The Ketchikan miner., 1908-02-08
KETCHIKAN Local Happenings of the Past Seven Days Tersely
 Told.
(From Mondays s Daily)

l He will be missed bv ,he travelling public, at least by that part of it who have been accustomed to making the Stedman their abiding place while so- burning in Ketchikan.
 The Princess May arrived down last 1 night about 6 o'clock and after taking | on five first class and sixteen second 1 class passengers, went on her way. but did not proceed far. but on the other hand returned and anchored n she stream until , o'clock this morn. ing-al on accourt of the prevailing snow storm.
 Rev. Thomas Jenkins. of S. John : Mission church. who is in the East. is featuring on Alaska under the auspice- 1f the mission board. and at last ac cunts was in Michigan. Papers re- l ,eived speak very highly of his lec- 'ures, and betoken the fact that they will be productive of good results il rehalf of Alaska in general and Of the ,ause in which be is specially inter- 'sted in particular.
 The Dirigo sailed from Seattle or
 he southeastern Alaska run, last Fri lay, bringing coal for ketchikan. Int | rarallon sailed Saturday forenoon. with Valdez as her ol jective, but i lis not known if she will call at thi, port. However, it is announced thai she will be due at Juneau on the 5th md if there he any passengers her, for Valdez and points to the westward of Juneau. they will be able to con. rect with her in case she does not put nto this port. by taking the Jefferson 0 Juneau.
 The Alaskan, having had her re. pairs completed, went into commission | again last week and was scheduled tC sail Saturday from Seattle with ful | cargo of general merchandise fol Xetcbikan and the West coast o Prince of Wales. The Toledo has )een released from her charter to tn, Kelehikan Steamship company, and il she makes any more trips this wintel l they will be in connection with tht | ishipg industry at Petersburg.
 The hunting party, consisting Willis Murphy, Will Pittenger, A 5. Allen, Dr. Zuber, Ed. William md Billy Forss. which went to Thorn bay, Prince of Wales island, about week ago, returned Saturday night with about fifty ducks, but DO large game. They report having had {; splendid time, together with an excit ing adventure with an infuriate eagle who took umbrage at some at Iention shown him. Allen was alont on small island and shot this partic. ular king of birds breaking the tip O. one or his wings and bringing him tc | the ground near the waters edge 1 The sportsman, wishing to capture the bird as trophy and a rare speci- men, rushed upon him leaving his gun behind, whereupOn the eagle did some rushing on his own account, and com pelled Allen to seek shelter on the nigh ground from which point of van tage he contented himself by shyinp rocks at the crippled bird, fnall, driving the latter into the water where he foated ahout tlil some ot he other boys came along in hoa and effected his capture. though mol without struggle, the eagle proyins game till killed.
 From Tuesdays Daily The Alaskan sailed from Seattle noon Sunday, and should arrive here Thursday.
 Fred Patching, of the Portmann hatchery, is in town today, taking : brief respite from his arduous duties,
 AL the Conuell today are J. H. Haz lit', D. Nj. and c. Swigart, Dolomi D. NJ. Gan and Geogre ". Dutton. 1 Seattle.
 ] nc lUCdl IObSS Oi 1th ellpHS :" II celebrate it's first anniversary at Il. lodge room tomorrow "Wednesday evening.
 J. L. Gottstein, of Seattle, is iu town, stopping at the Stedman. He is of the firm Of M. X k. Gottstein, wholesale liquor dealers.
 The City of Seattle will be due to l leave Ketchikan, north bound. Febru- ary 10th, and the Cottage City on the 29th-w which is the schedule for the month.
 The Vigilant went to Willard inlet yesterday far q raft of logs. Willard
 inlet is beyond Cape Fox, and not far from the newly defined international boundary.
 The Jefferson arrived up about 10 o clock this morning, bringing small jag of freight and less than half a dozen passengers for Ketchikan. She was followed about noon by the Faral- lon, which passed by without stopping.
 It is rumored here that the bill now pending in congress creating a fourth judicial divi. ion for Alaska provides that from and after it's pass app and apniovaI all rpoular tprn 6 of