The Ketchikan miner., 1908-12-19
noon and last night, making the other points this morning.

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 Hal McNair, who recently resigned as chief deputy to U. s. Marshal Shoup. was passenger. south on the Humboldt. Hal has. been connected with the U. s. marshal's office for the past fourteen years and, nine. months and has made an efficient and popular officer. He was on his way to southern Oregon, where he will make his future home.
 The Humboldt from the north pas sed here this morning about three o'clock taking the following passen- gers from this port: John Scarlett, Fred L. Finney, Mrs. Mabel Thebo, A. Runge and wife, Mrs. H. w. Bauer, Mrs. Ash, K. c. Miller, Wm. Yoemans, w. w. Catlin, Fred R. Stanley, Wm. Req, Harry Brice, I. Aickstead, and three second class. f@' .
 The contrast of weather conditions between yesterday and today was such as to make one wonder if the weather man was not getting little fckle in his old age.
 J. l.. Farmer, disbursing agent of monies appropriated by Congress for. the Alaska exhibit at the A. Y. P. exposition, passed through on the Humboldt this morning en route to Washington, D. c where he expects to remain about week. Mir. Far mer in conversation with Frank Burk- hart informed that gentleman that the outlook for good, as well as valuable and interesting exhibit from Alaska, was indeed hatterng.
 U. s. Deputy Marshal D. c. Arbams returned from Juneau this morning on the Humboldt. Mr. Abrams stopped off at Petersburg on his way down long enough to summon sixteen witnesses to appear before the grand jury now in session at Juneau, to testify in the case of the killing that occurred at the former place some time ago. It seems that the coroners jury at the inquest held soon after the killing returned a verdict of justlfiable homecide dicharging the defendant, but the officers of the law not being satisfied, an investigation is being made by the grand jury.
 Tlm Sullivan and c. Coyne returned few days ago from propsecting trip on the mainland. They made find that, from all appearances and samples of ore brought in by them,. promises to be one of the best yet discovered in the district, in fact mining men who have examined the rock say it is the best of it's character of any yet discovered in this vicinity. Mir. Sullivan and Mir. Coyne are old time prospectors in southeastern Alaska, and are certainly deserving of reward after their long years of searching for the percious metals. The ledge discovered is of a galena formation carrying values in gold, silver and lead. The boys have al-, ready had an offer on the property but think it advisable to do more de- velopment york before making much effort to to dispose of the property. GILL. AND HIS OREGON CHEESE The rain was falling hard and last When up through Ketchikan there
 past
 An awful ordor, fierce and rank, ' That stank, and stank, and stank,
 and stank-
 'Twas Gill. and hls Oregon cheese. The men all dropped their work and
 fled;
 The women rushed the kids to bed; The town was in an awful fuss
 And everyone began to cuss
 Gill. and his Oregon cheese.
 The business places had to close, For each man had to hold his nose Though you'd have thought their
 self respect w Uulu lUTCc bLeuI tlltu UISlnItCU = Gill. and his Oregon cheese. '. The undertaken wildly cried: My
 God, this corpse has mortified .", But as he took another whitf
 He smiled, and sad: That ain't my
 stiff
 It's Gill. and his Oregon cheese" When at last Gill, ceased to eat The crowd agaln came on the street, And each one said: ''I nearly died--- He almost caused my suicide .t Gill. and his Oregon cheese!" - When Ketchikan has a q sease :. They say twas eau, d by Gllmour's
 cheese; And now otfci quite prize
 To him who ' il deodorize , Gill. and his Oregon cheese. ~ FALkENBURG g. l-AuCKS