HOW'S THIS FOR HOT AIR?
There is romance enough in
Ihe courtship and marriage of
Mike Balenti. Ihe Indian short
slop with the Browns, to make
• a “best seller” for a Jack Lon
don if the material was used
in a book. Balenti met the In
dian maiden who won his
heart while al school in Car
lisle. She agreed to marry
him if he would join her peo
ple, au Alaskan Indian trike.
The call was strong for Mike;
he followed the maid to the
farthest Northwest; they were
married; he was adopted into
the tribe and spent las winter
in its village, 1000 miles from
civilization. The call of base
hall was just as strong and
when spring came if found
Balenti headed southward a
gun. lie doesn’t know yet if
he will winter again in Alaska,
but thinks not if Mrs. Balenti
and the little Indian that has
come to (hem will consent to
slay in the states. Balenti him
self is not a full blooded In
dian and by the same token, he
is no “savage.” In fact he’s
always enjoyed 20th cantury
comforts and while he liked
Ihe Alaska adventure as a regu
iar winter thing he'd much pro
for a steam heated flat to an
‘ igloo” in the Arctic circle.—
Tacoma Tribune.
TO OPEN ANOTHER
EATING PLACE
\Vm. Lindig has rented the
room in the Royal Hotel, for
merly occupied by the Royal
Bar and will open up a first
class grill, lie has ordered the
furniture for the place—a!i
mahogany-and plans to make
H the best equipped restaurant
in town. “Bill" is a hustler
'vlien it comes to the eating
game and will surely make the
Royal G-rdl a success.
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ETHELYN STRIKES A ROCK
As the launch Ethelyn wa*
coming over 10 Ketchikan
from Forrester Island Satur
day evening, she struck a rock
rear Kiinquan, and for a few
moments there was some tall
bustling on board. Fortunate
ly it was still daylight, so the!
crew piled off over the side,
into the breast deep water, and 1
at last managed to boost her
dear. The tide was falling at
the time so quick work had to
be done.
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WILL BUILD A RESIDENCE
Gien C. Bartlett, manager of
!hc Revilla Hotel, wll erect a
residence on his lot near the
s •iioolhoose. It will be a one
-Jory bungalow.
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VISITORS FROM AFAR
Charles Lewis and wife of
Oakland, California ,and the
latter’s sister. Dr. Wetmore of
Hilo, Hawaii, are guest- of
Mis. J. Y. Young. They are
childhood frieds of their hos
te.-s, this being their first visit
north.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In the Commissioners Court
for the Precinct of Ketchikan
3 ivritory of Alaska. Division
No. 1: In Probate.
■Estate of R. S. Holt, derta-cd.
Notice is hereby given that
Dan Nelson has been duly ap
pointed administrator of (he es
tate of R. S. Holt, deceased;
and all persons having claims
against said estate are hereby
notified to exhibit them with
the necessary vouchers within
six months after the first pub
lication of ibis notice with the
undersigned at his pjosl office
address at Kasaan, Alaska.
Haled this 10th day of June,
) 0! 3. I
DAN NELSON,
Administrator o fthe Estate!
of R. S. Holt, deceased.
Chas. II. Cosgrove, attorney 'Drj
Administrator. ,
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HAPPY NORTHLAND
Beautiful sunshine, season
able -bowers, the best and pur
est air that ever swept over
• he footstool, no mospuitos and
a good business outlook—wha!
more could common humanity
oesirc? And that is ju>l wha!
(ins country lias in store at the
present time.—Whitehorse Star
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GOES SOUTH TO SCHOOL
Miss Aileen Ilenriekson, for
some time employed at the lo
• a! telephone office, left on the
-Northwestern for Seattle,
where sh1 will lake a course
a! I he Wilson Business College.
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tiovernor Strong has appoint
ed William Maloney, of Nome,
mine inspector under the law
passed by the recent session of
• lie legislature creating the of
fice. Mr. Maloney was a-signed
to Hie mining sections of the
.-etond and fourth judicial di
vi.'ions, with head-quarters at
Nome. The salary is 82,">00 a
year, with necessary traveling
expenses.
TENDED DOWN FROM
PORT BEAUCLERC
The Kuiu Queen, the can
nery tender of the Kuiu I-land
Packing company was tied up
at the eiy float this morning.
r 1 he vessel is a staunch appear
mg craft with headquarters at
Port Beauclerc where L. P.
limit, formerly superintendent
at Shaken cannery is in charge.
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RYUS’ IS EXPANDING
The Ryus Drug and Jewelry
Co. are putting in a founda
tion on the back of their store
property for the purpose of er
ecting a warehouse. Their
business is increasing to such
an extent that more room has
become absolutely necessary,
hence the new building.
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INGERSOLL INJURED
Chas. E. Ingersoll, the local
aPorney, was painfully burned
about the face arid hands yes
terday. It appears that he was
Dying to doctor a leaky shaft
log in his speedboat and had
heated a bucketful of pitch for
the purpose of applying it to
die boat. The bucket was on
ihe deck of the boat above Mi’.
3-igersoll’^ head, filled with
dm boiling pitch. lie reached
up to gei it, and in doing so
upset the bucket’s contents on
to his face, hands and wrists.
A series of had burns was the
result which will keep him
close to his room for some
COLUMBINE COALING UP
The lighthouse tender Col
i rnhine is filling her hirnkers
today preparatory to st irting
on her annual trip to the west
ward. . She will take on pf vrt of
her supplies at this, point, and
more at Juneau. She will go
far west as the Scotch Cap
light and Dutch Harbor. The
probabilities are that she will
he gone on the trip in the
neighborhood of eight to -ten
weeks, traveling over five fho.u
sand mills during that time, in
addition to supplies and new'
lights, she will take rrews for
some of the more westerly!
lighthouses.
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STARTED ON THE
BRICK WORK
Workmen started work on
laying the brick facing for the
front of the Heckman building
this morning, which promises
In he a marked improvement
over the present unfinished ap
pearance of the building. The
brick being used is dark, gray,
simdiar to that used on the
Huge building in Seattle.
NEW ENGLAND CO. 10 INCREASE
hi line willi the general ad -
vancemenl in the fi>h anil cold
- orage business of this region,
the New England Fish com
pany lias decided io extend
their wharf in the neighbor
hood of two hundred feet and
u ake material changes and im
provemenls in their plant with
Ihc view in mind of increasing
ds capacity. The past year
I has been a very successful one
for (his company, the only
trouble having been that ai
lines the wharfage facilities
at the plant were inadequate to
ike care of the many fishing
hoi is unloading as conveniently
as the management desired.
To rT'inody 111 is, and to enable
them to lake care of their own
business more easily, the
wharf will he extended enough
to enable half-a-dozen or more
of the smaller crafts to unload
at once. This company ex
jwels to fish many more boats
out of this place themselves in
the ful+ure, word having been
r.-et ivcd in the last few days
that one of their new halibut
schooners, built on the Atlan
ta coast had arrived at Punta
Arena on her way to this rc
g'oi. and others are due to
stm t at almost any time.
NEW BOOKS AT
THE LIBRARY
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"’lie following new books
have been added to those on
(he shelves of the Ketchikan
Public Library during (lie past
two month:
Princess \ irginia, by William
son
Corporal Cameron, Connor.
1 cm McLean, Wister.
The Day’s Work, Kipling.
'I lie Ancient Law, Glasgow.
L’arrabbas, Correlli.
Sondy, Rice.
Prince of Captivity, Greer.
Anna Karenina, Tolstoi.
Compiled laws of the Terri
tory of Alaska.
Topical pamphlets from the
Korean of Education.
Tariff schedules and many
valuable referance books.
Bulletins from the Bureau of
Fisheries.
For the Compiled Laws of
l!i" Territory of Alaska and 1 lie
greater number of the oilier
government publications, the
library is indebted to (lie re
tiring librarian, Mrs. Swine
lord. who secured them from
the government. The copy of
the recently enacted Territor
ial Laws is tiie first one to be
received in this locality.
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E. D. Fortmann, representing
I ho Board of Fire Underwriters
of the Pacific Coast is a local
visitor, being here in the inter
ests of the insurance compan
ies.. Mr. Fortmann plans to re
map Ketchikan for the pur
pose of establishing new insur
ance rales. Owing to the ex
ceilence of the local water sys
tem!, the general impression is
that a material reduction of
rales should he made. It is to
investigate this that Mr. Fort
mann makes the new may so
that a fair basis can be arrived j
; t. Mr. Fortmann was here a
couple of years or so ago, at
which lime he worked out the
map of which the town is now
rated .
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O. A. Nelson, a merchant of
C.hitina, lias been arrested on
I he charge of setting fire to
the public domain.
ARCTIC BROTHERHOOD
ELECTS OFFICERS
The grand officers of ihe Ar
ctic Brotherhood, not residents
of Alaska or Yukon Territory,
were today formally divested of
iheir offices and the affairs of
the grand camp went into the
hands of Alaskans with th6 rat
ification of the election of the
following list of grand officers.
P. Or. A. c.—J. M. Tanner, of
Skagway
G. A. C.-Gov. J. F. A. Strong
.! uneau
G. V. A. G.—C. A. llopp, of
I louglas.
G. A. R.—G. A. Baldwin, of
Haines.
G. A. K. of X.—H. B. LeFevre
Skagway
G. A. C. G.—AY. Bailey, Daw
M.U.
G. A. T. G.—R. M. Morrison.
Cot ncil
G. A. T. B.—Milo Kelley, of
Seward.
G. A. K. of 1. T. G—N. Mc
llrae, Petersburg.
G. A. K. of O. T. G—S. G.
Sliurick, Wrangell
Trusleers—J. G. Mullallev,
Gleary; Hlwood Bruner, Nome,
A G. Slump, Sitka, and B. F.
Millard, Valdez.
A resolution unanimously
passed allows subordinate
camps to establish a woman’s
aiixilliarv on a referendum vote
of 1he lodge,' and the first or
ganization will be perfected at
Treadwell at once.
A demand will be made on
former grand secretary Jack
Keller, at Skagway for the
le'oks and records of the grand
camp and former grand treasur
or lias signified his willingness
to turn over to the new grand
In usurer the finances.
A motion that Ihe next grand
rump lie held at Fairbanks in
July, 1011, was unanimously
pii'.-od today.—Dispatch.
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UP FROM SCHOOL
FOR VACATION
Philip, Frank and Albert
I.anih, the sons of Jack Lauth,
ihe Portage mail carrier, who
had been down at Tacoma at
landing school, returned on a
rei ant steamer and left for
liieir home at Sulzer yeserday
on the Bodgh Rider.
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£ •• S. !Yi. JONES COMPANY MANUFACTURERS «
'4',? Fop full Information Write £5
$ STANLEY OAKSMIH, Ketchikan, Alaska |
DOUGLAS-iuNEAU
' BASEBALL WAR
Merry war is threatening up
on Gastineau Channel over a
series of baseball games now
being played between a Juneau
team and one of players from
L'uiiglas and Treadwell on the
other side of Ihe channel. Re
port lias it (hat one thousand
dollars was put up, one hun
dred to the game as prize mon
ey. The Island team started
oul by annexing five of the
games fo three by Juneau, and
there ihe last papers from (he
north left (hem, except lo say
that had blood was being en
gendered on account of the a
rnount of money wagered on
the series. Last Sunday’s game
probably decided the mailer,
but as the cable is out of com
mission and no boat down un
til the arrival of the State of
California some time tomorrow
fans in Hi is part of the world
are in ignorance of the out
come. Both teams have import
ed batteries and other players,
and it is needless to add that
l be games are for blood.
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IN FROM LONG TRIP
The Bertha, running on the
wrecked Yukon’s route was in
port for a short time this morn
ing on her way south to the
Sound. The present voyage
extended as far to the West
ward as Seldovia, the country
iu the neighborhood of which
is experienced quite a re-awak
ening this year.
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OLD TIMER DIES
‘‘Dick” Fuller, well-known
among the old time miners and
prospectors of this region, died
in bis room over the Eagle
Bar this afternoon. lie had
been ailing for some time.
The Commissioner's office is
trying to locate relatives of the
dead man.
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IN FOR OIL AND SUPPLIES
Ed. Williams and the cruiser
Teddy are in port this after
noon, having come up from
the boundary for oil and sup
plies. They are working for
the Canadian Boundary Survey
crew under X. J. Ogilvie, with
headquarters at Sitklan island.
The work thus far has been in
Dixons Entrance around
Capes Chacon and Muzon, and
of course the bad weather of
the past three weeks has ser
iously hampered matters. A
trip will be made shortly from
here to Wrangell and thence
iij) the Stikine to the boundary
for the purpose of verifying
some marks there, after which
the return will be made to Port
land canal. J! is expected that
the work will take until the
latter part of September.
The salmon continue to
come in freely lo the canneries
of Inis region, and the Ketch
knn and Pure Food canneries
are die busiest places in town
these days. The latter concern
broke its record by pulling up
•'ion cases of fish yesterday |
morning in less than four hours |
which developed a smile that
wouldn’t come off on Machinist
don Schlotlian’s face. This
cannery intends to make a ship
mont of fish ,liie first of the
Md !.j crop, to Seattle on the
State of Californio. It will
consist of 1500 cases of choice
pink fish.
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COMPLETES SURVEY
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1.. I). Ryus the surveyor re
lumed from Wrangell on the
Mate of California, lie has
been engaged in surveying part
of the holdings of (lie Vermont
■Marble company on Ham Is
lam! preparatory to application
tor a patent. The marble of
Ham Island is said to be of a
very high grade.
FROM THE WEST COAST
COMMUNICATED
Craig, Alaska. „
July Utli, 1013
Fd'tor Ketchikan Miner,
Dear Sir: * *
For Hie past two or three
years we have noted with con-. ^
s'derable interest the prompt
ness and regularity of the S. S.
Northland in making scheduled* *
flips upon what is known as
die west coast run, winter and
summer, regardless of weather
conditions. Hut one who has
not had the opportunity of ac
companying I his ship over at
least a portion of the route and
observing conditions, difficul
llies to lie encountered when
under the most favorable con
d.‘lions, work to be performed,
can not possibly have the least
conception of what is required
of the Skipper in < barge to*
make these trips with die reg
ularity that they have been
made in the past.
On (he last trip up of the
Northland, by die invitation of
Captain Brunn, we had the
pleasure of accompanying her
on die round trip from this
point northward, calling at
Klacock, Hecate cannery
v here lies the S. S. Curacao
widi forward parts on the
beach, bow protruding above
the water, reminding one of a
water spaniel trying to make a
landing after an unsuccessful
swim for a “winged” duck, yet
withal a sad and meloncholy
sight, causing one to think
'.'lili qualms what might have
happened to the hundred or
more human souls aboard of
her when she struck, thence
to Port Armstrong, Port Con
clusion, and Toledo Bay on
Earanoff Island, Tyee, the old
winding station, and Peters
burg. The weather conditions
could not have been more fav
orable, yet when we stood on.
the bridge and observed what
extreme care and watchful
ness w as required of the Capt.
to avoid dangerous rocks,
mostly invisible, treacherous
currents, and tide rips, that he
might make with safety and on
time the ports and designated
points, where cargoes were to
be discharged and received, we
were filled with awe and won
der, awe at the magnitude ofr
,lie dangers encountered, and
wonder at the skill and cool,
calm alertness with which
Ihey were avoided. But this
characteristic, this quickness
lo act with cool, calm alertness
in face of danger, is the true
talisman of all good pilots and
captains.
It was not however, of all
iiii- that we intended to speak .
when we begun this commun
ication, but simply to call at
tention to the fact that the*
Northland S. S. Co. by reason
of the promptness and regu
larity which ils steamer North
land has made our ports, has
more Lo do with the develop
ment of the West Coast of
the Prince of Wales Island, and
made it possible for our busi
ness ventures to reap tfie pro
Ms, than any other factor, in
dividual or community.
Now we do not desire to be
considered a booster for this
speid ! company, but only
voicing what our people over
bore think is due it, for years
\\c su red for proper trans
portation and until the North
land came into the territory
wifh a schedule that could be
relied upon, causing our busi
i ess enterprises io begin to
grow, our fishing industry to
develop and yield good pro
fits, could other steamship
Companies he induced to maka
a liy for the business. There
fore, ean. you blame us for say
ing I he kind word or being
loyal lo I lie “rod (hat smote
the waters causing them to
! art that we might enter the
promised land”, we think not.
\our- truly.
F. E. B.