The Ketchikan miner., 1907-09-14
EXCHANGE GOSSIP

Referring to the recent mishap to the revenue cutter Manning which was damaged by running on an un- marked rock in Prince William sound, the Seward Gateway pertinently re- marks: ''While the people of Alaska are sending petitions for a lot of other needs to that throne of uncertain grace, the federal government, noth- ing more important can ..be urged than new and complete survey of it's nayi- gable waters. Survey boats have been engaged for several years past in the work but they will be unable to com plete thorough and absolutely reli- able charting of all the coast waters for long time. Additions should be made to the survey fleet sufficient to enable it to make navigation safe in the shortest possible time.'
 The Seward Gateway says that the Jaeger scientists who came to Alas ka last spring to study the workings of Alaskan volcanoes has ascended Makushin "an active volcano on the Alaska peninsula" and that one of the party is reported to have been lost. It is probable, however, that the missing man is not more lost than is the Gateway in its geography Maku- shin being on Unalaska island instead of the Alaska peninsula. The same plper says that prospectus who have been Investigating the sulphur depos- its which lie around these active vol. canoes, the great difficulty will be in mining the mineral. It is said that when a drill is sunk to a given depth the intense heat contained in the molten mass of sulphur melts the bit and renders it useless. The sulphur is of good quality and occurs in large deposits, and the problem which now confronts the prospective operators is how best to mine it.
 It takes about fifteen cents to get to the head of billion dollar corpora tion at Valdez Even the laundrymar is there with hundred thousand dol lar stock book concern. rn.-Juneau Dis patch.
 Valdez is to have new daily pa per among the many other thing it is intent upon gathering in. It needs it.
 A war is on between the North western (Guggenheim) and Alaska Coast steamship lines for the trade oi the Prince William Sound and Copper river country trade. The Valdez Pros pector says that word has come over the wire from Seattle to the effect that the Northwestern will cut rates, and a determined effort will be made by the Trust to put the A. C. boats out of the Alaska business. The Guggenheim; have entirely ignored the Reynolds proposition to treat them squarely 1T the matter of Right of Way, and Key holds has accepted the gage of battle and will fight with all his resources tt not only continue his steamship line but build a railroad and make the Guggenheim occupancy of the Terri tory of Alaska as warm as possible.
 John P. Cum, postmaster at Fair banks, has announced that he will bt candidate for election to the position of delegate to Congress from flask; next year. He is sending out litera ture, telling how long he has been il Alaska and how we'll adapted he is fol the position. Valdez Prospector.
 The grand jury recently in session at Valdez. closed it's report with { warm eulogy of Judge Wickersham and an earnest request to the United States senate to lay aside all persona feeling and by the early confirmation of the judge 'conform to the wishe. of a great majority of the inhabitant. of Alaska"
 An idea of the productiyeness O the soil of Alaska may be formed iron the fact that less than half acre O land at Wrangell alone supports one man, who buys all his necessities witt money derived from the sale of garder truck. k.-Sentinel.
 MT. c. c. Baker, proprietor of the Baker Drug Co. s store at this place left here on the Humboldt for Ketchi kan, and it appears to be no secret that he was matrimonially inclined though he didn't tell the reporter tC say so. While the Sentinel doesn'l know much about the case. it can not refrain from hoping that his trip below will be one productive of much happi- ness for our young friend, and that or