The Ketchikan miner., 1908-02-08
(From Fridays Daily)

Jack Douglas, of Chomly, and Will liam Newton of Spokane are register ed at the Stedman.
 It's an even bet uos s--rain or snow. Lay your wagets, gentlemen, and we'll decide it 'or you later on.
 The Niblack Copper company re- ports hrving shinp4d 4d during the year 1907. 845l tons, from which it realize ] Sl33, l5s.
 At the Cornell today. are Frank Silyis of Beaver Falls, w. R. Raskel- ling of Victoria, and Fred Christoph- CT of Yes Bay.
 D. Smith Harris is now putting on more or less scallnis al home in the new office of the ketchlkan COnsoi- dated Mines Go.
 The City of Seattle is due to arrive from the south tomorrow morung. Among her home coming passengers wilt be Mr. and Mrs. H. z. Burkhatt.
 w. C. Freeburn, of the Mt. Andrew, who came here week or two ago to take charge of explorations at the Taylor property, is in town for brief sojourn.
 The Bonita which came in with hal ibut yesterday morning, put her catch of about 9, GOO pounds in cold storage l l>ft f,, f, Ecl, ai, last evening.
 The work of enlargement of the Ketchikan Steamship company's wharf will be completed tonight, thus mak
 ing very considerable addition to the shipping facilities of the town.
 The launch Teddy is scheduled to leave on her mail run to Wrangell, via the West Coast of Prince of Wales | island at , o'clock tomorrow morning. She will take all the way freight and passengers for which she has accom- modations.
 The Princess May, which arrived up yesterday two days behind her reg ular schedule time, brought mail and d number of passengers. The names of those arriving will be found else where among those recorded as regist ering at the hotels.
 Among the passengers arriving on the Princess May yesterday, and who registered at the Connell, were H. NJ. Fullerton, T. s. McPhearson, J. NJ. Cook and NJ. s. Moon of Victoria, B. C., who came on mining business connected with some locations on the Unuk river in which they are inter- ested. The Onward took them to the mouth of the Unuk today, from which point they will use the snow shoe route to their destination.
 The fish are coming in little more plentifully to the local buyers just now. Hunt-Lathrop Company report the receipt of about two tons today, and the prospects good for an increas- ed catch from this time forward. The natives are but just beginning to con- gregate and bait their hooks.
 James Moore, the enigneer who was so severely scalded at the mill on Tuesday, is getting along nicely, and his attending physician says that his injuries, though painful, are not of dangerous character. Happily he es- capped inhaling the escaping steam, and, consequently, the internal injur- ies which were at first feared.
 The Miner is in receipt of the if teenth annual statement of the Alaska Packers Association which presents some interesting information concern ing the business and condition of that concern, particularly as having refer ence to the year 1907. The report shows that the association operated sixteen canneries last year-fourteen of which are in Alaska--the total pack of which is set down at l, 100, ,035 cases. and in addition salted 3, 79l bar rels of salmon-an increase of 5, 359 cases and l, 7S6 barrels over the pack of 1906. The entire pack between the years 1893 and 1907, inclusive of both years, is stated 10 have been II, 092, 236 cases, during which the dividends paid amounted to ST, 149, 3Sl. The as- Sociation owns and operates fleet of 9 ships, barks, l barkentine, ? schOoners and 57 steamers and launch es--a total of 75 in all. It maintains six medical stations in Alaska and gives free medical treatment to all employees and natives within their reach. During the season of 1907 the expenditures of the company il Alas ka amounted to over $2o0. GOO.
 (From Saturdays DailT)
 Mr. John Johnson and wife, Mary Island, are registered at the Cornell.
 The Princess May is due to arrive from the north tonight or some time tomorrow.
 J. J. Daly, of Fry-Bruhn company, returned home on the City of Seattle this morning.
 Mr. and Mrs. II. z. Burkhart were welcomed home by their friends on the arrival of the City of Seattle this