The Ketchikan miner., 1907-11-02

faith. he may be entitle to political honors as an Alaskan. But not now. v
 "Delegate Gale was elected in l906 by combination of Republican, Dem- oeratie and labor party votes. At that time he said he was Democrat, but in Wisconsin he had been a Re publican sheriff. leaving the party in the great defction of 1896. But now it would seem as if Honest Tom had gone back to first principles, and now wants the Republican nomination this year. Gale is as yet untried, since he will not take his seat until next Dec ember, when congress again convenes. And it is as yet too early to predict whether he will capture the nomina- tion. Anything may happen in six weeks.
 -Richard T. Harris, one of the founders of the city of Juneau, died at Portland, Ore., on Oct. II, 1907. He was born near Cleveland, Ohio, on Oct 3lst. 1853. On August 17th, 1880, he and Joseph Juneau camped at the spot where Juneau now stands and subsequently, started town.
 Poor old John Brady is busted. What a wicked old world this is, any way. John was a servant of the Lord and saved money. He had that money in his pants pocket all right and he went down to Boston to be among his kind. But Johns experience at Sitka selling boards and blackstrap molasses was not the kind of an experience that makes one worldly wise. John listen- ed to the beguiling voice of the pro- moter, and he not only put his own hard earned money into the mysteri- ous balanee but he induced his friends to. Now John Is not only broke, but he has taken his friends with him. Douglas News.
 Yes? But how did the old lady do it? The Douglas News says the Skagway Alaskan argues political questions like the old woman kept tavern.
 At a caucus of Douglas republi- cans, held at Eagles hall on Monday evening of last week, the following delegates were elected to attend the republican territorial convention to be held at Juneau on Nov. l4th Chas. NJ. Spores, Elmer E. Smith, NJ. J. O'Connor, NJ. s. Hudson and F. NJ. Simpson.
 The Valdez Prospector tells of the first windmill now being erected in Valdez" Isn't the Prospector mis- taken? It is understood that ne has gone east ostensibly to raise the wind' for some more of his windy projects.
 The Skagway Alaskan will get it. self disliked in certain quarters, if ii keeps on the way it is going. It has already incurred the disfavor of the agent of one of the steamship compan- ies, if not Of the company itself, has not done much to endeavor itself in the affections of the owners of the principal freight and passenger wharf, and it is exceedingly doubtful if the White Pass route will 'chaik it's edit or's hat'' in friendly recognition oi the following: ''The local passenger was delayed almost an hour yesterday in getting out of here on account o1 having to take aboard lot of perish able goods. Thus when the pocket o1 the corporation is hit-when it would have been forced to pay for the freight { it WAS hauling had the same been de- stroyed-it can very easily arrange to } delay it's service, however, when it comes to a question of holding the train for twenty seconds in order that mail for the people of Whitehorse, who were forced to suffer forty-eight hours delay for it, it seems impossible for the train to be held. The Alas kan agrees with the Whitehorse peo- pie that they have Roast due.
 Major Richardson. head of the | AldShd INUdu 1OIuili iSSiolI, 8llO Haul intended leaving for Washington last night, was unable to do so, owing to it's being necessary for him to remain and finish large amount of business which is on hand. -Skagway Alaskan. It is just possible that the genial maj ors departure may have been delayed by the receipto of an order to take a ride' of another sort-rough riding fashion
 I-The Seward Gateway is authority for the statement that the Cruiser Buffalo which has been in the harbor there for some weeks locating and sur veying site for government coaling station, is arranging for fifty tons of Mautanuska coal to be sent to the At lantic coast for a test by the navy department as to it's quality. This will be taken out from the Chckaloon river bed this winter, sledded to Knik and carried out by way of the inlet as early as navigation opens next spring.
 Concerning the delegateship to congress, assuming that nomination will be made at the Juneau conven-