B. G. IS LOOKIN6 FOR JAP BOAT
There’s a sea mystery some
where on the northern British
Columbian coast according to
C.apt. Thomas Moore o_f. the
Cordova. He states that while
on the trip north the wireless
on the Cordova picked r.p a
rnesage addressed to ‘‘All Ves
sels” and signed by the British
Columbian authorities asking
dial a strict watch be kept for
a Japanese junk which was re
ported to have landed a party of
Die litlle brown men near Bella
Bella within the last few days.
Capt. Tommy states that he
was unable to get any particu
lars, nor was be able to locale
I ho strange vessel although he
kept a sharp lokoout for it
This is the second Japanese
cralt that has landed men in
British Columbia within the
past few days, and the author
ities are exorcised over it. The
Canadian patrol boats are out
looking for them and interest
ing results may follow their dis
covery.
GAME HUNTERS
GET LICENSES
The Governor’s office has is
sued hunting licenses to George
S. Biggs and C. S. Grookshank,
both of Santa Ana. California.
It is their intention to hunt for
large game in the upper White
river section. They will reach
that country via Cordova and
the Copper River and North
western railroad. They will
sail fiom San Pedro, California
in their own yacht about July
2Slh.
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K KRAUCZUNAS
LOCATES IN SEATTLE
The Miner is in receipt of *
communication from Kazis
Kruuczunas stating that he is
moving from Puyallup to Seat
tle, where he will make his
home in the future. He has of
fices at 403 Yyon Building.
WOUNDED MEN
ARE IMPROVING
According to word received
from Juneau, the men injured
in the recent accident in the
Sheep Creek tunnel are all im
proving. There is every prob
ability that the sight in one of
Stanley Yuryer’s eyes will be
saved. First reports had it that
he would lose the sight of
both.
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CHAS. DAVIDSON
IS CONFIRMED
The nomination of Charles
R. Davidson of Fairbanks to be
surveyor general of Alaswa was
confirmed by the Senate Sat
urday. Davidson will succeed
General W. L. Distin. His con
firmation was held up for Sev
ern] weeks for no apparent rea
son. t
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NOTICE TO MARINERS
The light at Ocean Capt, Ya
kut,tt Bay, extinguished July- 9
was relighted July 29, 1913.
11. L. Hankinson, Inspector.
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MUCH FISH RECEIVED
Vancouver, July 29—During
the past few days all past rec
ords for receipts of halibut in
this city have been broken.
Fvery boat of the many arriv
ing bringing in big loads.
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Victoria, July 29—The new
comes from Queen Charlotte
islands of the wreck there of
Seattle halibut fishing steamer
Wciding Brothers on the west
coast of the islands in a recent
storm. Particulars are lacking
except that the wreck occurred
near Frederick island.
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Capt. Jesse Anderson came
over from the West Coast this
morning for treatment for rhen
matism from which he has
been suffering considerable of
laic.
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Boylc-Morgan, purser
of the > ukon steamer Lightn
ing, it but fourteen years of |
age.
SEND THEIR REGRETS
W. 11. Bergstresser, president
of the Commercial Club is in
receipt of an aerogram last
n:ght from the Beattie Cham
nier of Commerce, which was
as follows:’
Commercial Club,
Ketchikan Alaska.
Delay on Yukon . prevents vis
it to Ketchikan. Steamship
eampany unable to extend time.
Strong appeals futile. Keen
disappointment to entire tour
ing party.
SEATTI.E CHAMBER
commerce
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new bar arrives
The new bar and barrom fix
lures for the Revilla Hotel ar
rived up on the Alameda last
r ight. They are some clftssy
and will make a fine appear
ance.
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TONGASS ELEVATOR
IS HERE AT LAST
Part of the Santa Ana's cargo
yesterday was the long delayed
elevator for the new Tongass
Building. It is being moved
over today and will be installed
at once.
CLAIMS TRAP WAS
FISHING ILLEGALLY
James fl. Lyman, one of the
fish patrol this morning swore
to a complaint in Judge Stack
pole’s court accusing the Alas
ka-Pacific Fisheries company
of keeping one of their floating
traps in Clarence straits open
and fishing yesterday. Chris
Adams the caretaker of th*
trap is named as defendant
with the cannery company.
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Gale of National Forest Timber
Sealed bids will be received
ny the Forest Supervisor. Ket
chixan, Alaska, up to and in
eluding July 7, 1913, for 1,
000,000 feet B. M. more or less
of. Sitka spruce and Western
hemlock sawtimber upon a ries
gnaled area on the southwest
shore of Thorne Bay, Prince ot
'Vales Island, Tongass National
f orest, Alaska. No bit of less
than $1.00 per M. feet B. M.
for sawtimber will be consid
ered. Deposit with bid $200.
The right to reject any and alt
Lids reserved. Before bids are
submitted full information con
cerning the timber, the con
ditions of sale, and submission
o fbids should be obtained from
the Forest Supervisor, Ketchi
kan, Alaska.
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AFTER THE IRISH VOTE
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“Charley” Ingersoll must be
getting ready to corral the
Irish vote. He is having the
Revilla Hotel building repaint
ed, and the color is green.
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CANNING ’Em AT LORING
Word comes from Loring
Ihat the cannery there is as us
ual getting considerable fish.
Up to Saturday night 40,000
cases had been put up.
FOLDER ON
CANNED SALMON
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A handsome folder on canned
salmon has just been issued by
I lie Chicago, Milwaukee & St.
Paul Railway. The booklet,
which consists of six pages,
was prepared by the Ixxard
Jacobsen Advertising Agency
of Seattle, and is a decided
credit to all parties interested.
Handsomely illustrated, it is
designed to interest the ulti
iiirde consumer in canned sal
mon as a food product and tp
attract visitors to the coast sal
mon canning plants nearest tlr
centers of population. The
booklet is done in two colors
on fine paper and is one of the
most interesting pieces of lit
erature of this sort which JiflS
vet been issued. Large quant
ities will he distributed by the
Milwaukee railroad.
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THE NORTH LOOK8
GOOD TO HIM
J. E. Lathrup, who had been
in Los Angeles for the past sev
ernl months, returned to Ketch
i!<nn on the Alameda Saturday.
Joe says that fialifornia may be
all right, but for the real un
adulterated joy of livng there is
no where can hold a candle to
Ketchikan. Tie is back at the
New England plant fif cours9.
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NEW CHARTS ARRIVE
A big supply of 8IOC and
8200 charts were received this,
n-orpifig at the Ryus Rrug &
Jewelry Co. There has been a
shortage of these charts foi
some time so their arrival will
be welcomed by lpcql boat mPnt
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IS ASSESSED A
$50.00 FINE
George Ohashi, the Japanese
poolroom keeper was found
guilty of gambling in Judge
Stackpole’s court yesterday and
fined $50.00. George is said
to have been conducting the
game for some time, but this
time one of his victims,/ a
Filipino, squealed and gave the
snap away.
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No. 181-K. A. Summons
In the District Court for the
District of Alaska, Division
No. 1.
Dean C. Cannon, plaintiff, vs
Agnes A Cannon, defendant.
To Agnes A. Cannon defend
an t. Greeting:
In the name of the United
States of America, You ape
hereby commanded to be and
Court, holden at Ketchikan in
said Division of said District,
and answer the complaint filed
against you in the above-enti
tled action within thirty days
from the service arid a copy of
tine said complaint upon you,
and, if you fail so to appear
and answer, for want thereof,
tiie plaintiff will apply to the
Court for the relief demanded
in said complaint, a copy of
which is served herewith. This
suit is brought to obtain a de
cree of absolute divorce from
the bonds of matrimony now
existing between plaintiff and
defendant.
And you. the United StavO^
Marshal of Division No. 1, of
the District of Alaska, or any
deputy, are hereby required to
make service of this summons
upon the said defendant, and
each of them ns by law re
quired, and you will make due
rolnrn thereof to the Clerk of
ibis Court within forty days of
the date of delivery to you,
with an endorsement hereon
of your doings in the premises.
Order for publication of this
summons is dated July id,
DM3, and requires the same
lo be published for the statu
tory period in the Ketchikan
Miner, a weekly newspaper
published in Ketchikan, Alas
ka. Defendant is required to
answer wthin thirty days after
the la.'t publication.
In witness whereof, I have
hereunto set my hand and af
fixed the seal of the above
Court this 1 llh day of July
A. D. 1013.
E. W. PETTIT. Clerk,
l.v E. S. 9TACKPOLE, Dep.
Chas. H. COSGROVE, attorney
for plaintiff.
First publication July 25, 1013
Last publication Sept. 5th. 1913
1,000.00 PER DAY
IN GOLD
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Cordova, July 31—John Moore
and Oils Larsen arrived at Mc
Cnrlhy this morning from the
Sushanna. They report Jen
nings, the owner of the discov
ery creek on Eldorado creek
has just cleaned up eight
thousand dollars as the result
of eight days WQi’K. for two
men. Good pay is now report
ed some thirty miles from the
original strike. The train and
section crews are quitting their
jobs on the Copper River road
and heading for the new digg
ings. A fhpus&nd dollars was
offered for a pack pony in this
place today,
Pawspn, July 9S~Twp stpapi
ers loaded with stampeders fpr
the Sushanna gold stri^p jpf|
tills city yesterday. They will
ascend the Stewart and White
rivers as far as they can navi
gate and then take to the trail
The strike is in the neighbor
hood of 20(t milpa from this
place, which places it about
thirty miles inside the Alaskan
boundary. Hundreds of miners
and old time prospectors pf ftp si
region are preparing* to join
the stampede and the proba
bilities are that this region will
i>n practically depopulated be
fore the end of summer, pro
viding of equesp that the early
reports are confirmed. Grub
is reported scarce, so those go -
ing in now are warned to tak*.
ii plenty for the spasoq.
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NOTICE TO DELINQUENT
CO-OWNER
To Adelaide V. White, her heir?
and assigns, and ail the heirs,
devisees and assigns of A.
Hollis White, deceased;
You and each of you are
hereby notified that during the
years 1010, 1011 and 1012,
and each thereof, the under
signed, your co-ownprs, have
expended $100.00 in labor and
improvements, amounting to
$800.00 in 1010, $800.00 in
1911 and $800.00 in 1012, up
on liie “Grackerjack No. 1”.
“Grackerjack No. 2”, “Gracker
jack No. 3”, “Grackerjack No.
4“Grackerjack No, 5”, “Hol
lis”, “Goodenough" and “Brain
tree” Lode mining Claims, sit
uated in the Ketchikan Min;<g
and Recording District on
Prince of Wales Island on I he
northerly slope of Hollis Moun
tain about 1 3-4 miles from
Hollis on Twelve Mile Arm ol
Kasaan Bay, the original lo
cation notices thereof being of
record in the recorder’s office
nc Ketchikan, Alaska, in Book
“B” of the Swineford records
at pages 42, 43, 44. Book “C’:
of Swineford records at pages
47, 48, 140, Vol. 10 of Mines,
Wrangell records, at page 202
and Vol. 1, of mines at page
324, No. 332; The said labor
was performed as and for the
annual representation of said
claims for (he said years, 1010,
1011 and 1012, a? required by
the provisions of Section 2324
of the Revised Statutes of the
United States, and amendment
thereto-approved January 22nd
1880 and the amendment
thereto approved March 2.
1007, concerning annual labor
upon mining claims, being Ihe
amounts required to and for the
purpose of holding said claim--’
for said years, and in which
you ciaira an undivided seven
sixteenths interest;
You are further notified thai
unless within ninety days after
(he personal sendee of this
notice upon you, or within
ninety dftys after the publica
tion thereof, you contribute
your portion of such expendi
ture as a co-owner, to-wit,
$350.00 for 1910, $350.00 for
1011 arid $350.00 for 1912, or
one-eighlhs thereof for each of
said ciaims, your interest in
the said claims and each there
of will he forfeited to the un
dersigned co-owners who have
made such expenditure, and
will become their property in
the manner provided by law.
Dated May 23, 1913.
JAMES BAWDEN.
OTTO B. RUFF.
First Publication, May 23, 1912
Last Publication, Aug. 15, 1913
THE TONQAS8 CO.’S
HOUSE WARMING
The Tongass Trading com
pany was the host to practic
eily every person residing in
Ketchikan last night, at the
house-warming of their elegant
Lusiness block. Everybody was
there, and what is more, every
body had a good time. The
main floor and the balcony
were very tastefully decorated,
(lie Firemen’s band served out
the right line of music, the
luncheon was the clear thing,
and1—Oh, you punch! After
eleven o’clock an orchestra
consisting of Messrs, Sumpf,
Woodworth and Drake furnish
ed the elegant music which
kept Ketchikan dancers on the
floor until they were complete
ly tired out. The building is
a dandy the beat in Alaska, an
I be housewarming was the best
social event of the year,
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NOT VET 1ETTLED
B. B. Reynolds informs the
Miner Mon that settlement be
tween the C. P. Ry. an<i him
self for dgiriggp to the gasoline
scow Reynolds by the Princess
Ena has not as yet been ef
fected. Tiie matter is now up
to the steamship ppmpaqy,
FINISHES A BIG JOB
J. G. Foord the plumber is
finishing one of tllP biggest
plumbing jpbs ever done in
Ketchikan—the installation of
water and steam piping, etc.,
in the new Tongass building
Tn addition tq the piping, he
lnsInUed IB wash basins, 0
toilets, 2 bathtubs and 3 sinks.
The hot water system used is
the circulating, which guftran
lees hot wfttpp immediately
that ft faucet js opened, with
no waiting for the cold water
to run out of the pipe first.
The faucets used are the latest
style of splf=elosei>s, Mr.
Koord js putting the finishing
touches to the steam heating
system, which with the instal
ation of the boiler will be
ready for business within a
few days,
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"ABBIE” ON THE JOB
Clyde \V. Abercrombie, of
the West Coast Grocery com
pany of Tacoma, is “on the
road” for a short time. The
company is opening up new
territory on the Grays Harbor
line of the Northern Pacific
and Mr, Abercrombie was sel
ected to work up a business.
Friends of Mr. Abercrombie
claim he yearns to be back in
the north.
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A NEW DRUGGIST
A. W. Schlador, a registered
pharmacist from Portland, Ore.
is behind the prescription coun
ter at the Yellow Front Phar
macy, having arrived on a re
cent boat.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In the Commissioner? Court
for the Precinct of Ketchikan
Territory of Alaska. Division
No. 1; In Probate.
Estate of R. S. Holt, decty-cd.
Notice is hereby given that
Dan Nelson has been duly ap
pointed administrator of the es
tate of R. 8. Holt, deceased;
and all persons havir.Jc claims
against -said estate a:e hereby
notified to exhibit the n witli
the necessary vouchers withii;
six months after the first pub
lication of this notice with the
undersigned at his post office
address at Kasaan, Alaska
Dated this lflth day of June
1913. I
DAN NELSON,
Administrator o flhe Estate
of R. 8. Holt, deceased.
Chas. II. Cosgrove, attorney or
Administrator. ,
"NOT GUILTY” ffl FIRST BALLOT
Juneau, July 31—After being
out less than half an hour, the
jury in the Joseph MacDonald
trial brought in a verdict of
not guilty, the first ballot hav
ing been unanimous. The trial
has been the most stubbornly
fought in the history of tho
north, ft has lasted 22 days,
and more than one hundred
witnesses have been examined.
The counsel spent three days
presenting their arguments.
Kuslgard in closing for the
prosecution yesterday made
ihe most masterly address ev
'•r uttered in a northern court,
continuing throughout the en
tire three sessions of the court.
Thrilling scenes greeted the
bringing in of the Jury, the
speculators cheering the verdict
Women friends of Mrs. Mac
I’onuld wept tears of joy, and
she poor woman worn out by
the strain of the trial fainted
in the court room.
CHANGE IN service
VERY PROBABLE
There is every probability that
within the next year the man
agement of the Alaskan cable
system will be changed fron
the signal service to the postal
department. A bill will be in
troduced in the next session of
Congress, and the probabilities
are that It will be carried auth
orizing the post office depart
ment to take it over.
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gelles the
PIPE MAN here
(Jus Gelles, manager of the
pipe department, of the Nation
al Grocery company at Seattle,
is a local visitor. He is accorn
panied by his wife and is reg
istered at the Steelman. In ad
dition to his fine line of pipes
he is pushing the sale of t>
Optimo and Chancellor cigars.
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KETCHIKAN A
TWO PAPER TOWN
Ketchikan is again a two pap
er town, a contemporary to
The Miner having made its ap
pearance this morning. The
new paper is a daily publication
appearing under the title of
‘‘The Morning Mail” with M.
S. Perkins as editor. It is pub
lished at the office of E. A.
Heath & Sons.
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PISH RUN SLIM
ON THE SOUND
Private advices received from
Puget Sound are to the effect
that the run of sockeye salmon
Ihus far is late and much smal
ler than expected. As this was
expected to he the year of the
big run, this shortage is bound
to have a tonic effect on the
canned salmon market.
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The Canadian government is
considering the advisability of
erecting an ore testing mill near
I.'awson to try out some of the
quartz lodes of that section.
Sam C. Dunham, author of
the book, “The Goldsmith of
Nome” is out with another
book of verses, entitled, “The
Men Who Blaze the Trail”.
Dunham now resides at Fruit
vale, near San Francisco.
we-WAJU4M(.JIi>4dl a__
best show ever in
ALASKA RETURNING
Manager Piiriiilon of the
Dream Theater is in receipt of
a commmiicalion from the ad
vance agent of the Juvenile
Bostonian Opera company,
slating that the company will
show in Ketchikan Tuesday
tnd Wednesday, August 12 and
13, on their return trip. They
are now playing in Dawson
where they are hilled for nine
consecutive nights, Ihe longest
season ever attempted by any
company in the Klondike met
ropolis. The people of Fair
banks were enthusiastic over
the youngsters, naming them
the best show that ever came
to Alaska.
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NARROW ESCAPE
FOR THE SANTA ANA
According to word received
from Prince of Wales Island,
the Santa Ana had a narrow
escape from going ashore at
the entrance of Moira Sound
Monday morning. She left
Ketchikan Sunday night for
Prince of Wales island, and
when about half way across
Ihe straits something went,
wrong with the engines, so that
-he was adrift for several
hours. Fortunately hut little
wind was blowing at the litre,
for as it was she was with n
a couple of hundred yards of
lii» shore before her engines
wo-e gotten back into commis
sion again.
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The body of an unknown rn i i
was found in the Yukon near
Fniiymile.
Harry B'roox, a Norwegian,
2^ years of age, was drowned
near Skagway when his sail
boat ran on Hie rocks.
The military hand of tile 30th
infantry will ho transferred
from Fort Seward to Fort Bis
cum on August first.
ltaines strawberries are now
ripe and the crop promises to
ho a large one. The Haines
berries are world heaters.
When John Tiberg was ar
rested at Nome for the rob
bery of the Pioneer Mining
company’s sluices, he was re
lieved of $14,000. The courc
has now ordered lhat the mon
ey he returned to him.
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