/ROM SATURDAY’S DAILY
E. IT. Wilson, a mining and
consulting engineer, with
headquarters at San Francisco,
is a local visitor, waiting for
the Admiral Sampson, which
he will board as a guest of
President Alexander of the Ad
miral Line for a trip to the
westward. Mr. Wilson is ail
official of the Montana Smelt
ing Company, and as such is
interested in the mineral re
sources of Alaska. To the
Miner Man this morning, he
said: “It seems to me that the
one thing in particular and a
bove all others that this dis
trict needs is advertsing. Take
myself for instance, I have
been coming to Alaska for the
past twenty-six years, and have
always supposed that Ketchi
kan’s chief resources and pos
sibility laid in her fishing, but
this time I happened to have a
few days to spend here after
coming over from Prince Rup
ert, and while waiting for the
Admiral Sampson to come a
long, and naturally I got to
talking about mining and made
Hie discovery that Ketchikan
had some real mineral pos
sibilities ,which are being work
ed and developed and which
will eventually make real
mines. 1 have interests in the
neighborhood of Valdez, and
also in the interior of Alaska,
but this in the first time that
this region’s minerals were
ever brought to my attention.
“The whole id' the United
States, and for that matter the
"World in general, is interested
in Alaska at this time. The
probabilities of the government
opening her up has made her
the focal point of the eyes of
money everywhere, and adver
tising of some kind is the only
way in which that money,
anxiously seeking investment,
can learn of die possibilities of
this locality. There are spec
imens of ore scattered around
the town, some of them in the
cabinet there across the street,
and others in various other
place, but they are inadequate.
. In the first place they cannot
he seen until a man is here or.
the ground, and even then they
fail to state the distance the
properties are from Ketchikan,
or whom their owners are.
“Juneau and Valdez are both
widely known in the mining
world, because they have/been
advertised, and 1 am satisfied
from what 1 have learned in
the past few days that the pos
sibilities here are just ns good
as either of those two places
were a few years ago. They
have advertised themselves,
Ketchikan hasn’t, and is gen
erally looked upon as a mere
fishing village instead of a
prosperous little city, the cen
ter of a district of great prom
ise.”
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BELIEVES MINING
LAW IS INVALID
District Attorney Crossley
toid a newspaper man at Fair
banks that lie believed the Al
aska mining law to be invalid.
The law could be put to. a
test at but little expense, lie
said. There are two ways that
the question can be taken to
the higher courts without much
delay. “If I were taking up a
mining claim,” he continued,
“I would first see that the
provisions of the old law are
fully carried out, and if pos
sible would then conform to
the provisions ofthe new law,
that 1 might be certain of my
claim.”
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Washington, May 10—Presi- !
dent Wilson issued an ex- j
eculive order yesterday re- I
serving a tract of 2.‘10 acres in
the Tongass National Forest,]
Alaska, to be known as-the !
Klawock Reservation, for the j
use of I tie Federal Bureau of
Education. J
PETE JORGENSEN
KILLED BY FALL
As Hie result of a fall, pre
sumably from a height of 00
feet, to the bottom of a shaft
on 13, Goldstream, Pete Jor
genson, a laborer in the em
ploy of Williams & Co., died
recently, while being taken
to Fairbanks by Ralph Waech
ter. The man was taken from
the shaft about 7 o’clock the
same morning, unconscious,
and revived sufficiently to tell
his rescuers that he had fallen
from the ladder while climbing
out of the shaft. Mr Waech
ter and his light rig were im
mediately sent for and the in
jured man started for town,
but when Mr. Waechter start
ed to unload Jorgenson at St.
Joseph’s hospital he discover
ed that the man was dead. He
is presumed to have died some
where on the road between
I he lop of Birch hill, as he
was gelling along nicely the
last time Mr. Waechter looked
at him while coming up the
I'higineer creek hill. Jorgenson
was about 28 years of age, and
of Danish nationality. He had
been in the Tanana for about
eight years, most of his time
having been spent in the mines
on Goldstream and at Ohat
anika.
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There is no doubt but that
there will be much more travel
'his way the present season to
and from Hie interior than for
several years and since the
boom days of the early history
of the country. This will be
the direct result of the late
deal by which the White Pass
company secured control of the
lower river lines and White
horse will profit largely by the
change. We must give Presi
dent Diekeson credit for doing
things, and big things at that.
—Whitehorse Star.
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The body or a man named
Parsons was found on the
Kuskokw'im trail. Appearances
indicate that the man was
murdered.
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Whitehorse will celebrate the
birthday of King George V, of
England, by holding a cele
bration on Saturday, May 30.
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The Alaska Hoad Commis
sion has been instructed by
Hie department at Washington
to begin work at once on the
survey for a wagon road be
tween Skagway and the sum
mit at While Pass.
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The purchase of the North
ern .Navigation fleet by the
White Pass and the beginning
of government railroad work
m Alaska, it is said, will re
■mlt in the extension of the
While Pass railroad to Lower
Labarge. The building of
sficli a line would lengthen the
Yukon season by two or three
weeks. It is generally two
weeks after the ice is out of
the Yukon nver before it is
possible to send a steamer
through the lake.
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Cordova business men have
reorganized (heir old chamber
of commerce and propose lo
do some hard and, il is hoped,
efficient work for the town.
They expect to spend at leas!
$i00 per month in boosting, j
The work will be in charge of
a paid secretary.
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On Saturday afternoon, May
Plh, Cearge Zavorite, other
wise known as “(leorge the
Creek,” entered the bathroom
at the W. P. hospital at Skag
way, climbed ilno the .tub and
drew a razon across his throat,
and then slashed himself a
cross the abdomen, making a 1
frightful wound. Zavorite was
a liai'd rock miner, 33 years of
age, and had lived in Alaska j
seven years.
FROM MONDAYS DAILY
BOOKEEPER ARRIVES
Among the arrivals on the
Jefferson this morning was G.
W. Swank, who will be book
keeper of the Alaska Lumber
anb Box Go., that being the
name of the recently organized
Iladley mill formerly operated
under the title of Foss Bros. &
Go. Mr. Swank is an expert
accountant and has been con
nected with Messrs. Coats and
Miller in a like capacity in other
places. He left for Hadley on
the Fryca this afternoon.
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JEFFERSON THIS MORNING
With 72 passengers on
board, the Jefferson of the Al
aska Steamship company,
made port between 10 and 11
o’clock this morning after a
very pleasant trip up. She had
28 tons of freight and four
passengers, J. Gluss, G. W.
Swank. O. Olson and W. J.
Rogers, for Ketchikan, She
will make stops in addition to
her regular ports of call at
Port Beauclerc, Shakan and
Taku, for which place she
has freight and passengers.
W. D. Baneya and Mrs. R. Davis
boarded her here for points
north.
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A BASE BALL
PLAYER ARRIVES
Harvey Stackpole who um
pired at ihe ball game yester
day was all smiles over the ar
rival of a new ball player at
his house just before noon yes
terday. Harvey says he has
voice enough to call strikes
and balls already and promis
es to be a great player bye and
bye. He and his mother are
both doing well.
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FAMILY ARRIVES
Mrs. Julius Wertheim and
children, wife of Julius Wer
theim, proprietor of the Ketch
ikan Cigar Factory, arrived up
on the Alki last night. Mr
Wertheim has decided that
Ketchikan is a good place to
call home so has decided to
make this his headquarters in
Ihe future, hence the arrival
of the family and lioushould
goods.
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BRINGS MANY PASSENGERS
The steamer Alki of the
Northland Steamship Co., made
port about 8:30 last night with
twenty-nine passengers on
board for Ketchikan and about
seventy more for northern
points. She left for Juneau
and way ports at an early hour
this morning. Included in her
passengers for Ketchikan were
II. A. Harris, Mr. and Mrs. B.
A. Eardley, Mrs. E. W. Conradi,
Turzah Wertheim, Geneva
Wertheim, Mrs. J. Wertheim,
and Miss E. Wertheim.
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After voting and passing un
challenged fur 24 years, H. F.
Morton, a resident of Fair
banks, discovered that he was
not a citizen of the United
Stab's.
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it Keeley and Martin Lann
ii •, w! o have been in Knik
oii winter helping to transport
the coal from Chickaloon to
salt water, returned lo Seward
yesterday over the trail via
'Sunrise. Mr. banning states
that the coal is all landed in
good shape on the beach near
Old Knik, and is well covered
up, awaiting the cruiser that
will make the navy test. There
is no doubt in the minds of
the men who have been work
ing but that it will stand the
lest and come through with
flying colors. They have been
burning it all winter, and
from the results obtained feel
sure that the Matanuska coal
will make good.—Seward Gate- i
way. 1
PLAN8 MUCH DEVELOPMENT
B. A. Eardley, general man
ager of the Pninceton Mining
and Milling Go., accompanied
by Mrs. Eardley, were passen
gers on yesterday’s Alki for
Ketchikan from the south. Mr.
Eardley states that the neces
sary preparations have been
made for extensive develop
ment work this summer at
Dolimi.
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IN 80UTHBOUND
With a very small cargo of
freight on board, the Spokane
made port southbound this
morning. Se got some fresh'
fish at this port and two first
class and four second class
passengers. She is scheduled
to sail from Seattle next Fri
day evening.
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IN WITH FISH
The halibut schooners Idaho
and Prospector arrived in port
yesterday from the fishing
grounds, the former with 70,
000, the latter with 50,000
pounds of fish on board. Cap
tain Quinn of the Idaho decid
ed to dispose of his fish to the
New England Co., here rather
than haul it to Seattle and
probably not get any more for
it than he is offered at this
port. This is the first trip of
the Prospector this season, and
Captain Anderson is well satis
fied with the result.
_A_
PROMINENT FISH
MAN ARRIVES
T. J. Gorman, head of the
Gorman & Go., Salmon Packers
arrived up on this morning’s
boat and is a local visitor. He
goes to Kasaan this evening,
from which point he will pro
ceed to Shakan to inspect the
preparations for this season’s
pack.
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WILL CONCRETE PILES
Al. Kreidler is preparing to
concrete thepiles under the
BonMarche, the property of
Louis Hausen. Experiments
have shown that by putting a
skin of concrete around the
piles the sand fleas are kept
[out and the life of the pile in
Idefinitly lengthened.
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Mrs. M. R. Ballanti who has
spent the winter with her rel
atives at Kasaan came over
Saturday evening and will leave
for the south on an early boat.
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The miners of the Nome dis
trict have demanded that the
operators give them an ?ight
hour day. Most of the employ
ers in that section have com
plied with the demands of the
men. Much criticism has been
made of the territorial legis
lature because they did not
pass an eight hour law apply
ing to placer mines.
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At Klukwan, a little boy
named Ernest Willard was play
ing around a bonfire, when he
stumbled and fell into the
flames, receiving burns from
which he died a few hours
later in terrible agony.
Baron Baerensprung, a Ger
man nobleman, is visiting Sew
ard.
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Tlie snowfall at Valdez last
winter amounted to a total of
040 inches.
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It is estimated the Ivl m like
yield this year will be approy
imately $5,000,000 to $0,000
000. Last year it was $5,500
000.
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Skngway is going to have a
modern cruising launch for the
accomodation of visitors and
others, who may have a desire
to view the beautiful scenic
spots in and around the head
of Lynn canal which are ac
cessible by water.
A BIG CHIMNEY
“Bobby” Glemensson has
just completed erecting a con
crete chimney for P. J. Gil
more in the new building he is
erecting for the Ketchikan
Bakery. I is probably the larg
est in town having a diameter
of twentw-four inches.
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THE ORCHARDS IN TOWN
John Orchard, Sam Orchard
and wife and the Misses Nel
lie and Bess Orchard arrived
down from Shrimp Bay a day
or two ago and are registered
at the Stedman.
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IS BACK FROM
PROSPECTING TRIP
“Tex” Alexander who has
been out on a prospecting trip
for the past couple of weeks
blew in on this morning’s
breeze. He reports having
had a very plesant trip but re
sults are very scant.
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John W. Stedman arrived
down from the north on last
night’s staemer and is trans
acting business with local mer
chants.
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HAND HURT IN PLANER
John Seelan, an employee in
the Hadley mill, had the mis
fortune to get his left hand
caught in the planer so that
amputation of parts of all the
fingers and thumb was neces
sary. He was brought to Ket
chikan for treatment and is
doing as well as can be expect
ed.
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WILL APPLY FOR PATENT
W. J. Rogers, of the Mount
Andrew Company, who arrived
up from the south yesterday
expects to put in the next
couple of weeks over on the
property. The company plans
to make repairs on the wharf
and lower camp structures and
also to survey seven of the un
patented claims of the proper
ty preliminary to applying for
a patent on same. L. D. Ryus
will be in charge ofthe survy
work while Everett Paup will
make the repairs on the wharf.
SURVEYING* NEW ROAD
L. D. Ryuy, the surveyor, and
a crew of helpers are at work
on the proposed road to Char
coal Point having begun oper
ations this morning. This
does not mean that there is any
probability of the road being
built this season, but rather
that the road commission is
securing the data so as to know
what a road will cost them
when they are ready to begin
work.
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IS AROUND AGAIN
Miss Flossie Copeland, who
had the misfortune a eouple of
w.eeks or so ago to fall on a
broken bottle cutting her knee,
is able to be about again with
the aid of crutches. The
wound was a serious one, sev
eral stiehes having been neces
sary in treating it and the
probabilities are that the af
fects will be felt for some lit
lle time.
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TAILORS ARE MOVING
The recently organized firm
of Rudcnik & Smith, the
pioneer tailors, are moving in
to their new quarters in the
Stedman Hotel building on
Dock Street today, where they
will transact a general tailor
ing, repairing, cleaning and
clothes pressing business in
the future. They are both old
timers and wel-known in this
region and their new quarters
will make it more convenient
for the transaction of business
with their many customers.
TROLLING SINKERS Supperior To All Others.
For POWEtt TROLLERS we make 6 and 9 lbs., sizes.
For Hand Trollers we make 10 oz., 1, 11-2, 2 and 3 lbs. sizes.
All Dealers in FIRST CLASS Fishing Gear Carry Them.
H. E. HECKMAN & CO. . Loring, Alaska- DISTRIBUTORS
The fishing boat Independent
was in yesterday on her way
to the fishing banks and took
on 40 tons of fuel coal at the
Northland Dock.
THE DAIRY MOVES
H. Schaefer, propielor of the
Ketchikan Dairy, was a busy
man last night transfering his
milch stock from town to his
homestead on Gravina Island.
He has built a new barn on the
Island, has plenty of pasture
and running-water and all in
all it looks as though his new
location is an ideal place for
a diary.
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NOTICE TO MOTOR
BOAT OWNERS
The attention of motor boat
men of this locality is called
to the fact that the customs
inspectors are now making the
rounds of the motor boats of
the district to inspect them as j
to their compliance to the law
as to the equipment of their
vessels. The law is very plain
in this matter and violators of
it will be punished. Any in
formation regarding equipment
requirements on gasoline
boats can be secured at the
local customs office.
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MINING MAN HERE
R. M. Riblet, consulting en
gineer of the Granby Mining &
Smelting Go, is a local visitor.
He will leave for Hadley today
to inspect the work being done
at the Mamie Mine.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In the Commissioner’s Court
i'or the precinct of Sulzer, Alas
ka. Division Number 1., in
Probate.
In the matter of the estate of
John Fintzen, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that
the undersigned, Jacob Lauth,
ha* been granted letters of ad
ministration, with the will an
'i.sfd, of thv esi-o -J Ji-hfi
Fintzen,, deceased and all par
sons having claims against
said estate, or said deceased,
are hereby requested to ex
i.imt thm witi the necessary
v( uehers at my posi oft ice ad
dress, Sulzer, Alaska, within
six months after the first pub
'ication of this notice.
JACOB LAUTH
Administrator of the estate of
John Fintzen, deceased.
Dated Aron 2;<rcJ, IM-i
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WARRANTED FOR ALL TIME.
If you purchase the NEW HOME you will
have a life asset at the price you pay, and will
not have an end less chain of repairs.
Quality
Considered
it is the
Cheapest
in the end
to buy.
If you want a sewing machine, write for
Our latest catalogue before you purchase.
The New Home Sewing Machine Co., Orange, Mass.
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE
George Irving, his heirs, as
signs and personal represent
atives:
You are hereby notified that
I have expanded during the
year 1913 the sum of six hun
dred dollars in labor and im
provements upon the Rose,
Lilly, Goldstone, Goldtream,
Blue Bird and Birdie lode min
ing claims, constituting the
Gold Stream claims situated
upon the south end of Garvina
Island in the Territory of Alas
ka, the original location notices
whereof may be found of rec
ord in the office of the record
er for the Ketchikan Recording
District at Ketchikan, Alaska,
in order to hold said claims un
der the provision of section
2324 of the Revised Statutes of
the United States and the am
endment thereto, approved Jan
uary 22nd, 1880, concerning
annual labor upon mining
claims. Being the amount to
hold said lodes for the period
ending on the 31st, of Decem
ber, 1913, and if within ninety
days from the personal service
of this notice, or within ninety
days after the publication there
of you fail or refuse to con
tribute your proportion of such
expenditure as a co-owner
your interest in said claims, the
same being an undivided one
fourth, will become the proper
ly of the subscriber, your co
owner, who has made the re
quired expenditures by the
terms of said section.
AUGUST GIIOOT,
Administrator of the Estate
of Otto Miller deceased.
First publication May 1st. 1914.
Last publication July 21.
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NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING
In The Commissioners Court
For The Precinct of Ketchikan,
Territory of Alaska, In Probate.
in the Matter of the Estate of
Timothy McMahon, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that
the final account of W. II.
Gilmour, administrator of the
Estate of Timothy McMahon,
deceased, has been rendered to
this court for settlement and
that the 28th, day of May, 19
' 14, at 2 o’clock p.m. has been
duly appointed by said court
for the settlement of said ac
crijut, at which time any per
son interested in said estate
may appear and file his ex
ceptions in writing to said ac
count and attest the same.
Dated March 27, 1914.
E. S. STACKPOLE
Probate Judge.
Cl IAS. H. COSGROVE,
Attorney for Administrator.
NOTICE EO CREDITORS
In the Commissioner’s Court
for (he Precinct of Ketchikan,
Alaska, Division Number 1, in
Probate:
In the matter of the estate
of Tongass George, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that
Ihe undersigned, Patrick J.
Gilmore, has been granted let
ters of administration, with the
will annexed, of the estate of
Tongass George, deceased, and
all persons having claims
against said estate, or said de
ceased, are hereby requested to
exhibit them with the necessary
vouchers at my place of busin
ess at Ketchikan, Alaska, with
in six months after the first
publication of this notice.
PATRICK J. GILMORE,
Administrator of the Estate of
Tongass George, deceased.
C. II. COSGROVE
Atlorney for deceased.
Dated Feb. 11th, 1914.
First publication Feb. 13, 1914
Last publication March. 20 1914
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