FROM SATURDAY’S DAILY
MAIL FOR THE INTERIOR
Ry reason of a special appro
priation made the post office
department at 'Washington has
been enabled to arrange to give
the people of the Tagana
country and as far north as
Nome, 3 service this winter to
exceed anything they have ever
had. Recently 12,000 pounds
or six tons of accumulated mail
was sent in a special car to
Ghitiua, from which point the
Orr Stage Line, under special
contract, will take this mail to
the interior. It will include
newspapers, magazines and
parcel post packages, much of
which was recently sent from
Seattle. This is the earliest
date for mail of this kind to be
sent to the interior. The re
sult will be that hereafter the
thrice a week mail of l.OOfl
pounds, will take practically
all classes that is sent North. So
that hereafter the people of
Fairbanks and Nome will have
their newspapers, magazines
and parcel po-t packages make
<dose connections at Cordova
from Seattle and out-ide potL-is
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While in Vancouver lately
President Dickerson, of the
White Pass <k Yukon railroad,
stated that h;s company had
spent *150,000 in supplies and
the purchase of horses for the
Chisana trade . The company
has established roadhouses al
ong the trail where they did
not exsist before. The com
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pany has unbounded faith in
the new camp making good
and believes that the White
river country will develop -ome
good camps on the Canadian
side of the line.
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Walter R. Moore was arrest
ed while he was trying to get
over the road from Faribank
to Valdez. He wa5 taken in
charge by deputy marshal on
the charge of having i-sued
worthless check.
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A nugget valued at *800
was displayed in Juneau recen
tly wh: h was mined on Spruce
creek in the Atlin district. It
was found at a depth of i50
feet.
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The river -^earners plying on
the inland water- are all report
ed to have reached their des
tinations before the freezeup
an i are in safe places for the
breakup of the ice in the-pring.
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A very mild form of measles
has broken out among the
young children of Fairbanks
and the doctors report a num
ber of cases. The disease is
confined to infants and ha- not
spread among the children of
school age.
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George A. Apple, a member
of the Ruby - boo) hoard, re -
signed because of the appoint
ment of a lea her to whom he
objected.
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The Dawson police recently
raided the Centra! hotel there
»• l captured fourteen men
who were either playing or
b ■ king on in a poker game.
The players were each fined
*100. and the rubbernecks
* to pa -h. A number of Fair
banks men who were enroute
to the out-ide were among the
victims.
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Two miner*. Torrence and
Osborne, of Ruby, had hard
luck. Th»- worked for several
months in the mines to se
cure an outfit which would
keen them while prospecting
the r own ground on Poorman
cr- k. A few day- after their
outfit had been delivered on
the creeks by paektrain, it
caught fire while they were
ab-ent cutting wood and they
lo-‘ everything except the doth
uig which they had on.
; The White Pass company
will build a small steamer to
be operated on lake Kluane.
♦ ♦ ♦
The Dupont Powder com
pany is considering the prop
osition of establishing a stor
age depot near Juneau.
♦ ♦ ♦
R. L. Yining, the commission
! man of Fairbanks, has entered
the moving picture business.
He has built one theater and
•will establish another at Ju
; neau. He operates $e%eral
houses in outside cities and
says he has found it a profit
able venture. He plans to es
tablish a circuit of houses in
| Alaska.
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A new regulation of game
:kiting has been issued from the
| office of the governor. It pro
vided that the open season for
mountain goat in Southeast
ern Alaska shall be limited to
the period from August 1st. to
Febuary 1. inclusive.
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The home of Mrs. Olive
Anderson at Lake Eyak. Cor
;dova. was recently distroyed by
fire. The Cordova fire de
partment responded to the a
larm. but the distance was so
great that { he building was
burned to the ground before
it arrived.
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A dredge operated by a gaso
line engine has been installed
ion Otter creek in the Iditarod
district. The dredge operates
to best advantage in ground
averaging ten feet deep and
wdl be used to cleanup spots
left by the mamoth dredges
which operate to a deepth of
I thirty-five feet.
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ALL RECORDS BROKEN IN
. TUNNEL CONSTRUCTION
During the month of Novem
jber Paddy O’Neil and his
Sheep creek tunnel crews
drove the log bore a distance of
061 feet which establishes a
new world's record for tunnel
work. O'Neil and his men
have been doing record-break
ing work ever since the big
. tunnel was -darted, averaging
close to 600 feet for each
month for the past twelve
months.
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HURT BY FALLING TREE
Aurther Larson, a logger in
t! ■ empli of Sawyer « McKay
the loggers, was painfully hurt
while at work near Canoe Pass
shortly before noon yesterday,
lie was failing a forked tree at
the time, in the crotch of
which a dead snag was hang
ing. Just as he had finished
jawing, the saw bound, and in
-tead of treiiin? out of range
of the failing timber at once,
he waited for the saw to free
itself, and then started to run.
He was apparently watching
the tree more than the ground,
at. 1 sfumbied arid fell and was
■ aught under the tree. He
wa. brought to town where he
arrived about nine o'clock Iasi
night and was taken at on« e
to the hospital, where he is
now under the care of Dr.
Myers. Fortunately no bones
were broken, although he is
bruised badly all dow n one side
of his body, and is resting eas
ily today.
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Miss Amy Hunt will be a pas
senger south on the next trip
of the Alki. She goes to Ta
coma. where -he will attend
business collage this winter.
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BILLY 8AY8 IT L00K8 GOOD
Wm. Poison arrived over
from M Leans a^m last night,
where with Marsh Ickis and
Otto Herbst he is engaged in
developing some promising
gold-copper properf”. He re
port- that the work b. >ng done
Is opening up the property in
fine shape and every shot
shows improvement.
UP FROM ROE POINT
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Gapt. Jim Thompson is up
from Roe Point cannery taking
ill the sights of the city. II*
reports that Ketchikan has no
monopoly of the wind question,
as it blows some down his way
Otherwise all is well down at
Roe Point.
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SITKA WIRELESS
STATION REPAIRED
—
Gapt. Hanscomb and party
that have been engaged for the
past few weeks in making ex
tensive repairs to the govern
ment wirless telegraph station
at Sitka have finished the
work and it is working again.
KETCHIKAN WILL
NOT FOROET THEM
This paper yesterday made
the suggestion that the town
get together and prepare a
Christmas box for Ketcbikan’s
contingent at the Prospectors’
Home at Sitka. The idea ap
parently meets with the appro
val of every body for at least
ten or a dozen people have
been in today to second the
motion and promise to do tli*)'*
share. The Miner Man there
for took it upon himself lo
make arrangements to have the
contributions for the old fel
lows left at Thompson’s store
as soon as possible, and about
the sventeenth the box will be
packed and forwarded. Bring
what you have, cash, some
thing tasty in the eating line or
drinking line, reading matter,
or in fact anyhting you may
think would be of use to them.
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WAS A FINE SMOKER
The Eagles report a hi-yu
time at their smoker last night.
Three Collins brother', recent
comers, rendered some very
enjoyable selections Manager
Purinton of the Dream was
there with a couple of fine
moving pictures, everybody
was called on to do some stunt,
and the Dream Orchestra filled
in between with their snappy
music. One of the most en
joyable events, however was
the clam chowder prepared by
Ed. Robinson, which went
right io the spot.
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FROM MONDAYS DAILY
The Alaska Oil « Refining
Co. has recently completed a
new refining plant at Katalla.
a;id kerosene as well as gas
oline. is being refined.
Leroy Tozier, as attorney for
the Alcska-Ganadian Mine- De
velopment company, ha- filed
a certificate of articles of in
corporation with the clerk of
the court. This company is
made up of Canadian and Am
erican capitalists whos inten
tion it is to do extensive min
ing in the territory of Alaska,
getting the power for their
different enterprises from their
plant at Dawson V. T.
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The mounted police post at
Herscheli island has been aban
doned for this winter, and the
delatchment of four men and
five dogs may be compelled to
drop back to Fort McPherson.
The -teamer Belvedere, which
sailed from Nome last July
with provisions for Herscheli.
never reached its destination,
and it is feared it has met
with disaster or is frozen in
the ice. Efforts are being
made to locate the missing ves
sel. The police patrol will
leave Dawson about Christina?
with a dog team and the mail
for Fort McPherson. It will
stay ten days and return to
Dawson in March. It is «car
c-Iy probable the patrol will tie
able to communicate with any
of the .Stefanson's part}.
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Job printing at the Miner.
LIBRARY NOTES
During the months of Oct.
Nov. and Dec. the following
books have been added to the
Library Catalogue.
Inside The Cup , Churchill:
Romance of Riily Goat Hill,
Rice: Desert Gold, Zane Grey;
The Woman Thou Gavest Me.
Hall Crane: Call of The Cum
berland's: Laddie. Gene Strat
ton Porter: The Amature Gent
elman, Farnol; The Parasite.
Marlin: The Long Portage.
Herbert Riintlast: Alice of Old
Vincennes. Maurice Thompson
Miller of Old South Church, j
Ellen Glasgow: Via Crueia, !
Marion Crawford: God's Good
Man. Marie Gorrelli; Makers of
History, (donated) Oppenheim
Medieolog. a large volume,
.donated). We would be glad
to have the people of theTown
come in and see for themselves
the pleasant well lighted read
ing room and the large welt
selected circulating lidrary. ref
crence books and maps. The
Libarian would suggest that
the editors of our evening and
morning papers, might be in
terested if they would just
“drop in” and take a look at
the only Public Library in
Southeastern Alaska. Fair
bank-; has the only Carnagie
Library in the Territory, so
far as we know, a good build
ing and well equipped in its
various departments, >o report
ed by a representative of a
type writer company. There
are great possibilities for our
own Library in the bright ;
future. LIBRARIAN. !
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M. M. Reese and wife and J.
H. Rodgers, are over from the
Rodgers property at Hollis.
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FISHING BOATS IN
The Starr and Dechora. both
halibut fishermen, were in
southbound during the past
twenty-four hours. They arc
headed south, both with fair
sized catches on baord.
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HAVE PILES OUT
The crew getting out pileing
for the Northland Dock com
pany have just about finished
their work, and the piles will
be towed in a« soon as the
weather moderates. Work on
the dock will be taken up at
once on the arrival of the pi!e«.
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LEAVES FOR JUNEAU
E. R. Stiver-, who has been
temporarily in charge of the
local customs house while M.
S. Dobbs was taking his vaca
tion. leaves for Juneau on the
Dolphin. A dinner was giver,
in his honor last night at the
Stedman.
LOGGER IS IMPROVING
Arthur Larson, the logger
who was hurt at Canoe pass
last Friday, is improving stead
ily at the Yates Hospital. It
was feared for a time that pos
sibaly internal complications
might set in. but now apparent
ly he is on the high road to a
speedy recovery.
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Judge LT. S. Rush i= over
from the Rush & Brown prop
erty rear Kasaan.
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NEW COURT TERM
_ i
i
A new term of court has been
called to eonven at Juneau, Jan
nary 5. at which time the petit.
jury •• •!( be required to report
for duty.
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COALING UP FOR CRUISE
The lighthouse tejider Co!umj
bine took on 75 tons of bunker
coal at the Ketchikan dock
this morning. She is prepnr
t
irig to leave on an inspection
trip as far north as Wrangell
Narrow- and Chatham Straits.
The Daily Miner, $1 per mo.
| THAT CHRISTMAS TREE
\rrnngcments for the big
Christ mas tree for the children
are being made right along,
■ the committee of five are work
ing hard and some of the pres
ents have been secured, the
rest will he purchased at an
early date . This is one of the
‘best movements ever put for
ward in this town and should
meet with the approval and
support of everyone who is in
terested in the yonnfer child
ren. Th’e Arctic Brotherhood in
the Northern towns have been
doing this for the past several
; years past and they are now in
troducing the custom here.
This will bring the children to
gether and instill the Christ
mas spirit in them as nothing
elseeould. They will give a
dance the following night for
the older people and will
charge the regular admission
of ?1.00. The tickets for the
hall have been placed on sale
at a number of the leading
stores, every cent raised by
the sale of tickets will be spent
on the children so if you like
to see the children have a good
time buy a ticket.
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NEW SCHOOL AT CRAIG
_
Clerk of theCourt Jay NY. Bell
will establish a new school for
the district of Craig immedi
ately. The school will start off
with twenty-six pupils.
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TOO MUCH FOR
THE SMOKESTACK
j The winds of the pa«t few
days have proved too much for
the second smokestack at the
j mill and it has a bad list to
! starboard. This is the second
■ one to go down this winter
; and will mean considerable re
pairing in the spring.
Jack Suuuivian, former com
missioner of Ester creek, who
stampeded to the Chisana and
was reported as having lost his
[life there, has returned to Fair
[banks. He says that the re
port of his death was exagger
ated.
Herman Webber, a former
Fairbanks miner, who made a
j fortune there and afterwards
engaged in the moving picture
business, as well as conduct
ing a large stationary store in
San Francisco, is being sued
, for breach of promise by Mi*s
Anna Fontana, daughter of a
wealthy merehan. Her friends
gathered at her home recently
when >he expected to be mar
ried to Wobber but the latter
failed to put in an appearance.
Investigation disclosed the fac>
that he had married another
and left the city with his wife.
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A special agent of the govern
ment is engaged in suppress
ing the liquor traffis among
the Indians at Yakntat. It had
been reporteed to the depart
ment that hootch was being
drewed wholesale. The re
port was not without found
ation.
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A nugget weighing $!*8 was
recently picked up in the sluice
bok by Henry Stroup on his
claim on Glen Gulch, Ruby
district. The miners believe
they have good ground but
have been unable to operate
during the summer owing to
the lack of water.
♦ ♦ ♦
Poorman creek in the Ri*h\
district, will receive a thorough
prospecting during the coming
winter. The creek i- some dis
tance from the base of sup
plies and the roads have been
difficult over which to trans
port supplies. Good prospects
have been found at /sesffcrifl;
places on the creek and it is
belived a pay streak extends
for some distance which is
richer than anything yet found
in the camp.
The Juneau land office has
made a decision in the case of
I the Me Alpine group of coal
mines at Homer on Kenai
peninsula and consisting of 21
claims. The government’s
■charge of fraud in making the
locations were sustained in
every particular and the second
charge of not complying with
the law in the matter of open
ing up and developing a coal
mine was also sustained except
in two instances. The claims
were therefore adversed by
Register G. R. Walker and Re
ceiver Frank A. Boyle.
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TOTEMS TUMBLE
Visitors at the native ceme
tary today report that the big
hear totem and several of the
grave houses have been blown
down by the unusual winds
of the past week. One of the
houses was blown clear of
its foundations and landed ful
ly ten feet away.
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FROM TUESDAY’S DAILY
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Mrs. X. F. Zimmerman will
be apassenger south on the Al
!ki, leaving Nick at home to
take care of the cats.
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\s soon as the weather mod
erates “Billy" Poison will go
over to Helm Bay on the
■ Searehtight, w hieh he has
i chartered for the trip.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
fi: ;he Commissioner’s Court
for the Precinct of Ketchi
kan, Territory of Alaska, Div
ision Xo. 1,—In Probate.
Notice is hereby given that
William A. Connell bar been
duly appointed administrator
with the will annexed of the
estate of Linus A. Gould, de
ceased; and all persons having
claims against said estate are
hereby notified to exhibit them
with the necessary vouchers
within six months after the
f rst publication of this notice
wilh the undersigned at his
place of business, the Stedmari
Hole!, Ketchikan, Alaska.
Dated this 4th day of Septem
ber, 1913.
WILLIAM A. CONNELL
Administrator of the Estate of
Linus A. Gould, deceased.
Chas. IT. Cosgrove, attorney for
Administrator. 9-28-13
Notice of Final Settlement
Jn the Commissioner’s Couri
Tor Ketchikan Precint No. 8.
Alaska.
in the Matter of the Estate of
William Kroling, deceased.
Notice Is Hereby Given, that
Ihe undersigned has filed ii
Mil above court his final ac
count of administration of the
above estate, and that Monda>
December 1st, 1!)J3, at 1
0 clock p.m. at the Commis
sioners office at the Cour*
House at Ketchikan, Alaska
1 has been appointed as the da\
and [lace for the hearing o!
any objections to such finai
account and the settlement
thereof.
WILL B. BELL
Administrator
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In the Commissioners Couri
lor !he Precinct of Ketchikan
r* eri dory of Alaska, Division
No. t: In Probate.
Estate of B. S. Holt, decte-cd.
Notice is hereby giv n Ihu'
Ban Nelson has been duly ap
uoinled administrator of the es
a!e of R. S. Holt, deceased;
and all persons bavins. claim -
against said estate a: a herein
notified to exhibit tlis n with
•.he necessary vouchers within
-i.\ months afler the first pub
Mication of this notice with tlv
undersigned at his post offir
dress at Kasaan, Alaska
Date'h this 10th day of Juns
■ 0*3. 1
DAN NELSON,
Administra tor o fI lie Estate
of R. S. Holt, deceased.
Chas. II. Cosgrove, attorney ri
Administrator. ,
Dr. Simplon aim \.. • a:!cr a
stay of several days in this
oily, returned home on tho
Dolphin. Dr. Simpson is an
optician with headquarters in
Juneau.
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Mrs. T. Wyman, Alaska's
pioneer miningwomnn, arriv
ed up on the Dolphin, and is a
guest of the relatives in Ketch
ikan.
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Oapl. A. L. Ilubhard and wife
who had been visiting relatives
and friends on the Round, re
turned on today’s Alki.
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ANOTHER BATCH OF
PICTURES ARRIVE
The Revilla was in receipt fo
lay of another consignment of
(be Current Event photographs.
They give actual picfmircs of
what is going on in the world
and are worth looking at. adv.
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Account and Petition For
Distribution
In The Matter of the Estate
of Helen Johnson, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that
the final account of Henry
Roemaere the administrator of
'he estate of Helen Johnson,
leeeased, has beeim rendered
‘o said court for settlement,
and that a petitiomm for a final
distribution of the estate has
been filed with said account,
and that the 9th day of Dec
ember, 1913. at 2 o.clock p. nm.
has heen duly appointed by
-aid court for the settlement of
-aid account and hearing oi
-aid petition, at which time any
nerson interested in said es
fate may appear and file his
exceptions, in writing, to said
account, and contest the same.
Dated this 7th day of Octo
ber, 1913.
E. S. Stackepole,
Probate Judge.
Charles II. Cosgrove,
Attorney for Adnministrator.
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NOTICE OF SALE
Notice te given that pursuant
o the provisions of section 278
if part 5, of the Alaska Code of
7ivil Procedure, I will offer
!'or sale upon the premises of
he Northland Dock Company
at 2 o’clock in the afternoon of
the 2oth. day of October 1913,
o the highest bidder for cash
>ne purse seign, which can be
-een at the cabin of C. A. John
son on Pennock Island.
This sale is conducted by me
'or the purpose of satisfying
ny lein for labor bestowed
hereon and materials furnish
'd at the special instance and
equest of Harry Ringstad.
Said Harry Ringstad having fail
•d, refused and neglected to
lay just and reasonable char
res for said labor and material,
imounting to the sum of nine
y dollars, ($90.00) and ten
lollars, ($10.00) storage and
■barges of sale.
A. II. JOHNSON,
Iv his attorney, Ghas. If. Cos
grove.
Dated this 2nd day of Octo
ber, 1913, Ketchikan, Alaska.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In the Commissioners Court
for the Precint of Ketchikan
Territory of Alaska, Division
No. 1: In Probate.
Notice is hereby given the.1
VV II. Gilmour has been -duly
appointed administrator of the
estate of Timothy McMahan,
deceased ;and all persons hav
ing claims against said eslnle
ere hereby notified to exhi' I
them with the necessary vo
ehers within six months nf <
Ihe first publication of I
notice with the under-up e.
lus place of businc-s 11 t»
miral.
Dated this 22nd day o
1 ember,- 1913.
W. II. GILMOUR.
Administrator of the Kslali
of Timothy McMahan, in
(eased.
Chas. 11. Cosgrove, nlloni *y
Administrator.
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