w mmm——
WENT SOUTH
WITH A GUARD
In the company of Marshal
Schnable, of Wrangell, Tom
Barry left on board the Jeffer
son last night for Mt. Tabor,
Oregon. Tom hadn’t been out
* side for six years and went as
| guard over Garfield Thompson
who was adjudged insane b
a jury Saturday afternoon.
Marshel Schnable promised to
see lo it that Tom did not put
his feet out of the car win
dows, or call for seal oil or
* oolichons for breakfast, and
otherwise behaws himself on
the trip.
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MRS. ERNIE MILLER
KILLS HERSELF
Word reached town yesterday
of the death by her own hand
of Mrs. Ernie Miller on board
» , the Miller launch at Ballard last
week. The poor woman had
become despondent over the
actions of her husband, and so
stated in a letter she left ad
dressed to him. She shot her
self with a .22 caliber rifle,
death apparently being instan
taneous.
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IS CALLED SOUTH BY
SICKNESS OF MOTHER
Mrs. Charles Taylor received
the sad news yesterday of the
sickness of her mother, Mrs.
Oorst, at Port Orchard, Wash.,
and left on the Jefferson last
night to attend her. It is
feared that Mrs. Gorst has can
cer.
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TEMPLE BABY DIES
Leona Fern, the two months
old baby girl of Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Temple died at about
nine o'clock this morning of
pneumonia resulting from the
whooping cough. The funeral
will be held from the family
residence at 12:30 tomorrow.
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REPAIRING THE OIL DOCK
Frank Burkhart and his pile
driver crew are at work on
Strong's oil dock, south of
town, generally overhauling it.
The edifice does a lot of busi
ness and at times has a great
weight of coal and oil on it,
hence the present overhauling.
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IN FROM HYDABERG
The launch Alphonso 13 was
in from Hydaberg this morning
with Mason Frank the manager
of the Hydaberg Trading com
pany on board. Mr. Frank in
forms the Miner Man that the
new town on the West Coast
is growing steadily, there being
over 150 people now residing
there. The three houses de
stroyed by the high wind of
January 2 and 3 have been re
built. The sawmill is running
steadily turning out in the
neighborhood of ten thousand
feet of lumber every day. The
Hydaberg Trading company’s
business has increased to such
an extent that a larger building
is necessary, which will be e
rected at once, and it is for
the shingles for this building
and the new sehoolhouse that
te Alphonso made the trip. In
addition to these, a new wharf
will be built at once, doing aw
ay with landing freight and
passengers on the float.
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ARE GUESTS OF THE BOLDS
Mrs. Ira King and daughter
are local visitors, guests at the
Bold residence. They arrived
down on the Jefferson, and
will remain here until that ves
sel returns.
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An exchange says that Jack
Dalton has patched up his dif
ferences with the Copper River
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ANCIENT HISTORY
Editor Miner:—
The following from a report
of \V. G. Morris, special agent
in Alaska for the Treasury De
partment, published by the
government some thirty five
or six years ago, makes very in
teresting reading to those of us
who live within sight of An
nette island, and realize how
kind the United Slates govern
ment can be to people who are
in no wise trying to build up
the country, as compared with
its treatment of those who have
striven to make this Alaska of
ours what she should he, by
obeying her laws and working
with the common welfare in
mind at all times.
Mr. Morris was sent north to
investigate conditions from a
dual standpoint-that of the
matter of smuggling then car
ried on in flagrant and open
violation of the law, and of the
sale hv and among the natives
of the ingredients—mostly mo
lasses—from which their
“hoocherino” or native whis
key was jnade.
The following extracts are
word for word as they appeared
in the government reports:
Customs House,
Tongass, Alaska
May US. 1870.
Sir:—1 have just been in
formed that Mr. Duncan, of
Metis Cat 1 ah, B. C., is now fitt
ing out four large canoes with
goods consisting of blankets,
silk goods, ammunition, guns,
and molasses, (the latter is
used among the Indians for
making Hootch or native whis
key) to the amount of five or
six thousand dollars and in
tends in a few days to send the
canoes with Indians of that
place to the Chilcat country, to
trade those goods.
I understand that Mr. Dun
can makes a business of send
ing goods to Alaska. He has
been smuggling goods into
Chilcat and other peaces in the
territory for a great number of
years. Had I any facilities at
hand I should have endeavored
to capture the smugglers, but
l am alone on the island, and
cannot get any Indians for a
crew.
I would further inform you
that about the 18th inst, three
canoes from Sitka and Tarcou
called at this port on their way
to Port Simpson, B. C., and I
understand that they left, the
latter place loaded with molas
ses and are now on their way
home.
A. MITTELICH,
Acting deputy collector.
“The trade of the Chilcat In
dians has been until u very few
years past, the most valuable in
Southeastern Alaska. Our
British neighbors have always
been alive to the value of this
trade, and have carried it past
our very doors to British Col
umbia. It is a source of un
pleasant leeling to admit 1
i
have no reason to doubt the ac
curacy of the statements of var
ious officials in reference to the
complicity of the Rev. Mr.
Duncan in the above mentioned
smouggling case. He may not
have been directly interested
pecuniarily in the success of
the venture, but that he sold
the goods to the Indians cannot
be a matter of doubt. Again,
he is a missionary, civil magis
trate, Indian agent, trader and
Justice of the Peace, and it can
not he disputed that these In
dians could not have departed
upon this expedition without
his knowledge.
Mr. Duncan will have to en
ter his goods at our customs
houses and prevent his Indians
from a repetition of this of
fense, else there will he some
seizures and perhaps bloodshed
in Alaskan waters.”
W. G. MORRIS, Special Agent
The above is public record
and makes interesting reading.
—AN ALASKAN.
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Sophia, Keb. 'i—It is orficially
announced from the war office
here Uiat the bombardment of
Adrianople began exact’/ cue
boor after the expiration cl the
armistice. The Bulgarian
troops there are well housed
and the commissary is excellent
Immense quantities of amuni
Ition have been concentrated for
the heavy guns bombarding the
city, and the orders are to
i maintain a steady bombard
ment until the place stirrc i *.er
ed. It is known that the plight
of the defenders is had, as the
food is very short, and the sup
ply of water is inadequate.
Gunstjjntinople, Feb. -I—The
; Bulgarian forces facing Tehat
liga opened fire promptly at
seven last night, and cannon
ade was maintained all night.
Several insignificenl skirmishes
look place at day break this
morning, ps the enemy began
pushing their troops forward.
Eighteen batteries of heavy
Cretisel guns have been mount
ed on the heights above Tehat
ligha by the Turks, which re
plied at long range to the fire
of the Bulgars lighter pieces.
The firing became heavier as
ihc mists of the early morning
rpllpd away, swelling lo one con
tinuous roar plainly audible
from every quarter of Ibis city.
Consternation is general here,
as the general impression was
(hat the Turkish government
would submit at the last mo
ment rather than again lake up
the losing end of tlit> fight.
Thousands of fresh troops from
Asia Minor are now in position
confronting the Bulgars, most
of them being well armed and
fed. The dissension exist
ing in the ranks, the officers
hope will lie removed by the re
sumption of hostilities by the
Bulgarians, hut the fact that
the Turkish troops do not have
their hearts in the fight, and
those in a position to know ex
pect a repitition of the former
engagements, with the T
continually falling back before
the hardy Bulgars.
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“Well, it was a fine dance,
the best this year,” is the gen
eral verdict of the dancers of
the town regarding the A. B.
ball of last night. If a lively
crowd, a good floor and first
class music constitute a fine
dance, it was certainly all I hat.
Everbody in town knows that
when the A. B.’s start out to
do anything they are there with
the goods, and last night was
no exception to the rule. Per
haps the item most conducive
to the enjoyment of the even
ing, was the excellent music
rendered by “Jimmy” Dutton.
George Howe, Robert Graham,
and Willis Connell—the Dream
i Orchestra—every number of
which was well done, calling
! forth the applause of the dan
jeers at the termination of
nearly every piece. The sup
per too was generous and good,
|so that everything from be
ginning to end was as it should
be, and will long be remember
ed as a first class evening’s
entertainment,
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WILL RETURN ON THE MAY
George Rounsefell is in re
ceipt of word from the south,
(hat Mrs. Rounsefell and baby
will return on the next Prin
cess May. Mrs. Rounsefell
took the baby south to have an
operation performed, and she
states that the youngster is
over the operation and doing
finely.
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The largest canoe in the
world to be hewn from one
tree, is now in the course of
construction near Wrangell by
T. E. Brandon, of San Fran
CiSc'o.
TANANA’S COOK
BREAKS HIS LEG
Win. Hardwick, Hie cook on
board the launch Tanana, fell
from Strong's dock last night
as he was going aboard the
lafinch, sustaining a broken leg,
the left, and a badly gashed
head. Dr. Story, as marine
surgeon has charge of the case.
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MEDICAL BUREAU
CHANGES ITS NAME
According to Dr. Henry G.
Slor, marine surgeon, the U. S.
Bureau of Health and Marine
Service has changed its name
to U. S. Bureau of Public
Health Service. Apparently the
change of name makes no dif
ference in the Bureau's func
tions.
IS BELIEVED TO
HAVE STOLEN FURS
Ed Kelley, o familial' figure
pf (lie water front in under ar
rest at (lie court house charged
charged with stealing furs
from the Light House depot in
New Town, The furs were
being stored in the de
pot, and Kelley, who was em
ployed at the warehouse is
said to have broken the seal on
the bo^ containing them and
I then stowed them in one of
the upstairs rooms over the Se
attle bar. A search warrant
was issued, the furs found, and
Kelley has plenty of time to
think about it up in the jail.
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POCAHONTAS SURPRISES
DEPARTING BROTHER
About seventy five members
id' the Pocahontas and their
friends gathered at Red Men's
Hall Thursday evening as a sur
prize party in honor of D. G.
Newell, who is leaving Ketchi
kan on the Northwestern fpr
the south to be gone several
months. Senior Past Chief
Harriet E. Hunt in a pleasing
manner presented to him a
jewel given by the D. of P.
after which progressive whist
was played. A dainty lunch
eon served and all decided the
party a camplete success even
the surprise on Bro. Newell.
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SURPRISE
A very pleasant surprise was
tendered Mrs. Julia Thompson
last evening at the JL R. Thomp
son residence by the M. E.
Church chior. After the usual
rehearsal an impromtu pro
gram was rendered consisting
of vocal and literary selections
after which a dainty lunch was
served by the visiting ladies.
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JACK McGREGOR IS
TAKFJV SOUTH ON MAY
In the hope that something
can be done for him, friends of
Jack McGregor persuaded him
to go south to Victoria on the
May last night to see if he can
secure a new lease of life. He
is in a bad way at present, and
local doctors are of the opinion
that there is little hope of re
covery.
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HELD UP BY FOG
Owing to the intense fog
last night, all up and down the
coast, the steamer Mariposa,
north bound, was forced to an
chor at Bella Bella all night
and did not get away from
there until 10:40 this morn
ing. This will bring her in to
Ketchikan, weather permitting
about four in tlie morning.
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Fletcher T. Ilamshaw, with
a parfv of ten proseperlors and
miners, thirteen horses and
thirty five tons of provisions,
have gone over the While Pass
bound for the White river
country. , _ „ . .
OLD TIMER LEAVING
FOR THE STATES
Among the Northwestern's
passengers tonight is I). G. New
ell, one of the old timers of
this region, who is going south,
probably for good. Mr. Newell
came, down from Yvrange'fT
twelve years or more ago, and
has since been closely identi
fied with the growth and pros
perity of Ketchikan. He early
invested in real estate here,
and has been a property hold
er ever since. He has always
had great faith in the mining
industry of this neighborhood,
being an owner of several prom
ising prospects. He will espec
ially be missed by his brethern
and sisters of the local Red
Men and Pocahontas lodges, of
which he is a faithful member.
Mr. Newell goes down to the
state of Washington for a
while before returning to his
old hump in the east.
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ALMOST READY
TO COME NORTH
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Wore} was received from Sc
uttle today stating that the re
pairs on the steamer Alki had
progressed to such a point that
in all probability she will he
able to get away from the
Sound b ythe 15th of the month
She has been in the drydock
and generally overhauled, and
is expected to make excellent
time when she comes out again.
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Books, Stationery, Cigars,
Hot Drinks—Ha&ck/s Drug
Store. adv.
The Juneau Daily Empire
asserts tha gum shoe methods
have utterly failed to eliminate
Hie bootlegger evil.
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MINERAL APPLICATION
NO. 01573
U. 8. Land Office, Juneau, Alas
ka, January 15, 1013,
Notice is hereby given, H al
\V. H. Timlin, of Milwaukee.
Wisconsin, by bis duly author
ized attorney in fact Gharles II.
Cosgrove, of Ketchikan, Alaska,
has this day filed his applica
tion for patent for the WANG
LODE, designated in this office
as Mineral Survey No. 071, and
described by the plat and field
notes on file herein as follows;
WAN'O LODE; Beginning at
Cor. No. 1, identical with N'E
Loc Gor. and Cor. No. 1 of
the Hill Side Lode Survey No.
040; U. S. M. M. No. 2! hears
N 50 deg. 37 min E. 2157.15
ft. dist. Thence S. 21 deg. 44
min. E. 555.00 to Cor. No. 2;
Thence S. 03 deg. 00 min. W.
1 420.40 ft. to Gor. No. 3;
Thence N. 21 deg. 44 min. W,
504.50 ft. to Cor. No. 4;
Thence N. 03 deg. 20 min. E.
1410 ft. to Gor. No. t, the
place of beginning; Contain
ing 18.174 acres; Mag, Dec. at
all cors. 20 deg. 30 min. E.
This claim is located on the
southerly shore of McLean’s'
Arm, a tributary to Clarence
Straits, and is about 0 miles
north of Cape Chacon, the most
southerly point of Prince of
Wales island, Ketchikan Min
ing District, Territory of Alas
ka; longitude" 132 deg, W: lat
itude 54 »deg. 40 min. 30 sec.
E.; Hill Side Lode, Mineral Sur
vey No. 040 adjoins this sur
vey on the east; This claim is
bounded on all other sides by
unsurveyed lands. Plat of said
claim and this notice posted
upon said claim December 10,
1012. Location notices there
of of record in the Ketchikan
recording office, original, in
Volume V of Mines at page 520
No. 2845; amended location no
lica in said records at Volume
VI of Mines at page 150. No.
3070, respectively.
Any and all persons claiming
adversely any portion of I he
above described claim or the
surface ground thereof are re
rpilred to file said adverse
claim with the Register of the
Land Office at Juneau, Alaska,
within the sixty davs period of
or within eight months there
after of the publication of tlie
above notice, or they will be
barred.
C. B. WALKER.
Register
Ft is liereby ordered tha) the
foregoing notice lie published
in the Ketchikan Miner, a
weekly newspaper published at
Ketchikan, Alaska, for ten (10)
consecutive week*.
C, R. WAI.KER,
Register.
GRAS. IF. COSC.ROVE,
Ketchikan. Alaska.
Attorney for Applicant
First Publication Jan. 31. 1013
Lai'st Publication, April 11, 1013
IS SUCCESSFULLY
OPERATED OR
According to a letter received
by Dr. John Myers from Dr.
Eagleson at Seattle, there is
every probability of an early re
covery for George Sickles, lie
was successfully operated on
this last week, his right, kidney
being removed, and according
to the doctor is doing finely. II
was feared that the condition
of his heart was such that pos
sible be would not be able to
rally from the effects of the
anesthetic. This fear appar
ently was without foundation
and he is now on the road (o
recovery.
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WILL RAISE PIGS
L. II. Feddersen, formerly
operating I he Rowling Alley,
will try an experiment for this
part of the world. It is to
raise hogs. He recently had
eighteen pigs shipped north,
and will see what sort of suc
cess he has with them at old
Gravina, where lie has located
a homestead.
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WILL STAY SOUTH
ANOTHER MONTH
Owing to the fact that the
manager of the Vancouver
branch of the New England
Fish company was called east
suddenly, Henry Wilke will
not return north for another
month or more. He is in
charge at Vancouver during the
absence of Mr. Hager.
SALE OF TIMBER—Ketchikan.
Alaska, November 22. 1912.
Sealed Lids marked outside
“Bid, Timber Sale Application,
November 13, 1912. Tongass”
and addressed to the Forest
Supervisor, Tongass National
Forest, Ketchikan, Alaska, will
be received up to and includ
ing the 23rd day of December,
1912, for all the merchantable
dead timber, standing or down,
and all the live timber desig
nated for cutting by a Forest
be definitely designated by a
officer, located on an area to
Forest officer before cutting
begins, including about 11}
acres located approximately
two miles nortnenst of Hollis.,
and about 5 acres cm the east
side of the entrance of IIol
Its Anchorage, Prince of Wales
Island, within Hie T<m#as*
National Forest, estimated to
be 408,000 feet board measure
of live Spruce, Hemlock and
Red Cedar sawtimher, log
scale, more or less. No bid of
less than $i Of) per thousand,
feet board measure for savy
timber will be considered, ami
a deposit, of $109 no must be
sent to C. T. Gardner, Special
Fiscal Agent, Forest Service
Ketchikan, Alaska, for each obi
submitted to the Supervisor.
Timber upon valid claims ;«
exempt from sat©. The r ght
to reject any and all bids I*
reserved. For further in for
mation and regulations, gov ■
errung safes address Forc»{
Forest, Ketchikan. Alaska. W.
G. Weigle, Forest Supervisor.
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SALE OF TIMBER, Kefchi..
kan, Alaska, December 19 1919
Sealed bids marked ouislda
“Bid, Timber Sale Application
November 25, 1919, Tongass”
and addressed to (he Forest,
Supervisor, Tongass National
Forest, Ketchikan, Ala-ska, will
be received up to and including
the 20th day of January 191.3.
for all the merchantable live
limber designated for cutting
by a Forest officer local.,
ed on an erea to bo
definitely designated by a
Forest officer before cut.,
ting begins, including about 25
acres located on the north..east
shore of Vixen Inlet, Cleveland
Peninsula, « Hiin the Tongass
National Forest, estimated to
be 100,000 linear-feet of hem
lock piling, more or less. No
bid of less than %c. per linear
foot for piling up to and includ
ing 75 feet in length, and le
per linear foot for all piling
over 75 feet in length will ho
considered, and a deposit «(,
$200.00 must be sent to G. T:
Gardner, Special Fiscal Agent'
Forest Service, Ketchikan, Alas
ka, for each bid submitted It*
ihe Supervisor. Timber upon
valid claims is exempt from
sale. The right to reject any
and all bids is reserved. For
further information and regu,
latiuns governing sales address
Forest Supervisor, Tongass;
National Forest, Ketohikau.
Alaska. W. G. Weigle, Forest
Supervisor.
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Oh you “Dream” adv.