The Ketchikan miner., 1907-06-01
KETCHIKAN Local Happenings of the Past Seven Days Tersely
 Told.

Few people appreciate the value and importance of the fishing industry to ketchikan. It is estimated that an aggregate of not less than $500 per day has been disbursed among the local fishermen during the past three months, and it is safe to assume that the buyers and packers are making fair profits, otherwise they would not continue in the business. The hali- but, and salmon weighing less than r pounds, are packed with ice in bnxes, and the larger salmon are mild-cured and packed in tierces for shipment. The boxes, when packed, average about 500 pounds in weight. Every steamer takes consignment, the Humboldt taking on 65 boxes to- day.
 The saloon men are experiencing some difficulty in securing signatures to their petitions for a renewal of licenc es, owing to the large number of residents of the town who are ab- sent at the mining and fishing camps, and prospecting in the mountains.
 Starved Himself A dispatch to the Seattle Times, dated the 25th con- veys the intelligence that the young fellow Maitland, who was sentenced by Judge Gunnison at the last Ketchi- kan term of court to seven years in the McNell Island penitentiary on conviction for breaking into dwell ing house, had deliberately starved himself to death. While at the MeNeil Island pen. he made an attempt to escape, and was transferred to the federal penitentiary at I.eaven- worth Kansas. when he suffered from acute mania, and refused to eat with the result stated.
 Graham Cip.-Word comes from Masset, Graham Island, that new townsite is being surveyed at Masset by Winnepeg parties to be called Gra- ham city. The projectors have pur- chased a tract of 5000 acres, on Masset inlet, comprising what is generally known as the old Dekalta ranch, part of which it is proposed to turn into a townsite. Concerning this proposed new city the Victoria Col onist says: Consequent upon the enormous development work now well under way on the Queen Charlotte group. and especially on Graham Island, many towns will spring up all through the district, and not the least among these will be Graham City, the future headquarters of the Graham Island Steamboat Coal and Lumber company. This company has done already a great deal of exploiting work, and when their two large saw mills and coal mines are in full swing, they will employ 5000 men the year round. Graham City in few years will, without doubt, have assumed proportions so great as to surprise those who are not conv er- sant with the wonderful resources of the surrounding country. A more suitable position for the building of a city could not be imagined. The harhor is an excellent one. The town site proper is on the southern end of what, during certain seasons of the year, when the water is extremely high, forms huge peninsula. Along the west side of this lies the water of Masset Inlet, which turns round the southern extremity and runs north again along the east side. At a point where the northern boundary of the city will divide it from the rest of the land purchased, low tide lands commence. These will even- tualIy be reclaimed by the running of the dam across the arm of the inlet. The land along the north shore oi Dixon Strait is admirably adapted for utilization as residential property. The beach along the Dixon Strait is of hard white and, extending along the shore for sixty mi es, affording a speedway for automobiles equal to that of the famous Palm Beach of Florida. Once Prince Rupert is established, this place will undoubt- edly become the fashionable summer resort of the north.
 The Dolphin arrived up about 8 o'clock last evening, with large list of passengers, and all the cargo she could stow. Among her passengers was the international boundary sur vey party-American and Canadian with horses and supplies for the season's work. The passengers for Ketchikan were Mrs. F. Tiernan. of the Victor Mining Company, Kan sas City, Mo. A. A. McGill, Masie \ olson and John Hunseth.
 Yesterday was pretty fair day for salmon. the receipts totaling something more than 1900, many of them of large size.
 Dallas, Texas, May 27.-A tornado swept over the northern part of this state yesterday, killing thirteen, fpiured a hundred and doinu over A