The Ketchikan miner., 1907-09-07

I Y and the last to that at Kasaan. It i not known yet, however, whether thi run of sockeyes is likely to be larg, l one, but their late coming, is so un usual as to set the fish and cannery men guessing what it all means.
 (From Thursday Dally)
 The Dolphin should be here south bound not later than 10 o'clock tomor. TOW morning.
 The Humbolt will be due to arrive from the south at an early hour tomor- row morning.
 The Hudson Bay Company's stern wheel steamer, Hazelton, tied up here this afternoon on her way from the Stikine to the Skeena river.
 The vote in the piano contest for the week ending September 4, tallied up 407 for the Eagles, 2,30S for the Odd Fellows, and 457 scattering.
 The steamer Farallon was in long enough this afternoon to discharge a small hoist for the Mt. Andrew mine, and heave into the keeping of the ma rine hospital surgeon sailor afflicted with the jim-jams, or something worse. It appears that the fellow pumped himself into the briny deep while on the way up and was only say ed by the mate who jumped after and held him above water unti, boat rescued them both.
 The tug Sea Lion, towing the little river steamer Altoona, bound for Ka- talla, passed up last evening. The Altona was:. recently pur- chased by Capt. D. H. Jarvis, vice. president of the katalla railroad con- pany, for service on the Copper river above Abercrombie falls, around which she will be taken overland during the coming winter.
 The ubiquitous Jack Wallace is in town again, this time from the upper end of Portland canal, where he has | some claims in which he is interested. Jack can draw long bow with the best of them, and tells wonderful stor- l ies of richness of the mineral deposits of the section whence last he halls one especially, being to the effect that they are worth more than all those of Prince of Wales combined Jack is evidently just little prejewdiced. Regular meeting of Common Coun- cil, held Sept. 4th, 1907. Present. Hunt Torry, Kreidler, Lathrop, Cope land, Pittenger; absent Cornell. Minutes of meetings held Aug. 2Ist and 18th were read and approved. Committee on streets reported prog ress on the Ingersoll sewer.
 The matter of defining the center 1 line of Water street was referred to the Street Committee with power to act.
 Street Committee was instructed to have three lights installed on the can
 
 the bridge and the cannery. D. G. Newell was appointed assessor for the year 1907 by unanimous vote at a salary of fifty cents per hour for actual time occupied in making the assessment.
 The salaries of the city officials for month of August were allowed and ordered paid.
 Following bills were allowed and ordered paid
 James Cummings. ............. S45. % J. R. Heckman & --Co. 8. 60 Citizens L. P. & ". Co. ... 80. 70 Harris x Hillard. .............8.0 8. % Peter Pankratz z................2.0 ?. % | Hoover & Anderson. n........... B. 90 The council then adjourned.
 c. H. Cosgrove, Clerk.
 The following meteorological sum- mary of the weather conditions during the week ending Sept. I. 1907, is re- ported by N. B. Whitfield, deputy U. 5. land and mineral surveyor:
 August %, 6 a. III. to 6 p. m.-Clear, wind from west, avg. temperature, 5l deg.
 August 30, 6 a. In. to G p. m.-Clondy, wind from southwest, avg. tempera- ture, 5l deg.
 August 3l, a. III. to p. m-Clear, wind from west, avg. temperature, j2 deg.
 Rain fall during past month, Q 40 inches.
 September l, 6 a. m. to 6 p. ID. = Clear, wind from west, avg. temper ature, D deg.
 September ,, 6. a. m. to 6 p. m.- Rain storm, wind from southwest, avg. temperature, 50 deg.
 September }, 6 a. m. to 6 D. m.- Rain storm, wind from southeast. av. temperature, 5l deg.
 September 1, a. m. to 6 p. m.- Clear with seating clouds, wind from southwest, avg. temperature, 52 deg. Rainfall since Sept. l, , S-l0 inches.
 A very pleasant wedding was that which took place last night, Septem- | Der 1. 1907, at the home of the bride S