The Ketchikan miner., 1907-09-21
(From Wednesday s Daily)

The Steamer Alaskan sailed for Seattle at 3 o'clock yesterday after noon.
 The Novelty brought in another raft of fine logs for the Ketchikan Power company's mill last night.
 The Jefferson is reported to have sailed from Seattle at 10 o'clock Mon- day night and should therefore arrive here early tomorrow morning.
 The survey ship Explorer came in again last evening from Dixon's en- trance, and is taking on coal at the Union wharf today, completing which she will return to her work.
 Billy Powers, the prospcetor and miner, returned last evening from the southeast side of Prince of Wales where he and associates have been do- ing representation work on some prom ising mineral locations owned by them.
 Though they have no large jobs on hand at present, the Northern Ma chine Works have enough work to keep the entire force steadily employ ed and putting in full hours. The i work turned out from this concern gives general satisfaction, and there is, seemingly, no job too large for them to handle with prompt dispatch. They are great convenience to the mining and shipping interests of the district--one which is beginning to be appreciated at its full value. The friends of Mrs. J. R. Heckman will regret to learn that she is seri- ously ill at her rooms in Ketchikan, though not dangerously so.
 Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Abrams return ed last night from their outing at old Kasaan, with sketches of enough totem poles to form the nucleus of whole picture gallery. Mrs. Rogers and Miss Delaney who accompanied them not being great admirers of the native style of wood sculpture nor particular ly fond of the festive mosquito, did not finger to the end, but came home on the Alert Saturday.
 A stowaway, giving the name of John A. Weir, was taken off the Dol phin Monday evening by Deputy Mar shal Campbell, on complaint of the ships officers, and is being held for hearing on her return to this port. The fellow has the appearance of be- ing working man, but is evidently a hard case, judging from the fact that though having the best part of a hundred dollars on his person he re- fused either to pay fare or work his passage down. He had the effrontery to offer the purser one dollar, how ever, in full payment, and preferred being taken into custody to paying more. He will be dealt with on a charge of vagrancy, the result of which will likely be the equivalent to confscation of more of his money than his fare would have amounted to. The Eurus left last evening for the purpose of towing two government scows from Wrangell narrows to this place for use in connection with the erection of beacons and ights on Spire island reef and the Hog rocks, Revil- ]agigedo channel. Mir. Hedley, who will have charge of the work, went to the scene of the contemplated work this morning to make the preliminary preparations for the commencement of operations.
 The Transit, first of the British Coast company's steamers chartered l for the northern British Columbia and Southeastern Alaska trade, ex- pected to arrive in a few days, is Norwegian ship 275 feet long, 3S feet beam, and 60 feet depth of hold, and was built last year. She is therefore a new vessel, and is in every respect a modern steamship fitted with specially installed system of ventila- tors, connected from the upper decks to the lower hold. For thi, reason the vessel is well adapted for carrying cattle and was built under special charter to engage in that trade, wherein she was employed for one year before going out to the China coast. The ship is three deck ves- sel with tween decks, main deck and spar deck All decks are steel sheath ed with three inch plank hard wood floors. The vessel is lighted through out by power generated from her own dynamos. She has first-class accom- odations for for thirty frst-class pas- sengers and the state rooms are uphol- stered in red plush and the wood work of the cabins finished in mahogany. For the accommodation of passengers there is comfortable smoking room, dining room, dining saloon, and social hall. Second cabin accommodations are
 equipped for taking care of fifty pas sengers, additional for those cared for if rst- class. She will steam at q speed of twelve knots and maintain that speed for average running time upon a fixed schedule in coast wise trade.
 (From Thursdays Dlily)
 T. J. Templeton, the commercial traveller, is among the latest arrivals