The Ketchikan miner., 1908-03-28


 of weather. The stormy condition prevailing this forenoon prevented her from starting on her regular Sat urday run, which has been postponed until tomorrow.
 The steamer Alaskan arrived in about o'clock today, bringing 100 tons of freight, consisting of general merchandise, for this port.
 The Pacific Coast eompapy's steam- CT City of Seattle will leave Seattle tonight notthbound. The Humboldt will sail on the 23,d
 The tug Vigilant made trip to Helm Bay yesterday afternoon, return ing today with a raft of logs belonging to Smith X Donelly from their Helm Buy camp.
 The steamer Marion, which has been vovled in litigation for some time past. was sold at public auction today hy Deputy Marshal Campbell. The o was bid in by Mir. NJ. A. Mitch- ell, the amount of the bid being s2. 450.
 The launch Greet, which is under lease to Mir. Bergman and associates who will engage in exporting salmon from this district during the coming se ,n, left Anancortes. Washington, Thursday ard should arrive here Mon- day or Tuesday.
 The renewal of activities at the Cymru Copper company holdings at North Arm will be begun in few days. A force of four or five men will leave here Monday for the camp and preparations will be made for the placing of machinery in position upon the Dirigo. As soon as the prelimin- ary work is finished and the new ma chinery installed, an additional force of men will be put to work. Mir. Jones, manager of the company has succeeded in making satisfactory ar rangements for the pro> caution of the work, which will be carried on under the direction of J.. Cutbe"t Welch, formerly connected with the opera ilons at Coppsrmount.
 The views of the Passion Play. which are to be shown in s. Johns church tomorrow night, were made from photographs taken at Oheram- mergau, Switzerland, where every ten years this sacred drama is enacted by the villagers. The play covers the principal events in the life of Christ and has been presented in this little years in fufillment of VOW made by the villagers at the time of the great plague of 1883. The play is described by those who have seen it as not only profoundly impressive and realistic but filled with spirit of utmost rev. erepce for the sacred scenes it de. picts.
 Those who did not attend the stere- opticon lecture last night, missed good thing. Many of the views were very fine and the lecture concerning them was very interesting. Undouht- edly those who were present last night will attend Sunday night to see the nictures on the life of Christ and the 1 Passion Play. After the views on 'Seeing America First, !" were shown, a few pictures belonging to Rev. II. P. Corser, descriptive of life among the Moqui Indians of Arizona were thrown on the sheet while Rev. Cor ser gave some personal "reminiscences relating to the slides. The Mems Glee club will sing two or three times tomorrow night in connection with the lecture. II the attendance last night | is indicative of the number who will attend tomorrow night it might be ] just a little wise to arrive at the s. John's church at least five minutes before the hour of opening unless fellow is tired of sitting down.
 (From Mondays Daiiy)
 Mrs. M. Majory and daughters. were passengers on the Jefferson for Seat tie.
 Tom Templeton of Seattle and H. Bergman of Seattle are registered at the Stedman.
 Advices received today from Juneau state the Al-Ki is southhound. She is due to arrive here at an early hour in the morning.
 The City of Seattle sailed from Seattle at 9 o'clock p. m. March 2l. She is due to arrive here tonight sometime after 12 o'clock
 The Vigilant left out today for Cape Fox and vicinity, having in view the picking up of any rafts of logs tha: may be in readin for delivery and awaiting her arrival.
 Mir. J. T. .oues, president of the Cynru Copper company. left on tie Alert this morning for the West coast to inspect the Cuiprite holdings, located near Sulzer. and in which he is interested.