The Ketchikan miner., 1908-01-18

The Alert which sailed for Metla' kahtla, Niblack, Dolomi and Chomly yesterday had not returned at Il o'clock this morning, and is at this writing believed to have laid all nigh, in Dall bay, having been unable tc brave yesterdays S stress of weather or Clarence strait.
 Later. The little craft succeeded in crossing the strait in another oi .he "worst storms of the season, but did not get further than Dolomi last night, where she lay till this morning, going thence to Chomly, and returning thence to Nihlack, which port she was unable to make yesterday, and arriving back here a little before noon today. The Gap ,ain describes yesterdays storm as a cork CT, and one that he would have run away from had he risked turning about in it's face. The boat left again soon after noon for her mail run to Kasaan bay ports.
 (From Mondays Daily)
 E. C. Russell of the Juneau Dis patch went north on the Jefferson.
 Jas. Coyle, printer enroute to Jun eau, is registered at the Stedman.
 Dewitt Swigert and sister, Miss Carrie Swigart, are registered at the Revilla.
 The launch Teddy is reported to have left WarngelI and is due to ar rive here tomorrow morning.
 r, w. Silvis and W. E. Weise of the Beaver Falls shiugie mill are guests at the Revilla,
 E, H, Jacobs and wife, registered at the Stedman, will go to Sulzer by the next West Coast boat.
 The Alert left this morning on her regular mail run to Metlakahtla, Nib- lack, Dolomi and Sunny Point.
 H. E. Plumley, we'll known in Ketchlkan, has resumed the practice of Jaw in his former office in the Koll building.
 Emil Larsen, superintendent of the Boca de Quadra cannery, arrived on the Jefferson and is registered at the Stedman.
 The Jefferson is due at Ketchikan n hAr l, hon,,d tr;,, Fl. The Seattle is due north bound on the 18th.
 B. Casperson, who has been spend ing few days with his brother 'Newt", will return to work at Yes Bay on the Onward.
 J. M. Shoup, United States marshall, and c. C.. Page, clerk of the court, passed through last night on the Jef- ferson bound for Juneau.
 The freighter Meteor arrived from the south last night about midnight. She carried a cargo of gasoline and general freight, dischargng B tons here.
 The Rt. Rev. Isaac Q. Stringer D. D., Anglican Bishop of the Yukon, was passenger on the Princess May yesterday. His hea6quarters are at Carcross, Y. T.
 Among others at the Revilla are r. r. Brust, d commercial traveller from Seattle, David Nicoll of Ka aan, N. J. Hayden of Seattle, II. r. Harps- ham of Ketcihkan and J. Llmpich.
 Notice has been received to the ex- tent that the postot1ce at Copper Mountain will be discontinued on Feb- ruary IT. After that date mail for that point should De addr, ssed via Ketchlkan.
 Miss Elizabeth Raymond of Pacific Grove, Cal. arrived Vi night on the Jefferson and proceeded to rolomi by the Alert this morning, to visit hei brother Beverly Raymond, of Heck man, Raymond x Co.
 w. c. Freeburn, who came in or last nights Jefferson, will take gen. eral charge of the ''It' mining prop arty at Kasaan bay. Mr. Freehurn reports general ard prceeptibe im- prov m mt in conditions in the States.
 The Onward will make the I.urirg trip tomorrow with mail Wednes 7iy norning she will leave for Yes Bay, Hot Springs and Unuk River and should return Thursday night or Fri day morning if this hrief interval in the prevailing storms can be presuad- ed to continue.
 In making the landing last night, the Meteor caught the Uncle Dan in such a manner that the launch nr, : rowly escaped having her beam res duced to matter of inches. As it i vas, dory on the deck of the launch was badly smashed but no further damage was done except to the peace of mind of "Billy" Neil and w. J. Buck. who were aslcep on the Uncle Dan and who made "fire alarm'' de- partures from their ship when the crash came.
 The Jefferson arrived from the south