The Ketchikan miner., 1908-10-31

Tue Dawson NeWS UellS ol a nian who has just returned to that place from the outside, where he took post graduate instruction in the art of horse -shoeipg.
 A big bull moose got tangled up with line of telegraph wire near Dawson and after vainly trying to get out of the mix-up he walked away with mile of wire trailing after im.
 The first child born at Prince Ru pert was boy. He was born on Fl iday and is the son of Anton Bugge. His parents should take courage uost children get that way sooner or lter.
 Hans Stark, an old timer who mined at Circle City as early as lo9o, las been operating on Tenderfoot creek, about 75 miles from Fairbanks. He blew into Fairbanks recently with slOO, 900 in gold dust as reward for his seasons work.
 Tn the course of the railroad ope- rations near Cordova, the remains of deceased Chinaman were dug up. He was at one time an employe at the Eyak cannery and when buried had a small piece of Chinese money in the pocket of his shirt. This cannot be found, and it is supposed that the ''Guggs" have it.-Douglas News. The Douglas News presents more attractions to The Miners scissors than any other of it's Alaska exchanges so many of lem, in fact, that the pencil can't keep track of them all. Douglas has good reason to be proud of it's local paper. -Commissioner of Public Education Brown looks down from Washington City upon the children of tribes of the Alaska Indians and says that they should be made to go to school. Alas kans agree with Commissioner Brown, but are afraid Uncle Sam cannot spare his standing army to undertake the job. Douglas News.
 The Juneau Record announces, with its customary assurance, that Henry D Reynolds is q dishonest wildcat promoter and the Guggies had nothing to do with his downfall.> That settles it. Mir. Reynolds, please stand up and be sentenced. d.-DouglaS News.
 -Advices from the westward are to the effect that jackleg lawyer is at work at Cordova trying to sandbag one of tLe big companies that are making Cordova what she is. Juneau has been cursed for number of years by the machinations of as despicable specimen of the dishonest lawyer as ever cast blight on community. The plan of his operations have been drawn into suits of classes. From slanderous attacks on the chastity of women-defenseless and at the mercy l OI Cttdbur0S Ot class from which such specimens spring-to robbing of clients who have reposed mistaken condolences in the lying statements made to them. No one thing has retarded Juneau to such appreciable extent as has the work of the backmailing legal crook, | r,1l L., pononl ic cir in ifc lui h that Cordova may not become cursed with calamity such as this city has been smitten ty.-Juneau Recornd.
 John Rosswald of Nome has ob- tained patent on 'wave- breaker. :" To demonstrate the practicabiilty of his invention he will make trip from Seattle to Nome in an open boat. -Ex- Delegate Frank Waskey is again in office. He recently received an appointment as postmaster.
 Judge Gunnison's first term ex pires in December. The chances for his reappointment, are said to be the very best.
 In 1903, with population of 800 people, the Panama produced $50, 900 in gold; in 1904; with population of 5000, stheygold production reached s35o, 00O; giu 1905. with a population of 6, 900, the ;: production reached $3, 75O, O00;. In l906,. with a, population of 8. 600. the output was s$6, l74, 617.O4; :; In 1907, with a population of over F, COG, despite labor troubles, the out putreached over s9. GOO, 900. o.-Douglas News.
 4 -The Cordova Alaskan says that when the steamer Lindsay came into that port'the sail not only met the rail; but W en'tsup the track for 40 feet and shook hands with a box car that happened to. be standing there.. : l..The goyermnent has located the revenue cutter Perry at Juneau, but the war goes merfily on.2 Even an ex- hb,tion of the fohr-poundets has failed to subdue the Irish spirits ol the turbulent factions. ns.--Douglas News. n l. I IL sx IT..