1 Western Meat & Fish Co
Branch of Frye Bruhn Co
Packers and Jobber* of
Fresh Meat, Provisions and Fish >
?. J We Make a Specialty of <
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Ship and l-amp Trade 1
KETCHIKAN - -- -- - — - - ALASKA. ^
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Alaska Steamship Co.
THREE DAT SEE VICE
SiU-r-g frob Kedchliau Northbound. Southeastern AAste Service
JEFFERSON, April 15. 26. Mar 6. 17, 29.
DOLPHIN. April 8, *®, May 1. 12. 24.
RETURNIN '- THREE LATF°
comfortable ships on southeastern kc t
ALAMEDA. April 1, 27. Mar 17, Jure 7th.
* NORTHWESTERN, April 13. May 2. 23. June 13.
ALASKA. April22, May 12. June 1. 23.
MARIPOSA. May 7. 27, June 17. July 7.
Wrangell, Juneau. Sirgwar and Westward, Beturnir;
Later. Largest and Fastest Slrr- running to Alaska
. Sailing* Subject to Change Without Notice
7 •#:* t Seattle. Taeotss. Tier ~ria and Vancouver, Bsi::
* C. M. TAN LOR, Agent - - Phone 64
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STEAMERS FOR
Seattle, Tacoma
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Vktatia, \ iscccTtr, Aa»*ortes, Be—
Et-tcsl O;.:^ Part To^'skciL Socih
a Bfiaag^xsa. Ecre^*, S*e£a Mexico
1 San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego !
H. BRANDT, C.fl.P.D, C. D. DUNANN, P.T.M
608 Second Ave, Seattle. 112 Market, SanFrar.ciscc
Right reserved to Change Schedule
NEXT SAILINGS FROM KETCHIKAN
SPOKANE Mar. 4. 15. 26. April 6. 17, 25. June 9. 20, ?1.
Cm' OF SEATTLE Mar. 31. Apr. 11, 22, June 3. 14. 25.
RETURNING THREE DAYS LATER
PHONE 77..F. H. BOLD, Agent
Border Line Transportation Co.
EEDUCED RATES BETWEEN KET- Fir-t Class. *i: ' •
V :HTKAN AND SEATTLE t-.ond Class..11.00
$, S. ALKI PASSENGER AND FREIGHT
’ * SERVICE BETWEEN SEATTLE
AND S. E. ALASKA VXZT' i
S. S. DESPATCH SERVICE TO WXSL CC' T
OF PRINCE OF EU
S. S. NORTHLAND
Right reserved to change schedule without notice.
For further infcrmaion apply to
D. W. Hurt Agent, Northland Dock. FLos. 60.
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The Canadian Pacific Railway
THE PRINCESS LINE
Leave Seattle March 4, 15, 25; April 5, 15.
Arrive in Ketchikan March 6, 1., 2., April 7, 1 .
Leave Ketchikan March 10, 21, 31, April 11, 21.
Arrive in Seattle March 12, 23, April 2, 13, 23.
Schi«i »ti-ini-? vtctoa =*x*
Steamers connect at Vancouver with trains for all Eastetu points.
We otter attractive rates to eastern rail destinations
The Line * Quality. Our Service is Unsurpassed on Water or
Rail. Full information given by
F. E. RYES. Agent Phone 39
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Time
Short Iv oute !
EASTERN and SOUTH
ERN UNITED STATES POINTS ria
PRINCE RUPERT
Transcontinental trains to Eastern destinations: irc.uding Bos
ton, Buffalo, Chicago, Detroit,Harr. Item, New York, Niagara Falls,
Most real, Ottawa, Quebec, Toronto and Winnepeg.
Steamers to southern points: including Seattle, Victoria, % an
couver and Any ox.
lowest fares. Electric Lighted tra-ns. Observation cars. Un
excelled Dining and Sleeping Car Service, including both Stan
dard and Tourist Sleepers.
GRAND TRUNK PACIFIC RAILWAY AND STEAMSHIPS.
J. J. Raliegh, Agent, Ketchikan. Phone 60.
Commencing April 4, Prince John win arrive in Ketchikan ever,
Tuesday morning southbound.
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Royal Hotel f
ENTIRELY REMODLED
HANS APSCH, Prop.
i | Beds 50 Cents Per Night |
BEST BRAND OF
! Wines, Liquors, Cigars |
FRONT STREET, KETCHIKAN
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BIRDS OF THE
NORTHLAND
,'UME INTERESTING FACTS AS
TOLD BY AN INVESTIGATOR.
WASHINGTON, D. C—An inter
os-. eg aoo sunt of the birds observ
-. i during a trip in Alaska has
just bo-.-n published by the Smith
- -..an Institution, as reported by F.
- Seymour Hersey. who was in the
i : : for A. C. Bent, collecting data
. .i : graphs for the completion
T Me Histories of North
American Birds.”
Lt avi g Seattle on she Revenue
.-•or Bear, the party steamed
r:lv ard through the “Inside
-.ss-age.” "here the scenery was
all the way to Ketchi
F; - that point the Bear
--id thryagh Dixon’s Entrance
he;: ;e ! for Unalaska. As they
- rev T: ak Pass various mem
-s M -,hv Tubinares. or tube-nos
■ is. ere noticed, together with
> ' •-..rasters. Petrels, and Al
- s.-. •. As they approached the
; -.He number of birds increas
to a point almost beyond be
As far as the e» could see
ss. s f : irds - ere bedded on the
iter. Marres and Puffins were
•r •. “Ir was utterly im
: --'ibic to form any definite esti
.: tr.e number of birds seen,”
says the author, declaring “Hun
dreds of thousands does not e*
- .re---rate t ir abundance:” the ship
seem? to have literally plowed its
t ;gh them. The Bear lay
«: Ur.alaska three days, during!
2 !te Mr. Hersey collected a
:.-.aal'-:r of species peculiar to that
locality.
After t ..king at St. George and
St. Paui Islands, they proceeded on
to Nome, which port the ship did
: • actually reach, on account of i
Me tee. but anchored out in the
streac ana sent the mail ashore by
g tea -. At St. Michael, Mr.
Hersey left the Bear, and made ar-j
rangements with the owner of a;
small open power boat to carry
him and his outfit to the mouth
the- Yukon River. They went
through the so-called “canal” be
ecn St. Michael Island and the
mainland, but encountered a se
ver- st r which forced them to
.. .- ur : encamp for three days.
; - ere plentiful in the neigh- j
I rh M the camp, ar.i Mr. Her
yed the time to good ad-l
v..i--.age. securing several speci
mens of eggs.
Proceeding onward they arrived
a: the mouth of the Yukon and
established their headquarters at
:r~;esa station, eight miles,
the native village of Kotlik. ;
i.se country al- around is reported;
t.at, mak:ng a safe feeding!
?- no . r sae Little Brown Cranes,
ar.d geese, since it was impossible;
t. approach them unobserved. In
ntioning it, Mr. Hersey says.;
i. bare and :eve, is the country j
t—it a photograph of the river, j
::..:er. fro re the shore, shows the i
opposite bank as nothing but a j
straight line, such as might be!
r.-.ade across the print with a ruler
-■"••I -arse stub pen.” Here the;
2 . 'i:ne»i during the greater j
H M * breeding season. He
•“o'-r • Pintails, and several species !
-'t- breeding abundantly;;
^ ms and Jaegers common.'
L - Mi. Alaska Yellow Wag-!
How Ptarmigan, and Al-,
rent
ed in this region.
Litc-r in the summer he return
- - to Nome and again embarked
on the Bear, which stopped at
c.y points along the coa t, among
h er Golovin Bay, Cape
“r: e <Wales, Cape Dyer, Point:
Franklin, and Barrow. Before reach
ing Barrow they encountered con- -
- re -. - .■ and were delayed ten '
I en route. At Barrow, the i
- --r.he.-n: t point on this trip, the
ice editions were so bad they:
cMy r- named long enough to land!
t"-: ! and take aboard several
re-re so had been caught in the J
. * ’ • previous season and obliged
.ter at Barrow. Among the
r.eweor.-.ers was Mr. W. S. Brooks.
v- P< »r Bear party, who had
beer. collecting for the Museum of
Comparative Zoology.
As con a» the ship was out of
her course was changed
• ‘ re 3 an effort wa- made to
r Yh gell Island, where the
ip recked crew of the Karluk
wa- known to have wintered, but
after trying for ten days in fog.
-1 v and general bad weather, they
;> and put back to Some
for 1 ’ stopping at several places
on ike way.
Besides making careful field notes
• - birds observed, the author
kept a daily journal, much of which j
HI be '. ■■A in the work now in
nreparaiit r. by Mr. Bent. Mr. Her
-r-y : -• ft the Bear at Some, and
took age on the steamship Vic
toria to Seattle.
It i interesting to note the fact
Mat M Hersey found the Aleu
• Tern, which has always been
is rd which wa.1 recently
I to be extinct. Altogether
he enco .ntered about 100 of them,
and collected several specimens;
1 this bird is larger nr.' much dark
’ or than the common Arctic Tern
and has a peculiar white forehead.
Another rare bin’ mentioned is
j Fisher’s Petrel, once represented in
i museum collections by a single
j specimen, and now by only three
or four. Although they have been
; observed frequently, they are hard
I to collect and their nesting places
i are not known.
The Aleutian Sparrow is one of
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NATIONAL FOREST TIMBER
FOR SALE.
Sealed bids will be received by
the Forest Supervisor, Ketchikan
Alaska, up to and including May
4, 1916, for all the merchantable
dead timber standing or down, and
all the live timber designated for
cutting on an area located at the
head of Bushy Point Cove. Revilla
gigedo Island, beginning at the
mouth of the creek entering tho
Cove and extending southeasterly
along both aides of the creek for
a distance of 2500 feet and having
a width of S00 feet, the bulk of the
timber lying on the north side of
the creek, estimated to contrin 600,
000 feet B. M. of spruce and hem
lock sawtimber and 42,000 linear
feet of hemlock piling, more or less.
N”o bid of less than $1*00 per M
feet B. M. for spruce and 50c per
M feet B. M. for hemlock saw
timber, and A»c per linear foot for
piling up to an including 75 feet
in length, and lc per linear foot
for piling over 75 feet in length,
will be considered. Deposit with
bid 6500.00. The right to reject
any and all bids reserved- Before
bids are submitted, full information
onceming the timber, the conditions
of sale, and the submission of bids
should be obtained from the Forest
Supervisor, Ketchikan. Alaska.
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EVERYBODY IS
DOING IT, DOING IT.
DOING WHAT?
Going for a square meal
at the ST ED MAN CAFE.
Give us a trial!
CANNON’S BAKERY
AND GROCERY
Armour’s fancy select Ranch
Eggs, per dozer. _.SO
Tavern Steel-cut Coffc-e, r5c or
three for. 1-00
Marigold Steel-cut Co:':' . .25
Nuraya Tea, per pour,:.65
Fisher’s System Flour 40 pound
sack . 1.75
Fisher’s Blend Flour, 40 pound
sack . 2.0P
Satisfaction Guaranteed or Money
Refunded
FOR SALk
Bell Island Hot Springs
Located 45 miles north of Ket
chikan, Alaska- Composed of 22
cabins, -tore with $1,0 iO stock, dock
and walk from dock to Springs, a
distance of one quarter mile.
Numerous number of prings. Five
of the largest cemented, walled and
fenced in and the water is seven
feet deep. Creek flov by springs
with good water power, being fed
from four large lake-.
.Springs are in the hands of the
heirs of George Roe, and their de
sire is to sell if reasonable price
if offered in the near future.
Term* can be made on this sale.
Inquiries and information can be
had from *V. L. ROE,
Ketchikan, Alaska.
The laxative tablet
with the pleasant taste
If you are bilious
or constipated
They keep your
System as clean
as a stone jug
rinsed with cold
spring water
We here the exclusive telling right*
tor tbh greet l&xttive
The ^tetuoS’JL Store
THE KETCHIKAN DRUG CO.
INC.
THE REXALL STORE
FOUND A TROLLING BOAT.
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Near Mountain Point last Friday.
Owne.v call and identify same,
j —Jimmy Williams, Mountain Point.
J near Saxman.
J. FILLMORE WARDER
Attorney at Law
General Practice Revilla Block
PATRONIZE HOME
INDUSTRY
Smoke a Ketchikan Cigar
KETCHIKAN CIGAR FACTORY*
Go With The Bunch
Where everybody goes
To The
STEDMAN CAF Z
Our Motto
Cleanliness. Quality, Courtesy and
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Reasonable Prices
MEAL TICKETS $5.50 for $5.00
We do not advertise our meal
tickets, you will be after them
Give Ls A Trial
The Stedman Cafe
i'.HAS. h. COSGROVE
Attorney at Law
GENERAL PRACTICE
C. E. 1NGERS0LL
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Prompt attention given to perfect
ing land titles and securing patents
KETCHIKAN, ALASKA.
James M. Shoup
Attorney at Law
Offices adjoining U S. Customs
Office
Notary
S. A. PLUMLEY '
Attorney and
Counselor at Law
Office—Town Council Chambers.
Ketchikan, Alaska.
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MARY A C GIBSON
Stenographer
Notary Public
OFFICES
—Newtown Home—
Phone 142
General Hauling
and work of all kinds
done by the
Independent Transfer
Company*
C. M. TAYLOB, Agent
Phone 64
Alaska Delivery
WALTER OKAY, prop
COAL DELIVERED FROM AZU
DOCKS
PHONES 51—T
Ketchikan Wharf Co.
COAL
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COAL 1
NANAIMO j
Lump Coal
»9.00 PER TON.
Ketchikan Wharf Co.
C. M. Taylor
Phone 64 Agent |
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ENGINES and BOATS
Alaska Boat and Engine Agency
Agent and distributers of the well known engines.
Palmer Engines 2 & 4 cycle medium & heavy duty engines
* Calaie Perfection 2 &4 cycle high speed engines
Northwestern 2 cycle high speed and heavy duty engines
Van Blerck high speed and medium, 4 cycle engines
Red Wing high speed and medium heavy duty engines
Kermath 4 cycle heavy duty engines
Oriole 4 cycle ideal engine for trolling purposes
Fisherman 4 cycle-1916 model will convince any man
that it is the greatest engine on the market today for its
price and quality, only Mfg. for work boat purposes, two
I sizes 6 H. P. 1 Cylinder weight 600 pounds, 2 Cylinder
12 H. P. weight 850 pounds, only Reversible engine Mfg.
Call on
Geo. Wilkes
For 191(1 Quotations.
CORLISS ENGINES a Specialty 5
Ketchikan, - Alask
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A MESSAGE I
On Your Arrival in, or your Departure From \
the City,' if YouZ, Visit
The SIDEBOARD
' CEX- -U-X3D
I -111
Corner Front and Dock Streets, You Will be Welcomed on Your
Arrival and Carry the Good Wishes of M. E. MARTIN
With You on Your Departure.
Congeniality, Goodfellowship and Fair Treatment
Combined, is our Long Suit.
the Cabinet
Is widely known; not only for the qaclity
of its Liquors, Wines and Cigars,
but for its hospitality to
its numerous patrons.
Henry Goemaere and H. W. Moryan
Ketchikan, Alaska.
The ADMIRAL
A place where Friends or Foes are equally well
treated: a place where the best Liquors, Wines
and Cigars are kept. Our motto being: .
“Thebest is n one too good for our Patrons”
At the Admiral Saloon, Ketchikan.
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i NORTHERN MACHINE WORKS ;
Standard Gas Engines ♦
OXY ACETYLENE WELDING 1
We Weld ]
Steel, Brass, Bronze, Cast-iron *
I Malleable iron. Welds Guaranteed, j
PACIFIC ALASKA NAVIGATION COMPANY
THE ADMIRAL LINE
PlJ^KT SOOKD^AMKORIOA PtJttBT SoUNP ALASKA KOUTfc
Roots - Tacoma and Seattle for Ketchi
'—Seattle'San franciaco, con- kan, PekiribUFtf. JUDOUU, Kattflla
Yakutal, Cordova. Valdez, Port
nacting witk the Yale end Hevard Well*. E]laDlur> La Touche. Cook
lor Southern California Porta. Inlet polntn. Seward and Kodiak
Steamera Admiral Evana And Watnon Call at Ketchikan North and
Southbound on the 8th, 18th and 28thof each month.
Right renerv*d to change Mlicdule without nolle**
H GALLAGHER, Agent. NORTHLAND DOCK CO.. Agent
JnnMU PHONE 60 Ketchikan