CURE
]T. R. Thompson, president
ami manager ol' the Diamond
1C. Parking company, returned
on tile City ol' Seattle from the
south yesterday morning. He
state' to the Miner Man that
the mild cured’ salmon market
i' in a very bad way on the
Sound, so that he was forced to
dispose of hi- pack at a loss.
'I lie reason for this he says is
I he large proportion of small
fish taken on the West Coast
which has flooded the market
with an inferior product and
made the buyers suspicious of
I he Alaska pack. The larger
fish from the waters around
Ketchikan find ready sale, but
the others are simply a drug
on the market.
CIVIL SERVICE
EXAMINATION
\ civil service examination
In establish a list of eligible* in
(In* customs service will be
held nl Juneau Spt. 10. For
further information write to C.
D. Garfield, Special deputy col
lector, Juneau.
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Juneau, August. it-Judge
Frown on the U. S. District
i onrl bench Saturday upheld
(he validity of the Poll Tax law
and fined A. M. Gallaham, a
lawyer-newspaperman of this
place, five dollars for refusing
to pay same. The suit was
brought for the purpose of test
ing the validity of the law.
This means that in (ho opinion
of the Court ample notice lias
been given for tbe collection ol
the tax for this year.
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Nome.—Trading with Siberia
is nl a complete standstill
* aused by tbe alleged shooting
of a native policeman by mem
ber' of the crew of ltie Sea
Wolf. It is now necessary for
schooners to clear at Petrap
avi'l'k. Merchants are slow in
giving credit, fearing seizure by
T'ussian government cutters,
whom it i' believed hereafter
will hdopt extreme measures to
stamp on! liquor. The schoon
er Wasp, Gapt. Charles Matson,
i' a month overdue. It is be
lieved be and five other seboou
ers are tied up in Ihe Snake
river.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
la the Commissioners Court
lor !he Precinct or Ketchikan
Territory of Alaska, Division
No. 1: In Probate.
E.-late of R. S. Holt, decta-cJ.
Notice is hereby given that
Han Nelson has been duly ap
pointed administrator of the es
tate of R. S. Holt, deceased;
and all persons having claims
against said estate a:e hereby
notified to exhibit them with
the necessary vouchers within
six months after the first pub
lication of thi- notice with (lie
undersigned at his post office
address at Kasnan, Alaska
Dated this 10th day of June
1013. I
DAN NELSON,
Administrator o film Estate
of R. S. Holt, deceased.
Chas. II. Cosgrove, attorney or
Administrator. ,
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The Wrangell Sentinel tells
of an accident at the A. S. P.
cannery near that town, caused
by Hie breaking of the gover
nor belt on itie main engine.
The manchinery ran away; the
foreman was knocked ■sense
less. and one of the women em
ployes fell in among the fish.
We judge from (he account
Among the LaTouche’s cargo
yesterday were f>3 horses for
use on the McCarthy-Shushan*
mi trail.
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GOES OVER TO DO
DEVELOPMENT WORK
The Searchlight will carry
Bud Holton and his crew of
three men over to Chomley
Sound tomorrow where they go
to do the assessment work on
mining properties Mr. Holton
is interested in in that region.
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GREAT COAL DEPOSITS
DISCOVERED IN ALASKA
Mountains of coal have been
discovered sixty miles from the
mouth of the Kuskokwim Riv
er. near the River Eek and
eighty miles from Goodnews
Hay, according to Capt. Louis
Knaflich, master of the power
schooner Bender Brothers.
Prospectors in search of gold
on the Eek River stumbled onto
the coal in the hilly country
bordering the river. Captain
Knaflich says the new fields
are more extensive than those
of Katalla. The specimen
brought on the Bender Brothers
is hard and of fine quality.
Discouraged by government
restrictions and lured on by
tales of richer gold discoveries
up the River Eek, no claims
have been staked in the new
coal area, according to Knaflich
The fields are easily reached
lie either water or land and a
rail line could he constructed
to Goodnews Bay at little cost
and coal furnished to Nome,
St Michael, Hie interior, Dutch
Harbor. Unalaska and other
points with little time and ex
pense, where now fuel is ob
tained from Australia.—Seattle
Times.
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NEW TYPE DIESEL
ENGINE COMPLETED
The New London Ship & En
gine On., recently completed,
and now have on the test stand
the -first 100 If. P. marine
Diesel to be built at their work
End as a matter of fact in thi
country, for the reason that this
company holds the exclusive
rights for (lie building of the
Diesel engine in America.
On the first trial run of the
engine a full 115 H. P. was de
veloped. The engine ran very
smoothly, fhcre was no over
heating and no serious trouble
of anv kind experienced. This
engine was especially designed
for use in halibut schooner.,
cannery lenders, twoboats, pas
senger boats and all small
craft recpiiring a heavy duty en
giiie. The engine is no lar
ger and weighs no more than
a 75 if. P. heavy duty gas eil*
gine. it burns 2c. California
fuel oil and consumes only 0
l-i; gallons an hour.
If You want Reliability, Silence, Economy, Freedom ss
2^ From Trouble, and General Satisfactioi 3S
The Ralaco 1
WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS 51
£2
if U
s g
$ ts
tf %
I I
8 1
££ S. M. JONES COMPANY MANUFACTURERS
| For full Information Write ^
0 STANLEY OAKS,Mill, Ketchikan, Alaska H
MAY SAVE THE iVIEDlNG
Evidently Capt. Olto Holstrom
roaster of the fishing steam
boat Weiding Brothers, which
came to grief on Frederick Is
land nearly Kvo weeks ago, be
lieves that his craft may yc'l
he saved. According to Captain
Donald of Ihe Grand Trunk
liner Prince George, the skip
per of Ihe wrecked vessel lefl
Prince Rupert a few days ago
on one of the Canadian fish
and cold storage company’*
trawlers to try and haul the
Weiding Brothers off Ihe rock*
and bring her safely back to
port.
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ED. MORGAN'S “MIKE”
RUN OVER AND KILLED
The Morgan family is all
broke up over the death of
“Mike” their little cocker
spaniel, which was run over
and killed by the Tongas? de
livery automobile yesterday af
ternoon. Mike was a bright
lit lie fellow and will be mis
sed. This paper has called the
attention of the drivers of the
town’s two trucks Hint their
tendency is to drive too fast.
This time is was “only a dog”
hut the next time is may he a
human being, and it will then
lie too late to lie sorry and re
solve to he more careful in Hie
future. The council should
pass an ordinance regulating
Hie speed of vehicles on the
streets.
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NATIONAL FOREST
TIMBER FOR SALE
Sealed bids will he received
hv Ihe Forest Supervisor. Ket
chikan, Alaska, up to and in
cluding August 15. 1913, for
509,000 feet B. M. more or
less, of Sitka S' uce and West
ern hemlock sawtimber upon
a designated area beginning a
Inut one mile from the en
trance of Thorn Bay and ex
tending southwesterly approx
imately two miles along the
northwest shore of Thorn Bay,
east coast of Prince of Wales
Island, Tongass National For
est, Alaska. No bid of less
than $1.00 per M. feet will he
considered. Deposit with hid
$200.00. The right to reject
any and all bids reserved. Be
fore bids are submitted full in
formation concerning tiie tim
ber. the conditions of the sale,
and the submission of bids
slioukl be obtained from the
Forest Supervisor, Ketchikan,
Alaska.
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No. 179-K. A. Summons
In the District Court for the
District of Alaska, Division
No. 1.
Kiltie Heaton, plaintiff, vs
Charles Heaton, defendant.
To Charles Ilealon, defend
ant, Greeting.
In the name of the United
States of America, You arc
hereby commanded to he and
Court, liolden at Ketchikan in
said Division of said District
and answer the complaint filed
against you in the above-enii
lied action within Ihirly days
from (he service and a copy of
Ihe said complaint upon you,
and. if you fail so to appear
and answer, for want thereof,
Ihe plaintiff will apply to the
Court for the relief demanded
in said complaint, a copy ol
which is served herewith. Thi*
suit is brought to obtain a de
cree of absolute divorce from
the bonds of matrimony now
existing between plaintiff ana
defendant.
And you, the United Slates
Marshal of Division No. 1, ')}
the District of Alaska, or any
deputy, are hereby required to
make service of this summon*
upon the said defendant, and
each of them as by law re
quired, and you will make due
leturn hereof to the Clerk or
this Court within forty days ol
the date of delivery to you.
with an endorsement hereon
of your doings in the premises.
Order for publication of this
summons is dated June 25.
1913, and requires Ihe same*
to be published for the statu
tory period in the Ketchikan
Miner, a weekly newspaper
published in Ketchikan, Alas
ka. Defendant is required to
answer within Ihirly days after
the last publication.
In witness whereof, I have
hereunto set my hand and af
fixed the seal of the above
Court this 10th day of June,
A. D. 1913.
E. W. PETTIT. Clei!..
By E. S. STACKPOLE, Dep.
Chas. II COSGROVE, attorney
for plaintiff. j
First publication July 4.
East publication August 15, 13
SKAGWAY ALASKAN
GETS SHUSHANA LETTER
The Shagway Alaskan has re
ceived a letter from George
Zavoritis, of Skagway, who
went into Ihe Shushana coun
try with Fletcher llamshaw’s
party early in the spring and
who was fortunate enough to
secure a claim near Discovery
claim. Writing from North
Fork island, 35 miles from the
discovery on Bonanza creek,
under dale of July 17th, Mr
Zavoritis writes the Skagway
Alaskan as follows:
“I just arrived here from the
gold strike on Bonanza creek
which is about thirty-five miles
north of here and can say that
the strike is o.-k.
“Nine of us left here and we
have all located claims near
Ihe discovery, I panned one pan
on the discovery claim which
belongs lo William James and
got about $20 in coarse gold
out of the one pan of gravel..
They are working on bedrock
which is only about three feet
below Ihe surface, and with
only two lengths of sluice boxes
took out 205 ounces of gold in
less than four days,
“Our party were among the
first lo arrive, but while we
were (here, many more people
came and we met several par
ties going in as we were on Ihe
way out. There are several
mining men and experts i':
lhere and they all say the strike
and surrounding country looks
good enough for a big stam
pede. We went in light so had
lo come right out again for
more grub hut we are going
hack again tomorrow. I pan
ned a little on my own claim
and got several colors on the
surface but have not done any
work on it as yet.
‘ The largest nugget found in
there up (o the time we left
was vrorth about twenty dollars
hut they had a large number of
nuggets ranging all way from
fit*.50 up to $8.00 as all ihe
gold Is coarse and they expect
lo find larger ones before long.
“The main strike Is not on
Johnson creek ns was at first
reported, but is on. Little El
dorado about 200 yards from
where it empties into Ghatenda
and several good pans have
been taken on the surface of
its creek bed.
“We got caught in a combi
ned snow and rain storm com
ing hack and there wasn’t a
blanket in the crowd and wc
nearly froze, to death but we
managed to keep a small fire
all night. We started on the
trail again next morning in wet
clothing but they soon dried,
and then everything was o.-k.
naain.”
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SEES A GREAT FUTURE
lir. J. W. Turrentine, who
has been investigating tlie pos •
s bililies of converting salmon
cannery offal into fertilizer for
the Department of Agriculture,
lrft for the states on this
mornings Princess Sophia. rl11
Inc Miner Man he made the
■ latement that there is a greal
future for the canners in the
fertilizer field as the demand
lor fertilizer throughout the
country far exceeds the present
supply. The cost of installing
a plant, for the purpose of con
verting the offal is not greal,
and according to the doctor’s
figures, fully twenty per cent
per year could he realized on
the money invested. \Yhile~in
Alaska he has visited practically
every cannery from Kodiak
south arid has prepared a mass
of statistics and figures on the
subject. Before entering upon
his present work Dr. Turren
tine was at the head of the
Department of Chemistry at
the Lafayette University in
North Carolina, that being his
native stale.
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The Klondike region has pro
duced approximately $175,000,
000 in virgin gold. These fig
ures are made up from present
Canadian royalty returns, Amer
iean counsular export records
of earlier days' and from other
reliable sources. Of this grand
total no less than $150,000,
000 has come from the wonder
ful golden heart of Klondike,
1 lie territory lying within a
radius of fifty miles of Dawson
The most marvelous of produc
ing creeks have been Bonanza.
Eldorado, Thinker, Dominion,
Cold Run, Sulphur, Quartz, Last
Chance and other tributaries,
and bills and benches along the
creeks.
DENTAL BOARD ORGANIZES
Dr. W. E. Znber, who had
been at Juneau in attendance
on the first meeting of the
Territorial Dental Board, is
home again. He reports that
organization was effected and
(he rules for the future man
agement o fthe board laid out.
Those eligible % to practice
dentistry in Alaska without ex
amination arc those practicing
in Alaska who either have di
plomas from recognized dental
colleges or have been licensed
in some of (he states, or those
who have practiced dentistry
for the past four years in the
territory immediately preceding
(lie passage of the bill. Any
dentists coming from the out
side or unable to comply with
any of the above conditions
will be required to pass an ex
amination before being given a
license. The registration fee is
$5.00.
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A PAINFUL ACCIDENT
Hoy Gary, one of the employ
ees of the Princeton company
al Doloml took a bad tumble
Friday night, which resulted in
injuries of such a nature as to
land him in the hospital here.
Tic was walking along the tram
between the b'unkhouse and
(he mine and slipped and fell
to (he ground below cutting his
face up considerably, injuring
his jaw, and breaking several
of his teeth. He is doing finely
in the local hospital and expects
lo return fo work at Dolomi the
letter part of the w’eek,
RETURNS FROM
SOUTHERN TRIP
Fred Patching, superinten
dent of the big Fortmann hatch
cry, who had been south on a
1 rip, returned on the Jefferson
this morning. He reports hot
weather on the Sound and is
glad to got home again. Mr.
Patching has property interests
on Vashon island.
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NOTICE TO DELINQUENT
CO-OWNER
To Adelaide V. White, her heir
and assigns, and all the heirs,
devisees and assigns of A.
Hollis White, deceased;
Yon and each of you are
hereby notified that during the
years 1010, 1011 and 1012,
and each thereof, the under
signed, your co-owners, have
expended $100.00 in labor and
improvements, amounting tc
$800.00 in 1010, $800.00 in
1011 and $800.00 in 1012, up
on the “Grurkerjack No. 1”.
“Grackerjack No. 2”, “Cracker
jack No. 3”, “Grackerjack No.
4", “Grackerjack No. 5”, “Hol
lis”, “Goodenough” and "Brain
tree’’ Lode mining Claims, sit
uated in the Ketchikan Mining
and Recording District on
Prince of Wales Island on Ihe
northerly slope of Hollis Moun
tain about 1 3-4 miles from
Hollis on Twelve Mile Arm ol
Kasaan Ray, the original lo
cation notices thereof being of
record in the recorder’s office
ar. Ketchikan, Alaska, in Book
“B” of the Swineford records
at pages 42, 43, 44. Book “G’:
of Swineford records at pages
47, 48, 140, Vol. 10 of Mines,
Wrangell records, at page 202
and Vol. 1, of mines at page
334, No. 332; The said labor
was performed as and for the
annual representation of said
claims for (he saici years, 1010.
1011 and 1012, as 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 clainv:
for said years, and in which
you ciaim an undivided seven
sixteenths interest;
You are further notified thai
unless w'ithin ninety days after
the personal service of this
notice upon you, or within
ninety clays after the publica
tion thereof, you contribute
your portion of such expendi
ture as a co-owner, to-wit,
$350.00 for 1010, $350.00 for
1911 and $350.00 for 1912, or
one-eighths thereof-for each of
said claims, your interest in
the said claims and each there
of will be forfeited to the un
dersigned co-owners who have
made such expenditure, and
will become their property in
the manner provided by law.
Dated Mav 23, 1913.
JAMES BAWDEN.
OTTO B. RUFF.
First Publication, May 23, 191?
Last Publication, Aug. 15, 1913
ON CEMENT BLOCK
The work of preparing for
the Strong concrete block on
Front street between Grant and
Dock, was begun this morning.
Workmen are at work demol
ishing the old Northern Ma
chine Works building, and the
corrugated freight warehouse
will follow at once. Accord
ing to the plans received from
A. W. Quist on the last boat,
the building will be fifty feel
“Jack’’ Irwin, Superintendent
■Northern Division Marconi
Wireless, who is now in this
city for the purpose of secur
ing a site for the new wireless
station, has closed a deal with
Micky Doyle for his place near
Charcoal Point. The lay of the
land in that region, according
to Mr. Irwin, is ideal for a
wireless plant, and he will re
turn to the Sound at once and
get the necessary material to
gether for commencing build
ing operations without delay.
The station as stated before in
these columns will be 25 k. w..
with masts 225 feet in height,
and capable of working direct
with the Sound or Juneau.
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SOME TOW LINE
One of the recent steamers
brought up a new tow line for
the Vigilant. It weighs an even
ton and is an indication of
where some of the profits of
running a sawmill go to.
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SOUTH WITH CRAZIES
—
Marshal II. L. Faulkner was
on board the Sampson yester
day morning with three people
recently declared insane and
sent to Mt. Tabor. They are
Mrs. Davis, formerly of Fair
banks, C. K. Carroll who re
cently passed several worthless
checks at Skagwav and Victor
Tub.
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GOES TO TREE POINT LIGHT
The cruiser Searchlight is off
on a trip to Tree Point Light
today. She is taking home As
sistant Keeper Pitt and wife
who have been away a month
on their vacation. The Misses
Foosness and Farley go to the
light to visit friends Intending
to return on the Harry.
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That Mt. McKinley has sunk
some eight hundred feet, fol
lowing the big earthquake that
occurred there July 0, 1912, is
the belief of Prof, Herschel
Parker, of Columbia university.
| deep by eighty-two feet in
length, five stories in height,
thus making it ttie tullest build
ing in Alaska. As slated in the
Miner some time ago, the low
er story will be used for ware
house and engine room pur
poses, the second which wid
he on the street level will be di
vided into four store rooms,
while the other three will ho
used for cold storage purposes.
CARLSON’S GIRLS ARE
WINNING MUCH FAVOR
•'F.irlson’s salmon cannery at
Tabu harbor is ernployin ■' girls
in the canning department, and
those that have visited the can
nery are high in their praise of
the results obtained. Most of
those employed are Finnish!,
girls, and they were brought up
from the South to do Ihc work.
They are neat and cleanly, and
perform their work with dis
patch.
“Taku harbor,” said a recent
visitor to the cannery, “pre
sents an illustration of what
Alaska fishing towns will be
come one of these days, when
the fishing industry shall have
developed to the slage that a
permanent population of fisher
folks is scattered up and down
the Territory’s coast. The lit
tle community is lively and po
sesses an atmosphere that N
decidedly enjoyable.”
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Pack horses are having their
inning in the rush to the Sus
hauna strike.
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Bale of National Forest Timber
Sealed bids will be received
by the Forest Supervisor, Ket
chixan, Alaska, up to and in
eluding July 7, 1013, for 1,
000,000 feet B. M. more or less
of Silka spruce and Western
hemlock sawtimber upon a des
ignated area on (he southwest
shore of Thorne Bay, Prince of
Wales Island, Tongass National
Forest, Alaska. No bil of less
than $1.00 per M. feet B. M.
lor sawtimber will be consid
ered. Deposit with bid $200.
The right to reject any and ail
bids reserved. Before bids are
submitted full information con
cerning the timber, the con
ditions of -sale, and submission
o fbids should he obtained from
the Forest Supervisor, Ketchi
kan, Alaska.
Covers buildings in every part
of the world.
You will find it in Japan.
You will see it in Russia.' -
It protects buildings in Alaska. Jj-'g
It covers houses on the plains
of South Africa. s ^
It is used extensively in Australia — for"it.
Thousands of rolls have been j and valuable I
a • J T 1 /'M • book on
shipped lndo China.
You see it in nearly every Homes.”
South American port. , ...
Is very popular in Canada. I illustrates some I
It roofs the best buildings J bungalows of i
« a • Southern j
every large American City. c.momi..
The magnificent buildings of I home builder j
the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition are
covered with it.
The St. Francis and Fairmont
Hotels in San Francisco are
protected by it.
Malthoid has a world wide
reputation.
This is so because it is
the original ready roofing.
Its makers have been making
ready roofings for twenty
six years. .
They have always made roofings
that make good.
„ , , _ _ . Ketchikan Agents
Made by The Paraffine Paint Co. j. r. heckman & compai
- SufnacilCMSdtYdywlMn TONGASS TRADING CO.