The Ketchikan miner., 1907-08-24

necessary repairs, however, have beer
 effected, and barring a repetition O
 the break he will experience no diff
 culty in achieving the pack for which
 he set out at the beginning of the sea
 son. The fish are more than plentiful
 and steady run of ten days more vii
 suffice to fill all the tins with which
 he is supplied or prepared to make.
 Minor Roberts, manager of the Moonshine property, Prince of Wales island, is in town today, his presence here being induced partly by business and the need of surgical assistance in effecting the removal of a goodly col lection of the needles of the festive devils club accumulated by an invol- untary slide down the side of the Moonshine mountain. Though some- what lamed, and rather ''nettled" by his fall, his injuries are not sufficient ly serious to preclude attention to the business he has in hand, or to detain llliu LIOl O Ulldll oWO ol uhI OO ody II OlI his field of labor He reports the mine looking as well as could reason ably be hoped for. He is employing a force of twenty-seven men, ten of whom are miners engaged exclusively 1 in mine work, the others employed in putting the trail in order for the handling of supplies and carriage of ore to the beach. From others than Mir. Roberts The Miner learns that | the Moonshine reflects more than any thing else the appearance of verit- able palace with floor, roof and walls of solid silver.
 M. A. Mitchell, of the Merchants and Miners bank, together with Tom Johnson and better half, are spending the week at the Bailey bay hot springs. Mir. Mitchell for himself and others, is making an investigation of these springs and their surround ings, with a view of determining the feasibility of establishing a sanltar
 ium. The springs are situate at a considerable elevation above the sur face of beautiful fresh water lake, the waters of which discharge into the bay with sufficient fall to afford ample water power for the operation of an electric railway, the length of which between salt water and the site of the plated sanitarium need not be more than 4,500 feet At the same time the springs, the water of which is of higher temperature than any othcr known, lit at an altitude which will permit the water to be carried into the third story of the contemplated sanitarium by gravity, where it can be utilized for heating as well as sanitary purposes. Mr. J. c. Barber has gone to join Mir. Mitchell at the springs, and will make a survey in furtherance of the obi ect the last named has in view. (From Wednesdays Daily) The new residence of Chas. Guzman Esq.,. will be one of the most imposinS residential buildings in the town. John Rigby, manager of the Rush and Brown mine at Karta bay, wife and son, are at the Stedman today.
 Capt. Sayles is putting the Elite skating rink through course of gen. eral renovation preparatory to grand re-opening the first of the coming month.
 Jimmy Cummings, the carpenter, is at work partitioning the upper floor of the fire hall into rooms for the use and accommodation of town officials, including the municipal magistrate. Messrs s. c. Vessey, secretary and treasurer of the Niblack Copper com pany, Cleveland, Ohio, together with Vernon T. Wakefield and Walter L. Gold, of Milwaukee, Wis.,, who have been here on business for the past ten days, will depart for their respective homes on the Princess Royal tomor- row.
 Peter Gilmore is having the rear part of his premises planked over to a connection with the Union and Strong wharves, which aside from rendering the place safe against possible acci- dent will make his Emerald place Of resort much more convenient for those landing from the steamers and small craft with thirst little inclined to be delayed in reaching fountain at which it can be speedily quenched. The steamer Henriette reported about 10 o'clock this forenoon and cleared again after putting off a few tons of coal, leaving the balance of black diamonds consigned to this place to be discharged on her return from Skagway. She carries a heavy cargo of iron pipe and machinery for the dredges and placer mines of the Klondike country.
 Ott Miller, who is sojourning at the Bell Island hot springs for time. came to town this morning in his launch No Name in quest of provisions with which to tide over threatened famine. It appears that the gasoline