The Ketchikan mining news., 1907-02-22
NEW MATERIAL
Arrives in Considerable Quantities For Prince of Wales Island
 Mining Properties

rurtner lnQlCatlOnS or what the coming season will bring forth in the mining circles of this district ha- been manifested on practically every boat arriving from the south for the past month or more. The wharves were crowded with new material this week for west coast of Prince of Wales island points until the Alaskan finished loading yesterday and left on a special trip with full cargo.
 The Alaska Industrial Co. of Sulzer sent over several tons of supplies and 16 miners, with the aid of which it is expected to materially increase their ore output. The Alaska Metals Co. of Bruce received new pump, piping and general supplies. The Alaska Marble Co., of Marble creek, The Cordova Trading Co. of Kim quan. and w. F Ross, who has suc- ceeded the Young Trading Co. at Howkan all had large shipments of material and supplies.
 hS i"i SSSu shipper ol 0ilc lOp Was Capt. E. E. Wyman of the Red Wing mine at Copper City, who sent over an eighty horse power boiler, O,0O0 bricks and 5000 feet of lumber. Upon the installation of which it is expect ed that the output of this property will be practically doubled.
 Thus it will be seen that mining on the West Coast is opening up with rush and the results will soon be felt in Ketchikan, the natural supply point for that district With the mines there running full blast and those on the east side getting into line to follow in their footsteps, there is no question about 1907 being the banner year up to this time for min- ing in the Ketchikan mining district.
 New Fire Alarm System. boxes for the fire alarm system have arrived and will be installed immed- lately. The system is known as the Standard Fire Alarm System, and is in successful operation in many of the large cities of the country. It con- sists of the regular boxes with indi- cator at headquarters to show from whence the alarm has come. The old alarm system has been out of com- mission for some time and the install latiOn of the new one will be hailed with relief by the property owners of the city.
 Observe Washingtons Birthday Special exercises at the school house were held this morning in commera- tion of the anniversary of Washing tons Birthday, at which the follow ing program was rendered.
 Song My Country T'is of Thee, School Quotations. from Abraham Lincoln ............. Miss Karasek's pupils Song :. Battle Hymn of the Republic ..................... School Salute to the flag ag...............sch school Song. Star Spangle Banner, School Address. ....................J E. Ryus Song. ..... Tenting on the Old Camp
 ground. .................. School Song ...... Miss Haringtons pupils Address. Geo. B. Waterhouse Song .Kellers Americian Hymn .................... School Facts about Life of Washington. ..... ........... Mir. Mitchells s pupils Song .. Mount Vernon Bells School Address. s..................M Mayor Hunt Song g.................... Columbia
 Miss Ryus Entertains. Miss Ryus entertained number of her friends last Saturday evening, the occasion being in honor of her birthday. The crowd gathered at the skating rink early in the evening and after spend- ing an hour or so at that popular place of amusement repaired to the Ryus residence where the balance of the evening was pleasantly spent. Those present were Mir. and Mrs. F. H. Bold, Mir. and Mrs. Frank Burk- hart the Misses Stackpole, Sample, McIlravie and Hopkins and Messrs Horseley, Shelton, Bauer and Baker.
 The Ketchikan Cornet Band is cer- tainly getting plenty of practice lately with their street parade and playing in the rink nights. Our band is some- thing we should be proud of. There are many towns in the states of five times Ketchikan's population which could not turn out as many musicians and as far as the quality of the music is concerned, anyone would have to look long while for an anna tuer aggregation that could beat ours.
 w. A. Langille, Alaska's forest superintendent left on the launch Spray, Wednesday, on tour of in- spection. He expects to be gone three or four weeks intending to go as far north as Hoonah besides calling at all the principal places on the west coast of the islands.
 The steamer Corsair is being re- modelled. Her engines and boilers are being taken out and 45 horse power gasoline engine will be install ed in place of them.
 The Farallon came in Thursday morning with 253 tons of copper matte on board from the shelter at Hadley. Tho s,,o altar is nnw rilninn steadily