The Ketchikan miner., 1908-02-01

tain mail and merchandise because Of the alleged inability of certain vessels to lalId. The Herald 6evotes much space so roasting the Northwestern Steamship Co, now part of tue Alaska Steamship company. It alleges that the captains arc indifferent and ao not try harti enough to make the landings.
 Nome parties have steam drill 1t work boring for cual on the Shook river near that place with sood pros pects of finding il in metchantaole quantity and quality. II, in addition 90 utilizing it's ice crop for the opera sion oi it's placer deposits in the sum- ner. Nome shall succeed in develop ing right at hand coal enough to keep ger people warm during the winter, she Nil then have overcome the two principal climatic conditions with which she now has to contend.
 They utilize their mules np at Nome by killing and selling them i0r dog feed.
 The Panama Miner, pbuiisaed at Cinema, notes the drowning of miner aamed Ole Lee in a Cleary clerk shaft on the Dist ot December last, the body aot having been recovered ten day. later.
 At the last accounts Katalla WAS threatened xi coal oil ianine. ard .he suppy of tallow dips was about eS- hausted. The Herald. however, though reduced in size, still cones to the front full of grit. and with ID such word as .ail embraced in its lexicon. at least % far as the town is concerned. ka- .alla has undoubtedly been subjected 70 most strenuous experience ia the
 irst year of her existence, and q rather disc0uraging one, but if she shall finally succeed in maturing the navhor plans she has planned, those who are now laughing at her misharS may have occasion to sing auo,hS l sune. Greater obstacles than those which confront katalla's growth anC development have been overcome e.sa-
 where and il is seareslywise To predict that they may not be similarly dis posed oi in her case.
 These items are from the HeralC which. referring 10 the suspension 0
 Is con esnporary. the Diamond Drill
 nd it's removal to Cordoga, says
 .KalaIla is not promising newspaper ield at the present lime, as there ii' not business enough to support ont )apsr. The Herald. however. pro 8oses to give the town a further ny put before it throws up the sponge. < number 0f sleigh> which will b' used for hauling coal from T. P. Me Oonald's Boring lake coal mine to Ihi railroad yraca ara uoS at Cordova aI'
 sill be brought to Katalla as soon a ] oossj bic. From the end oi the tracl ] .he coal will be brought to town b! .he railroad company. Wort still continues on the Bering rirer di
 gision of the Copper River < North
 se~tern railway. and good progress i )sing made. no; no;Hirh-taIdlng tL' rainy weather which Is alEo-t inces
 sant. About l50 men are emp osed a
 sel. as couple Of work trains. Tn right Of way is practically cleared ti he lake. and after. crossing hatalli
 river il will be possible to lay tin track oa the ground and then ba las l it. The steam shovel which has bee' l in use or the beach this side of caini ! aas be. moved to fine graz ] oank near the river, and the grayv obtained there will be used for ballast ing the track. Work On this lire, l
 $ again stated. will proceed through
 JUt the ainter.
 In ths announcement of q 'harC times dauce" 10 be given in Seward invited guests were warned to ''Tea their old clothes and that no ianc! dress or hits collars woulj be ale"
 d.
 As if it's wealth of gold and tir .Fere net enough. to say nothing of it's coal measures. here comes the Sorns Nagget with something entire ly n1w in Ine way of mineral wealth That thsre is ledge of iron neat 3'usock figer that is 2,0O0 feet ir width and exposed for depth of 7( sset is the statement made today by Peter ESch. who returned last night from that .tresm where he has work ed Tor some weeks developing his properties. The ledge can be traced for an inn snss distance across the country and it@ great width is evident at glance. Its great depth is shown ny gully which cCt, it Co1n at it: rim sn x9oses is face fer ihe depth mentioned. Ia addition tO this T0 feet E.ch and tie meo who worked for him have sunk further depth of ten feet, and the ledge improves as it goes down. The iron is Of the mos, yaIuAble description and can be work