The Ketchikan miner., 1908-05-02
tFrom Thursdays D ,ily)

6 uments in the tIa,ey case were nearly concluded, and it is probable that the case went to the jury last night. The focal members of the jury will hardly be able to return. from present indi- cations, before the next trip of the Seattle.
 Part of the local freight on the Seattle this morning consisted of a consignment of 50 anchors, running from 25O to 75O pounds each, for the Heckman Fish Trap Co.,, which will be used on the traps now being built. James Davidson, formerly superin- tendent for the P. P. and N. Go. ar rived on the same boat, and will take the management of the new company. Work on the construction of the traps has already been started.
 The actual purchase of the "It" mining property, details of which are given in another column, is of unusual interest not only because it brings prominence to hitherto little known property of apparently enormous value, the development of which promises to become great factor in Ketchikan, but because he new own CTS are local men. Every one of tine interested parties is not only promi- gently identified with Ketchikan in- dustres, but is an actual resident oi the town. except Mir. Black who has for many years invested his money here literally. It speaks well for the district to have $l0, GOO % paid for Il property by men who are actually on the ground and thoroughly familiar with all local conditions.
 (From yesterdays daily)
 The Cora K. of Wrangell arrived last night.
 The big freighter Delhi sailed from Seattle last night, and will call here.
 The Greet brought in 200 fresh fish from Pr. Caamano this morning, for r. Berg n.
 Tie Alert yesterday took large steam pump to Dolonli which will be installed on the Jessie property, where active work is already being started.
 J. D. Sheldon of Valdez, chairman of the Republican committee for Alas ka, is at the Stednan.
 J. w. Mahoney and E. c. Howard of Butte returned yesterday ftnm ka- Saan, where they have examined min ing property.
 The launch Yankee, owned and op- erated by the Baronovich Bros. of Kasaa1, left this morning for the fish ing grounds around Cape Caamano. She will carry fish for H. Bergman.
 Some days ago The Miner spoke ed itorially of the chance of getting a government wireless station for Ketch- ikan. It appears to be a practical certainty that Wrangell and Peters burg will receive stations, and plant at Ketchikan is even more necessary, since it is the first city" and DO word can be received from northbound vessels after they leave Seattle. How ever, it appears likely that Ketchikan is soon to receive fully equipped station from the United Wireless Company; in fact the instruments and machinery were ready for Ketchikan sometime ago, but were transferred to Victoria or Aberdeen where the company has installed stations under an absolute guarantee of certain amount of business. Mir. Geo. H. Parker, fiscal agent for the Pacific Coast recently stated that the com pany was about to commence the erec- tion of chain of stations reaching to Nome and touching all prominent in- terior points. This statement has heen confirmed by Superintendent of Construction Cooper, with the assur- apce that Ketchikan will get the first outfit. All this being true, as The Miner has good reason to believe, it will only be matter of short time before we can have communication with northbound vessels, and doubt less the United Co.,, desiring to he he first in the field, has sufficient op- .ical longevity not to delay their in- stallation here any longer than neces- sary, under the present prospects of possible competition.
 The following meteorological sum- mary of the weather conditions during the week ending April 30, 1908, is reported by N. B. Whitfield, deputy U. s. land and mineral surveyor:
 Apri 23-6 a. m. to 6 p. m.-light rain, wind from southeast. avg. temp. II deg.
 April 24-clear, wind from south west, avg. temp. fl deg.
 April 25-6 a. m. to 6p. m. cloudy, wind from south, avg. temp. 40 deg.
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