The Ketchikan miner., 1907-09-21

local market he will be obliged to d. so on strictly cash basis. It is to b hoped that his efforts in Seattle vii meet with success, since it would re move the uncertainty concerning thu fuel supply that attended last winter' severe weather.
 (From Tuesdays Daily)
 c. D. Bacon, superintendent of tht Moonshine mine, is in town today or business.
 This begins to look like the begin ming of the melancholy days, the sad dest of the year.
 Mir. and Mrs. J. E. Ryus went or the Humboldt this morning, for wis it of week or two with Mir. and Mrs. c. c. Baker at Wrangell.
 Harry Raymond, he of commercial fame, was an arrival on the umboldt this morning, and stopped off here to feel the pulse of the Ketchikan retail l trade.
 Lee McElrath and wife, late of Had ley, where Mir. McElrath was employ ed in the Mamie mine, are at the Revilla, and will depart for the south on the Princess Royal, Thursday. T. s. Jones, the machine drill man. ipulator, than whom there is none more accomplished in his line in this district, returned from the north on the Dolphin, and is registered at the Revilla.
 The scow Great Eastern is being loaded with square timber at the Ket- chikan Power company's mill, for the new cannery at Excursion inlet. She will be lowed to her destination by the tug Novelty some time this week. The Alaskan arrived over from the west coast early this morning laden with ore from the Red Wing mine, and 300 barrels of salt salmon from Grace harbor, Dall island. She will take on lot of empty casks and tanks here and then clear for Seattle.
 Tony Kengyl, late proprietor of the Occidental Hotel at Juneau, was a south bound passenger on the Dolphin last night. AS a boniface Tony ap- pears not to have been an entire suc- cess, and good many people will not be sorry to learn that Johnny Olds is again host at the old Occidental.
 The new steamship now being built for the Ketchikan s. s. Co. is prom ised for completion ready to be turn ed over to the new owners early in December, the work having been de- layed by the inability of the contract ors to secure the labor necessary to finish it by the time originally agreed upon, or indeed for some months later. She will have carrying capacity of 750 tons. and will be fitted with gear for towing a barge of equal carrying capacity. She will have accommoda- tions for small number of passengers, but will not solicit or cater to the pas senger traffic. She will be christened the Northland.
 Newt. Casperson and party, consist ing of John Raber, Alderman Cope land and Billy Forss, returned from their hunting expedition to Tolstoi bay, Ratz harbor and Smugglers cove, and report having shot crabs innumer- able, which they are dispensing with a liberal hand to their friends, though noticeably reticent when the question of big game is broached to them.
 Carl A. Sutter, manager of the Fi- dalgo Island Packing Co.,, with head quarters at Anacortes, Wn., has been in the city on visit for day or two. MT. Sutter is combining trip of pleasure with business and is carefully Investigating the country and its pos abilities. He left on the Humboldt this morning, and will continue his investigations at Juneau and other points of interest.
 Albion s. Howe, Esq, mining en- gineer of ability and long practical experience in his profession, arrived up on the Humboldt this morning, and proceeded without delay to Kian for visit with H. w. Turner, of the Omar mine, who is an old friend anC coadjutor of his. The Miner does not know that Mir. Howe has in contem. plation a connection with any of oul mines, or the development of the min. eral resources of the district, bu, should he become so connected or en listed, it is quite certain the district will be made distinct gainer thereby
 Mir. H. c. Strong arrived home or the Humboldt this morning, and in forms The Miner that he believes he has effected an arrangement that vii enable him to carry out the promise made in his advertisement, to be found elsewhere in this paper, of sup plying the home demand for coal While it is altogether probable tha there will be a general prevailing shortage throughout the winter, Inc believes that the arrangement he ha. effected will serve to protect this com