The Ketchikan miner., 1907-12-28
KETCHIKAN Local Happenings of the Past Seven Days Tersely
 Told.
From Tuesdays Daily


 The Alert left out this morning for Guard island light house and Lincoln rock with provisions and supplies for the government stations located there. This is regular trip for the Alert but is made only once month.
 Work is being done on the Shoen- bar mining,claims. in addition to the work on the claims a boarding house, 20x52 is being constructed near the shaft. Two bunk houses and black smith shop are also under way. The work will be completed in a short time.
 The Teddy was reported this morn. ing from Wrangell, having made the trip there in unusually good time. She left at an early hour on her re- turn trip to Ketehikau. If es good time is made on the return trip as was made on her outbound trip. she should arrive here sometime tomor- row.
 A cablegram received yesterday from Seattle states that the Alaskan had arrived there, the efforts to get her off the rocks having been success ful. She has nnot heea seriously dam- aged, but will require a thorough overhauling before she can again be placed on the run. Her machinery probably suffered considerably from coming in contact with salt water and it will require about month to over haul it and get it back into running order. About twenty per cent of her cargo can he saved. The rest was damaged to such an extent as to be practically valueless.
 An error appearing in head line in yesterdays paper over the cable gram dated at Washington and refer ring to the passage of the bill by the United States Senate doing away with compulsory assessment work gave rise to an erroneous impression regarding what had transpired. A bill was iI- troduced in the senate at the instiga- tion of number of those Individuals who live in Seattle, claim residence in Alaska and attempt to dictate the policies and laws to gevern the dis trict. The bill succeeded In getting through the senate, but before it can become effective would have to pass the House, where it has not as yet been introduced, and then secure the Presidents signature before becoming effective. There is little liklihood that this will occur since the business men of Alaska are bitterly opposed to such measure and probably major- ty of those interested in mining are equally opposed to it.
 (From Thursdays Dlily)
 The City of Seattle arrived in yes terday, southbound, and remained here long enough to take on ST Farrels oi mid-cured echoes, prepared by Il e Reinicken-Dorf Fisheries Co.,, whose headquarters are here, The shipment is consigned to Berlin. It finds ready sale in Germany owing 10 the fact that the product is of q hig'' grade.
 The sailing date of the Jefferson has been changed from the 20th to the 18th. She will leave Seattle al p. r
 The Teddy was expected in yester- day but has so far failed to put in ar appearance. It is prohble she is be- ing delayed by stress Of weather
 w. E. Wiese, F. w. Silvis, G. T. Heckman, Irving Burke, Ira Cohp, Horace Buckle. John Clauson and Jul jus Harrison are registered at ths Revilla
 The Cottage City will arrive here northhound on December 27 in place of he Humb )ldt which was advertised for the Beth.
 The Vigi!ant made trip to Gcld Island today, bringing back sco" l, ad of wood. Immediately upon her eturn she left out for Chomondeley sound for raft of logs.
 The Jap employed in the restauran on Main street whose tri Il or char @ of having furnished natives with whskey was completed late Tuesday afternoon. was found guilty and fined $500. The fine has not as yet heen paid and the Jap is boarding it out at the city hastile.
 The children of s. Johns church and mission school, with their parents ana friends, held their Christmas Festival Tuesday afternoon at four o'clock. The first part of the Carol service was held in the church, which had been appropriately decorated. after which the children marc ed across to the school house, which WIS dark except for the eight of tha many candles on the gaily trimmed tree that awaited them. The Carol service was concluded, lights turned on and the children received their presents and sacks of candy-nenrly hundred being provided for. E,ch year the presents for the ChristUaS celebration