The Ketchikan miner., 1908-11-07
In the summer of 1907. when the

than usual capahility, who had just graduated from the Carlisle Indian schuol with honots. Annie announced thas she WAS going back to reclaim her people from the old superstiiions md crnde practices and 10 carry to tarm ,he messages of religion anc cis lzttiaa. \ great future was ,rogl esied for her. and much good lu her work among her people was
 Npsc,ed. Last August, when the Tets returned to Point Barrow, | eitice,s were interested to learn h. Annie was progressing. They fS1 ; ae returned to the ways of her r oplo. t0 their diet of hlabher, their old manrers ot dress, and all their native ways. Her education seemed 10 be the least of her concern, and so far from carrying the lessons of eivi- lization to her people, they had sue eeeded in causing her 10 hearken to the call of the wild. IL is rumored in social circles among the Eskimos that she is soon to marry an ordinary native and.give up her framing, her ideals and her dreams.
 Sanding on the Douglas wharf the spot where Victor Spaulding and his associates made splendid dis covery of gold quartz is plain ly visible with the naked eye. There is nothing remarkable about this ex- cept that it Illustrates how little of this country has been really prospect ed. And the men who make prospect ing a business are very few. Douglas Island has maybe ten or dozen, and Juneau possibly as many more. As compared with the vast extent oi country yet unexplored, they are but T handful. One Of the great needs oi this section is men who will take their pick and shovel and go out into the hills seeking for the treasures that lie bruied there. Douglas Island News.
 Victor Spaulding Perry Wiley and John Charles came in last week from Aux Bay. where they have made a number of quar- locations that they believe will develop into good paying mines. The samples they bring are very rich. being for the most part taken from the surface, where the edge matter has been decOmpoSed bv the action of the elements. How ever. they have cut trail from the beach. built a cabin and intend to go ahead with active development work this summer. Douglas Island News.
 -Or. DaVighne. of Douglas. has been appointed U. $. medica inspec- tor of natives of Southeastern Alaska. Prof. Thompson. superintendent ot Indian schools. and Dr. DeVighne will begin act1ge work in inspecting the different towns and villages. The appointment of Dr. DeVighDe will be the means of bringing about better sanitary conditions and preventing disease among the natives. Juneau Dispatch.
 There was row and ''rumpus over at Hadley the other day. A B calibre Colts played nest conspicu- ous part. for short space of time. As result of this display, one Peter Koyich is now sorry he attempted to speak so loud, for its rebound reached the ears of the federal author ities who quickly and effecutaily put a quietus 10 the principal character in the first act. Brought before his hon or yesterday. and failing to satisiac- torIy explain the whyfore of the said display. the judge entered the scene
 by imposing to-day sentence upon Konvich as finale, ordered tue re- cording of same. and the curtain fell with bang, awakening the prisoner to th fact that the law of the land is upheld in ketchikau as well as else where. Good work. Keep it up.
 <. B. Hunt was in town this week from Carbon mountain where the Alaska Petroleum and Coal company is developing the Hunt coal mine. one of the most promising properties of that section. The tunnel is now 900 feet, and there are nine feet of solid coal, as fine as ever was seen any where. We have coal mine be- yond doubt, said Mr. Hunt. Sat isfactory progress is being made with :he work which will be prosecuted according to present plans some time longer. "-Katalla Herald.
 That the oil fields of KataIla and this entire region are promising can not longer be doubted, although the interest and the excitement of the first ''oll boom" of several years ago are but memory. Tens of thousands of acres of oil lands were located, f Om Yakataga to Martin river, only to be abandoned when the owners got tired of doing the assessment work. although many thousands of acres are still held by few companies and in- diduals upon which annual assessment work is performed. Interest il these promising oil fields is being reawak-