The Ketchikan miner., 1908-01-25

1 The Alert Is on her regular mal and passenger run to Metlakahtla, Niblack. Doomi and Chom!y today.
 The Edmonds cottage, at the lower end of the street Of the same name is now enclosed, and work locking to its completion can DO longer be delayed ny bad weather.
 The gasolepe boat Yankee came in yesterday from kasaan bay bringing about four tons of halibut and few spring salmon for the Hunt-Lathrop company.
 The cable office at Hadley is to be retained, and the Jefferson, due to sail from Seattle tomorrow night, will l bring up an operator to relieve the manager now there.
 Winter having postponed it's advent long enough to make good an excuse later on for ''lingerng in the lap of spring,' as it is likely to do, appears now to have set in for good.
 ". K. Hancock, superintendent of l the government salmon hatchery at 1 Yes Bay, came in last evening, and reports operations progressing satis- factorily. The weather has been al together favorable, and about two- thirds of the eggs secured have been matched, while the balance are in pre- gress of matching. He estimates the output of fry at not far from sixty millions.
 Safe.-Some anxiety has been felt lately for the safety of Gus. Larser, better known as "Yes Bay Jack, who left here about three weeks ago for Yes Bay in a small boat. The Miner is pleased to be. able to relieve the anxiety of his friends by the n- formation that he turned up all right 1t his destination, though he eneount- cred much bad weather aud many dangers during the trip.
 Bell Island Hot Springs. Much crit icisn has been heard recently of the conditions prevailing at Bell Island l Hot Springs, where two serious acci- dents have occurred the past year from scading. The heavily mineralized Water bubbles from the ground at q temperature of 116 degrees, and in each of the two small bath houses have been open pools of this scalding hot water, while between the houses are large open concrete basins. fed by the same springs. However, local patrons of the Springs will be glad to learn that in the future they can visit the place in safety. These tanks and pools have now been securely and per manentiy covered in such way that the water can be easily dipped out. without danger to the bothers. A sub stantial tramway from the beach to the Springs has been built, and the foundation is in place for a modern and commodious bath house which is to be finished this season and equip ped with porcelain baths. About twenty people are spending the win ter here, some coming from as far away as Wbitehorse, Y. T., and with out exception all are bud ln their praises of the remedial results produc- ed by the wate;s.
 From Tuesday's Daily
 The Yankee left this morning or l lon Ecl, ..i G,.i, lall int at the entrance to K isaan bay, Prince of Wales Island.
 At the Revilla today-Wm. H. Sheppard, C. M. Bice, NJ. Fowle and wife, H. B. Walsh, Tom Lowning Sulzer: $. J. Goodro, Dolomi.
 The City of Seattle had not reached Sitka yesterday onber upward bound voyage, and can Dot be expected here on her return before Saturday. 1 The Vigilant brought in tow of logs yesterday from the upper end of Cholm ondeley sound. and is out today for another raft waiting for her in Twelve Mile Arm.
 It has been trying hard to snow since yesterday morning, but so far scarcely enough has fallen to cover 1 the ground on the lowands. Indeed, so far the 6urries have only been sufficient to supercede the fogs as hindrance to navigation.
 The government school building at Saxman is being repaired and put into habi table condition once more attention that should have been given it ere this. w. ]. Sully of this place. | is doing the work, which fact in itself gives assurance that it will be well done.
 | The Heuriette came in from the north last night and las been dis charging coal nearly ever since at the. Ketchikan Steamship company's wharf -coal for which she could find no room at Skagway, and was compelled to bring back to this port about 250 tons. Alderman Pittenger has force of men at work clearing up the site for green house, 20x60 feet in dimen- sons. which he wi establish near his