The Ketchikan miner., 1908-05-02
KETCHIKAN
Local Happenings of the Past Seven Days Terseiy
 Told.
(From Tuesdays Daily)

Princess May is due southbound to morrow night.
 The Hyak, which has been in DOT for several days, left this morning fol tie cannery at Yes Bay.
 Chief Ryan, a we'll known Indian O the older generation, dropped dead 1T front of his house at noon today.
 At the Stedman yesterday were T. A. Heckman, s. Guyot, w. E. Ludy, E. Larsen, A. Larsen and A. Freder. ickson.
 Sam Guyot, representing Fisher Bros. of Seattle and well known by every one in town, arrived on the Cottage City from the north.
 The tug Sea-Lion reached Sulzer the 25th inst. after very stormy voy- age from Seattle. She brought up the ship Charger, 25OO tons, to be loaded.
 At the Connel today are L. A. Hendly of Blaine, Wash. G. W. Col linskey, P. A. Tucker, G. A. Rich ards of Sulzer, John NJ. Dolan, Ira Cohen and Arthur Wise.
 James Glenn, who was seriously in- jured by falling from a scaffold at the Kasaan cannery the 17th inst. and has been in a more or less unconscious condition since that time, was taken down on the Cottage City last night.
 Ira Cohen, who has been freight clerk on the Cottage City has been promoted to Purser and will take up his duties on the Seattle when she arrives here,. He left the Cottage City last night and is at the Conntll.
 Thomas Barry is receiving congra,- today. in which The Miner joins, on the arrival of fine and lusty son at his home this morning. The files of this paper indicate that a local convention of the recent 'proud and happy dads' would show a larger at tendance than the average Democratic primary.
 II. Bergman, the mild-cure salmon man, left last night on the Kayak fol his salting plant at Fish Egg Island, near Kawack on the West Coast, talk ing with him 65 empty tierces and a of ,pI Millar is in general charge of the West Coast plant and has already put up big lot of fish. Mr. Bergman will return in few days, and go north to the Taku plant.
 The Alaska Industrial Go. shipped from Sulzer on the America, lowed by the Sea-Lion, last Sunday, 3,300 tons of Jumbo ore consigned to the Tacoma shelter. This, unless The Miner is mistaken, is the largest single shipment ever made by--any one property in Alaska, and our congratu- Iations go to Gen. Mgr. Chas. A. Sul- ger. We need more men like Mir. Sulzer and more properties like the Jumbo.
 The Cottage City arrived from the north at eleven. last night, leaving about midnight. The importance and growth of the spring salmon industry is shown by the fact that, notwith- standing the number of southbound vessels in the last few days, there were B tons shipped from here last night. Of this amount there were 2S tierces of mild-cure fish for the Engc,- berg Wiess Co.,, 66 barrels for ". Alter and II boxes of fresh fish. The salmon shipped from other points brought the total of fresh fish to 75 boxes. There were p southbound passengers, those from Ketchikan be- ing Geo. BeLtes, B. Cohurn, James Glenn and c. Clifton. The Cottage City carried $l00, 000.00 in bullior from Treadwell.
 A large crowd of interested specta- tors witnessed an unusual exhibition of fine shooting on the Ball Grounds yesterday afternoon, given by w. A. Hills, representing the Remington A rms Co. and U. NJ. Cartridge Co. Mir. Hilis began his demonstration by brief description of the. Reming- ton guns, taking them apart to show the working parts, as he talked. He irst showed double barreIed Rem ipgton Edgerton gun and, throwing two pieces of coal in the air caught them easily on the wing. Using ar loading shot gun he threw tir can in the air and by rapid success. sion of shots kept it climbing. By shooting under another can he lifted it in the air and there put four more shots in it, the can travelling al greater speed away from the marks man at every impact. Mir. Hi'lis labels this kind of work the "Oregor brand of rushing the can." He wept on to rush the can again, this time using the New Remington Pump Cur to put six shots into the flying target Using the same gun he showed it. rapidity of action by eiecting six empty shells into the air in success S on, shattering each one, and re-load