The Ketchikan miner., 1908-04-11

| them. A present there are practical ly no accommodations at Prince Rup ert and apparently visitors or pros pective residents are rot desired Under the Canadian laws and the com pany's charter, preference will be given to Canadian dealers in buy ing goods, and Asatic labor will be rigid. y excluded in all railroad and con struction work.
 (F'rom Wednesday, Daily)
 The Uncle Dan is in port from Ka- saan with about 200 spring salmon.
 Mrs. A. Runge wife of Walter Flu banks partner is in town today to dc ! little shopping.
 The Alert has gone to Tree Point today with the lighthouse men, whC have been held here by stress ot weather.
 Chas. E. Ingersol left on the Cot tage City for Juneau. but VII return here before again going to bis Valdez headquarters.
 A the Stedman today Mrs. Helen Althouse, Hollis; J. D. Howard. Du- luth; L. R. Ellis, Seattle; $. H. Burch, Washington, D. c.
 The tug Philip D. Kelley passed through this morning, towing the bark Kate Davenport, loaded with cannery supplies fer Sitka Bay.
 Jim Franklin came in from the Eu- bank camp where he has been log ging. He has abandoned logging and will do some development work on his claim. He says he has an eleven foot edge in sight and more coming.
 The long contemplated organ for S. Iobn's church was received and in- stalled this morning and although ap- parently most satisfactory, is being thoroughly tested today before being definitely accepted.
 Whats become of the poem of 'apt. Doyle's on the "Mating of the rurtledoves?" asked ye editor. 't dunno, replied the of1ice boy, "Guess it must have flew into a pigeon hole. n
 The Vigiant came home this morn- ing at about i2 80 after an absence Of two or three days. She brought as tow two sections of logs from Walter Eubanks' camp on Chomley sound. The Vigilant hooked on to these logs yesterday and ventnred out with them but the sea was running high and so she put back to the camp and the cap t1in wrote poetry for a day. She started out again this morning and came through all right.
 The average citizen will be surpris- e1 to learn that although the salmon season seems several moors in the future, there are already D men at work at the KetcLikan caEnery. The ,iew commenced making up cans this week and yesterday turned out 40. COG IS the days run. Electric power had leen installed recently, but the steam plant was wisely left ready for busi- 1ess, and will be used until the local power house is again distributing "juice."
 The Cottage City arrived from the ,outh at noon today, being several lours later than expected on account f calling at Prince Rupert. On board we're 62 cabin and 203 second class messengers, many of the latter being ,hinamen for the canneries. The rst class passengers for Ketchikan eere Mrs. H. Althouse and son, T. I. Busch, L. R. Ellis, J. D. Howard 'ud Mr. Alter. Stops will be made a this trip at Yes Bay, Pt. Ellis and jhakan.
 A small crew of men are now work ag at the Cymru property at Bald
 in, putting up new buildings, mak- ng repairs. etc., expecting to have verything in shape to insatll the ma hinery before the end of April. A compressor is already on the ground, 'ut no underground work can be done ntil the new hoist and pump are re- eived. These are to be delivered in cattle not later than the 17th inst he shippers being under penalty for very days delay thereafter, and may therefore he expected promptly. As oon as the shaft can be pumped out he management will decide definitely n the extent of the seasons opera lions.
 The municipal election held yester- day passed off quietly and the results ire about as generally predicted Thomas Torry boiled the largest vote as shown by the following tally, the first seven named being elected as councimen for the ensuing year.
 J. PitteEger, 162.
 J. E. Lathrop, 150.
 Thomas Torry, l65.
 E. J. Copeland, l3l.
 w. F. Schlothan. 1l6.
 Henry Goemaere, l3a.
 John Koel, l0S.
 N. F. Zimmerman, 73.
 H. R. Thompson, 85.
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