The Ketchikan miner., 1908-04-25

a hard season of fishing. ]. F. Ber- tram and Frank Lloyd are taking her down.
 Billy kitely and c. F. Kuhns are registered at the Cornell, from Cop permount and Sulzer.
 The launch Ed. E. Calkins brought in II boxes of fresh salmon last night from Prince of Wales points.
 Mrs Beverly Raymond of Dolom came in on the Alert last night and is the guest of Mrs. F. NJ. Loomis.
 The Tuesday club is being enter tained this afternoon with an original program, in charge of Mrs. Rounsefell and Mrs. Loomis, the former being the lost 5ss.
 The Cottage City arrived from the south at 200 this afternoon with big passenger list and full cargo. She stopped at Prince Rupert with freight place. Among the Ketchikan passen- gers were Mir. aud Mrs. ]. R. Heck man.
 The Miner this morning saw a letter rom a woman who once lived ip ] Netchikan, and who now is in Cam- bridge, Mass. in a most forlorn condi- iion. She writes that she has been deserted by her husband, who WIS 'ome years ago member of the city .ouucil here, left with six small child
 en to provide for, has been unable {, ! get work and is in great need. The l natter has been taken up by friends 1 lere aud further announcement will ,e made by The Miner in d few days The launch Pacific has finally beer 1 old, as offered in the ad. in this pa- 1er. After large amount of cores. 'ondence price understood to be S3, 1 l0o. co was finally fixed for the vesse md the bid of L. A. Moore of Juneau or that amount was accepted. the oI- l ter for the sale being confirmed b,
 he court last Saturday. Mr. Moore. Dr. Harrison and Capt. Martin of Jun sau are here getting the boat in shap' or the trip north, where she will b. put into service for general business. They have found both the vessel an, 1er machinery in excellent condition leeding only a few slight repairs 70 into hard and regular duty. Tn Pacific is well known here as l; ,taunch and seaworthy craft and ha probably weatheted more gales ct' ;ape Chacon and on the West Coas ! than any other vessel in local waters. Tue Northland leaves today for Pet .rsburg after discharging her ieess .argo. Many ketchikan people tool the opportunity to inspect her yester- lay and Mr. Strong was kept busy It .evng congratulations. The new yes .sl is stated to be the best designeI reighs boat ever built on the Sound hough smaller in dimensions, she vii 'arry nearly as large load as sucl oats as the Farallon. having two feel f free board with load of 800 tors. he has accommodations for F ftsi lass and l6 second class passengers. hough the company will not attempt ) do a regular passenger buslness. Ter engines develope 500 horsepower, Iut under ordinary conditions sne will .ot be run with over 350 H. p. Or he trial trip |, speed of 10il knots sas shown, and on the up trip S12 to ] knots was maintained very easily. 1t present she is using oil as fuel, but an be converted to a coal burner in
 aw hours-just long enough for the ,oiler to cool off and coal grates to b. tipped in. The Northland, which is ialued at s75. 000 co, is credit to hei owners and to Ketchikan, and wi l undoubtedly be well supported, as sht
 nouId be, by the business men of this district.
 (From Wednesdays Daily)
 The Dolphin is due tomorrow morn-
 ng from Seattle.
 R. Carmichael of Seattle is register d at the Cornell.
 The tug Equator passed througf i hound for Chignik last night.
 The Gussie L. arrived from Wran ..ll iast plight and will be in polt lay or two.
 The Northland left for the nortl
 as. night, and is due southbound Sat
 irday or Sunday.
 l Cast your eye on the advertisement )f Hunt-Lathrop Company garnisbef sith spring poetry.
 The Greet left this morning for Ka- saan, Port Stewart and Pt. Caamano l for fish for II. Bergman.
 The Spray today took party tt Karta Bay, including ]. C Barber, t' visit and inspect property.
 The Carita departed this morning l for Loring and will then go to tn. Unuk River for big raft of logs new ready for delivery.
 The second trial of Cornelius Caras- co on a charge of giving whiskey [,