The Ketchikan miner., 1908-11-07

The Princess May arrived about 8; 80 last night. She had 100 passen- gers aboard before reaching Ketchi- kan, and took on 9 more here.
 The report. reached the city by prospectors arriving this afternoon from the new Aux Bay quartz finds that Jack Childs, the we'll known pio- neer prospector struck a pocket in the property in which he is interested and by grinding the ore by hand power he and his partners took out thirty oun- ces of gold in one day. These proper ties are near the Stephen-Dull proper ties and is so rich that the coarse gold shows up plainly in the solid rock. The amount brought in from the one days cleanup by the three men was s4s0. Dispatch.
 METLAKATHLA NOTES.
 An extremely cold snap visited Metlakathla which was tempered on Sunday by snow and rain. Rain is again the daily program.
 The funeral of William Simpson was held Friday afternoon.
 The Cosmos will not be put in the boat house this winter but will be taken to the Sound with the Gedney for winter work.
 Benjamine Booth is going to make a model of the church for the A.-Y.- P.
 Mir. and Mrs. Henry Rutland have gone to thier old home at Port Simp- son for short visit.
 (From Thursdays Daily)
 The Dolphin arrived shortly after midnight, bringing James Bowden, Miss G. Shaw as passengers, first ,lass, and five second class. She un- loaded twenty tons of freight for Ketchikan and vicinity. Mrs. T. H. Karnovitch took passage in the cabin for Skagway.
 James Bowden who arrived on the Dolphin last night is busy today shak ing hands with old friends and con- panions. Mir. Bowden is one of the )ld timers of this secsion. He notes many Improvements since hisdeparture He is one of the owners of the Cracker Jack'' mine which is val table piece of property.
 Late arrivals at the hotels: Sted- man: J. Gerness, James Bowden, l.. G. Hofin, c. w. Stratton, Juneau; w. A. Hancock, Yes Bay J. Douglas, Mrs. A. E. King, Sunny Point. Con nell: A. R. Penter, James Mack and E. Fox of Portland. Royal P. Uster, L. Ford, F. Bowman, F. G. Bringolf, John Owens, l.. L. Lee, and A. W. Nye.
 What at first appeared as a myster- ious disappearance to two distracted husbands last night was cleared up by the assurance that their wives were seen to board the City of Seattle just before she pulled out of her dock last evening. The ladies were invited z aboard, and becoming interested prob- ably lost all track of the time, and were unintentionally carried off on the steamer. One of the husbands W as left in rather destitute circum- stance as it just happened that the wife had all the money in her possess sion. The other husbands. when assured of the safety of his spouse re- marked that it was good joke on her to be caught in such a manner. It is expected that the ladies will re- turn ty the first boat up, or possibly get off at the first convenient stopping place where they can obtain passage back.
 It may not have been surprise to the knowing ones that Miss Gwendolyn Radenbaugh had an ample supply of talent in her school children's enter tainment, held in Redmen's Hall last night. To the uninitated the whole
  aff air was indeed an agreeable sur prise. The children were well drill ed, sang nicely and were amusing. Parodies in connection with the lead ing business houses in the city were rendered in humorous strain and manner by the children, or did they forget the professional brethren, ex- cept the law, they let that severely alone. Probably their chidlIke in- tutiveness taught them it was a wise tn ing to do. Much to the regret, and certainly drawback to the entertain ment. was the effects of severe cold which could be plainly seen on Miss Gwendolyn. She shows signs of pro- fessionalism, and aptness in stage ork, and despite her cold did her. self proud. If some of the antics and he stoic expressionless faces of child or two were part of the play, then it were success worthy of a Belasco's training. Miss Belle Me- Laughlin made an imposing inter- locutor dressed as Goddess of Lib-