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H. BRANDT, G.A.P.D. C. D. DUNANN, P.f.M.
608 Second Ave, Seattle. 112 Market, SanFrancleco
Right reserved to Change Schedule
NEXT SAILINGS FROM KETCHIKAN
SPOKANE Mar. 4, 15, 26, April 6, 17, 28, June 9, 20, 31.
CITY 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.
REDUCED RATES BETWEEN KET- Fir-t Class.$17-50
CHIKAN AND SEATTLE Second Class. 11.00
* S, S. ALKI PASSENGER AND FREIGHT
’ “ SERVICE BETWEEN SEATTLE
AND S. E. ALASKA VIBE*"*
S. S. DESPATCH SERVICE TO WEST CO-* T I
OF PRINCE OF 'VAI-^S '«L
S. S. NORTHLAND
Right reserved to change schedule without notice.
For further informaion apply to
D. YT. t:_ Agent, Northland Dock. Phon 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, 17,27, April 7, 17.
Leave Ketchikan March 10, 21, 31, April 11, 21.
Arrive in Seattle March 12, 23, « April 2, 13, 23.
Subject to change without notice
Steamers connect at Vancouver with trains for all Eastern points.
We oiler attractive rates to eastern rail destinations.
The Line >' Quality. Our Service is Unsurpassed on Water or
Rail. Fuli information give n by
F. E. RYUS, Agent Phone 39
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I Save Time
Use the New Short Route
To”and From EASTERN CANADA, also EASTERN and .SOUTH
ERN UNITED STATES POINTS via
PRINCE RUPERT
Transcontinental trains to Eastern destinations: including Bos
ton, Buffalo, Chicago, Detroit,Hamilton, New York, Niagara Falls,
Montreal, Ottawa, Quebec, Toronto and Winnepeg.
Steamers to southern points: including Seattle, Victoria, Van
couver and Anyox. U* L i t a* ■ v t
Lowest fares. Electric Lighted trains. Observation cars. Un
excelled Dining and Sleeping Car Service, including both Stan
dard and Tourist Sleepers.
GRAND TRUNK PACIFIC RAILWAY AND STEAMSHIPS.
For further particulars apply to:
J. H. Davies, of J. R. Beegle & Co.
City Passenger and Ticket Agent,
Ketchikan, Alaska.
Royal Hotel ]
ENTIRELY REMODLED fl
HANS APSCH, Prop. |
Beds 50 Cents Per Night f
S3 BEST BRAND. OF f
Wines, Liquors, Cigars I
FRONT STREET, KETCHIKAN g
EXPERT GEOLOGIST
GIVES HIS OPINION
CONTRADICTS MANY REPORTS
SENT OUT BY VARIOUS
ALARMISTS.
WASHINGTON, March ll.--That
the Panama Canal will not be swal
lowed up by an earthquake in the
future and tnat the troublesome
slides now being encountered will
eventually be conquered and the
great waterway made an unquali
fied success, is the opinion of Don
ald F. MacDonald, formerly canal
geologist and now mining geologist
for the United States Bureau of
Mines
Mr. MacDonald, who spent sev
eral years on the Isthmus making
a careful study as to fragility of
the earth’s crust, has just made
an official report to the effect that,
while through seismic disturbances
the whole Isthmus is rising at the
rate of three feet every hundred
years, this will not necessarily in
jure the canal. As far as he sees,
it will merely mean a little ad
ditional expense in the dredging of
the big waterway. The cause of
this rising, he says, is the sinking
of the ocean bottom outside the
Isthmian shore waters. Everytime
there is a little movement of the
ocean bottom, the Isthmus, to be
in harmony, joins in. He also sug
gests* that if the rising motion be
rapid, then there would be serious
danger for the canal, but, that
from what has happened in recent
geologic time, it may be concluded
that the canal is not in any appre
ciable danger from the instability
of the Isthmian land. The rising
of the Isthmus, however, has been
responsible for the many slides that
have been encountered, in that the
motion of the ground has dislocated
and crushed the rocks, leaving them
weak and unstable
"At any rate,” said Mr. MacDon
ald. "so far as the digging of the
Culebra Cut is concerned, these
faults have increased the cost of the
canal several million dollars.
“As to the slides, Culebra Cut is
a vast ditch that passes through
many varieties of rock in the ni
nnies of its length. Some of these
are weak and unstable, and where
the slopes of the cut were steep
and 100 to 300 feet high the weak
er rocks crushed down to flatter
slopes. Whenever the slope got
flat enough, the sliding stopped.
At no time did the engineering
staff constructing the canal believe
that the slides were a menace to
the ultimate completion and success
ful operation of the canal, in spite
f the fact that at times they were
somewhat troublesome. They have
made necessary' the excavation of
about 30,000,000 cubic yards more
than was included in the first esti
mates for Culebra cut, but they
have not in the past and will not
in the future endanger the ulti
mate success of tlie canal.”
Mr. MacDonald calls attention to
the fact that one is apt to forget
that the greatest variation of atmos
pheric pressure near sea level may
be more than four million tons per
square mile and that if the adjust
ment of atmospheric pressure, in a '
very large cave or mine lags be
hind any quick increase in atmos
pheric pressure at the surface, a ;
siderable strain may be added to!
the roof of such an excavation, i
Din mussing the real cause of the
slides, Mr. MacDonald declares that
in many cases the immediate cause
was the oversteepness and height of
the slopes, the blasting and other i
work attributable only to man. He j
adds that the geologic conditions ;
were not sufficiently considered I
in the first plans for digging Cuie- j
bra cut.
As the strength of the famous j
Gatun dam has been brought into j
question on a number of occasions, i
Mr- MacDonald refers to it in some j
length. “It was found that the |
Gatun rocks are relatively solid and j
compact and suitable for founda
tions for heavy structures. How
ever, some writers, even recently,
have affirmed that the Gatun rocks
would soften into mud when Gatun
lake filled, and thus the locks and
dam would sink their foundations
and be damaged or destroyed. Opin
ions of this sort spring from a
vivid imagination and not from
facts.
“If the weight of Gatun lake is
going to force water into the
Gatun formation and cause it to
soften into a semi-mud that will
allow the dam to sink, then all the
islands in Gatun lake and all the
hills around it, which are of the
same formation, should also have
their bases softened the same way.
and sink into the depths. * Reports
| that the Gatun dam and locks are
in any danger from sinking have
not the slightest foundation on
geologic data.”
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CUT FLOWERS.
A shipment of cut flowers arriv
ed on the Northwestern for Kubley’s.
Get your order in early for St.
Patrick’s day. (Adv.)
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George Wilkes announces that h«
has received a large stock of en
gines and all kinds of parts for
vario us engines he keeps on hand,
He says that he can supply* anything
| along that line of goods which als<
i includes “wet goods.” (Adv.]
boost the Gymnasium.
Go to the basketball game to
morrow night and see a live game.
It’s to boost the gymnasium
with the proceeds, and you will see
a thorough good mix up too.
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Bring in your bit of news. The
Progressive-Miner is always glad
to receivo and print news items.
NOTICE OF -
ELECTION
Notice is hereby given to the
electors of the city of Ketchikan,
Alaska, that a general election will
be held at the Council Chambers,
on Main street, on Tuesday, April
4th, 1916, for the purpose submitting
to the people the question of the
ratification of section 3 and 4 of
chapter 50 of Laws of the Terri
tory of Alaska, 1915, and for the
election of one Mayor for the term
of one year, and six members of
the Common Council to hold office
for the term of two years and
one Treasurer of the School Board
to hold office for three years.
Polls open at nii*e o’clock a. m.,
and close at seven o’clock p. m.
Qualification for voters for the
Common Council are all persons *21
years of age, who are citizens of
the United States or have declared
their intention to become such; and
who have been bona fide residents
of the Territory’ of Alaska for one
year, and have resided within the
corporate limits of the Town of
Ketchikan six months, and shall
have been duly registered.
For Members of the School Board,
alj adult persons, citizens of the
United States or who have declared
their intention to become such, re
siding within the corporate limits
of the Town of Ketchikan, and who
shall have been duly registered.
By order of the Common Council.
Dated this 13th day of March,
1916. S. A. PLUMLEY,
City Clerk.
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ing done at the Progressive-Miner.
NOTICE TO VOTERS
Registration for the Munici
pal election to be held at Ketchikan
on April 4th, 1916, will open at the
Council Chambers, Main Street, Wed
nesday, February 23rd, 1916
Office hours, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Registration will close April 1st,
1916, at 4 p.m. All persons who
desire too vote must register.
S. A. PLUMLEY,
Regristration Officer
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QUALIFICATIONS FOR REGIS
TRATION FOR CITY
ELECTION
Must be 21 years of age, a citi
zen of the United States, or have
declared their intention to become
such, a resident of the Territory of
Alaska for one year and a resident
of the city of Ketchikan for six
months prior to the election.
Regristration for voting for the
school board the above qualifica
tions except residence—no length
of residence required.
ANOTHER AMUSEMENT PLACE
With the re-opening of the Shoot
ing School at the foot of Mission
street, the people may find another
place of amusement where u / can!
shoot away their little wads. Mr.
DeYoung will attend to the rest
Just go and sheot away all you mind
to.
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LOYAL OSDEfc OF MOOSE
. regular
Monday
Brothers j
invited.
rent. Mon
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Saturday. j
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Launches
Rough Rider and Teddy
Monday, 8 a. m.—Chpmley
(Sunny Point), connecting
with mall carrier for 8uizer
and all points on West Coast;
Prince of Wales Island.
Tuesday, 8 a. m.—Metlakahtla.
and Doloml.
Wednesday, 8 a. m.—Lorlng
. Yes Bay (Cannery Hatchery)
Beil Island Hot 8prlngs and
8hrlmp Bay.
j Thursday, 8 a. m —Same as
I Friday, 8 a. m.—Kasaan, It
Camp, Rush A Brown and
Hollis.
Saturday, 8 a. m.— Hadley.
Monday.
Carries Passengers and
Freight
Ed. J. WHIimas
Master
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THE KETCHIKAN DRUG CO.
INC.
E. E. Sparhawk
DENTIST
Oflice in Residence
Hours, 10 a. in. to 4 p. m.
CHAS. H. COSGROVE
Attorney at Law
GENERAL PRACTICE
C. E. INGERSOLL
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Prompt attention given to perfect
ing land titles and securing patents
KETCHIKAN, AI
James M. Shoup
Attorney at Law
Offices adjoining V. S. Customs
Office
Notary
S. A. PLUMLEY
Attorney and
Counselor at Law
Office—Town Couucil Chambers.
Ketchikan, Alaska.
MARY A. C GIBSON
Stenographer
Notary Public
OFFICES
—Newtown Home—
Phon e 142
People’s Meat Market
At The Old Stand Opposite
Sparahawk’s Store, Newtown
SWIFT & COMPANY’S MEATS
ED COOK, Propie tor.
General Hauling
and work of all kinds
* done by the
Independent Transfer
Company
C. M. TAYLOE, Agent
Phone 64
Alaska Delivery
WALTER GRAY, prop
COAL DELIVERED FROM ALI
DOCKS
PHONES 61—T)
Ketchikan Wharf Co.
COAL
COAL
NANAIMO
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 trollitg purposes
Fisherman 4 cycle-1916 model will convince any man
that it is the greatest engine an the market today for its
price and quality, only Mfg. for work boat purposes, two
sizes 6 H. P. 1 Cylinder weight 600 pounds, 2 Cylinder
12 H. P. weight 850 pounds, only Reverseble engine Mfg.
Call on
Geo. Wilkes
For 1916 Quotations.
CORLISS ENGINES a Specialty
Ketchikan, - - Alaska
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On Your Arrival in, or your Departure From
the City, if YouZ Visit
The SIDEBOARD
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Corner Front and Dock Streets, You Will be Welcomed on Your
Arrival and Carry the Good Wishes of PI. E. PIARTIN
With You on Your Departure.
Congeniality, Goodfellowship and Fair Ireatment
Combined; is our Long Suit.
the Cabinet
Is widely known; not only for the rarlity
of its Liquors, Wines and Cigars,
but for its hospitality to
its numerouspatrons.
tienru Goemaere and fl. W. Morgan
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:
“Thebestis none too good for our Patrons” I
At the Admiral Saloon, Ketchikan.
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: ' Titan Balata Belting Edison Wet Batteries and Eoncwais j,
; ; OUE SPECIALTIES If t
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