Alaska sentinel., 1907-09-05

respondence in manner that will create good impression. Don't save money by first attacking your expenditures for stationery. Get the best. The impres- sion created by good business stationery is lasting, and many house has lost business owing to the fact that letter heads, advertising, etc., were gotten up in such manner as to leave the receiver with the impression that the concern sending out such matter was doing busi- ness iu sn attie.--Bnsiness Mans Msgs- zine. That's good advice from the very best of authority.
 The three Mitchell brothers and eight of the men employed in the Thibet Creek mines, were passengers down the river on the Hazelton, @ month or six weeks ahead of their usual annual time. The machinery in their mine went to pieces, which made it necessary for Mitchell Bros. to stop work, while in the Thibet Creek mine large slide oc- cured, which covered everything up, rendering the full force of men unnsces- sary. However. .-sbout twenty men are at work removing the debris cansed by the slide. These mishaps are indeed unfortunate. as there is such a short seq. son to work, at best.
 1 MT. and Mrs. ". Gilbert Beattis were passengers north on the City of Seattle on their return to SitkA, after visit at their old Oregon home, and visited their numerous Wrangell friends while the boat laib at the wharf. MT. Bsattie has charge of the Indian schools at 6itka that are under the Presbyterian Mission. The schools are conducted on the same plan as Chemawa, Carlisle and other Indian schools of the country. and last year had sn attendance of 135. MT. and Mrs. Beattie are both in good health and spirits, and their old friends were glad to zee them.
 While very little has been said about it, 6 salmon saltery is being operated in Wrsngell, and thousands of "cohoes" are being prepared for shipment to the worlds markets. For some time past the fishermen at the mouth of the river have been bringing their salmon into town and selling them to 0. M. and F. L Coulter. who have a force of men at work in the lorg shed on Reid's wharf saltingthe fish in large tanks. The fish ore kept in the brine for ten days. and are then taken out and packed in tierces for shipment.
 Capt. I. M. Hofstad was in from Scow Bay for couple of days this week. In conversation with him . reporter WAS told that the copper properties recently located by himself and others on Chica- golf Island promises to be one of the best mines in Alaska. The attention of capital has already besn attracted, and there have been representatives looking over the ground with the prospect of a purchase. Capt. Hofstad is building new residence ct 6cow Bay for his fam. fly, and he reports the folks all well.
 Mr. c. c. Baker, proprietor of the Baker Drug Go. 8 store at this place, left here on the Humbo for Ketchikan, and it appears to be DO secret that he was matrimonially inclined, though he didn't tell the reporter to say SO. While the SENTINEL doesn't know much about the case, it can not refrain from hoping that bis trip below will be one produe- tive of much happiness for our young friend, and that on bis return Wrangell will have an additional valued resident. The Misses Marcells and Blanche Vo- In, sisters, of Violin, South Dakota, reached here on the Cottage City, last Friday, and Tuesday morning opened the Wrangell public school ss its teach CTS. Both are stirring, energetic ap- bearing young ladies, and though we know nothing of their qualifications, the SENTINEL opines and hopes they will give us good school the coming year. May the stay of the Misses Violin in Wrangell be pleasant to them and prof itable to the district.
 John Fintzsn, the well-known miner and prospector, came up from Ketchi- kan on the Cottage City, shook hands and transacted some business in town for day, proceeding to Juneau on the Seattle. John is now permanently To- cAted at Sulzer, near which place he has located some valuable copper properties. He has perfected his invention so that it will detect copper as we'll as gold. The season for killing ducks opened Sunday last, and the usual bombard- ment took place on "the flats " About twenty local hunters were on the ground at dsybreak, some having gone over the