Douglas Island news., 1899-11-01
The Douglas Island News.
FROM HAYNES. Items of Interest From Our Regular Cor respondent, Mir. L. L. Bales.

s. Sorensen of the Haines saw mill received an order for l4,OO0 feet of lum- Der for the Haines Wharf Go.
 The steamer Farallon arrived at Haines at p. m. Oct. 25, and landed for our merchants 34 tons of general merchandise and 15,0OO feet of lumber for Jack Dalton.
 An accurate and reliable map of the Porcupine country for sale by L. L. Bales, Haines, Alaska.
 On the night of the 24th the beauti- ful snow covered the earth down to tide water to a depth of four inches.
 Mir. Edward r. Grygla, just down from Porcupine, shows some fine look ing gold from Glacier creek which was taken from the Sam Lucas claim.
 The building together with all tools, supplies, powder etc for doing develop ment work, and belonging to the Hi nois Mining Co.,, was destroyed by fire on the evening of the 23rd inst. The occupants, Messrs. Murray and Bran don, left the building all right on Sun day the 22nd. The explosion was so heavy that the jar was felt three miles away.
 MT. Everest of Skagway was looking up his interests in Haines last week.
 The Haines Commercial Club will give an entertainment and social Sat urday evening, November 4th.
 MT. Chas Nystrum of Smoke House Bay reports that some time during the 25th of Oct. some one unknown to him broke into his camp 11a miles below Chilkat and carried off his hammer, drills, caps and fuse.
 Mir. Knudson of Pyramid Harbor called at this office and reports good quartz prospects being found near the cannery.
 There is no public cemetery at Haines for white people. There should be one. The Commercial Club has this matter in hand and is now looking up suita- ble site.
 Mir. Edward Armstrong has had the natives catching humpback salmon for Jack Dalton, who will ship them to Tagish Lake for dog feed. There will be 6,OOO fish shipped in the first con- signment.
 The natives are putting up number of good, substantial buildings in h. dian town.
 Mir. Chas. Hopkins of Haines has re- turned from the Hopkins group of mines near Mud Bay and reports that in place of the ledge being few feet in width, it has proved to be mineral ized for width of 200 feet.
 The barber at Haines has little placer mine of his own. As the miners from the Prrcupine come into his shop and get trimmed up, he pans out their hair and whiskers and says it goes as high as s4.15 to the pan.
 Mir. Harry Fay has reftted bis store throughout and made many improve ments and is now prepared to outfit miners and do a general merchandise business.
 Col. Sol Ripinsky has been conduct ing court for Judge Sehlbrede this week at Skagway.
 Mr.A. G. Mcbride of the Douglas Is land News paid Haines a short visit last week.
 The following new members joined the Club on Tuesday evening, Oct A: 'IJ.C. Williamson, c. F. Grygla, Ben Barnet, J. Hirsh, D. Goldberg, E. Don, nelly, and A. G. Meyers, making 3S members up to date.
 Messrs. Slater & Hunter are driving in a tunnel on their mine just north ot Haines.
 DIED-At Haines Mission on Satur day evening, Oct. 21, at 8 o'clock pm. little Mattie Paddock, aged years, the daughter of Mir. and Mrs. Wm. Paddock The funeral was held at 8 o'clock D. m. an Monday the 23rd, and Rev. MT Warne officiating. The parents of this little, loving child have the sympathy of the entire community in their aflic, tion.