The Ketchikan miner., 1907-08-17

| his name put on the Miners subscrip- tion list.
 The Princess May arrived north bound at o'clock this morning some eight or ten hours late. She was de- tained on the Skeena River over one tide at the cannery owing to the fail ure of the crew there to get their scows afloat at high tide. She will be back on schedule, however, Thurs day evening.
 Jimmie Dutton, the hustling pro- prietor of the Shooting Gallery re- ceived word from his mother who re- sides in Baltimore, Maryland, that his last letter which left Ketchikan July 26 was delivered to her before noon of August l, thus making the trip in six days. It's going some to cover that distance in such short time.
 J. R. Heckman has solved the prob- lem of getting fish, with or without fishermen. He has worked out and installed monster floating trap near Point Higgins which is gathering in the finny denizens of the deep at a great rate. The trap is double heart shaped and is something so new and successful in the fishing line that Mr. Heckman is contemplating getting it patented. The largest single day catch thus far is 34, GOO fish, and close to p, 900 are taken daily. Yesterday Mr. Heckman took a party consisting of Dr. J. l.. Myers, J. k. Beegle, H. Brown, George Irving and George Rounsefell to see the trap and they are all loud in their praise of it. Practically all of the salmon for Ton gass Narrows and Behm Canal seem to congregate at Pt. Higgins before go ing to their respective creeks and thus it is that the trap is doing such big business.
 (From Wednesdays Daily)
 J. l.. Johnson, the "Owln cigar man, is paying his respects to local merchants.
 George E. Green, general manager for the Hadley Consolidated Copper company, is registered at the Sted man.
 The work of repaintlng the Side board saloon is finished and the build ing looks as slick as Mike does after he has had clean shave.
 That new steamer schedule board at the Revilla Hotel is a winner and shows considerable ingenuity on the part of whoever got it up.
 F. M. Loomis came over from Dolo- mi m the Alert last night and today is engaged in getting the "Sky Pilot in shape for the trip back.
 A breakdown at the mill yesterday morning resulted in the wheels and saws of that busy institution being still yesterday afternoon and today.
 The new lacquering machine is up and in operation at the cannery. It is driven by electricity and has a capacity of l, 1000 cases or 4S,000 cans per day.
 The waterfront this morning is as quiet as a country village in New England on Sunday. Almost ali the boats are out on business and there's nothing doing among the rest.
 Me to work this trip,'' was what Willis Cornell said to his dad yester day Had a strike just before we left Seattle. Crew quit, not a sailor on board except me and two coons. :"
 T. ". Buschman. of Seattle, brother of August Buschman of the Karta bay cannery, came up on yes terday's boat, was guest at the Sted man overnight, and left for the can nery this morning.
 Tue Miner is in receipt of copy of the official call for a republican con- vention at Juneau, November IL, 1907, to elect six delegates and six alternates to the republican national convention of 1908. According to the call Ketchikan is entitled to six delegates.
 The price of Sockeves is soaring on Puget Sound 50 cents per fish being offered for them last Friday. There has been q decided shortage of red fish there as here and the run is about over with many of the canneries re- porting from one-quarter to one-half the estimated pack up.
 The doors and windows have arriv- ed for the customs house building and they are being placed in position. The delay in securing them is another indication of the way Seattle treats Alaska trade. The order for them was placed early in June and they showed up on yesterdays Dolphin. A small matter of eight or nine weeks's wait.
 Jimmie Murphy hasa furtive, wor- ried expression in his left eye today. Wonder what's the matter. Has