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From Mondays Daily Miner
.Mr. and Mrs G. D. Jones
teachers for the native school
at Metlakahtla arrived on the
Al-Ki last Saturday. They
left this morning on the Good
Tidings for Metlakahtla where
they will establish and main
tain a school for the natives
this winter. They brought a
big bunch of supplies with
them and will take more from
Saxman. where they will slop
cn route. , ,
The natives have raised funds
to pay salaries, provide living
apartments for the teachers,
and to secure school rooms for
a sohoo! that is to be establish
ed on the same system as other
government native institution*
in the Territory a* they prom
ised Governor Strong they
would at the time of his recent
visit to that town.
G. D. Jones and wife were
formerly terehersin the govern
ment schools in the northern
or Eskimo country.
All of this has been aecomp
lished in the face of difficulties
for many years the Metlakah
tla‘s have been endeavoring to |
have established government
schools to supplant the educa
tional system of Father Dun
can. but met with divers dif
ficulties. The board of tduca
tion declared that there were
no funds: Father Duncan be
lieved that he was giving them
all the education that was need
ful: permission would have to
be obtained from the interior
department before teachers
could be employed even if
there were funds.
Two years ago Secretary
Walter L. Fisher, of the in
terior department visited the
place but kept putting them off
and when the new adminis
tration came in the natives re
newed their efforts. At last
permission was granted to em
ploy the teachers and they im- ;
mediately went about their:
'ta*k of raising the money and )
have been successful.
This i« directly the out
come of the recent visit of Gov
Strong to the native town
where he held a conference
with the leaders of the town.
The school will be held in
the hall of the Metlakahtla
Benevolent Society and the
house of Edmund Yerney has
been turned over to the new
tea< hers for living quarters.
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SEARCH PARTY RETURNS
The party of natives who
have been out searching for
Ben Booth and the three Tol
«on girls, returned yesterday,
hating found them safely in
camp at the head of Boca De
Quadra.
Commissions have been issu
ed by the clerk of the court at
Fairbanks to two notaries in
the State- to take the deposit
ions of Bishop Rowe and Arch
deacon Stuck in the case of the
I'nited States vs.Cadzow and
others, which will come to trial
in the district court sometime
this winter. In these cases the
government is trying to pre
vent the defendants from erect
ing buildings and co-habitat
ing with the Indians at Fort
Yukon, the two ministers be
ing the compdaintants.
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CORDOVA REPLACES
DOLPHIN
Word has been received
from the Alaska Steamship
Company that the steamer
Cordova will r^rdace the Dol
phin on the run leaving Seattle
on Nov. 21. The Cordova i« ;
larger has even better ac
comodations than the Dolphin. J
a* h^r state rooms are larger j
and better fini-hed. She has
r< um for sixty first and twenty
steerage passengers.
* ♦ ♦
“Mother” Bathe, a much
loved, pioneer woman of Ju
nta i. died in that city recently.
MINE 18 SUCCESSFUL
M. M. Reese arrived from Hol
lis with another gold brick
which has been secured in a
cleanup of the plates of the
Rodger property at Harris creek
after the last ten days run.
Besides this they have secured
concentrates to the value of
about 3o dollars per day from
the run. The brick weighs
about eight pounds and is valu
ed in the neighborhood of $1.
000. Mr Reese reports that
they are securing about four
thousand dollars per month
from the property and they
have about two hundred tons
of pay ore blovked Out at pres
ent. They are working eight
men and are running day and
night in the endeavor to take
out ten thousand dollars before
the first of the year. If noth
ing unforseen happens Mr.
Reese is confident this will be
accomplished.
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TO REBUILD DOCK
Bids have been received by
She Northland Dock Company
for the work of rebuilding
their dock this winter. The
plans are to rebuild from in
front of the office to Dock
Street where the dock is weak
at pre-ent. Part of this caved
in not long ago and alliwed
fifty toils of coal to drop into
the bay. The rest of the dock
was fixed last w inter and is ■
in good >hape so it will not
be touched. The material ar
rived on the Al-Ki Saturday
and work will start in about
ten days.
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A message via Circle Citv
wa* received in Seattle recent- j
ly stating that Louis Lane, the i
Arctic trader, is wintering with
party at Demarcation Point, i
fifty mile* west from Hersche! .
Island. The message states
that all is well.
♦ ♦ ♦
H. R. Smith, G. F. Douglas,
E. A. Lndlow. J. E. Higgins and 1
.fo*eph Bell, five old pioneej**
who have withstood the hard- j
*hip* of Seward peninsula out
door life for the past several
years, have been sent irom ,
Nome to Sitka, where they will
enter the Pioneers' Home.
This ha* been a first clas*
vear for Yukon mining. The
gold output will be larger than
last year and w ill be abou t*fl.
000.000. The large*t pro
ducer* were the Yukon Gold
company and the next largest
was the Canadian Klondike
company.
♦ ♦ ♦
\\ hen Governor Strong was in
Fairbank* he stated that Pres
ident Wilson was very anxious
*o see a democratic delegate
from the territory, and the
hief magistrate urged upon
‘he democrat* the necessity of
starling the campaign early.
* ♦ *
W. II. Ferguson, who gained ;
'•nsiderable notriety as I’nited
■date* commissioner and poll
tax collector at Chitina. is now
•ondueting a coeoanut plantat
ion at Christmas Island, in the j
-outh Seas.
♦ ♦ *
The gold placers of the Fair
hank- district will yield anoth
*r$10,000.000 according to an
e*timate made by Dr. Alfred
‘I. Brook* in a recent report of
the United States geological
-•urvey. The camp ha« pro- !
Diced a little less than that
•mount since it was struck in
i 012.
**♦
Incessant rain at a time when
considerable snow covered ihp
mountain* accounted for the
rm*t serious flood that th°
|
»lde*t -ettlers in Bella Cool a
B. C. have ever kr own. the
vater raising several feet in
•he main street* in less than
I
our hours..
Marshal Faulkner’s plan lo
work federal prisoners on puh
[lie roads is still being gravely
[considered by the department
I of justice. Meanwhile the
prisoners pine for exercise.
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Since the shutting off af the
city water works in Dawson
children are required to carry
individual drinking cups , to
school.
The citizens of Ghitina have
completed the installation of
a telephone line from Ghitina
to Willow creek to connect
with the government wires.
Messages can now be sent
direct from Cordova to Fair
banks. Previous to this it
was necessary to send Fair
banks messages by cable to
Valdez, and from there over
the government wire to the in
terior town.
On a conservative estimate
the steel on the Grand Trunk
will be joined not later than
June the first. The entire
section between the present
ends of steel is under con
struction and there seems to
be no scarcity of men.
♦ ♦ ♦
The trail reaching into the
Birch creek diggings from the
Ghena Hot Springs has been
completed and the residents of
that camp are now making
use of it in their travels to
Fairbanks, several parties hav
ing recently made the trip
with horses and double enders
♦ ♦ *
During the last big storm at
Cordova the sidewalk to the
depot was over turned and .
blown across the street for a
distant of about 150 feet. The
wind stripped the roof from
the cold storage plant of the
Northern Meat Market, caus
ing a great deal of inconven-j
ience and some damage to the
plant. The transmission line j
went down and the town was j
without light or power for two
days.
* ♦ ♦
A new tunnel has been driven
100 feet lower than the old
one. on the Hirst mine. Chica- j
goff Island. This mine is sit
uated about one and one half
mile* from the famous Chic
agoff Mine, on the West Coast
of the island. A lead three
feet wide of high grade ore.
with gold visible without the
use of a glass, has been un
covered.
4 4 4
By injecting a certain fluid
into living tree* every fiber in
them, leaves included, can be
artificially colored for all time
in twenty four hours, accord
ing to Dr. Martin Kleinstueck
profossor at the German For
e-try School at Tharandt, near
Dresden.
4*4
This summer just passed’
Tom Ward sent out from hi*
copper mine in the Koukarok
usome twelve tons and odd
pounds to the Tacoma smeletr
of grab sample ore. He re
ceived returns showing that
the -melier is prepared to pnr
cha*e the ore at the rate of
*70.22 per ton. The rock va
ried in copper from 3 to33 per
cent, and being an easy fluxing’
roek highly desirable t o the
-melter*. The rock which he
-ent out crops out on several
places and he has not begun
to -cratch the immense deposit
of ore that i« at his mine.
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Negotiations were recently
completed whereby another
Port Wells property will be de
veloped during the coming
winter. The latest deal con
cern* the Pete Black and Billy
Hogan property on Harriman
ford. It has been taken over
by M. J. Callaghan, who ha*
contracted to run 200 feet of
tunnel for a one-third interest
in the ground with an option
on the balance for $50,000 if
he wishes to exercise it after
the completion of the tunnel. (
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From Tuesdays Daily Minor
ADMIRAL SAMPSON
FROM THE SOUTH
The Admiral Sampson ar
rived last night about midnight
on her way to the westward
with forty one passengers all
told, nine of whom were for
Ketchikan. The local passen
gers were .1. It. Rodgers, Mrs.
R. Smith. Mrs. D. C. Kippen.
Miss Alma Kubley. Frank Uber
wuner, Ada Chaney, 11. L.
Womaehs. Udo Hess and one
second class. While coming
in to the dock, for some reason
unknown to any one in town
she dropped her mud hook and
picked up the cable. They
had to raise it to the top
of the water and then rig a
tackle and lift it free of the
anchor before they could drop
it. The cable was uninjured.
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MISS KUBLEY RETURNS
Miss Alma Kubley returned
from Seattle last night on the
Admiral Sampson. Miss Kub
ley has been spending the past
two months visiting with
friends in Seattle and around
the Sound.
a-♦
Dale Hunt and Jack Davies
are expected on the Al-Ki to
night. Dale has been making
a round trip and Jack has
been to Wrangell on official
business.
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IS MAKING IMPROVEMENTS
Lyle Blodget is now a busy
man slucing the dirt and
rocks out from under his
house on the New Town walk
and adding another room to
his place.
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WAREHOUSE BROKEN OPEN
The warehouse of the North
hand Dock Co. was broken open
Sunday night and a case of
eggs and a small keg of rum
were stolen. The wharfinger
had suspicions of the guilty
parties and a search warrant
was sworn out yesterday morn
ing. Their cabin was searched
and two of the men were found
in a state of intoxication.They
were taken on the hill and this
morning another one was
found and given free lodging
for a few days. The fourth
man i- still at large but the
marshal- know who he is and
are watching for him The
men. Jim Furlong. A. Raymond
and John Cassock, took long
shoremens hooks and pried
off a windov? on the* water
side of the warehouse and
made away with the goods
while the night watchman w a -
busy else where. They will
be given a hearing before
Judge Stackpole tomorrow
ta 2 p. m.
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TRANSFER OF PROPERTY
Paul Ifoury recently sold hi
propertv on Quinn stree*
which is occupied by his house
at present, to Bobby Clemcns
son for a consideration of $ t. -
200 dollars. \
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MINING MAN HERE
J. H. Rogers. the minirur.
i
man from Hollis, arrived in
town on the Admiral Sampson
this morning. Mr. Rogers is
the owner of the Harris Creek j
property which is leased to M.
M. Reese and Harry Webber. \
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A number of Fairbanks min
ing men are agitating the (
matter of securing lh" passage
of a federal law whereby the
coal lands would be put upon |
flic same basis a- the wood i
lands of the publls domain.
The\ ask that Alaskans he al
lowed to mine whatever coal
i- necessary for local consump
lion, paying a reasonable tax. i
Through a notice filed in
the district court by District
Attorney Janies J. Grosslev, it
j is learned that the fifteen tons
! of meat which were seized
' from the Fairbanks maet
market a year ago last fall,
have been found unfit for
j human consumption by the
| government pure food expert,
Hr. J. Madisen. of Seattle, who
-ent a report of his findings to
the district attorneys office.
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Individual miners and others
i operating in small companies
have been discussing with
| much interest of late the drag
line excavator as a probable
device for dreging auriferous
travels of the Yukon. A dreg
line excavator has a large shov
el which is drawn in from the
end of a long crane, instead of
working outword on the plan of
j the ordinary steam shovel. The
' engines and machinery are in
a small house, and the whole
looks much like the steam
'hovels used by the Canadian
Klondike company near Daw
son in excavating pits. A drag
line excavator is understood to
cost 88,000 to 810.00, or about
one-tenth as much as a dredge
| of the same capacity, or one
twentieth as much as smaller
dredges now working in the
Klondike. The dredge has on°
advantage, that is, handling
more bedrock.
* + *
The reward of 85,000 in casTi
offered by the Yukon Gold Co.
for the imformation leading to
the arrest and conviction of
the person who dynamited the
company’s dredge, has been
distributed amoung thirty-one
men and one woman. Inciden
tly, Jacob Xeilson was convict
ed of the crime and sentenced
to twenty years in the peniten
tiary.
* * *
Iii addition to shutting off!
the water supply, the Dawson
City \\ ater & Power Co., con
trolling also the light and tel
ephone systems, has served
notice they will cut off both
telephone and light service.
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Notice of Marshals Sale
I fiied Slates of America,
Division Vo. t. District of
Alaska, S. S.
Public notice is hereby given,
that by virtue of a writ of
f ieri Facias or execution),
dated October, 2. 1013. A. D.
i-sned out of the District
Court, of the United States for
the Divi-ion Vo. 1. District of
Alaska, on a judgement render
ed in the Commissioner’s
Court, on the 28*h. day of Aug
,|SL 1013. A. D. in favor of A.
II. Johnson and against Ole O.
Hamre, I have, on this 22nd.
day of October, 1913, A. D.
levied upon (he following de
scribed real estate, situated in
the Town of Ketchikan, Alas
ka, to wit:
That certain frame dwelling
house or cabin, of dimensions
,!6 feet by 20 feet, situated on
Sfedman Street, Town of
Ketchikan, Alaska, on the
south side of the bridge across
Ketchikan Creek. near its
mouth, and immediately ad -
joining, on the north side, the
residence owned by Louis
Foster and immediately ad
joining on the south side, a
two story frame dwelling
house owned by John Ilnnseth
and occupied bv a Japanese
merchant, together with the
ground upon which said house
or cabin is situated, and that I j
will, accordingly offer said j
real estate for sale, at public j
vendue to *he highest and i
best, bidder, for cash, on the j
22nd.. day of November, 1913, i
I), at 2 o’clock p, m. at the
front door of the United States
Court House at Ketchikan.
Dated Ketchikan, Alaska, Oct.
22nd. 1913,
H. L. FAULKNER
U. S. Marshal
Division No t, District of
Alaska.
By J. H Davies
Deputyj
rhe Daily Miner, - per. mo I
L-ML_, — V _
A new ledge, four feet wide,
is reported to have been found
on St. Patrick creek Fairbanks
district, carrying good values
on the surface.
♦ + ♦
Streetbam Doekhhm, an in
sane patient at Fairbanks,
escaped in bis night clothes
and crossed town before de
tected and taken into custody.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In ;hc Commissioner’s Court
for the Precinct of Ketchi
kan. Territory of Alaska, Div
ision No. 1,—In Probate.
Notice is hereby given that
William A. Connell bar been
diily appointed administrator
with the will annexed c.f th ’
estate of Linus A. Gould, de
ceased; and all persons having
i la inis against said estate are
hereby notified to exhibit them
with the necessary vouchers
within six months after the
f rst publication of this notice
with the undersigned at his
place of business, Hie Stedman
I! del, Ketchikan, Alaska.
Dated this 4th day of Septem
ber, 1913.
WILLIAM A. CONNELL
Administrator of the Estate of
Linus A. Gould, deceased.
Chas. II. Cosgrove, attorney for
Administrator. 9-20-13
Notice of Final Settlement
In (he Commissioner’s Court
For Ketchikan Precint No. 8.
Alaska.
In the Matter of the Estate of
William Kroling, deceased.
Notice Is Hereby Given, that
(he undersigned has filed in
Hit- above court his final ac
count of administration of the
above estate, and that Monday
December 1st, 1913, at 2
o dock p.m. at the Commis
sioners office at the Court
House at Ketchikan, Alaska,
lias been appointed as the day
and place for the hearing of
any objections (o such final
account and the settlement
t hereof.
WILL 13. BELL
Administrator.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In the Commissioner? Court
lor !he Precinct or Ketchikan
'Mvritory of Alaska. Division
No. i: In Probate.
Estate of R. S. Holt, de ce-cd.
Notice is hereby giv< n that
Dan Nelson has been duly ap
pointed administrator of Hie es
tate of R. S. Holt, deceased:
and all persons l.a\ ir. v claim
against said estate a:e hereby
notified to exhibit the n with
the necessary vouchers within
• ix months after the first pub
lication of this notire with Urn
undersigned at his post office
address at Kasaan, Alaska
Dated [his 1 Oth day of Juu
in 13. I
DAN NELSON,
Adminislrntor o film Estate
of R. S. Holt, deceased.
•lias. H. Cosgrove, attorney n
Administrator. ,
Account .:,n Fop
Distribution
In The Matter of the Estate
of Helen Johnson, Deceased.
Nolice is hereby given that
Ihe final account of Henry
Ooemaere (lie administrator of
the estate of Helen Johnson,
deceased, has been rendered
to said court for settlement,
and that a petition for a final
distribution of the estate lias
been filed with said account,
and that, the 9th day of Dec
ember. 1013, at, 2 o,clock p. m.
has been duly appointed by
said court for the settlement of
said account and hearing of
said petition, at which time any
person interested in said es
tate may appear and file his
exceptions, in writing, to said
account, and contest the same.
Dated this 7111 day of Octo
ber, 1013.
H. S. Stackepole,
Probate Judge.
Charles II. Cosgrove,
Atlornev for Administrator.
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NOTICE OF SALE
Notice is given that pursuant
lo the provisions of section 278
of part 5, of (lie Alaska Code of
Civil Procedure. I will offer
for sale upon Ihe premises of
1 he Northland Dock Company
at 2 o’clock in (he afternoon of
the 25th. day of October 1013, *
to the highest bidder for cash
one purse seign, which can be
seen al the cabin of C. A. John
son on Pennock Island.
This sale is conducted by me
for the purpose of satisfying
my lein for labor bestowed
thereon and materials furnish
'd at the special instance and
request of Harry Ringstad.
^aid Harry Ringstad having fail”
ed, refused and neglected lo
pay just and reasonable char
ges for said labor and material,
amounting (o the sum of nine
ty dollars, ($90.00) and ten
lollars, ($10.00) storage and
charges of sale.
A. II. JOHNSON,
By his attorney, Chas. II. Cos
grove.
Dated lliis 2nd day of Octo
ber, 1913, Ketchikan, Alaska.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Li Ihe Commissioners Court
for the Precint of Ketchikan
Territory of Alaska, Division
No. 1: In Probate.
Notice is hereby given that
W If. Gilmour has been duly
appointed administrator of the
estate of Timothy McMahan,
deceased ;and all persons hav
ing claims against said estate
tie hereby notified to exhibit
I hem with the necessary vou
chers within six months after
i he first publication of this
notice with the undersigned at
Ins place of business the Ad
miral.
Dated this 22nd day of Sep
I ember, 1913.
W. II. GILMOUR,
Administrator of the Estate
ot Timothy McMahan, de
i cased.
i lias. It. Cosgrove, attorney for
Administrator.
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