The Ketchikan miner., 1908-02-08

or the ueparbHeDb WHO may D6 lnJufeC while in discharge of their duties, and considering that they will be as- sured of a jolly good time, citizens and property holders should make this particular occasion serve to materially swell the benefit fund which now amounts to about S300.
 Capt. J. H. Hanson, the indefatig ble Niblack prospector and miner, is in town for the purpose of recording proof of having made the annual ex- penditure on his mineral, locations, and incidentally greeting his old till- cums here.
 The Vigilant will tow the barge Blanch to the Loring cannery tomor- row with cargo of salmon boxes, the first instalment for the coming seas on. She will take with her a force of men for the purpose of discharging the cargo.
 Craig Millar, who is registered at the Sledman. brought the launch Lydia over from Sulzer, arriving last night. The launch is lying at the Northern Machine Works where she will have her engine thoroughly over hauled before again being put in com mission.
 The planking of Water street is | 1ato t, hn ft,pt hc, end of Gurney's wharf, and few days more will suffice for its compile tion to Young's store. After tbat will come the setting back of the buildings. and then the job will have been practically completed.
 The Teddy got away at ? o'clock this morning on her mail run to Wrangel and the post offices on the West coast of Prince of Wales. II this weather holds good it will serve to deprive the Sentinel of an oppor- tnnity to register another of it's accus- toned kicks at the local mail service.
 The City of Seattle arrived up at 1 30 this morning, with fair passen- ger list for this season of the year. fif- teen of whom were for Ketchkan. She makes the round voyage to Sitka this trip, and will be due to arrive back here about the 9th, being sched- uled to leave Seattle again on the l2th. She brought 10 tons of eight for Ketchkan.
 Dr. Bauer, the dentist, who has been on a professional visit to the West coast of Prince of Wales, re- tlrned on the Lydia last night. He reports the Jumbo mine scene ot great industrial activity, and that the ship America will complete her cargo of ,. 800 tons, today. and be ready to sai as soon as the Sea Lion returns with the shi D with which she is to al ternate in the ore carrying trade.
 The people interested in Ketchikan's summer resort beyond the northwest ern boundary and the extension of the town in that direction are doing not a little to promote that end Doing all the work by voluntary contribu- tions of money and labor, they laid a substantial sidewalk from the upper end of Water street, around the biuf well along towards Bar point and are now engaged in it's further extension over length of about 400 feet, which will bring it to the summer residence of Miss M. A. Edmonds. It is an inn provement which rebounds much to the credit of those who performed the work. and thereby earned the thanks of the people of the town by supplying them with most delightful suburban promenade.
 From Mondays Daily)
 Evan Jones, of Sulzer, is passen- ger south on the Princess May today.
 Col. John Shoenbar, of the Ketchi- kan Consolidated Mines company, left for the East on the Princess May this morning.
 Mrs. Gould has closed out her mil linery store, on Front street. and will take vacation from bulsness cares for time at least.
 The steamship Jefferson sailed from Seattle Saturday night on schedule time, and should arrive here tonight or early tomorrow morning.
 Mrs. E. NJ. Cosgrove lelt this morn- ing on the Princess May, enroute fol q visit to her old home in Boston, to be absent several months, most prob- ably.
 S. Johns Mission school has several hundred baskets, made by native women, for sale at very reasonable prices. The school is now partially maintained in this way.
 Mr. and Mrs. Kazis Krauczunas were passengers on the Princess May tlls morning. Mrs. Krauczuna1 is on her way to visit relatives and friends in Arizona, Mr. K. accompauyi >g her as far as Seattle, from which pla.e he will go to Valdez on official business.
 The gasolene schooner Northland arrived in from the fishing grounds