The Ketchikan miner., 1907-09-14

caused Dy contact or the body With rocks. It is possible that the evidence which will be produced at the inquest may throw some light on the question of whether or not the man was the victim of violence.
 John N. Cobb, of the fisheries bureau, department of commerce and labor, and who is charged with the duty of looking after the protection of salmon in Alaska, returned from his trip to the westward this morning, coming from Juneau on the Humboldt. He was unable to get any further than Unalaska, on account of pressure of other service on the revenue cutters which deprived him of expected trans portation facilities. He came from Unalaska to Seward on the Cutter Manning with the captured Jap seal poachers, thence to Valdez. He re- ports Seward quiet, comparatively few men being engaged in railway work, and those only in driving one or two tunnles and in bridge construc- tion. He says that Valdez is, how ever, in the throes of a veri:able boom, the end of which he hopes will not be an unhealthy one.
 (From Thursday Dally)
 On the Revilla register today are recorded the nameS of F M Mo-, Seattle, Miss L. Bell, Memphis, Tenn, E. P. Leahy, E. H. Alcott and E. c. Niles, Seattle.
 The Patterson launch Elk went to Boca de Quadra last evening taking Deputy Marshal Campbell, who has gone in quest of witnesses to testify before the coroner's jury in the drowning inquiry now pending.
 Among the callers at The Miner office today, were two old time Michi- gan friends of the editor-M. R. Hunt and A. s. F'lewelling, now of Seattle, operators in timber lands, who are making round trip tour of casual ob- servation and inquiry on the City of Seattle.
 Ex-Mayor Martin and Micky Doyle, who went to Bell Island hot springs a week ago, with Peter McKinnon as body guard, have returned, having found the water little too hot for drinking purposes and having no other use for it. They left their vet eran body guard behind.
 The City of Seattle, northbound ar- rived about 6 o'clock this morning. bringing about 40 tons of freight, and the following passengers for Ketchi- kan: A. Smith, Miss L. Bell, D. W. Tarpley, w. H. Reynolds, F. s. Stewart, Charles Ogden and wife, E. M. Nay and Wm. Hit Smith.
 Milan R. Sutkik and Willie Ervine, of Kasaan, who have been taking va cation in Seattle arrived upon the City of Seattle this morning, and will go to their homes-when they find that they can't go anywhere else.
 The withdrawal of the Eagles leaves the piano contest an altogether one- sided affair. The vote for the week ending Sept. Il, stood 1895 for the Odd Fellows and 9 blanks.
 E. M. Nay and Wm. Hit Smith, who arrived on the City of Seattle, wlll hereafter make Ketchikan their as representatives of Guenther x Co.,, who will establish offices in this place. Mr. Smith has heretofore been located at Juneau.
 w. F. Jacobs, D. Taylor and NJ. A. Tolrud, the latter for time employ ed on the mechanical staff of The Miner, have located four mineral loca- tions near the head of Kitkoon bay, Prince of Wales island, not a great distance to the northwest of the Gym ru on the North arm of Moira sound and think they have found something good, which is not unlikely consider ing the surroundings.
 The Wireless. F. $. Stewart and Dan Tarpley, representing the United Wireless Telegraph company. arrived in town this morning, and are today interviewing our business men with T view to establishing station at this point. The Miner has not had the time to examine into the matter fur ther than to assure itself that these gentlemen. particularly MT. Stewart, who is the accredited agent of the con- pany, has straight square proposi- tion to present to our people as an in vestment which it may be well to consider, though the estab- iishment of station at this point does not by any manner of means de- pend u. on its acceptance.
 (From Fridays Daily
 Miss Jones. the teacher of the St J .ha's Mission school, who has been visiting friends at Hadley, returned last evening ready to take up her duties again with health and spirits in no wise impaired b. shorS season of rest al recreation.
 Attorney Ingersoll returned from the north on the Jefferson, yesterdav.