The Ketchikan miner., 1908-03-21

here to Wrangell on the Jefferson this morning.
 Frank J. Pierce and wife left this morning on the Jefferson for Douglas to be absent several weeks. Alderman J. J. Pittenger has been called to Juneau to perform jury duties and left this morning.
 The Princess May arrived down from the north about 10 30 today. She took three passengers, natives, from here, bound for Port Simpson.
 J. T. Jones of Tacoma, manager of the Cymru Copper Co.,, returned on the Jefferson and is stopping at the Connell
 F. B. Boyde, D. F. Werner, Ralph Thompson, and L. E. Buell., were pas sengers for Juneau on the Jefferson this morning.
 C. V. Silvis, of St. Paul. brother of Frank Silvis, the Beaver. Falls shingleman, arrived on the Jefferson. He will visit with his brother.
 The following names appear on the Stedman hotel register: J. Cutberth Wech, and w. c. Semar of Seattle. s. w. Blake and wife of Astoria, Ore., E. P. Farr of Portland and NJ. Grim of Niblack.
 The launch Alert returned last night from Kasaan, where she went yester- day on special trip, bringing back MT. Barber, who made business trip to the Ut" mine and Edgar E. Fish who is in charge of the work being done on the property.
 Those in Ketchikan who were select ed to serve as jurymen during the present term of the district court at Juneau are as follows: R. E. Tomr- kins, Wm. H. Dobson, J. ]. Pitten- ger, Chas. H. Taylor, Floyd Ryus, A. Bryant, L. P. Peterson, Joseph King and L. H. Rndvick.
 L. H. Rudwick and wife, and c. NJ. Taylor and wife were passengers for Juneau today. MT. Rudwick and Mr. Taylor are called to Juneau to attend the district court as jurors.
 The Uncle Dan left yesterday after- noon for Kasaan. She had the log ging outfit of Jimmie Peel and com pany in tow which will locate near Kasaan. The Uncle Dan expects to return shortly with another load of fish.
 The tug Vigllant returned early lhis morning from a trip extAnding as far north as Juneau, where she lowed a scow load of lumber, bringing back the empty scow with her. Cap tain Doyle reports severe weather on : the return trip, the heavy snow storm that has been prevailing making nav igatiOn difficult.
 Mrs. C.. R. Symonds, her son Don aid, and her daughters Bessie and Dorothy, left this morning on the Jefferson to join Mr. Symonds in Jun eau, where he had gone some time previous to take a position with C. w. Young & Co. Mr. Symonds has their house ready for them ard doubt less he will be glad to substitute his own dining room for the restaurant.
 The Tyee Junior of Seattle, whal- ing steamer belonging to the Tyee Whaling Co.,, arrived in today on her way to the station at Murder Cove. She left Seattle last Monday and brought a quantity of supplies that will be used in completing the station. A soon as possible she will begin active operations in whale hunt ing.
 Among the jurors from Ketchikan are eAldermanPittenger, Ra ph Thomp- son, Chas. NJ. Taylor and w. A. Bry- ant. They took passage on the Jetfer- son. Mrs. Taylor accompanied her husband and they were most fortunate in securing q statel oom while twenty were forced to snore away the hours of night on the floor. Mrs. Taylcr expects to make fatner extended stay in Juneau visiting friends.
 Registered at the Cornell today J. T. Jones of Tacoma, C. V Silvis of St. Paul, Edgar E. Fish of kasaan.
 The Jefferson arrived in at o'clock this morning, with total list of 233 passengers, 61 of whom were for this place. The passenger list for Ketchi- kan included 29 Chinamen, the crew that is to be employed at the local cannery during the season. She brought about 100 tons of freight, 40 tons of which was consigned to the cannery, the balance consisting of general merchand is3 for local mer- chants Leaving out at 10 O locck, she took B passengers from here for northern points.
 Preparations for the beginning of active operations at the local cannery have been practically completed. The dock has been strengthened with new piling. The cannery crew arrived up on the Jefferson and it is prob- able operations will be begun by the 2}fd of this month. It will probably be several weeks before the eannery