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FROM SATURDAY'S DAILY
Homesteader Smalley, who
has been holding down a claim
on the verge of Seward, for lo,
these many years, very justly,
we think, compuains because
he can neither get the patent
to his land, nor any satisfaction
when the patent, will issue. We
can give Smalley no light on
the subject. The acts or con
templated actions of the United
States land department, so far
as its policy relates to Alaska,
passeth all understanding.
What a hardship it works on
these worthy pioneers, repre
senting a citizenship that
should receive, at the hands of
the government, every possible
encouragement. If we had one
of these homesteads we would
let the government keep it, and
get out of the country.—Gate
ay.
On the night of the 25th, of
Nov. the citizens of Valdez
gave a smoker at which Col.
Richardson, head of the Alas
ka road commission, was pre
sented with a valuable gold
watch and fob in recognition of
the great work in the building
of roads and trails throughout
Alaska.
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Ruby, the minig camp on the
Yukon below Fort Gibbon,
narrowly escaped being entirly
destroyed by fire .last month
when flames broke out in the
building occupied by the Mer
chants cafe and the Eagle bar
ber shop. As there was no
organizer fire fighting squad,
the towns people, together
with what few prospectors and
miners happened to be in from
the creeks, formed into a vol
enteer department. Men,
women and children turned
out and water from the Yukon
was packed in buckets. One
woman stood in icy water for
over an hour filling the buckets
for the men to carry to the fire
A. .a.
Action was begun in the Yu -
kon territorial court at Dawson
recently by the Northern Light
Power and Coal company, car
rying on business at Dawson,
and vicinity, against Newman
A. Fuller, John Treadgold,
Oscar Newhouse anj the Klon
dike White Channel Gravel
Mining company, says the Daw
son news. The action involves
perhaps, the largest sum of any
ever started in the Yukon. Judg
merit is asked against Fuller,
Treadgold and the White Chan
nel company for $1,080,000,
and other considerations are
asked, including an injunction
ad an order of the court for
purchase of power from the
plaintiff company. The whole
fight involves the sale of the
former Fuller properties loeat-.
ed near Dawson, and the fin
ancing of the same.
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WILL ERECT MILL
EARLY IN SPRING
A. IT. Coder, nneof the stock
holders of the Thorne Arm
Mining company, arrived up on
« recent boat for the purpose
of superintending Ihe doing of
(he assessment work on Hie
company’s properties on
Thorne Arm. He was a caller
r.| the Miner office and stales
Hint the company expects , to
ship a mill up early in the
spring to handle the mine's
ore and will work Ihe mine to
Ihe utmost capacity. The
property carries high values in
free gold.
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SOUTH FOR A TRIP
Roy Hewitt, “Rill” Srhlofh
an’s right bower, will he n
passenger south on the North
western for a trip to the Sound
Hoy hasn’t, been down for two
or three years, and is prepared
to lie surprised at Ihe sights.
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The Daily Miner, SI per
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Vice President R. W. Baxter
of the Alaska Steamship Co.,
tins given orders for important
changes and improvements to
[the steamships Alameda and
Mariposa. The work will be
performed at the company’s
docks in Seattle this winter
under the direction of Suprin
tendant R. R. Pierson, during
the period following the lull in
the Alaska trade, one vessel to
be changed at a time. As at
present arranged the captain’s
stateroom and officers’ quart
ers are on the upper deck for
ward. Under the change con
templated an entire new house
will be erected on each vessel
to include wheel house, cap
tain’s stateroom, chart room,
quarters for the officers and
pilots. The house will be
erected above the present up
per deck rooms, similar to the
araangement on the. Northwest
ern. The quarters vacated by
the captain and officers will be
transformed into two-berth
staleerooms. In the case of
Mariposa two more staterooms
will be added aft, which has
already been done on the Ala
meda. The change will give
accommodations and required
quarters for the officers in ad
dition will provide 10 addition
al rooms on tile Mariposa and
eight additional on the Ala
meda. The addition of this
house will add to the general
appearance of the two vessels,
besides giving more room for
passengers and better quarters
for the officers. In the Mari
posa the intermediate rooms
on the saloon deck will bring
the first class accomodations
of that ship up to that of the
Alameda. The entire work
will be performed by the com
pany’s own employees and will
be completed in ample time to
handle the expected heavy
traffic to Alaska next spring.
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SEATTLE AT LAST
After trying for weeks, the
local wireless office got in
touch with the big new station
at Fontleroy Park, Seattle, for
the first time last night, when
Ihe big station cut its spark
down to a size receivable by
the local station. This denron
strates that no difficulty will
he experienced in getting Seat
tie at all times when the new
station is finished and in oper
ation. The new station is to be
25 k. w., the same as the Seat
tle station so it will be able to
work through any interference
as far as any station in this
region is conserned.
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FROM TUESDAY'S DAILY
REPAIRING CITY FLOAT
Frank Burkhart and Everett
Paup with their pile driver
crew are busy today driving a
new dolphin at Ihe outer end
of the city float at New Town.
The float has been held by
anchors heretofore but during
the high winds recently it has
dragged around quite a ways.
The new dolphin will do away
with any chance of its going
farther.
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LOCAL VISTIOR LEAVES
Mr Kirpat.rick of Copper
Montain, who has been a local
visitor for the past week left
this morning for the West
Coast. lie reports that they are
working about eight men ll'cre
and are opening the property
np in fine shape.
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OFF TO THE COVE
Last Saturday Roy Ryus and
Pal Heaney both left for Smug
gters Cove. Mr. Ryus is to
finish Ihe survey work which
lie has been doing on the Old
Glory properly and Mr. ITeany
will be connected with Ihe com
puny at that place.
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TAKE8 PARTNER
Joe Murphy the tailor has
sold an interest in his business
to Ilarry Ralht'one, who will
be connected with him in the
operation of the shop in the
future.
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DALE TAKES TRIP
Hale Hunt was a passenger
south on the last Alki where he
will transact business for the
Northland Steamship Co. He
expects .to return on an early
t’oat.
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IMPROVEMENT IN LOOKS
Charles Finzel has moved
his barn from the Northland
Dock at the foot of Grant Street
to the rear of the William
Strong building. This makes
a big imprvoement in the looks
of the dock when coming from
New Town.
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POPULAR LADY LEAVES
Miss Agnes Gilmoure the sis
ter of W. H. Gilmour, who has
been visiting him for the past
two years will leave on the
Northwestern tonight for her
home in the east. She has ac
quired a large circle of friends
and acquaintances during her
stay here and her absence will
keenly felt by them.
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CALLS AT SHRIMP BAY
The launches Roughrider
and Teddy will call in to
Shrimp Bay every Wednesday
from now on with mail and
passengers.
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Prince Rupert has organized
a gardening association. The
purpose it to promote garden
ing both for vegetables and
flowers.
TRICKS IN ALL TRADES
A time worn adage says
(here are tricks in all trades.
Investigators in the govern
ment have found a new one.
They announce, in a warning
the pidlic, that unprincipl
ed dealers in poultry arc in the
habit of feeding chickens with
red popper a day or two before
they are killed; this makes the
chickens have an abnormal ap
petite, and the birds are then
given a mixture of fine sand
and a little corn meal, which
they cat ravenously, and as a
result large quantities of sand
are introduced into the unfor
tunate fowls. “It simply means
that the dealers are selling
sand to the customer at the
rate of 20 cents per pound,"
says the investigators. Putting
sand in sugar is bad enough.
Feeding chickens oft sand
piles is carrying adulteration
entirely loo far. Of course the
new “industry” is not extens
ive, but its discovery shows
how zealous the government
authorities are in their effort
to prtoert the public from
f rand.
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Loui Paul, of Wrangell, was
one of the crack football play
ers on the Chemawa Indian
school tarn this year. An
other Wrangell native, Eugene
Gel'fey, is a member of the
Chemawa brass band.
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Claud Swanson, a machine
drill man, was killed by an ac
cidental discharge of powder
last week at Prince Rupert
while working in prep
aration for another big blast in
the street improvement oper
ations of the Grand Trunk ter
minus. He was literally blown
be a hunting trip of two or
he was working.
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The Daily Miner, $1. per. mo.
FROM TUESDAY'S DAILY
IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED
One of the most needed im
provements needed by the city
at the present time is a railing
and cleats on the walk leading
from Bawden Street to the
Court House along Grant Street
This walk is narrow and in
frosty weather it is so slippery
that any one who is compelled
to use it is in great danger .If
a person starts to slip there is
absolutely no chance to stop
and the walk is high along
here which makes it rather
dangerous. Especially so to
women with babiy carriages.
This is the. only way to get lo
the top of court house hill with
a vehicle of any kind and
the women who live there with
small children are seriously
handicapped. A number of in
stances have been brought to
our attention where lady’s go
ing up and down here have
been obliged to receive help
from passing men in order lo
make it at all. This would not
cost the city much as the work
would be done by the street
gang and woidd be a hi" im
provement.
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District Attorney Rustgard
acting under instructions from
the Attorney General's office
asked Judge R. W. Jennings
of the district court to make
an order designating the Kan
sas Slate penitentiary at Lan
sing, Kansas, as the place of
confinement for all female
prisoners sentenced lo the peni
tenitary and the United States
pcniteniary at McNeil’s Island.
Slate of Washington, as the
place of confinement for all
male prisoners sentenced (o
the penitentiary. The lettter
asking that the order be made
states that it has happened in
several instances that female
prisoners . have been sentenced
to the United States penitent
iary at McNeil's Island, Wash
ington, by the courts of Alas
ka, and that the instution has
no facilities for caring for fe
male prisoners. In which ca«e
it is found necessary to trans
fer the prisoners to oilier in
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Fairbanks is all worked up
over ilie price war that is on
among Ihe merchants of that
city. The News-Miner says
ihat $1. will buy as much now
a( Fairbanks as $2. would buy
a year ago. However, while
it admits that (he eost of living
has been materialy reduced,
it doubts the wisdom of re
ducing prices to a point where
business is carried on at a loss
BOX FOR PIONEERS
Now that Christmas is nearly
here it seems as if some of the
citizen of this place should
give a lillle thought to (he old
timers al the Pieoncers Home.
Anylhing Will be appreciated
1 y III esc men who were very
useful in their day opening up
and developing this territory
of Alaska. Fale has dell harsh
ly with these men and they now
find themselves worn out and
homeless in their old age. They
have been provided a home *>y
the Territory and it will not
take away any of the enjoy
ment, of your own holiday to
know that you have been able
to add a ray of shunshine to
their' day. All donations will
be taken care of by Roy
j Thompson and will l'e shipped
on the Jefferson on Thursday.
If yon have any thing fo send
please get it in early as i| must
be boxed and prepared for
shipment.
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in H. P. Cray Molur... finar
auteed to be in good condition,
for $00.00. H. R. THOMPSON.
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The Daily Miner, $1. per. mo.
DOG TAKES TRIP
Jim Taylor who has been
mourning the loss of his bull
clog for several weeks past is
again a happy man as the dog
came back on the Northwestern
last night. The dog was car
ried off by the Seward the last
time she went north and was
sent back on the first boat op
erated by the same company.
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Wrangell, Dec. 1G—Ernest
Lamm and T. Swanson were
brougth to the hospital here
this morning from Point Eliis
Cannery where they had been
accidently shot. Lamm is the
assistant watchman ther and
Swanson is a fisherman. They
had a cabin together and were
there Saturday night when a
loaded shot gun fell from the
wall and a heavy charge of
buck shot tore through the
logs of both men. They were
attended as best they could be
at the cannery and were
brought to town at the first
opportunity and placed in the
hospital. It is feared Lamm
will not recover from the
shock and loss of blood, al
though Swanson is recovering.
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IMPROVEMENTS IN STORE
The Tongass Trading Com
pany are making a new innov
ation for Ketchikan this week.
They are having an Air Line
cash box system installed
'llh rough out the store. This
means that all cash will be
sent direct to (he office for
changing and will do away
with the cash registers in the
different departments.
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Fred Hilliard and family
have gone to Prince Rupert to
spend the holidays with his
brother who went there this
spring.
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JACK PAYS VISIT
Jack Wattles, in charge of
Ihe coble office at Hadley,
came in on Ihe Berlin last night
from Hadley to do someGhrist
mas shopping and also lo greet
i his many friends in Ketchikan.
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RUMOR UNFOUNDED
There has been a presistant
rumor around town for the
past couple of days that Gapt.
Connell was stricken with
quick consumption and was tak
en lo California where he was
not expecled to live. After
tracing it down the Miner Man
is convinced that it is unfound
ed. Capt. Connell is in Califor
nia and is suffering slightly
from stomach trouble as near
as can bP ascertained but there
is no foundation for the story
lhat he has quick consumption
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SPOKANE TAKES GOOD LIST
When Ihe Spokane went
south she took ninteen first
class lour second class passen
ger and four children from
here. 'I’hc list includes, Mr.
and Mrs. Eardley and her
mother Mrs. Cooper, Mrs. Phil
Medallion and two children,
Fred Hilliard and family,,
James Mowat, and E. E. Noble,
of Wrangell. j
WILL HAVE SERVICES
A telegram was received
| from Seal tie yesterday by Mr.
. Murray saying that a catholic
i father would arrive before
! Christmas lo hold regular serv
| i^s in Ihe local church of
that denomination. It was
necessary lo send for some
| one on accounl rif Ihe Serious
I illness ol Father Hays who
will be unable to do so.
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| The Daily Miner, $1. por. mo.
TUG AFTER SHIP
The tug Tatoosh arrived up
from the south last night and
this morning went to Sbnven
ient Cove after the herring
ship Louisiana. The Louisiana
has been laying there since a
bout this time last year when
she was sent north to be oper
ated in Connection with the
America in curing herring for
Griffiths and Son.
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HUMBOLDT MAKES
HER LAST TRIP
The steamer Humboldt went
south last night on the last trip
of the season. She was in at
Yes Bay and loaded a small
amount of canned salmon be
fore she reached here which
accounts for be being several
hours late. She took fifteen
first class passengers from
this place, they were the con
struction gang who have been
doing the work for the Stand
ard Oil Co. As soon as the
Humboldt reaches Seattle she
will make one trip to San Fran
cisco where she will be en
tirely overhauled. Oil burners
will be installed and the pas
senger accomodations will be
rebuilt, which will make her
much more comfortable to trav
el on.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In ;he Commissioner’s Court
for the Precinct of Ketchi
kan, Territory of Alaska, Div
ision No. 1,—In Probate.
Notice is hereby given Thai
William A. Connell bar been
duly appointed administrator
with the will annexed of tihe
estate of Linus A. Gould, de
ceased; and all persons havin’g
claims against said estate ai\?
hereby notified to exhibit then',
with the necessary vouchers
within six months after the
f rst publication of this notice
wilh the undersigned at his
place of business, the Sledman
IT del, Ketchikan, Alaska.
Dated this 4th day of Septem
ber, 1013.
WILLIAM A. CONNELL
Administrator of the Estate of
Linus A. Gould, deceased.
Clias. IT. Cosgrove, attorney for
Administrator. 0-26-13
Notice of Final Settlement
Jri the Commissioner’s Court
For Ketchikan Precint No. 8.
Alaska.
In the Matter of the Estate of
William Kroling, deceased.
Notice Is Hereby Given, that
the undersigned has filed in
Hit above court his final ac
count of administration of the
above estate, and lhat Monday
December 1st, 1013, at 2
a dock p.m. at the Commis
sioners office at the Court
House at Ketchikan, Alaska,
has been appointed as Ihe day
and place for the hearing of
any objections to such final
account and the settlement
thereof.
WILL B. BELL
Administrator.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Irt the Commissioners Court
for Ihe Precinct or Ketchikan
Territory of Alaska, Division
No. i: In Probate.
Ed ale of B. S. Holt, deete-ed.
Notice is hereby given that
Dan Nelson has been duly ap
pointed administrator of flic es
tate of R. S. Holt, deceased;
end all persons !.a\ ’s claims
against said eslate a: ° hereby
notified fo exhibit tli-. n with
i.hc necessary vouchers within,
six months after Ihe first pub
lication of this notice with the
undersigned at his post office
address at Kasaan, Alaska
Dated this 10th day of June
1013. I
DAM NELSON,
Administrator o film Estate
of R. S. Holt, deceased.
Dims. II. Cosgrove, attorney y>
Administrator. ,
'* Charles Dank. , ; vu . ! own
miner, is more than a week
overdue from a hunting trip
and his friends have become
so fearful for his safety that
search parlies are being sent
into the hills around Fairbanks
Banks started on what was to
be a hunting trip of two or
three days duration on Novem
ber 1 1. The whole country
hereabouts soon afterwards
was swept by a prolonged
snowstorm. It feared that
he lost his bearings.
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Candidates whose names
have been brought forward for
'he position of United States
attorney to succeed John Rust
gard are John R. Marshall, J.
II. Cobb, N. L. Burton, Judge
John B. Winn, Chs. Ingersoll
and Z. R. Cheney. Those who
would succeed Bert Faulkner
are C. F. Cheek, II. A. Bishop,
Si Tanner and Frank Bach.
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Account and Petition For
Distribution
In The Matter of the Estate
of Helen Johnson, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that
flic final account of Henry
Goemaere the administrator of
flic estate of Helen Johnson,
deceased, has been rendered
to said court, for settlement.,
and that a petition for a final
distribution of the estate has
been filed with said account,
and that the 9th day of Dec
ember, 1913, at 2 o,clock p. m.
has been duly appointed by
said court for (he 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
vceount, and contest the same.
Dated this 7th day of Octo
ber, 1913.
E. S. Stackepole,
Probate Judge.
Charles II. Cosgrove,
I Attorney for Administrator.
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NOTICE OF SALE ,
Notice te given that pursuant
,o the provisions of section 278
>f part 5, of the Alaska Code of
liv'd Procedure, I will offer
for sale upon the premises of
'he Northland Dock Company
at 2 o’clock in the afternoon of
the 25(h. day of October 1913,
'o the highest bidder for cash
me purse seign, which can be
■men at the cabin of C. A. John
<oii on Pennock Island.
This sale is conducted by me
for the purpose of satisfying
my loin for labor bestowed
■hereon and materials furnish
'd at the special instance and
request of Harry Ringstad.
Said Harry Ringstad having fail
ed, refused and neglected to
pay just and reasonable char
ges for said labor and material,
amounting to the sum of nine
ty dollars, ($90.00) and ten
dollars, ($10.00) storage and
charges of sale.
A. IT. JOHNSON,
By his attorney, Glias. II. Cos
grove.
Dated ithis 2nd day of Octo
ber, 1913, Ketchikan, Alaska.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In the Commissioners Court
lor the Precint of Ketchikan
Territory of Alaska, Division
No. 1: In Probate.
Notice is. hereby given that
W. II. Gil.mour has been duly
appointed administrator of the
estate of Timothy McMahan,
deceased.;and all persons hav
ing claims against said estate
are hereby notified to exhibit
lhem with the necessary vou
chers within six months after
: lie first publication of this
notice with the undersigned at
Ins place of business the Ad
■ miral.
Dated this 22nd day of Sep
tember, 1913.
W. II. GILMOUR. t
Administrator of tho Estate
ot Timothy McMahan, de
(eased.
Clms. 11. Cosgrove, attorney for
Administrator.