The Ketchikan miner., 1907-05-25
KETCHIKAN
Local Happenings of the Past Seven Days Tersely
 Told.
FROM TUESDAYS DAILY

The Wells prospecting outfit on the Unuk river started active operations yesterday morning. The Onward took up a new sand pump for them on her last trip.
 ] The electricians got the fire alarm system to working this afternoon. Hereafter all you have to do is to break the glass and pull down the handle. The fire whistle will then give the location of the fire by sound ing the number of the box from where the alarm was turned in.
 The steamship Northwestern, which was expected to arrive here on the 10th, has not yet put in an appearance, nor has anything further been heard from her, and it is feared that she may have met with some other mis- hap. Nevertheless, if she depended upon supply of coal with which to steam from here to Seattle. she would not have been able to proceed further had she reached this place at the time she was expected.
 At II :25 this morning fire was dis covered in the roof of Charles Fay lor's residence, near the court house. A bucket brigade, with the assistance of the chemical. put the fire out of business. Loss only about $50.
 \ cable gram received this after noon from the father of William Crusell, the young man who was kill ed Sunday morning, asks that the body be embalmed and sent to Bristol, Tennessee, the nearest railway station to the deceaseds former home, The remains are acc ordingly being prop erly prepared, and will be shipped on the City of Seattle, in charge of Walter Evbank, friend and partner of the dead man.
 The tug Florence, of Port Simpson, arrived in this port yesterday morn- ing, but no one seems to know on what mission. From the fact, how ever, that she has been doing some mysterious ''skylarking'' around, the impression prevails that she is in search of natives to work in and about the cannerds of northern British Columbia.
 The steamship Haldis passed up last evening. heavily laden with lumber and cattle, but not pound of coal for ketchikan, where shortage again prevails-nor indeed. for any other Alaskan pert. The Halvard is, how ever, reported to be on the way with 800 tons for this port.
 British Boats to Carry Mail. The local post office was in receipt Satur- day of a communication from the post office department instructing them that hereafter they should re- ceiye and dispatch mails from and to the south on all Canadian Pacific boats. This is in response to re- quest sent from this place some time ago, and will be great convenience to Us especially during the winter months.
 The City of Seattle arrived north bound at } 40 this morning, leaving again about an hour later. She had three passengers-Wm Beck, E. B. Parsons and Geo. Finn for Ketchikan and about forty tons of general freight.
 Hans Andersen's pleasant phy- siognomy has been dispelling the gloom of Ketchikan's public places today.
 Capt. Gurney reports that he has changed the sailing date of the On ward from Friday to "Wednesday morning of each week. He says that his garden at the mouth of the Unuk river is growing finely and promises good crop.
 The steamer Vigilant lowed the barge Blanche, laden with 20, 000 sal mon boxes, to Loring today.
 No emergency consequent on the herculean task of rebuilding the city is allowed to interfere with 'FriScO'S strike induStrv