Of Local Interest
From Friday's Bulletin.
At. Doze and Ed. Sellers left this
morning for Knights island with the
launch Hazel This is the maiden
trip of the launch. According to the
captain of the boat she is the swiftest
thing that ever pulled out of Valdez
bay.
A shipment of ore is to be made
from the property of Pete Steiumetz
of Landlock bay, on the steamer Port
laud. About 30 tons will be sent out
this time.
O. P. Hubbard will leave Seattle
July 24tb, for Valdez, coming by way
of Juneau.
A party of seven experts will arrive
on the next boat and go ty the in
terior to examine the McCarthy copper
property.
A telegram from Fairbanks state:
that the United States District Attor
ney has left for Valdez to be present
at the coming term of court, and take
charge of the cases against the Japan
ese poachers, provided their trail is
held here.
The Portland arrived this noon with
the following passeugers for Valdez:
C A Scott, Miss C Finch, Miss M
Finch, W S Amy, J F Hurl hurt, Dr. E
Fahrig, E S Sachs, Father Turnell,
Geo. C Burford and wife, J Perry, M
Neil, T S Templeton, II M Kobioson.
J Long, F Casteel, Grace Howard, Gus
Hill, Nina Hill, G F Forest, John Par
elli, E J Hunk, M T Scott, L A Thun.
.tOD, \Y II Tierney, I) Zerilla, M Isaac
son, Geo. Rust, II Cox. J \Y' George,
uohn Hayes, II Soriikichoif, M Paddei
Joe Zeuu, A. McDouald.
Mrs. F. D. Kelsey and sou are passen
gers or the Portland, enroute to La
touche.
Ex-Governor John G. Brady, was in
town today, for a few hours. He wil
go to Latouche ou the Portland, and
will remain there for some time.
From Saturday’s Bulletin.
Miss Helen Brown went to Seward
yesterday with Mrs. Bauks.
Geo. Burford and mother arrived
yesterday from the States. Mrs. Geo
Burford is expected ou the next trij
of the Saratoga.
W. S. Amy was au arrival on the
Portlaud. He had to be shanghaied b
get him away form Y'aldez. and he re
turned at the first opportunity.
Our Seattle correspondent must
hare been overcome by the h**at. Foi
some reason be has not sent the after
noon telegrams today.
During the months of April and .'lay j
the Tacoma Smelting Company treated !
9,112 tons of Alaska ore, which con
tained 511,171 pounds of copper, 14.
825 ounces of gold, 7,2*59 ounces ol
silver, nud 248 pounds of lead. 'lh<
tonnage was very much less than
normal because of the labor strikes at
the Treadwell, ElJamar and other
mines in April.
Arrangements are being made for t. |
social dance at McKinley hall Tuesday
evening.
J. L. Steele returned to Laudlock
this morning on the Hammond, He;
took several miners with him.
Recent arrivals from Cbititu creek
report that Geo. Esterly has started
sluicing.
J. C. Hobbart, o' Seattle, who is in- j
terestsd in the Twentieth Century j
Miniug Co., at Drier bay, was au ar- j
rival on the Portland, aud left this
morning for Knights island. This is
the company which recently acquired
some claims from McDaniels and Hos
feld, near the Tihbitts property.
Miss Kantz, of Seattle, is a guest of
Mrs. Geo. Esterly for a few days, hav
iug stopped over here while her mother
mukea the trip to the westward.
Geo. Hazlett was at Nizina July (>th
lie expected to start for town about
the 15th.
Lloyd Hill leaves tomorrow for the
interior, to do some surveying for the
Fahrig party.
The Hammond left this morning for
Landlock, Fidalgo and Grariuu bays, j
President Backus, of the A. C. Co.,
aud wife, were passengers uii the Poll- ,
land, making tho round trip to the I
westward.
About fifty guc.*t8 were present at
the Til 1 ikum social last night, and the j
aifair was a very enjoyable one. .Mrs.
Jus. Fish won the ladies’ prize at Five!
Hundred and Jas. Fish won the gentle- i
man’s prize.
Miss Finch, of Stevens Point, who;
will teach in the public school fur tl.e
coining year, was an arrival on ti e
Portland She is accompanied by her
sister, who will reside here.
Mrs. Julius Singer was an arrival on j
ihe Portland She will spend the -urn- j
mer with her husband on Knights
island.
Dr. Fahrig and son and Mr. S.ehs.
experts from Philadelphia, arrived
yesterday and will leave tomoriow for
the interior to examine the Mc<’ rthy
upper property. The party will be
taken in by the V T. Co., with Jim
iJartlett in charge. Eleven horses wili
form the pack train. After visiting
he copper country this party will
make a thorough inspection of the
railroad situation and re br repot t
to the men who aie t?r. mg the:
Valde-z-Yukon road.
From Mondays 3ulle'i;i
James A. Murphy, pit nit t of the’
Latouche lslann Mining (’>. u-is a
passenger ou the Port land, enroute to
the mines on the east side of Ivitouche
island. He was taking in a shipment
of 75 tons of supplies and will have 25
men at work on the ground in a few
lays. A shipment of ore will I** made
from the claims on the Portland's re
turn rip.
This propei ty consists of 20 claim*
directly east of the ileatson 15oi. uizo
property. A compressor and air drill
will be installed at once and the cor
pany expects to be making regul
shipments this full.
One of the workmen euroute f<>t
Katalla on the Santa Clara made ai.
ineffectual attempt to commit r-u . i '*
while under the influence of li«ju<»
He cu' his thrf>at with a razor bn'
prompt assistance rendered by I>i
Bryan of Washingt' *i saved his life.
Chas. Siinenstad returned yesterday
from (iravina Bay where he has be* n j
for several weeks.
Dr. Fuhrig’s party of experts did
not leave yesterday, the head packwi
being unable to grt away, 1 he* 1 *• f*
at noon today.
Following is a !' of the arrivals n.
the Santa Clan* b ituaday evenii g: G
B Webster, Mrs A Elliott and children,
Miss J Le Garde. Mrs L F Beckwith.
Bert Stewart, A Chisholm, H J We tike,
Alice Bartley, Thus. Graham, G K
Gilbert, Seattle. V G Vance, V. I>
Ester, W E Brannon, E Lind, Dr 1 M
Boyle, Katalla, aud 13 steerage.
Henry D. Reynolds. President of the
Reynold* Alaska Development Co.,
was a passenger on the Santa Clara i
bound for Latouche island. Mr. Key-'
uolds will lie around the S uml for a
month or six weeks.
The dance which was to have been
given tomorrow evening has been post I
poned until Thursday, owing to the
bad weather.
J. E. (iitrvar is in town from MilLr
(luloh. ami will leave for the States on
the Portland, lie reports a scarcity of
water on Slate creek this spring on ac
count of the light snow tall, but w !ieu
lie left, July Pth, the water was im
proving and kraomei’s claim was
about ready for the flrst clean-up. He
says Miller (Juleh will turn out ->me
good money tins year
A message from Copper Center re
ceived Saturday evening state- that H.
L. Tullty is being brought to town by
J. K Crittenden for tneotcal attend
ance Tin* message states that h • is
in bad shape, tint dt es not .-ay what is
the trouble.
Mrs. Blarney Stevens re*time 1 from
the States on the Santa Clara n>- t*m
panied by her cousin, Mi s Bessie Rey
nolds, of New Brittain, Conn, who is
to spend the summer at Latouche
l/ick Brown i» in Seattle and exjacts
to t'i'int north on the ^ ucatan
Noil Robeson of the Twentieth Cen
tury Co., came up Saturday from 1>. tei
bay.
Stephen**, Vail Hook and Jameson,
with the launch Racine, returned from
Knights island Satuiday.
Mr Bryan, of the firm of Bryan A
F.dwaid-, who are interested with
W A. Dickey it if .- 1 unllock copper
properties \va a i arrival on the
Santa Claru, stopping If at Lat.dlock.
C. S HublxMl left for lllinmnu on
the Santa Clan. Ho will t e gouo about
four weeks.
Captaiu Dai '.r i- n<>i\ in command
of the Santa < iaia. »'ap* in S'ehago
haring teen tr. • : i f < the Sara
t* ga.
Mrs J’ainn ib d ii to Yuldez
on the Yucatan.
Mrs. \V K. I ei : med about
titty ladies a* r i. . • Saturday
afternoon I Vi 7 — wet*1 given foe the
best scor* at Mi-. l,-«uily winning
the llrst and Mi-. White the second.
Barney Note, tin i- well known to
many of tlie obi .lei. .»! this seeti. r
is in town for few days. He will
visit some of tl k i.n.i points and
lator make a trip *■ > ti e ulterior
\V. L Austin, A. M. t* . noted m**ti -
Ini gist and mi: .•rnit'/ist p *sto d
through on tin* 1’ rti.u.i eh route lot
Ltttouuho Jsiau i Mr. An tin has boon
engage*} by H e ’ « - nv.l.: -Ala kit I )«•
reloptnent Co t i tl ir smelt* r ui
flu* I.:it niche-1 i M. mitain Mine
\\ ork is t * t egi ii .. o. . • anil it i tin -
ticipu <*1 t! at t!, n ■ r will be in
operation by Met » n*>\t It will
liar* u eapaciti . . tin ntniid tonsil
dar.
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