Douglas Island news., 1904-08-24
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY,
The TreadweI1 Banquet.

On last Wednesday evening-in re- sponse to an invitation from the Council of the City of Treadwell- the members of the common council of Douglas, the school board, the city clerk, marshal, and municipal magis' trate, and several others wended their way down to Treadwell. At the Tread we'll store they were met by Supt. Joseph Macdonald, Assistant Supt. R. A. Kinzie and the city officers of Treadweu, who were also engaged in welcoming a similar delegation from Juneau,
 Very soon word was brought from the Master Caterer Tubbs, or, as he delights to be called, Boardin' Boss Tubbs, that everything was in readi, ness. and all adjourned to one of the dining rooms of the Treadwell board iug house, where resplendent scene met their eyes.
 A long table in the form of a horse shoe filled three sides of the room. It was spread with the whitest of linen, bright and shining silver and crystal, and over all shone myriad of electric lights that Illuminated the banquet room so that the effect was dazzling. It would require more space than we have at OUT command to adequately describe the beauties of the many different decorations,
 When all were in their places, Supt. Macdonald was at the center, at the upper end of the room, where he could keep a kindly eye on everyone and see that their wants were all provided for. At the right sat the toastmaster of the evening, Mir. Hoggatti next came MT. +. ". Bradley, consulting engineer of the Treadweu companies; and then Mr. Thomas Nowell, of Juneau; at the left of the jolly Superintendent sat Mir, B. NJ. Behrends, of Juneau, and MT. Tis- dale.
 At signal the glasses were filled, and all standing, drank to the success of the entertainment. And then Mayor John II. Duckworth, on behalf of the City of Treadwell, welcomed the guests in few we'll chosen words, cordially spoken.
 Embossed menu cards lay at the right of each guest. A:repast followed that was a credit to "Boardin' Boss" Tubbs and the people of Treadwell, and delight to every guest.
 The toastmaster was also busy, and called one after another of the guests to their feet for Q speech. Among those who responded were Messrs. Shattuck, Hopp, Behrends, Tisdale, Novel;, lille, Quail, Henson, Greene, Kyrage, NIaloney, Kinzie, Beck, Hueb- ner, Smith, Elliott, Tubbs, and Supt. Joseph Macdonald. Many good things were said and stories told that brought jolly laugh. In fact it seemed that the laugh predominated-no one wanted to be serious,
 However, when the toastmaster called the name of r. W. Bradley, 8 hush came over the assem ply, as it waited, expectantIy for what he might say. The hearers were well repaid for their attention. Mir. Bradley is a man of modest bearing, quiet and unassum- ing. By the force of character and determined endeavor he has climbed to the top of the ladder in his chosen profession and is recognized today as one of the foremost mining engineers in the world.
 It was knowledge of these facts that made his remarks doubly signif- cant and of great weight to his hearers, who were, most of them, men who have spent the best years of their life in de- veIoping the mines of Southeastern Alaska.
 Mir. Bradley said that he had been coming to Alaska every year for a number of years, but in all that time he had entertained the idea, common to so many, that the only ore bodies of any importance were those on Douglas Island and in Silver Bow Basin. How ever, on this trip he had his eyes opened to the wonderful possibilities of this section. He said that the system of Assuring was deep and known to be mineralized both to the north and south of this point. His statements were based, as may be in- ferred from the character of the man, rron bis own nersopal knowledge,