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The Ketchikan Miner KETCHIKAN, ALASKA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1907. NO. 34 V U Li. 1. _ _. _ Stationery . .: A Complete Line Just Received High-Grade Papeteries 1 1 ! Writing Tablets, Blank Books, Memorandums, Office Supplies and Notions The Revilla Drug Company MILLINERY --—FOR T — 7 ■7= 3 I FALL OF 1907 -7- . . -IS HERE AND -— On Display and a Beautiful Line It Is. We Cordially In B * vite You to Come and Look I It Over. It Will Please You I J. R. HECKMAN & Go ! MINING MOVES What Was, is Now, and Destined to Beconie-A Brilliant Future Awaits Work of Development (From Monday’s Daily) The Henriette, after discharging 155 tons of coal at the Union Wharf, left last night with a small jag left over for the Rush & Brown mine at Karta bay, and is now taking on a cargo of ore at Mt. Andrew for the Britannia smelter at Crofton, B. C. (From Tuesday's Daily) The Hadley Smelter started up last Saturday, and is running smoothly and satisfactorily, though the run will not be one long duration, owing to the scant supply of coke on hand. The coke supply arranged for has not be gun to be delivered, but it is believed will be sufficient to all requirements when the new coking plant from which it is to be drawn is got into .active operation. In the meantime, during the next enforced suspension of smelt er operations, the new hot blast, the dust chamber and heater for which are expected to arrive within the next two weeks, will be put in, and the force otherwise employed on im provements now under way, all calcu lated to increase the efficiency of the smelter and facilitate and.reduce to a minimum of cost the handling of ore, coal and coke. Two new dams have been constructed, thus insuring a larg er and more reliable water supply, while a steam dredge, or “digger,” for the discharge of cargoes of ore, coal and coke from the larger vessels is being put in, the work on w'hich is well on the way to completion. The hot blast, which is the invention of Mr. Thus. Kiddie, the manager, will effect not only a saving of a large per centage of fuel, but at the same time materially increase the output of the furnaces. (From Wednesday's Daily) The Henertte cleared yesterday with 1000 tons of Mt. Andrew ore for the Britannia smelter at Crofton, B. C. She had also aboard 85 tons of ore from one of the mines at Whitehorse, Y. T. (From Thursday’ Dally) The Delhi passed down last evening with a cargo of 1200 tons of marble from the quarries of the American Mable company, at Calder, Prince of Wales island, and 3500 cases of salmon from the Shakan cannery. The mar ble is consigned direct to San Fran cisco—the salmon to Seattle. The Transit, the first of the British Coast Steamship liners, was taking on bunker coal at Nanaimo on the 13th, intending to go from there to Van couver for a cargo of 1500 tons of pow der, lumber, etc., for Prince Rupert and Maple bay, from which last place -be is to bring 1500 tons of ore to the Hadley smelter. Though no definite arrangements have been made for it, her management expects to take a full cargo of ore from one or more of our mines to Vancouver island smelters. (From Friday's Daily) The hunk house at the Moonshine mine was destroyed by fire yesterday morning, necessitating a temporary suspension of mining operations until other accommodations for the men can be provided. Most of the miners came into town last night, but will return to work again as soon as quart ers can be made ready for them. The fire, the origin of which is not known, broke out about 10 o’clock while the men were at work, and the first know ledge of it came to them fi’om the dis charge of the guns which had been left in the place which, together with everything else were destroyed. The men lost all their clothing, except that which they were wearing at the timo. The hunk house was a mere shack, half hoard shanty and half tent, and the loss, except to the men and the delay to mining operations, is of little consequence. The steam schooner Washington cleared this forenoon with *150 tons of gypsum, from the Chicagoff quarries, and 120 tons of copper matte, from the Hadley smelter. SMALL POX Word has been received here and it comes from well authenticated sourc es, that there is an epidemic of small pox in the Nass river district, and that the natives are fleeing from it, with the chance of scattering the con tagion in all directions. Twenty-eight cases aro reported on Nass river, nine cases at Metlakahtla and three at Port Simpson. A number of canoes with persons from the infected district ar rived at Metlakahtla last night, and were sent away by Mr. Duncan’s or ders as soon as he learned from whence they had come. These same canoes and people arrived in the native vil lage here today, where they are now supposed to be. The report may be more or less ex aggerated, but the matter is of such serious import as to demand the im mediate and earnest attention of the town authorities, to the end that all necessary precautions may be taken to pervent infection and the spread of the dread discrsr mnoung our people. Action cnDnot L. tua promptly taken in the premi.-i”. (From Th...sdnys Daily) G. W. Gerv«;>, Olympia, and O. J. Smith, and P. 3. Norton, Seattle, are registered at the E<. villa. The room in thr Revilla lately occu pied as a law ol’.ic by E. C. Ingersoll is being remodelled and rearranged for the new purpose designed for it— that of thirst extinguishing annex to the hotel. It is whispered in the breezes gently wafted to us from the south, that there will be an accession next year to the number of canneries doing bus iness in Southeastern Alaska, and that there will be more activity in fishing circles than ever before. Persons wishing to quench a con suming thirst can now approach the liquid dispenser at the Emerald bar, by passing in through the front door and out at the rear, or vice versa, as the case may be. The new stairway in the rear gives easy and safe exit to the water front to persons who are in search of a wetness they cannot find within. Jimmy Cummings has brought to this office some stalks of wheat, oats and barley he found growing at C’aam ano point, Cleveland peninsula, which indicate these cereals may be success fully grown in this section, if for nothing else than fodder. It is not likely, however, that they would ma ture on a average of more than one season in five. The steam schooner Washington, on her return voyage south will take copper matte from the Hadley smelter to the refinery at Tacoma. The steamship Jefferson arrived up at one o’clock this.morning, and after discharging 60 tons of freight, pro ceeded on her way north at 3:30. Among her passengers for Ketchikan were, Ed. Scblothan, Kazis Kranczunas, Oscar Larsen, W. E. Fulton, Mrs. W. Hopkins and G. W. Gervais. The skeleton of the pre-hlstoric ani mal unearthed on Graham island, Queen Charlotte group, is now said to be that of a mastodon, the leg bones of which measure fourteen feet in length. The skeleton. Is now practi cally complete, and will soon be on exhibition at the Vancouver Museum. It was unearthed from a depth of eighteen feet and at a distance of three miles from tide water. (From Friday's Daily) The Princess Royal carried a large list of passengers south last night clearing from here about 11 o’clock. Among those taking passage from Ketchikan were: Joe Brisbols, John Amer, H. Edwards, Lee McElrath and wife, M. J. Dunn, Frank Stephens and wife, L. G. Griffith, F. A. Bennett, Dr. J. L. Myers and wife, Edwin Nel son, Dave Thomas, Mrs. Boyd Young and Miss Clark. Mrs. Boyd Young left for her home at Port Simpson last night on the Princess Royal. Mr. M. J. Dunn, ship’s writer on the survey ship Explorer, left on the Princess Royal last night for the Ma rine hospital at Port Townsend, to which he goes by order of the ship’s surgeon. The big tug Equator, of Seattle, be longing to the Northwest Fisheries company, and which has been doing service as cannery tender at Chignik, touched here on her way to her home port this morning. S. John’s Mission will gladly supply reading matter to any camp desiring it. Bundles of assorted magazines, etc., new and old, will be forwarded upon request as promptly as possible, and by the courtesy of the Union Steamship company, will be delivered free of charge. Requests should be addressed to S. John’s Mission, Ketch ikan. The voting in the piano contest has dwindled down to a seemingly inap preciable quantity. For the week ending the 18th inst. only 749 votes were cast, all for the Odd Fellows. Dr. J. L. Myers and wife left on the Princess Royal last night for an extended trip east. They will go first to Kansas City for a brief sojourn at the doctor’s old stamping ground, thence to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Mrs. Myers’ former home, and from there will go to New York and Philadel phia, where the doctor will inquire into the medical schools with a view to future post graduate work which he has in contemplation. Returning, they will stop at Chicago for the pur pose of making additions to the doc tor’s labratory and office equipment. They expect to be absent about three months. Mrs. H. E. Heckman and son, of Loring, are in town visiting friends and relatives. G. Nygard, the mayor and common council of Sealevel, all in one, is at the Stedman, feasting his hunger and snoozing the snooze of the just. San Francisco, Sept. 19.—The flour manufacturers, a trust combination, have advanced the price of flour 5 cents per sack and have notified nil wholesale and retail dealers that they must follow suit. KETCHIKAN | _ Local Happenings of the Past Seven Days Tersely Told. (From Monday’s Daily) H. W. Fullerton and T. S. McPher son, of Victoria, are at the Revilla, intent on a trip of observation to TJnuk river mineral fields. S. J. Goodro, the Karta mine owner and operator is in town. Mrs. R. Boyd Young, a former resi dent of Ketchikan, now of Port Simp son, where her husband is in business, arrived up on the the Princess Royal this morning, and is registered at the Stedman. Capt. John Irving, of Victoria, was a passenger north this morning on the Princess Royal, bound for Whitehorse, Y. T. He stopped off only long enough to exchange greeting with his old time sailor tillicum, Capt. Con nell, mine host of the Revilla hotel. Among the late arrivals at the Sted man are the following: Vinton L. Mitchell, San Francisco: A. C. Wat nee, Thos. Hedley, W. H.. Starr, Portland; H. C. Graves, Washington, D.C.; Carl, A. Sutton, Anacortes; Mrs. R. Boyd Young and Ida M. Clarke, Port Simpson: J. Johnson and wife, Wrangell; Otto Herbst, Maple Bay. Thos. Hedley, a government con tractor In the lighthouse service, ar rived here this morning from Wran gell narrows where he has completed the construction of a dozen or more concrete beacons. He brought with him the nucleus of a crew with which to commence work on similar beacons on Spire island and Hogback reefs, in Revillagigedo channel, on one or both which lights will be placed. Work will be commenced as soon as scows now in Wragell narrows can be brought here to be used in conveying the cement and other material from here to the place where it is to be used. The good ship Kurus, Capt. Thomp son, made a trip to Sunny Point yes terday with a party, among whom, the skipper says, there was only one crank, and he did nothing calculated to disturb the general harmony and good feeling which prevailed through out the entire voyage. Mr. J. R. Heckman has received advices to the effect that he has been granted a U. S. patent on his floating salmon trap, the great practical value of which has been thoroughly demon strated during the latter part of the past fishing season. All other attempts in the same direction have proved failures, though thousands have been expended in efforts to devise and per fect something of the kind that would effect a material saving of time and money. Mr. Heckman’s invention has, without doubt solved the problem, and is destined r,o come into general use in the taking of salmon in these, and in fact all other waters. That it will put money—a whole heap of it—into the pocket of the inventor is practically certain, and will be nothing less than his deserving. The remains of Albert Lillevieck, the man who was drowned, were in terred in the Pennock island cemetery yesterday with appropriate ceremon ies by the Fraternal Order of Eagles, of which the deceased had been a member. At 2 o’clock the remains were escorted to Red Men’s hail by the Eagles in a body where after the usual religious services, and a wholly appropriate and feeling address by Rev. J. A. Chapman, the brief but solemn ceremonies prescribed by the laws of the order were performed, im mediately after which the remains were escorted to the grave where they were consigned to Mother Earth with the further and concluding ceremonies prescribed by the ritual of the order. The Eagles desire, through The Miner, to return their sincere thanks to Rev. .1. A. Chapman, not only, but to the ladies and gentlemen, one and all, who so kindly assisted him in the conduct of the services at the hall. Mr. Strong, of theKet ihikan Steam ship Co., who has been in Seattle for several days, is trying to make ar rangements there regarding the coal supply which, if successfully carried out, will be of great benefit to tbe residents of Ketchikan this coming winter. Last winter tbe local dealers had no regular contracts, and as a re sult the prices of coal in Seattle were raised four times during the shortage. Mr. Strong will try to enter into con tracts for a sufficient quantity of coal to be delivered here in shipments at stated times during the winter to keep the town supplied. He will endeavor to close the contract with the Seattle dealers at a low figure, as it is his in tention to put tne coal on the local market at a price lower by $2 per ton than it can be bought for in any other place in Alaska. This he can do by closing his contracts at the present time and before the advnnce in price that is sure to follow the first cold spell. The Seattle dealers refuse, un der any circumstance, to sell coal ex cept for cash, since they must pay cash far it at tbe mines. For this reason, and because of the margin with which he is handling the fuel, Mr. Strong states that In placing the coal on the local market he will be obliged to do bo on a strictly cash basis. It is to be hoped that his efforts in Seattle will meet with success, since it would re move the uncertainty concerning the fuel supply that attended last winter’s severe weather. (Prom Tuesday’s Daily) C. D. Bacon, superintendent of the Moonshine mine, is in town today on business. This begins to look like the begin ning of the melancholy days, the sad dest of the year. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Ryus went on the Humboldt this morning, for a vis it of a week or two with Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Baker at Wrangell. Harry Raymond, he of commercial fame, was an arrival on the Humboldt this morning, and stopped off here to feel the pulse of the Ketchikan retail trade. Lee McElrath and wife, late of Had ley, where Mr. McElrath was employ ed in the Mamie mine, are at the Rovilla, and will depart for the south on the Princess Royal, Thursday. T. S. Jones, the machine drill man ipulator, than whom there is none more accomplished in his line in this district, returned from the north on the Dolphin, and is registered at the Revilla. The scow Great Eastern is being loaded with square timber at the Ket chikan Power company’s mill, for the new cannery at Excursion inlet. She will be towed to her destination by the tug Novelty some time this week. The Alaskan arrived over from the west coast early this morning laden with ore from the Red Wing mine, and 300 barrels of salt salmon from Grace harbor, Dali island. She will take on a lot of empty casks and tanks here and then clear for Seattle. Tony Kengyl, late proprietor of the Occidental Hotel at Juneau, was a south bound passenger on the Dolphin last night. As a boniface Tony ap pears not to have been an entire suc cess, and a good many people will not be sorry to learn that Johnny Olds is again host at the old Occidental. The new steamship now being built for the Ketchikan S. S. Co. is prom ised for completion ready to bo turn ed over to the new owners early in December, the work having been de layed by the inability of the contract ors to secure the labor necessary to finish it by the time originally agreed upon, or indeed for some months later. She will have a carrying capacity of 750 tons, and will be fitted with gear for towing a barge of equal carrying capacity. She will have accommoda tions for a small number of passengers, but will not solicit or cater to the pas senger traffic. She will bo christened the Northland. Newt. Casperson and party, consist ing of John Raber, Alderman Cope land and Billy Forss, returned from their hunting expedition to Tolstoi bay, Ratz harbor and Smugglers cove, and report having shot crabs innumer able, which they are dispensing with a liberal hand to their friends, though noticeably reticent when the question of big game is broached to them. Carl A. Sutter, manager of the Fi dalgo Island Packing Co., with head quarters at Anacortes, Wn., has been in the city on a visit for a day or two. Mr. Sutter is combining a trip of pleasure with business and is carefully investigating the country and its pos sibilities. He left on the Humboldt this morning, and will continue liis investigations at Juneau and other points of interest. Albion S. Howe, Esq., a mining en gineer of ability and long practical experience in his profession, arrived up on the Humboldt this morning, and proceeded without delay to Kiam for a visit with H. W. Turner, of the Omar mine, who is an old friend and coadjutor of his. The Miner does not know that Mr. Howe has in contem plation a connection with any of our mines, or the development of the min eral resources of the district, hut should he become so connected or en listed, it is quite certain the district will be made a distinct gainer thereby. Mr. H. C. Strong arrived home on the Humboldt this morning, and in forms The Miner that he believes he has effected an arrangement that will enable him to carry out the promise made in his advertisement, to be found elsewhere in this paper, of sup plying- the home demand for coal. While it is altogether probable that there will bo a general prevailing shortage throughout the winter, he believes that the arrangement he has effected will serve to protect this com munity not only from anything ap proaching the fuel famine of last win ter, but from any advance in prices being necessitated by a pressure of demands on the colleries against which he has not been able to protect him self and patrons. Tho work of lowering the Ketchikan Light, Water and Power company’s viaduct across the creek to a level with Grant street is progressing favor ably and will soon be completed. The new eight-inch water main will then be laid, thus reducing the line to a grade which it is hoped and believed will minimize the danger of obstruc tion by frost in the coldest weather to which this section is subject, (From Wednesday s Daily) Frank Stevens and wife of San Die go, California, are at the Revilla. The Steamer Alaskan sailed for Seattle at 3 o’clook yesterday after noon. The Novelty brought in another raft of fine logs for the Ketchikan Power company’s mill last night. The Jefferson is reported to have sailed from Seattle at 10 o’clock Mon day night and should therefore arrive here early tomorrow morning. The survey ship Explorer came in again last evening from Dixon’s en trance, and is taking on coal at the Union wharf today, completing which she will return to her work. Billy Powers, the prospeetor and miner, returned last evening from the southeast side of Prince of Wales where he and associates have been do ing representation work on some prom ising mineral locations owned by them. Though they have no large jobs on hand at present, the Northern Ma chine Works have enough work to keep the entire force steadily employ ed and putting in full hours. The work turned out from this concern gives general satisfaction, and there is, seemingly, no job too large for them to handle with prompt dispatch. They are a great convenience to the mining and shipping interests of the district—one which is beginning to be appreciated at its full value. The friends of Mrs. .T. R. Heckman will regret to learn that she is seri ously ill at her rooms in Ketchikan, though not dangerously so. Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Abrams return ed last night from their outing at old Kasaan, with sketches of enough totem poles to form the nucleus of a whole picture gallery. Mrs. Rogers and Miss Delaney who accompanied them not being great admirers of the native style of wood sculpture nor particular ly fond of the festive mosquito, did not linger to the end, but came home on the Alert Saturday. A stowaway, giving the name of John A. Weir, was taken off the Dol phin Monday evening by Deputy Mar shal Campbell, on complaint of the ship’s officers, and is being held for hearing on her return to this port. The fellow has the appearance of be ing a working man, but is evidently a hard case, judging from the fact that though having the best part of a hundred dollars on his person ho re fused either to pay fare or work his passage down. He had the effrontery to offer the purser one dollar, how ever, in full payment, and preferred being taken into custody to paying more. He will be dealt with on a charge of vagrancy, the result of which will likely he the equivalent to a confiscation of more of his money than his fare would have amounted to. Tile Eurus left last evening for the purpose of towing two government scows from Wrangell narrows to tiiis place for use in connection with the erection of beacons and lights on Spire island reef and the Hog rocks, Revil lagigedo channel. Mr. Hedley, who will have charge of the work, went to the scene of the contemplated work this morning to make the preliminary prepartions for the commencement of operations. The Transit, first of the British Coast company’s steamers chartered for the northern British Columbia and Southeastern Alaska - trade, ex pected to arrive in a few days, is a Norwegian ship 275 feet long, 38 feet beam, and 60 feet depth of hold, and was built last year. She is therefore a new vessel, and is in every respect a modern steamship, fitted with a specially installed system of ventila tors, connected from the upper decks to the lower hold. For thi-i reason the vessel is well adapted for carrying cattle and was built under special charter to engage in that trade, wherein site was employed for one year before going out to the China coast. The ship is a three deck ves sel with ’tween decks, main deck and spar deck. All decks are steel sheath ed with three inch plank hard wood Hoors. The vessel is lighted through out by power generated from her own dynamos. Site has first-class accom odations for for thirty first-class pas sengers and the state rooms are uphol stered in red plush and the wood work of the cabins finished in mahogany. For the accommodation of passengers there is a comforable smoking room, dining room, dining saloon, and social hall. Second cabin accomodations are equipped for taking care of fifty pas sengers, additional for those cared for first-class. She will steam at a speed of twelve knots and maintain that speed for average running time upon a fixed schedule in coast wise trade. (From Thursday’s Dlily) T. J. Templeton, the commercial traveler, is among the latest arrivals at the Stedmun. The Dirigo, escaping the eye of the vigilant reporter, passed down two days ago with 600 barrels of salt sal mon from the Sunny Point saltery and 17,000 eases of canned salmon from tlie Chilkat and Taku harbor canner ies. Mrs. M. B. Peterson, of Shaitan, came over on the Delhi, and is a reg istered guest at the Sterlman. The steam tug Artie went to Luring today with all the knock-down salmon boxes she could stow aboard.