The Ketchikan miner., 1907-12-14
WITH ALASKA EXCHANGES

and the Gateway wants delegate Gale 10 see that an appropriation for that purpose is had from congress. 1t is just likely. however. that the town will have to rely on the U. s. Court for building that wont cost quite so much. RI least for some time 10 come.
 The fact that the government geo. logiSss have reported that the hisomi- nous and anthracite coal of the Mata- naska and Chicaloon valleys is second only 10 the best Pennsylvania coal and that Capt, Pond of the cruiser Buffalo on behalf ot the navy department has surveyed and reserved a site of over ss00 acres for eeSlinS station on Re sarreesson bay. ought to he an lneen- tive for the officials of the Alaska Central railroad 10 hasten the comple- ton Of the rosl, Seward Gateway.
 The Seward Gateway refuses 10 be reconciied to the appointmens of Judge Reid 10 the Alaska bench. and >ays il is ''unQualidedly opposed to such appointments on principle. Yet The Miner doubts if the Gateway it- selt would nos haa difficulty in finding a lawyer of its own division whose qualifications would answer the re. qairemenss ot ahs bench in degree shs least satisfactory to isslef and it's readers. And, how many of the home lawyers who sspirei 10 the position possessed the Gate@ay's own suggeS- sion O. necessary qualifeation-that oi citizenship l. does not need 10 be told that in the popular ccsp,ation ot the term. there is 10 such thing as citizenship in Alaska nor viii there ha far sesa litlla while 10 come.
 Ii is said shas after all these years of American soheols sad education iu she Philippines. shas many of the Philippine maidens still refuse tc wear many clothes. Well. fl that i: fact. we seemingly own them and must face the naked truth. h.-Gateway
 \ beliaeher. called the Valdez Pros. pector. most gnkindly refers la Aasaiis Is ''fopr- lush pf town" or word: 10 .ha. effect. Well. tour-aush is o the same value as bob-,ail. is it not: And neither is worth tinker's dan unless ron i'll. And katalla is mas- ins good eFars si.us. Ana that, Shal's the matter with Valdez. So, there now .-katalla Herald.
 hasalla Herald: And in The mean sims iuss Lear in mind that thoss steamships which now give us tine ha. ha will he coming here for kalalls coai. They're got se come. So ..she Cuggsnheins" are accused O ihe responsibility for the disaster which hetell Reynolds. We hat thought t was failure of the crop of suckers
 4 miners hospital has been estsb lished as @na by the United Mine Workers N Tanana No. 1a3 ". r. NJ with Dr. ". H. Brown. late Of ketch iaan. as persntenttens,
 Tanaua Tribune: The lates. chain. ing shows the Valdez Fairbanks trai 10 hare been shortened l5 miles thi: year. The total distance Is now but 354 miles h season that mean; many days sraTel sayei weary win Ter pilFgins. Development O Fairbanks creek industries jumps ahead in grea. strides. This year ?. miles of new railroad and a sloO, oos addition 70 The electric light ant power plant were new factors install ed 10 help she miner get out m0rs gold.
 Tine Wrangell Sentinel is hss years old.
 The [. 5. Cable will be laid tc Cordova. in the spring.
 -kIaia@ eche, the big Indian chieI at Sitss. died on the 18th inst, a, ths age Of 70 years.
 -It is expected that George Grigs- hy. the second, and son of the old man, will be appointed district at sorney al Nome.
 According 10 the Nome Gold Dig- ger Of recent date, commercial de posit of sheet mica has been uncovered ir The Fish River country.
 The Tacoma Tin Smelling a Hy- draglic Co. which Is building 2 smelt- er al Tacoma, Wash. has recently purchased several tin properties On Sensrd peninsula. and is planning or shipping large amount of hydraulic machinery to The properties in the spring.
 Late arrivals from Fairbanks state that I.0a9 men will be employed in winter 1oFk.the bulk of the operation being cn The Dome, Ferry and Fair banks creeks.
 Another important announcement from Nome is the discovery of work able coal deposits. some 3O miles from Nome, ard readily accessible by a rail- road from side~ater.
 For ihe third offense. Judge Wick ersham fined the otssreperous attor- oey. L. k. Pratt, one dollar, put him in Jail for one hour, and suspended him from practice until the first day