The Ketchikan miner., 1908-07-04
G THE LOCAL. FIELD
From Friday's pailyl

the.srd and 4th st Sksgwas. including ball games, hose contests. etc. Skag ways enterprise in advertising tn, celehration in good season Is to b, commended.
 That the coming of the New Eng lsnd Fish Company is no longer gau sy dream is very evident after visii to their site below the Ketchikar Cannery. The ground selected ant secured for the Company by ]. W, Ssedman covers stretch of country that is more than usually level anu not less than thirty men are at work there today, falling timber and clear ing out brush. There will be q large amount of rock work to he done on the water front and it is expected that shooting will hegin in few days, The rock will be dumped in the wat CT where the dock is to be built: a few piles are already in place to mark she site. The dock will be two hun dred and fifty feet long. and will reach a depth of water of twenty feet at ex- treme low tide. The cheerful sound of many axes will be suoaeeded by steady rock work later in the week md in thirty days it is probable that the company's carpenters will be on the ground. It is worth while to yis- 1t the site now so that one can con- pare it's present condition with the view in-sixty or ninety days, when it sili be transformed.
 J. H. Duck worth. an old time highly rrized and respected employee of the great mines and mills on Doug | as l>lalnd, honored the editor of The Miner hy a friendly call while the Jefferson was in port last evening. He was on his way to attend the na- tional Gemocratic convention at Den ger 10 which he was chosen as one of he six delegates by the territorial convention held at Juneau the latter part of May. I, would be we'll could party couven ions be more generally constituted of honest, sturdy, level ieaded men ot his particular sort.
 The Ella Rohlfs returned from the Vest Coast this morning with NJ rs. Toia Wyman and three hundred sacks of Red Wing ore which is to be ship ped to the Tacoma shelter for test un. Mrs. Wyman win go down with he shipment. Jos. Bjorn. manager f the Seattle-A laska Copper Com 3any which has taken up the Red Wing property left last night on the Jefferson to eject additional machin- sry for the mine, a large shipment being. expected as soon as he can get it stsrated.
 From Saturdays Daily
 Dayy Nicoll is in town from Karta Bay.
 The Teddy lei. this afternoon for Nerta Bay.
 The Seattle sailed for the north at 93 Q this morning.
 The Beatrice is due from the north Ome time toEIorrow.
 The Taku has been chartered for a private expedition next Sunday.
 The Ella Rohlds will leave for Ka- ssan bay points tomorrow morning.
 The Hum boidl is due from the north .t two 'cI1cs tomorrow afternoon.
 The Thordis is discharging big shipu enl of ct al at the Strong dock.
 The Spokane passed southbound siih Ter load of tourists this morning 1T dId not stop.
 David NicolI of Karta Bay and C. icNaiiy of Boston, Mass, are regis cred al the Conreli today.
 Ben Delzelle left on he Delhi, .hich came in earIg this morning, as
 special customs officer. The Delhi eas loaded with coal for various o.thern points.
 The following program has been de- I'd. c upon tor the indoor exercises n the Fourth Of July. and the chorus Ii alieaoy practiciug for the occasion. The chorus will lead the singing or he DatioUaI airs but the entire audi egce Is asked 10 join.
 invocation Rev. Frederick Fisher. 'Cclumbia" Audience. Paul Reyere's Ride" Francis Nor gan.
 'Tenting Toaigbt" Chorus. leading of Declaration. B. G. Mitchell My Country T.s of Tbee'' Audience. Jratiou J. L. Myers. The Recessional" Choiug. Star SpangIed Banner" : Audience.
 The Light and Water company is
 installing about seven hundred feet ot @ater pipe in New to3u to replace ihs i'd pipe line. This practically com. ,lates the replacement Of the old pipe
 the entire city system.
 Definite arrangements have beer made with the Metlakahtia team for ; 9lg game on the 3rd of July. Int