The Ketchikan miner., 1908-10-24


 confessed to stealing fish from the Wards Cove satery on or about Octo- Der 3rd. They will be taken to Juneau on the Dolphin's up trip, about Sun day
 Word was received today by the Alaska Steamship companys agent that the Dolphin ieit Seattle at 800 p. m. Thursday, and the Jefferson sailed from Juneau at 500 D. m. to- day, crowded with passengers. She will make stop at Wrangell.
 The first bridge up the creek was badly damaged yesterday by drift ing log jammlng into it. The water main supplying lhs city vas lashod and strengthened to prevent leakage. Repairs will be started at once on the bridge. but travel is not safe, es- pecially at night.
 Considerable work is in store for the pile driver now lying lazly at Strong's dock. As soon as the weather permits, Strong's dock will be streng thened, other work will be made around Heckman's dock and then new billings and additions ill be put in at the power dock.
 Late arrivals at the hotels are: At the Connell are $. E. Strickland, Peter Peterson, Fedora Ewolnd, Elm nett Vass, John Olson, Irvine Burks, and the Misses Pauline and Hattie Hartsough. all from Kasaan. At the Stedman are: P. J. German, Anton Lervold, Henry Imhotf, J. c. Lydell. At the Royal are E. B. Erickson, and w. Smith, both ol l kasaan
 Every body will be pleased to learn that substantial telephone line will be built between the Yes Bay hatchery and the Yes Bay cannery. The line will be constructed on strong poles with heavy insulated wire. Mr. w. | K. Hancock, the hatchery superintend- ent, has convinced the government that insulated was far more prefer able to bare, and it is due to his per sistent effort that strong and suitable phone connection will be had.
 In closing the Kasaan cannery for the season, Mir. F. J. German expre ss- ed himself as heinz more than satisfied with the operation and pack, consist ing of B, GOO cases. Every body has moved from the cannery except the Chinamen, who will return to Seattle on the next trip of the City of Seattle, as also will Mr. German. The launch LoreIs, the transport of the cannery will start for her winner quarters at Anacortes today, weather permitting.
 There is a dearth Of local shipping news. The cause being that all boats and launches are weather-b bound at surrounding points.
 1 Duck hunting is rare, and indeed. exhiliratng sport, as is evipced by the tales of ardent, local opponents of game excitement. There was a duckipg party the other day on the Taku, composed of four stalwart men and true, Messrs. Bugge, Mcdonald. Casperson, and commercialist Oak Olson. They reached place abound ing in sand hills, and, for purposes oi observation only, Bugge and McDon- aid overfiowing with, and overcome by the subtelities of natural inquisitive- ness sought information on the sand dunes. Not sign of a duck. Oak Olson is man of force, as we'll as oi peace and prosperity; also said to possess amiability to an unlimited de- gree, but he went duck hunting, not prospecting for sand stones, and final y gave the order to Captain Lancast- CT to "more on. Lancaster is wise. having come from the east. So, after observing the piercing eye, and fixed gaze of the aforementioned strikingIy prepossessing representative O.! everything on earth, ''shuddered, but turned the crank of the machine and sped away. For six long weary hours Bugge and Mcdonald had all the op- port. nifty they wanted to study the minutest details of sand, without water foodor, you know, what all hunters carry already prepared for snake bites, whether there are any snakes or not-are prepared to analyze, forlnn- late constructions and give microscopic lectures on sand, without the ants Oak was pretty generous though, as. he divided 1orty-nine ducks between the islanders, reserving thirty-seven for himself and real friends. All's well that ends well, so Bugge and Me Donald say, but their throats were husky and something like bituminous biubberings, mixed with an assort- mene of sulphureous oderi6cations came from two men last night, when questioned about duck hunting.
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