BUSINESS MEN
TO TOUR ALASKA
It is now practically certain
that the full party of 120 will
go on the Alaska excursion ar
ranged bv the New Chamber of
(
Commerce for this summer.
This trip, as announced some
time ago. will be one of the
t iosl complete trips through the
lea sts'll and interesting part'
i he North.
Seattle the Alaska
- * an.ship Co. wCj furnish one
oi its fleet, which will go on
e iii'ide passage to Skagwav
■ the passengers will go
b> tram up the White Pass
route to Whitehorse, where
steamers will be taken down
the river to Dawson. Fron
Dawson the party will go down
‘he Yukon to Tanama ar.d Fair
i inks. Thence they will go
t St. Michaels on the Sarah 01
the Northern Navigation Co..
v here they will again take s
steamer for the Benng Sea.
Aleutian Islands and the south
coast.
The trip includes S.miles
of ocean, river. Sake and rail
read travel, through the lovel
st parts of .Alaska at the
niost !*eauliful time of the year.
—Radre* i « Marine News.
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“KETCHIKAN ONLY
TOWN IN ALASKA"
‘ Tel! 'em I'm back to stay,
was the w ay in which Char y
Harvey greeted the M. ier M u
this morning. He sold out his
interests u- the Montana Res
taurant in this ity last year.
i*nd has since been in practi
raliy all the Alaskan coast
town- looking fc-r a lusine-s
opening “fvc-tcbikan is the on
ly • :,wu in .Alaska. airway' he
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loc ks z -i to me." Mr. Har
vey w .11 «• Uier buy o-.; one w
the local t-aung places or rein
rt U.i g and start one.
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HE’S ON THE “F-O-O-R-C-E”
There's no get .mg aw ay from
the old saying that biood w ..
count Here for years i m
Barry has been sailing under
fabe colors as a native - n
<s' last the Irish in him has tri
i jf-hed. and now he's on the
"ioorce," having qualified as
Town Marshal yesterday.
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WORK NEARING
COMPLETION
Contractor 0 --". who is In
-■ f the x • •; T - -
. -- ling
from Juneau a the Mariposa
' h - tti ~ • .f,g - lie tells tne
M.ner Man that he expects to
i - . the pal . •
ott plant aC Juneau wh.:.-h be
i- building within the next
twenty days.
A NEW MEMBER
FOR WIDOWERS’ CLUB
H y Myers .$ the later: rr>. n
i.*er oi the "gra?s widowers"
r tub. Mrs Myers and children
going south on this morning *
Mir porfc. for . i with Mr-.
Mayer-’ re.at es in ib— n.
Hoy ;- -land 12 ,t pretty well
thus far. but there is no tell
ing how rang fee w o keep
up.
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NEW ALASKA PAPER
MAKES ITS APPEARACE
The mst fr- rr. :r.~ h tni5
morning brog- ' u- Vo:. I.
No. \. of The Ala-ka Time
published at Gordo*. . Aia-.va.
i -id from appearan t om:-e
l \re a long fed .b* 2; ; new-}
j*aper.
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SOUTH WITH PRISONERS
fiepuiv Marsha: S\ m. I
Schnabel with George Steven
and "Job” Graham - guards
left on the Maripo-a tbs- mom
• ing with prisoner*-. They wu
,.n Le back within a few weeks
TO INVESTIGATE
OUR KELP PATCHES
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A parly of < vent.ms consist
ing of 1- CL Frye, heal of the
department of Botany of the
University of Washington, R.
B. Wylie occupying the same
position in the University of
Iowa and Dean Way nick a sen
ior in the University of Wash
ington. are* local visitors hav
ing arrived on hoard the launch
Zarembo in command of "Zar
embo Bill” DuRois. under char
ier for the season. They will
sindy the kelp growths of our
coast for She bureau of soils,
department of agriculture, with
She view of ascertaining the
potash contents. A similar par
?y consisting of Geo. B. Riggs,
professor of botany at the Un
iversity of Washington; Rob
ert F. Griggs, professor at the
Ohio Stale University, and San
ford N. ZeUar. garduate assist
; ant a* the University of Wash
ington. euroute to Prince iV il
:ham sound arrived on board the
Gjoa las: night. This party
wiii pay oarti.uiar attention to
ihe extensive beds in the neigh
ho 5 of Sh magin and Ko
d.ss. Island.
LOVED THE POKE
NOT THE MINER
Fairbanks. May {■>—Another
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: nar e of the north “petered
in this city last night,
when Ben Dahl, one of the op
erators of the Koyukuk caused
the arrest of Nora Moore on a
- g
i fiora him. It appears that
he M ore woman had agreed
!o marry Dahl, and the latter
entrusted h> g;.i sack to her
keeping. She hired a dog team
rd headed i r *.{.•- .imp* w h
•.he dusL Dsh’ secured a tc "si
■ and started in pursuit, catching
with he* cci ■.rr.. •'•! here. The
woman is under arrest.
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WILL FISH OUT
OF KETCHIKAN
The steam h .id .: fisherman
New Fi.gland, of the New Eng
■-id K -h Coir.: will make
Ke: .-.sn L-: hr ad ;carters for
he - Timer. Under comm iad
of Cap*. P. F. Keough she bait
ed up <r.d got away for the
fishing banks this morning.
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CHANGES IN THE
SHOW BUSINESS
According to •. n< ‘.see apper-r
. r. ? ei-ewher-- ' ray'- paper.
Le f.rm He km.;:.. Sayies <v
liro-s has dissolved partners;.ip
\V. [t. Gr«j". who arrived down
m Juneau on the Jefferson
buying out the other two and
{will conduct the business fcim
if in the future.
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ETHELYN GOES
INTO COMMISSION
Fra ax C&'p- new* gas boa
Elbe
-• . rr. -r. v- • B. W. Booth
n jT:-rr. ■ ■ d. ~ • will be used
.• ,.e ■ r. •• the Diamond
•-T" V -is’- rnpany*- bo-:
ise-- in these water- and on She
West Ooa-t.
OFF ON A HUNT
FOR WITNESSES
It- ] . T - K -more
jleft on the Spray today on a
hunt ' ~ nv -- • - Indian wit
nesses. As so frequently h»f>
j <n- -'ve;j. • hem have con
venient?}' forgotten to come in
to test 'y -f' various cases, so it
i- up to f, e M - -h • s office to
round them up.
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WIRELESS MEN WIN
According *o Operator in
* b 'gc Thompson of the Sos-at
. v.urele-- - laiion. the -trik|,ir
v.«re!c-» rtitrii have won their
fight ad along the line.
. i The Dally Miner, per rm*.
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HEADED FOR FAR
AWAY SIBERIA
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(>•',» of the most important
fw-edduvis of tin' present cea
pa-sed through Ketch; saiii
r’day on boaid the big ga-o
,:;e schooner 1*. J. Abler ol
Nome, the largest gasoline vos
»f in the territory. Frank F.
Kieiuschmidt is at the head of
the party, being accompanied
by two naturalists who "ill
v conditions and secure
specimens of life in the nerth
fur the Smithsonian institute.
Mrs. Kiiensebmidl and family
who are on board will diembaik
;■:» Seward returning via he
roast towns to Ketchikan,
where the balance of the - a
son will be spent as guest- of
Mrs. J. \Y. Young. Mrs. K: n
- hro dt i aunt.
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LEAVES FOR
PORTLAND CANAL
"Billy” Poison and Mar-h
I ekes are preparing to go up to
die head of Portland canal at
• ■ e. where they have some
promising appearing mining
claims. They have charter-'
s
foe Search; ght to take them
there, and expect to remain :V"
some time.
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FUNC1E NOT GUILTY
h took the 'ury in the Funcic
•-••• a: the District Court less
than fcMf an hour to bring ir
a verdict uf guilty” aga "-i
Pe er Fun e, Saturday. He
charged with being mi
; ate i with Roberts and Hop-'
s i . the it ng of the PL
\Y : i ■ armory la-t winter,
these two. who had confessed
their g ' 1 - - lief wit
r At him. claiming
that while he was watchman at
the cannery they had paid him
: st
i wed to help themselves So
the gear. e?*-.. ill the cannery
v. are bouse.
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BACK FOR THE SUMWER
Among (be Humboldt's jws
--cv~- for this place yesterday
i ruing was 8 ' • ' S ■
furring from Sait Like, where
be had spent the winter. He
r*r s that he had lest M --
Goodro in the south until the
end i the school year, when
she will come north with her
. ;gh or. Si -fates that he ex
pects la i « IfraHe devel
pmesT work on hi# proper tv
-i ve Karla Bay thi- season.
He left for home today.
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ANOTHER BOAT LINE
The big steamer Leelau. w
went through or* her way f- n
Vancouver to Skasway yester
<; .y morning, vith an immense
. . f general mer hand -e
• 1 d ii board. Th - is her
first srsp in these waters for
is * p •-e»i? owners, the Leeh
. w .-. S. Co., whi-h concern
. ; "bab v operate several
' . .uht - in th - neighborhood.
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MOTHER WANTS
INFORMATION
Chief of Police.
i*.e‘> h.kan, Alaska.
Pear Sir:-Will you pb-ve
:■ -<k up Elmer C. Heffner as
l.v • not heard from him for
~j year- until recently. He sent
i:i> address but card was mailed
u Ketchikan, Alaska also mail
ed rd n> xt day from Juneau,
A; ka. Possil iy he may be on
t boat between the two places,
if ■ ou can locate him tell him
write to nit mother, and
y • ally oblige.
MRS. V. M. HEFFNER,
:;il>5—2nd S*. N. E.
Minneapolis, Minn.
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Twenty-two thousand volts o!
-iricity was not enough to
rau-e a Juneau mechanic to
miss In# dinner.
“CAUGHT ’EM
WITH THE FLY”
A crowd of local fishermen
were Idling great tales Sunday j
evening of their luck fishing in
the Coring creek, with the fly.
and offered the fish in evi
dence of their prowess. They
forgot however that the gill net
in which the trout were caught
'ft ds mark on the fish and
gave them dead away. For fur
ther particulars see Harvey
Siackpole, Dale Hunt or Frank
old, and they will tell you the
kind of a "fly" they used.
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TOO MUCH SNOW
The Forest Service party that
cut Jo Bailey Bay the latter
->art of last week for the pur
pose of building a trail to the
< t springs, wa- compelled to
ciurn without accomplishing
'.uythhig owing to the amount
snow. They report close to
four leet at the beach with over
- \ feci at the springs and lake.
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KRAUCZUNAS WINS
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According to word received
y»>terday he United States lost
the recent appeal case of
She United States vs. Dan Lott,
v.herein he was charged with
soliciting he purchase of liq
uor and found guiltv in Com
nL'Sioner Stackpoles Court by
ti jury from which verdict Krau
. ; ua~ representing Dan Lott
. r>; oaled to the United States
D-sriet Court where lie lost out
gain: Dislrict Court overruling
- demurrer, in which he >r
giied tlicit the common law of
L gland J< es not apply to Al
~',.a in -o far as to create com
mon law crimes not expressly
’■-ignated by law, also that sol
dion by ah Indian to pur- j
• 1. -e intoxicating liquor does
1 r-j constitute crime under any
f w. Upon overruling of the:
demurrer by the Court the ca-e
u ent to ‘rial be force another,
•nrv and Lott was found guilty
once more.
Although beaten in twe
courts Krauczunas refused to
; e down, but appealed to the
S. Circuit Court pf Appeals j
at tk:n Francisco, His persis-i
• • e was crowned with suc
res- and he was the happiest
? ian in town yesterday, when
. t received official notification
i hat he had won and you can
get a -mile out of him at am
‘ me by just mentioning Don
Loft.
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FORGOT KETCHIKAN
7 e Alaska Coast company
J as issued a very handy folder
•• eve ring heir steamer sailings
f ni Sc;‘tic. and mentioning
A; -k -top- except Ketchi
». Ju-t why the company
v fit to leave us out in the
.-.Id i- hard to say. a= their
- get their share of the bus
=<" of this port.
/tR'lVE‘3 AT NOON TODAY
According to P. .1. Gilmore, a
rev/ dry goods clerk, a bounc
ing baby boy arrived on the
-crne at hi- house today, in
time for lunch, ju-t at noon.
Pat - ••> ' the boy is bound to
i. a winner, and already he i~
a 'ign painted, “Gil
e <s Son. The Clothiers.”
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“3. O.” HAS A NEW ONE
l d-< r.:r Charley Juli'.n
altered his -mile' right and
!i t a- he came down the May'
; i .gplank lb's morning, anil
it'-Ved genuinely glad to gel
• k to that dear old Ketchikan.
Wiiiie' below be secured the
icy fi>r the new talking rn i
< t. jf, the Oxvphonc, which ne
• ;ji - is a wonder.
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Repre-entaiive Arthur G.
‘ ’soup of Sitka has been ad
r.ii ted l< the bar.
PICTURES OF
ALASKA'S OFFICIALS
\Y. P. Gross the moving pic
ture m; n is working on a reel
o! picture film he experts to
create considerable interest in
the States. H consists of the
pictures of the various mem
bers of Alaska’s first legisla
ture, the governor and others
prominent in the official life
of the Territory at Juneau. This
week he has tar oil Judge Lyons
and the other members of the
court now in session in (hi*
city and will lake the reel south
on the first boat.
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frominent canner here
Charles Bnrckhart one of the
1 es! known eannerymen of this
region is a local visitor today
or. his way to Yes Bay. He re
ports that all the canneries in j
which he is interested will op- <
crate this season.
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will welcome the
new governor
The local Arctic Brotherhood]
camp is making preparations to;
welcome Governor Strong as he j
passes through Ketchikan on i
his way north the latter part
of the week, or early next. Arc
lie Chief Stackpole asked The
Miner to impress on the minds j
of the Arctic Brotherhood mem-j
hers the need of attendance, as j
• lie new Governor is the head'
of the order in Alaska. The ]
hand i- also invited to be out. ;
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wedding bells
“Dune” Campbell and Mrs.
Anna Henchen were united in
matrimony last night by Judge
Staekpole. Both are well-known
in this region, the former as
foreman at Jumbo Mine '.he
iatter as cook at the same place
The good wishes of a host of
friends are extended.
CANNERY TENDER
MUIR ARRIVES
Afier a speedy trip up from
Seattle, the tender \V, T. Muir
i»H‘ived in port last night short
ly alter eight o'clock, w'dh
Lruic Copeland in command and
Norman Austin as engineer.
The Muir towed up two loaded
scows for the Yes Bay cannery,
and reports having had an ex
citing experience while in the
Cult of Georgia owing to the
breaking of the lowing hawser
ip a gale of wind, setting the
scows adrift. The boys on
1 oard tiie Muir however by
g(. jd work picked them up a
gain, and delivered them right
side up with care.
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NEW ORE BODY
IS UNCOVERED
\V. Irvin is over from the
Iiiish <x Brown mine and ie
I orts that a new ore body of
considerable magnitude was
■drucl: recently ori the property
The find was rather unex
pected and is very promising
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TO TEST ALASKA COAL
Vallejo, Nla> 15—For the pnr
| pose of making a through test
< f Alaska coal for steaming
: purpose, the cruiser Maryland
li ft this jmrt for the north this
morning. She will proceed to
Cordova where the coal will he
;!:,kcn on hoard and the tests
made in Prince William Sound.
A CLASSY MEAT MARKET
Managei Van Zandf evidently
■ intends make the Ketchikan
Meat Market something cla*-y
. 11; the butcher shop line. t'o
(hut end he has had the place
repainted and papered on the
| inside, and is having a coat of
warm red paint applied to the
i outside a* .veil. The result i
.. meat market had to beat any
• v Imre, -auilai v and dean.
| BERT BEAT IT
FOR BIG GAME
Willi Ids eye> glowing like a
school-boy's at the prospect, of
a day at the tithin' hole, Bert
j Dowdesiiell boarded the Spo
kane yesterday morning for a
tiap to his old stamping ground
hack of Ketchikan.
Bert's feet have been itching
ter several weeks past, and it
l,a> been hard for him lo center
his tninu on political appoint
ments. Japanese war threats,
th.e latest styles of Suffragettes
costumes and the like, when
l:is mind was ever hearing lue
call ot the wild, and the gentle
ripple oi (lie waters of the sil
very creeks as the gay and
festive trout besported them -
scivos in the warm spring stm
shine, lie could stand it no
longer. Human endurance was
at an end, and when he re
ceived an imitation from Ket
chikan to join a party who
were headed for the wilds, he
just couldn’t resist (he call, and
tossing into a corner the hale
tul ty pewriter, he donned a suit,
of khaki, put on his heavy boots
seized his trusty 30:30, and Iiis
fishing pole, and was off. He
expects jo be gone about three
weeks. During his absence,
the office Angel and printers
devil will look after the Alas
kan's interests— Skagway Alas
kan.
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COAL SITUATION
IS VERY ACUTE
Late telegrams from the.
south tell of an unfortunate
condition in the British Colum
bia coal fields, where every col
liery is now closed down on ac
count of labor troubles. The
Nanaimo mines are the latest,
to go out, of business, and coal
cannot be had ot. any price.
Agent Taylor of the Ketchikan
Wharf company has asked that
100 tons of South Prairie coal
be shipped up from Seattle on
Ihe first freight boat to tide
Ketchikan over until matters
are straightened out.
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TAKE BODY NORTH
The body of Mrs. Babbage,
who died Saturday night was
taken to Juneau on the Spokane
this morning, her son, C. U.
Babbage acromanying it. in
terment wlit be made in the Ju
neau eemetary.
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WORKING FOR
ANOTHER FOUNTAIN
The members of the local \V.
C T. U. are soliciting funds for
Hie installation of another pub
lb drinking fountain in town..
One citizen ha- promised to do
i.de one-half the total cost, and
|the ladies are out raising the
other half.
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' NEW POSTOFFICE ORDER
A recent order from Pos;l
jmaster General Burleson is to
the effect that unpaid, mis
directed, urimadable and un
claimed postal cards, as. well as
post cards, deposited for local
delivery, be returned to the
sender when they bear card ;»<1 —
addresses. It is estimated that
twelve million post cards an
muilly will he returned to Hie
sender under the order.
HAZEL ROBB IS
REPORTED SOLD
A deal is on for the sale of
the cannery lender Hazel Ho h
U> the Simms cannery inlere ,ls
wilh headquarters at PI. Town
send. The Tongass Trading
company purchased the boat
some monllis ago, and have had
her and her power plant ov r
hauled since lliat lime.
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The Pacific Mining Journal
-ays that 1,500 men were en
gaged ill milling near .limc.au
jin October, exclusive of I he
Treadwell mine.