr.ttun . ' i FU' r.s • *.« •' Undivided Profits 9.'.'S6.3S
CX2h--'l*lrk> «!“•»• " ^4,1 Demand Dep. >ils »I*5.V«5.jJ
' \ ‘ . 1” ' v Tin.. li.TKUy JOf M
Total Total ♦J4S.3t«.>7
M. A. Mitchell - Cashier
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iFASHION WAISTS|
$ Just^arrived on the Cottage City $
^ This morning we received a large shipment^
^ of Fashion Waists. These Waists are consider- ^
^ et! of the best in Workmanship. Style and Fit, \
5 of any on the market. Come and see them. Wei
6 have so many different styles that it would S
p take an entire page to describe them. ^
| J. R. HECKMAN & Co. |
W H Y ?
Suffer With Gnats and Mosquitos. We Have the
Preparation That Will Keep Them Away.
FLY DOPE
Just the Thing to Take Along Camping, Fishing and
Hunting. Give it a Trial. Guaranteed. Sole Agents
The Revilla Drug Company
Rases; S1.0C to $3.00 Electric Lighted
Room with Bath Steam heated
Hotel Stedman
European
Ketchikan
JOHN W. STEDMAN
Proprietor Alaska
Every Alaskan
Should have a Savings Account with
Dexter Horton & Co.
Bankers, Seattle
All Savings Accounts draw interest at the rate of
4 Per Cent.
DEPOSITS MAY BE MADE BY MAIL
X rite for Booklet Regarding Savings Accounts
MINING MOVES
What Was, is Now, and Destined
to Become-A Brilliant Future
Awaits Work of Development
The Alaska Galena Company is the
name of tiie new corporation organiz
! ed for the development of the Moon
shine properties, taken over by pur
chase, from Messrs. McCatlion, Hoover
and Patterson, and of which Mr. R.
H. Parsons, general manager of the
Bemis Bros. Bag Company, Seattle,
is president. \V. W. Catlin. vice-pres
ident and general manager, Willis
B. Herr, secretary , and Milnor Rob
erts. enigneer and superintendent of
mining operations. Messrs. Catlin
and Roberts are now on the ground
making the necessary arrangements
for the commencement of mining
operations on a thoroughly systematic
plan. Since about April 1 a force of
seven or eight men have been employ
ed in the establishment of a camp on
the beach of the South Arm of C hol
mondely sound, about seven miles
south of Chomly P. O., and in the
construcicn of a substantial puncheon
:rail two and one-half miles from the
neach to the ridge of Granite moun
tain. the point where the first work
was done, and where active mining
i operations wrl be commenced.
In the course of a few days the
.•amp will be moved up to a bench
; near the summit of the mountain, a
ew men in the meantime being kept
• ;t work on the trail, packing and j
•amp construction, but from this time I
j forward nine or ten miners, or more
, if it is found that they can be em
; ployed to advantage, will be steadily
1 engaged in development work,
i Definite pians will be arranged after
j about ten days spent in cleaning up
the several openings heretofore made
I on the property, and when the min
ing stage is reached an aerial tram
way, about one mile in length, will
be put in for the purpose of deliver
ing the product of the mine to the
water side for shipment to the smelt
er. Between one hundred and two
hundred tons of galena ore, carrying ;
high values in silver, was taken from
the main exploratory shaft and tunnel,
and with this as a nucleus, it is be
lieved that the mine can be made to
pay all costs of development and a i
profit besides, from the very start. !
The work thus far done has been.|
under the direction of C. B. Bacon. \
who will remain with the company as ,
assistant to engineer and superinten- |
dent Roberts.
The barge Potter is at Kiam, to!
which place she was towed yesterday
by the Vigilant, taking on a cargo
of ore from the Omar mine. This
will be the Omar's first shipment—
the one promised by the vellow-leg
^ed expert, wbo’was so magnificent’y
liberal with the company's money, to
be made within the w inking of an j
ye nearly, if not quite, two years |
ago. Where that particular expert |
is now exploiting his ignorance at !
somebody else's expense, is not!
known, but the Omar is still here, |
and apparently about to enter upon ;
in era of profitable production. The
history of the Omar is, to some e.x- j
tent at least, an exemplification of the !
difference between practical manage- j
inent and the application of ewpen- J
sive --hct air'! in the development of
a promising mining proposition.
The steamer Dirigo arrived up •
about one o'clock today, with the j
barge Case in tow. the latter laden I
with 500 tons coal and 700 tons coke
for the mine and smelter at Hadley.
The Dirigo is laden with miscellan
eous freight for the interior, via !
Skagway. among it an installment for i
a 100-mile hydraulic pipe line, similar j
instalments of which are being sent j
i forward on all the ships plying to
: Skagway.
Mr. Lawton, manager of the Brown-I
Alaska company's mine, has ordered
i bv wire a large new boiler, and elec
tric machine, to replace that lost by
'lie blowing up of the barge .Japan,
•vhile.in transit to the mines at Maple j
| bay last week. He is advised that the
i order will be filled at the earliest day
i possible, and therefore feels assured
: that the delay of devlopment work at
I the mines in question will not he of
as long continuance as he had good
reason to fear. He has also succeeded
in securing a consignment of coal
| from one of the Vancouver colleries,
I the loss of the 150 tons in transit on
; the Japan having compelled a resort
! to wood fuel for steaming purposes
t in the operation of the machinery al
! ready installed at the Maple bay
j mines. The Marion left here this
I afternoon with the scow B. D. Brown !
| in tow. the latter taking a supply ol
! powder, and going with the intention
i of bringing l»ek a cargo of ore for
I the smelter at Hadley, in which latter
business she will he kept employed
for some time, pending the delivery
of two new barges which have been
purchased by the company.
Mr. Tho«. Kiddie, manager of the
smelter at Hadley, is In towu today.
The smelter is in operation and doing
good work, after having experienced
a little difficulty on recount of a tern*
porary insufficiency of fluxing ores. ]
That difficulty has been overcome,
however, and with plenty of coke in
sight no further hindrance to steady
operation is anticipated.
Mr. Milnor Robes t , who went over
to the Moonshine yes'erday to look
over the property p:\l.minary to the
inauguration of mining operations,
returned last night very much pleased
with the outlook. He will go back
to the rume with a view to the com
mencement of active mine work, as
soon as he can secure tlie number of
'men he desires.
Mr. N. O. Lawton, manager of
mines for the Brown-Alaska company,
who is in town today, goes to Maple
bay on the Marion tonight. The
Marion will bring back the scow B.
D. Brown with a cargo of 300 tons of
ore for the Hadely smelter, and will
be kept employed at that work dur
ing the remainder of the summer
season, being able, it is thought, to
thus handle something like 1,500 tons
per month. Mr. Lawton reports the
Mamie mine as looking well, and
making a good daily production,
though handicapped to some extent by
the prevailing scarcity of miners.
The Dirigo not only brought a
supply of coal and coke for the raining
and smelting industry at Hadley, but
also the news of another and larger
cargo to l>e dispatched to the same
destination on the 25th inst. These
two cargoes alone will serve to keep
the furnace fites burning for some
weeks to come.
RohlfTs Laid Up.—The Union j
Steamship management informs the
Miner that, owing to their inability
to secure coal for steamiDg purposes,
for the Ella RohlfTs, they are com
pelled to take that steamer wholly
out of commission for the time l>eiug.
The launch Alert has been thoroughly
overhauled and will run to all east
coast points on her regular schedule.
The Pacific is now covering the west
coast trade very satisfactorily, running
on schedule and making good time.
THE FOURTH AT SULZER
A very enjoyable and pleasant July
4th was spent at the Jumbo mine,
west side of Prince of Wales. Mr.
Chas. Sulzer, the gi-neral manager,
gave the mine foreman Mr. Evan
Jones one hundred dollars with a re
quest that he get the boys together !
a nd have a good time as he had to .
stay home and be entertained by Mrs. j
Sulzer and Master Bill. A com-;
mittee was apjjointed consisting of
the following: Jim Hurley, W. Me-'
Carty and W. Carmic. The programe
was arranged as follows:
Tug of war .... $25 j
High jump - - 1st $10 2nd $5 j
Broad jump - - 1st $10 2nd $5 ;
Putting shot - - 1st $10 2nd $5 1
Old raems shooting contest 1st $10 $5 j
Young mens shooting contest 1st $10 5 i
It was also arranged that Mr. Evan
Jones aDd Dr. G. E. Dickinson should j
climb the Jumbo mountain and hoist;
the Stars and Stripes and explode a
shot of dynamite. The report of the |
explosion to be the cue for the j
competitors to start from the hoard
ing house ascend the mountain, go j
around the flag where they would be
given a piece of paper to show that
they had been to the top and the first,
two on reaching the bunk house was
to get a prize. Owing to the day be- j
ing so wet and foggy this part of the
program was abandoned. All the
boys before commencing the sports |
sat down to a dinner fit for the Gods
that had been prearranged by Mr. I
Sulzer and Mike the cook and was as
follows: 1
Chicken Scup
Salads
Roast Chicken, Mutton and Beef
Mashed potatoes and all kinds of veg
etables
Plum pudding
Apple, Banana and Mince pies
Almouds, Barcalonia, Butter, Bra
zilian and Monkey nuts
The table was set until 4:30 p. m.
After tnis the sports commenced. The
winners of the prizes were as follows: 1
Tug of war—Val Klero, Tim Sul'i-,
van, B. Mansan, R, Johnson, J. I
Lampart, G. Ingelbritsen.
High jump— J. P. Wold, R. John
son.
Broad jump—Simon Wells. J. P.
Wold.
Putting shot—Mike Volorikilizmskg
.Jiin Wells.
Shooting contest old men—Will Mc
Carty, Will Cormic.
Shooting contest young men—Fred
Ishawara, Val Klern.
After supper we all congregated in ;
the hunk house to enjoy the evening.
Mr. Walter Kndv played the violin, j
songs were sung by Nick Bruner and
Chris Knuty step dance the Irish!
Commolia by Jim Hurley and the Irish
reel by Mr. Summerville better
known to the Iwys as Cookoo. Stories
of all kinds, finishing up at 11 p. m. I
with “Yankee Doodle” and a good
hearty three cheers for Mr. Sulzer.
Mr. Evan Jones was the orator of the
day and Dr. G. E. Dickenson, the
company physician was marshal of the ,
day. The Jumbo is one of the finest
camps in Alaska and Mr. Sulzer is a
god among men i he feeds them off the
fat of the land, whatever they want
in the eating Hoe they get or be
quickly knows the reason why. .
SCR I BO, j
KETCHIKAN
Local Happening's of the Past
Seven Days Tersely
Told.
FROM MONDAY’S DAILY
Ketchikan came very near being
represented in the C. E. convention
at Seattle. Rev. E. Marsden, of Sax
man, was there and took part in the
proceedings. He also assisted in con
ducting the services at Pilgrim Con
gregation church on Sunday.
Capt. O’Brien, of the steamship
Yucatan, who will be remembered
here as the first- master in these
waters of the steamship Dolphin, was
stabbed by an Italian prisoner who
was being taken from Catalla to Val
dez, who ran amuck among the pas
sengers and crew with a knife. The
Italian had killed a man in the rail
road row at Catalla, and was in
charge of deputy marshal Lathrop
when the stabbing occurred, or had
been until he got loose and began his
foray among the passengers and crew. |
The excursion steamer Spokane pas
sed up last night, without the knowl
edge or consent of any considerable I
number of the people of Ketchikan.
If this good ship continues to make
this port in the night with the regu- ,
laritv which lias thus far been the j
rule this season on her up trips, and
to stop on her return in the day time
only long enough to enable her pas
sengers to hail “Jack Robinson’’ from
her upper decks, it is just possible j
that our people will cease taking any !
interest in her comings and goings.
A GOOD SUGGESTION.
The following suggestion made by
a local correspondent of the Skagway
Alaskan is worthy of considerable
thought, and might be adopted by tlie
o wners of homes in Ketchikan with
benefit as a means of beautifying
their home surroundings and the town
as well. Read Ketchikan instead of
Skagway, and the suggestions will
lose none of their value:
If the people of Skagway would
turn their attention to wild plants
and flowers along with the cultivation
of domestic ones, they would obtain
much more satisfactory results; not
that the domestic flowers should be
neglected, but during a backward
season like the present summer, when
It is almost impossible to bring even
tlie hardy pansy to its best, the yards
and lawns could be made beautiful
with wild flowers and ferns which ■
would need little care.
Wild roses, violets, daisies, colum
bine, “baby blue eyes,” monk’s hood,
forget-me-nots and many others could !
be taken up in the early spring or |
late fall and transplanted to make!
lovely the Skagway homes. Wild
flowers, if given a little care will I
?row to almost twice the size of those j
in the native state. A rose bush will !
;jrow into a rose tree and produce
nundreds of large blossoms. Tlie
laisv and columbine will also give
most surprising results.
Ferns that reach perfection in the
200), moist climate of Alaska and for
which large sums are paid in the
United States, can be had for the
transplanting. Tlie beautiful sword
fern—almost the most beautiful of all
the ferns—grows in many places, and
is very hardy. Care must be given
to the transplanting in only one or
two particulars. As much soil as ■
possible should be taken up with the
roots and no plant should be transfer
red from wet ground to that which is
dry. Ferns for the yard should be;
taken from the mountain side. Let j
the back yard be set with wild fruit j
bushe —raspberry, gooseberry and j
currant. How pleasant to p.ick fruit |
from one’s own bushes, and how much
cheaper than paying tlie small lad Ins 1
well earned “six bits” for a small
buckeiful.
>1. D. It’kis, who is doing some ex
ploration work in the vicinity of Nib
lack. sojourned over Sunday in Ketch
ikan, returning to his work on the
RohllTs this morning.
Ex-Judge Brown, of Seattle, arriv
ed up on teh Humboldt this morning
and went to Hadley on the Marion.
Chas. H. Cosgrove and family re
turned homo yesterday morning on
the Jefferson, from Point Roberts,
where Mrs. C. and children had been
sojourning some weeks for the benefit
of that good lady’s health. Her many
friends will be pleased to learn that
she returns restored, while none who
sees him need lie told that life on
the farm worked no injury to the
health and robustness of master John.
The steamer Farallon passed down
today with 350 tons of gypsum from
ChicagofT island and 100 tons of
marble from Calder. 1
Miss. L. M. Norton, editor of the
Boston-Alaskan, is in town taking
notes for publication.
W, W, Citlin, accompanied by Mr.
Milnor Roberts, who is to take charge
of operations at the Moonshine mine,
arrived up yesterday and went over
to the mine this morning.
Died.— The Italian, who was Injur
ed by falling into a hatch of the
steamship Halvard, and taken to the
Marina hospital last Friday, died at
about 12 o’clock Saturday night,
death being caused by a clot of blood
on the brain. He was about 25 years
of age, but nothing more is known of
him, except that his name was Frank
Mess. The remains were interred in
the Pennock Island cemetery this
afternoon.
Robert D. Jones, representative of
the Alaska-Yukon Magazine, is in
town, in the interest of that publica
tion, and will visit the outlying camps
for the purpose of gathering material
for an article descriptive of this sec
tion. If accorded sufficient encour
agement the publishers will favor
the district by the publication of a
special edition.
H. B. Nieding, the able and ener
getic young manager of the Niblack
mine, arrived up from a hasty trip
to the Sound this morning, accom
panied by his sister, and went on to
Niblack without stopping more than
long enough to say “howdy” to a
few friends here.
FROM TUESDAY’S DAILY
Mr. E. H. Brewer and wife, came
over from Hadley in the Elk last
evening, and will take the City of
Seattle tomorrow for their home in
Seattle. Mr. Brewer is assistant
treasurer of the Brown-Alaska, and
in his official capacity is likely to
have occasion to make more or less
frequent visits to this place and Had
ley.
The “humpies” are in evidence
earlier than usual this season, 3000
having been taken on the seining
grounds off the mouth of Ketchikan
creek yesterday. The prospects for
a very large run of this class of sal
mon are most promising, and though
they would prefer, of course, a pre
ponderance of “reds” which bring a
higher p rice in the market, the
hitherto drooping spirits of the can
nery men have been revived by the
sure prospect of being able to secure
all the humpies they will be able to
take care of, and in which there is
promise of a fair margin of profit.
A fisticuff which occurred yesterday
at the lower end of Main street, was
a drawn battle, though both the
parties thereto claim the victory. Tlte
Miner will not add to what must he
the shame of both by parading their
names in print,.
No danger of starvation in Ketch
ikan for yet a little while. The blue
huckleberries and salmon berries are
ripe and more than usually plentiful.
The cable tells us that Mr. Mars
;len, the Saxman missionary, has been
taking a clatter at the reservation
system to the endeavorers in conven
tion at Seattle. The Miner will re
serve any comment it may have to
offer until it knows exactly what Mr.
M. said, though it thinks it can guess
pretty strait at the tenor of his re
marks.
FROM WEDNESDAY’S DAILY
Mr. and Mrs. Theil are rusticating
an their ranch on Carroll’s Inlet.
I’hey will return home Sunday.
The Ella Rolilffs sailed this morning
For Niblackand other points, carrying
mail and passengers.
These are the days that fret thi
mul and tire the patience of the
weary searcher after the elusive item
of local news.
More ill-feeling and strife is
stirred up in a town or community by
tattling, slander, and exaggeration
of gossip innocent in itself than an
any other way. There are people in
every town and community, includ
ing Ketchikan, who tattle incessantly
—whose tongues seem never to grow
weary, who are familiar with all the
domestic accidents the petty quarrels
and shortcomings of all their neigh
bors. They have no evil designs and
do not intend to damage anyone’s rep
utation or to hurt their neighbor’s
feelings, hut they betray their neigh
bor’s confidence and publish theii
friends secrets, strirring up strife ant
causing wounds. It is almost impossi
ble that a tattler should he free from
circulating falsehood, and this sureh
is a crime to those concerned.
The Cottage City tied up to hei
wharf here about J o'clock this after
noon, with a heavy passenger list,
three of whom—M. A. (.'run, H. D.
Taft and S. C. Fassett— wero foi
Ketchikan.
Washington, July 15.—A Jap nam
ed Karaiino was arrested by the guard
at the Washington navy yard last
night on the charge of being within
the lines after the hour that visitors
were required to leave, fie was
searched at the guard house and the
discovery was made that he had in
his possession a complete draft of the
interior of the works, every building,
machine, and engine being shown and
their capacity indicated. He was
evidently intending to spend the night
in the fortifications as he had on his
person the plans of the Interior of the
yards a partially finished sketch of
the fortifications of the yard with
pencils and brushes for finishing same
and a t.npc line to enable him to gel
distances accurately. He also carried
two electric (lash lights and a big
bunch of skeleton keys, Owing to the
fact that this Is the fifth or sixth
discovery of the kind during the past
month, the department is seriously
contemplating the closing of all pub
lie plants to sightseers, since it
would bo impossible to bar Japanese
and allow others the freedom of tho
grounds. The government is trying
in every way to avoid any act that
might precipate trouble and is now
confronted with the problem of dis
posing of the men arrested in differ
ent parts of the country. They can
not lie classed as spies owing to the
fact that there is no war between the
United States and Japan, and the
penalty for what they have actually
done, viewed from a civilian stand
point is so inadequate, makes it a
very difficult problem to handle. The
main danger is that some of these
spies may be ill used or possibly
lynched, and such a thing occurring
at the present time would certainly
result in the breaking of the slender
thread of peace now uniting the two
countries.
San Diego, Cal., July 15.—Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Magill, a millionaire
banker of Clinton, 111., were arrested
in this city last night while on their
honeymoon trip. It appears that
Magill’s wife died last spring under
peculiar circumstances and it was
commonly supposed that she had com
mitted suicide. Nothing more was
thought of the matter until Magill
married his stenographer the first of
the present month and left on an ex
tended wedding tour. Friends andjre
latives of the dead woman then took
up the matter and suggested foul play
the body was distinterred and the re
sult is the arrest of the two in this
city last night. Neither showed any
surprise, nor did either have anything
to say on the subject.
Paris, July 15. —An insane man
yesterday fired two shots at President
Falliercs, while the latter was driv
ing along the Champs Elyse, fortun
ately without inflicting any injury.
A crowd of several thousand people
tried to tear the man away from tho
police to lynch him, but they drew
their swords and fought the crowds
back until help in the shape of a
brigade of infantry appeared on the
scene, when the man was taken into
custody and found to be insane. Tho
president was unquestionably tho
coolest man in the crowd.
Seattle, July 15.—The steamer Ohio
which was wrecked some time ago
near St. Michaels, arrived in the
harbor Saturday. She had on board
several hundred tons of sand for bal
last, which the sailors discovered on
the way down carried considerable
values in gold. On the trip the sailors
rigged up a washing system and
took considerable gold out of the
sand.
Washington, July lo.— rlie war de
partment has decided that tiie state
militias will be retained for coast de
fense work in case of war.
Seattle, July 15.—Rev. Beattie, a
delegate to the Christian Endeavor
jonvention no\v in this city, made a
rather startling charge against Ger
many in the course of an address yes
terday afternoon. He said that lie
had good proof that Germany allowed
the murder of Baron Von Kettier in
irder to secure the monopoly to sup
ply coal to the Chinese nation.
Seattle, July 15.—Judge Wicker
-mam, of Alaska, was the principal
speaker of the day at tho monthly
meeting of tho King County Bar
association in this city, Saturday
afternoon. He went over tho Alaskan
question in a manner which demon
strated that he is a student of politi
cal conditions and needs as well as
aide jurist. lie showed that the
governor of Alaska is at best but a
hgurehead with little power outside
the appointment of notaries public,
and that tho federal judges under
ixisting conditions really were the
rulers of the land. “This condition
is wrong, ” he said, “and until it is
remedied and politics taken out of
lie judiciary Alaska will not get
justice. The system of governing
Wnska is wrong from stem to gudgeon
nd but one romedy is possible, the
dimination of politics. I ask you
jentlemen of the Seattle liar to take
his matter up and help us of tho
lortli to coino into our rights.”
St. Petersburg, Russia, July 15.—
(evolutionists this morning assassin
ited the commandant of tho port of
iebastopol. Several other attempted
isassinations are reported.
Tokio, July 15.—Minister of War
Teranchi, this morning through tho
columns of tho government organ,
made a complete denial of govern
mental responsibility for the Japanese
spies now in this country.
Washington, July 15 —Tho trans
port Cook has been ordered to Sail
Francisco to load the torpedoes and
harbor defense mines, now enrouto
across tiie continent for the harbor
it Manila, ft is expected that she
will lie loaded within ten days and
has received instructions to be pre
pared tu mako reeuid tltno on the*
trip.
Washington, July IS,—The secre
tary of war lias authorized the organ
z.ation or twenty-five more companies
of troops, Tins order inlcudes tiie
Presidio, and Forts Baker, Worden
and Case. No significance is attached
to this new order as far as war rumors
are concerned as this increase has
been under consideration for some
time,