The Ketchikan miner., 1908-08-22

rack, J. w. Actander and the Rev Robert Tomlinson.
 A party consisting of the Misse. Hale, the Misses Young, MT. Busch Mir. Crane and the Rev. F. V. Fish CT started for the top of Deer Noun tain this morning, on the highest peak of which they could be plainly seen from the town this afternoon. Roy Thompson has leased the lower floor of the Thiell building for five years, and started today to transfer part of his stock from the Newtowr store to the new downtown location. The partition in the main floor vii ! be taken out, new window put in or the corner, and several minor changes will be made to secure first class store with adequate room for grow ing business. The new store will car. ry general line of groceries. hard ware, and outftting supplies, and will make speciality of gasoline en- zine supplies of all kinds. It is plan ned to have the new store ready for business not later than the 10th oi September, the present store continu- ing in operation until within few days of that time.
 J. w. Arctander of Minneapolis, who left on the Beatrcie after his long visit to Metlakahtla, has practically completed the book for which he has been collecting notes for some years covering the life of Mir. Duncan among the natives. The book vii no doubt he valuable contribution to ethno- logical literature as it GOV CTS many details of the old native customs which are being rapidly forgotten.
 .(From Tuesdays Daily)
 The Seattle is due from the north at two o'clock tomorrow morning
 The Humboldt sailed at nine last night from Seattle
 The party of moul tain climbers who made the trip to the top of Deer Mountain yesterday say that the trails are in fairly good condition and that the view from the top is more than worth the effort to get there.
 A young lad named Willie Richardson was brought into town this morning with the fingers of one hand badly crushed from being caught in a wind- lass at the Mt Andrew mine.
 J. W, Mahoney, who spent several weeks in Ketohikan this spring and simmer, and made reputation not only as mining man but as a ball. tosser, returned from Butte last night on the Jefferson. He states that things are again booming in that copper center and that the copper 'magnates" are greatly pleased with the present situation and outlook.
 By the courtesy of Mir. Neil Walker of Calder, the Miner is informed that only six voters in Shakan and six in Calder exercised their privilege last Tuesday, Roman securing seven votes and Corson five.
 The Cottage City passed south bound last night taking the following passengers from here: H. Dickell, John Anderson, MT. and Mrs. s. w. Stewart and daughter Edna, w. c. Adams and SIX second class Fifteen thousand cases of salmon made up a large part of her cargo
 The Jefferson brought an unusually large number of Ketchikan passengers last night, Ketchikan and Skagway practically completing the passenger list. The following were listed for this port; J. w. Stedman, A. G. Giles and wife, Mrs. A. D. Dieg, D. H. Whippfe, Clyde Morgan, Robert Syme, John Anderson, J. w: May, Dr. Chas. M. Stevens and wife, J. w. M ahoney. c. E. Smith and wife, R. c. Miller, John Monaghan, s. Don- ohue, M. Stewart, Emma Allen, Mrs. Frederick Roache, H. Y. Walk CT, and E. T. Curin.
 At the Cornell today are J. McGinn, R. c. Mills and wife, J. NJ. Judson Jas. Lewis, H. Blackey, s. Donohue, John Anderson, E. Flewin, Robt Syme, M. Donovan, s. J. Smith, J. Goodinger, L. Curtin, Dan Whip pie and c. M. McGrath.
 MT. H. Y. Walker, assistant man. ager of the Tacoma shelter, arrived on the Jefferson last night and is reg istered at the Stedman He will spend several days in the Ketchikan District in the interest of his cons pany.
 J. w. Stedman returned on the lief ferson after trip to the Sound in the interests of the New England Fish Company. He placed orders for prac- tically $25, GOO worth of electrical and other equipment, and contracts with the manufacturers were made in such form as to insure little or no delay in the construction of the plant. The rock work is well along on the com pany's site below the cannery and thu buildings will go up quickly as soor Il L