The Ketchikan miner., 1907-09-28

plentiful numbers as could be desired 5 in the Naha stream, though about fif- teen million eggs have thus far been ! secured. Mir. Patching wishes to be on the safe side, however, and be- lieves he can make any probable def- ciency more than good by this propos- ed draught on Boca dc Quadra. (From Fridays Daily)
 Take look at the new advertise- ment of the Tongass Trading company on the first page of this paper. It will cost you nothing, and may profit you muchly.
 Emil Larsen, superintendent of the Boca de Quadra cannery, reports pack of 25. GOO cases, and the seasons work completed all but the lacquer ing, labelling and boxing.
 Wm. Sloan, Ottowa, a member of the Canadian parliament is sojourning at the Stedman.
 T. D. Pickard, superintendent of the Dunton property, at Hollis is in town today on business.
 Mrs. NJ. Wadding, of Loring, who has been at the Stedman for day or two, left today on the Humboldt for a visit with her mother at Wrangell. Bert Mcdonald, of Fairbanks, J. D. Nichols of Skagway, Frank Twom- play, of Dawson, ard Laurence Lar sen, of Wrangell, are registered at the Stedman.
 H. w. Turner of the Omar mine, left on the Dolphin last evening en- route for Portland, Mr. Lindgren of the geological survey, taking passage on the same ship.
 J. w. Stedman is expected to arrive home on the Jefferson tomorrow, bringing with him the carpets and furniture for the new annex to his hotel, which is now ready for its re- ception.
 F. E. Cagle, left on the City of Seattle last night, for an extended trip east, during which he will attend family reunion, at his old home in Jefferson, Iowa. He expects to be ab- sent about six weeks, and on his way home will stop at San Bernardino, Cal, to visit other relatives.
 Martin Bugge, to whose signature on the hotel register some wag has affixed the title of M. D., is in town from Hadley, where he has been en- ployed on wharf construction work for some time past. Martin is not phy- l sician, unless it be that man whose l business, is to 'tickle the bowels of the earth" is entitled to such an ap- pellation.
 Mr. and Mrs. John R. Beegle, will be passengers on the Princess May this evening or tomorrow morning, hound for Portland, and other points in Oregon, where they will visit rela tives and friends during the period of MT. B. annual vacation and leave of absence from official duty. They will be sadly missed from the society cir cle on what is jocularly known as pro- l fanity hill.
 The Jefferson is reported to have sailed from Seattle at Il o'clock q. m., yesterday, and consequently should arrive here tomorrow evening.
 The City of Seattle passed down last night taking number of passengers from this place. She carried also 1 large amount of canned salmon con- signed to Seattle from the canneries above here.
 The steamship Jeanie, of the Alaska Coast line, stopped here for brief rest last evening on her way down from Valdez. Fortunately she was going in the wrong direction to carry away any men to work on the Home railway, and possibly get shot for their labor.
 Chris Hoover unveiled the imposing l IFUuG OI HIS uHG DcW bWO-5lOTv Dullu- ing on Front street yesterday. Though not as large as one or two others it is the finest business build ing in the town. It is most elegibly located for merchandising purposes, and now that it is completed and open to inspection should not have long to wait for tenant, or tenants.
 The fire alarm which startled the town about s o'clock last night was altogether false, and the result of the misunderstanding of signal made to the mill by the fire chief from the box at Gurney's float, and only intended to ascertain if the person on watch was on duty and understood his busi- ness. Hereafter there will be drill of similar character, every night but the response will be single toot of the whistle only; consequen ly i eople need not be alarmed.
 Robert Hyde, of Tacoma, L. E. Buell., Juneau, and Ernest Specht and r. Blodgett, of Queen Charlotte if lands, are among the latest arrivals at