Douglas Island news., 1899-10-25
The Douglas Island News.
FROM HAYNES. Items of Interest From Our Regular Cor respondent, MT. L. L. Bales.

Keep one eye on Haines, the other on Porcupine.
 MT. s. J. Campbell will accept the thanks of the public for magazines and papers for the free reading room.
 Mir. Chas. McLachlin, and his corps of efficient workman, are giving good satisfaction in contract building.
 The grand potlatch at Klukwan is over. and the natives are returning to tbeir homes at Chilkat and Haines.
 Harry Hunter has returned from Skagway, and will begin work on the Hunter group of mines just north of town.
 Mir. J. K. Smith, the wharfinger, is putting up buildings on the water front on both sides of the approach to the wharf
 For general information of Haines, and surrounding country, address the Haines Commercial Club, Haines, ! Alaska.
 There was much concern over the non arrival of the Flosie last week. It is presumed that heavy weather was i the cause.
 For all kinds of printing at reason able rates, call on L. L. Bales, mana ger of the Haines Branch Office of the 1 Douglas Island News.
 The Bay Trading Go. has made many improvements in it's store, inside and out, and are now prepared to fill or ders in large or small quantities.
 Mir. M. E. Handy, has purchased an- other lot on the water front from Chas. Blaine, who went below last week. MT. Handy will also build on this lot.
 Some of the mounted police boys are down from Pleasant Camp at the head waters of the Klaheena. They report plenty of new snow in that vicinity. l Mir. A. Dreher, the baker, began the erection of his large new bakery last Monday. This building will be just south of the wharf on the water front.
 The Porcupine country is beginning to be appreciated, and the citizens of Haines are purchasing claims, or in- +arasts therein whenever the OppOrtu- nifty presents.
 Parties just down from Porcupine report that ice is forming in the Chil- kat river and it's tributaries. Also that there will be considerable work done in that district this winter.
 The Haines Wharf company is put ting in an extension of 100 feet on the north side of the wharf, and will also build warehouse on the dock large enough to accommodate all freight that may come to this port.
 MT. Charles Nystram, ofSmokehouse bay, has received an assay of .S45.0O in gold with trace of silver and copper. The ledge is twenty-two feet wide and ] is near the cannery at Pyramid Harbor. The rock is of the same character as the Illinois lode which is over 2OOO feet wide.
 A special meeting was called by the Haines Commercial Club, Saturday evening in honor of our delegate, Col, Sol Ripinsky. He addressed the club in short thrilling speech, and was af- forwards rendered a reception. Col. you did well, and long may you wave on this side of the line.
 Mir. c. w. Murray, who is interested in the mine known as the Illinois Lode which is located on the west side of the Chilkat Inlet, about four miles from Haines, reports good progress in devel, opment work. This lode is wonder, being over 2OOO feet in width, and at 8 depth of three feet giving an assay ot S3.85 in gold.
 Dr. Wm. Penn Rice, mining expert from Los Angeles, Cal, has just re turned from six weeks sojourn in the Porcupine district. While there the Doctor obtained some valuable claims He is now looking over this district The Doctor is a great traveller, having visited all the noted mines in the known world, and, while he says but little, with his knowledge and experi ence, that little means a good deal. H'