Stikeen River journal., 1898-12-17

W. B. Colp, accompanied by Dr Beach, of the Sherwood party, has gone on d hunting trip of week or two. He left on Tuesday.
 For sale. at Nick innon's wharf, u few | Half Bbls. of choice salt Herring caught at the Narrows. They are ex- ceptonally large and fat. Price Si.oo.
 Exceptionally high tides are prevail ing these last few days, and along Front St. looks damp, very damp, and everything, from your last stick of fire wood to the front verandah floats away toward the deep sea,
 j. (. Smith, of Vancouver, who has just returned from Skagway, in an in- tervew with the Vancouver World, says: At Skagway things are very dull, and expect that they will be all through the wintcr.'
 An open meeting will be held by the Literary Society on the l7th and pro- gram is being worked up that is hoped will equal the last one. It will be held in the Y. NJ. C. A. rooms in the Se- ward Bldg. Come one, come all.
 There was not very large attend ance at the Y. NJ. (. A. social Thurs day evening, but those who did attend appeared to be enjoying themselves, judging by the merrinent atloat. When last seen they were drawn up in a family circle and in the throes of a game which allowed no talking or laughing. Under these circumstances every body appeared to suffer. Especi- ally painful was it when Il hit was made. Everybody doubled up and subducd snickery he-he $ arose from the struggl- ing diaphragms
 The Chief of Police has been warned from Seattle to be on the look out for of his old tricks there and had taken passage for the north on the City of To peka. The vessel does not come here, but even if she did Rollins is very apt to keep out of sight at any time that he is near Vancouver. The letter con cudes with the words:"IIe is d bunco steerer. look out for him. World. Vancouver. He is the same Rollins who lived for short time. during the boom. in Wrangel. He was on the To peka and landed here with sucker" | l. l,; tim the slip and has not been seen since.
 Mr. F. D. Stratford. of Roseburg. Or egon and Mr. II. F. Goldthwaite, of To- wa Examiners of surveys in the Com missioner's office of the Land office at Washington. hf ve been here for the past few weeks to determine the cXter- ior boundcries of the proposed town site of N rangel and to set apart the military, church and school reserva- tions. which duty they have already practically performed with rare tact and discretion. Having avoided seri- ous friction which would have greatly delayed progress. They are waiting now for a town plat from Sitka when they will be prepared to wait go days longer. as the law prescribes, to hear testimony from adverse claimants, if there should be any. which for the pres ent outlook is unlikely. We conylatu- late the gentlemen upon the successful termination of their work and assure them the many friends they have made during their brief soiourn here will wish them both any amount of good for fortune.
 In the dead of one dark and bustery night thi, week. the citizens in one part of our usually quiet and peaceful burg. Were startled from their sleep by sounds that stood their hair on end and caused the soft and significant goose pimples to start from the flesh as at Il trumpet call. Screams. yells. cries. groans and finally, a faint expiring moan reached the ears of number of citizens who had rushed out without much more on than shot guns and re- volVcrs ~ith which they We're about to make q desperate attempt to rescue the persilng, when they were startled stopped, and calmcd, and, wiser. they shccpishly turned aud silently stole away, curSing the ill-Nind that brought them out in the rain in an abbreviated night shirt. For. know ye. the sound that ,oothed the wrath of the averaging neigh bors was but the bleat of an old he-yoat that the candidates for the Bachelors Club can tell more about than We can.
 An Indian died in town about 6 o'clock Tuesday evening. His friends prepared his body for burial dressed in his best hunting suit. To the astonish- ment of the watchers at daylight We'd neslay morning he opened his eyes and conversation simultaneously. Tue