The Ketchikan miner., 1908-01-11
KETCHIKAN Local Happenings of the Past Seven Days TerSely
 Told.
(From Mondays $ Daily)

1 II was bid in by w. F. Gilmnur, Esq.
 B. B. Yielding, Nihlack; Paul S. Hogan, C. Ward, H. s. Johnson, Whitehorse; Sol. Silverman, Hadle, and Sumner Cobb, Hollis, are at the Stedman today
 l Hans Andersen, came over from Hadley yesterday in the Uncle Dan, and had the first sight of his infant daughter last evening. after several days waiting for a chance to cross.
 The Alert made the run to Kasaan bay points yesterday to make up for rhe break in her schedule accustomed by the stress of weather the previous dav. returning last night. The extra ordinary blow this morning again in- tervened to prohibit what should have been her regular mail run to Metla- kahtla. Niblack, Doomi and Chomly.
 High Wind. The extraordinary high wind which prevailed during the first half of the forenoon today for a time threatened to inllict considerable damage in some parts of the town. As it was, however, nothing very ser- lous resulted. the less probably not exceeding s200. The gale took the top off the grand stand of the Athletic association grounds at the lower enu of Mission street, and spread it over the street, and but for the precaution- ary bracing previously provided, the adjoining store building of C. E. 3athle would have been wrecked. ii not entirely demolished. Two trees were blown across a couple of build iugs at tha lower end of the native village, doing some damage to the roof of one of them but fortunaely in- turing DO one, they not being occupi- ed at the time. At the mill the wind scattered tine lumber about in a way to make things so lively for the meu employed that opreatons had to be .uspe6ded until after the noon hour. frees were biown across a couple oi cabins on the side of the Shoenbal tram. sud su11e -Aelienenl "as creal- ed on the Union wharf by Andrew AH4erson's dog being blown of anG .ho aas with some difficulty rescued Altogether, though brief in duration u was the worst wind sfrom ever ex-' perieuced here.
 From Tuesdays Daily
 The Alert sailed this morning on Ye terday's deferred mail run to Met lakahtla, Niblack, Dololni and Chom- Y. Tue Oanard is making a trip to Loving.
 The Patterson Elk yesterday proved herself an altogether staunch little craft by making the trip to kasaan oay and return, in which .he encoun- tered and successfully coalended with the fierce gale which prevailed in the forenoon.
 The steamship Meteor, of he Pa ciic Coast company's liaet, VAS sched- nled 10 leave Seattle flr Skagway and iptermediate ports 9uGeiay nornitg, carrying maii, and hatf.sg accioent sh0u q arrive here tonight OF early tomorrow morning.
 The storm yeste,Gay nptcoted man trees aud dropped them across the 'new sidewalk along tbr bra h beyond newt town. without. ho&eHer. ooing any serious damage ot}er than the cost of removing them 50 IS to make 1t again passable to the pedestrians.
 It appears now as if Gen. Greeley may ba right in his opinion expres ss- ed a couple of years ago, that there might be difficulty in the success. ful operation of the wireless telegrapn along th9 coast and mountain range- 9f A!aski. T1a Victoria Colouist 0. recent date says taat ihe wireless sta ton of the DoniDiou at Pachenh pUint, has as yet, teen unable to enter Iinto communication with the station on Gonziles hil'. Victoria. It [, thought that the niuuntains interrupt the progress of the Hertzian waves. The station al Pachena was establish ed about ten days ago and since re- peated efforts have been made 10 se- cure communication with Victoria, l but without result. It IS now probable 1 that an intermediary station N i'll have l to he built. Owing to I similar dili' culty reported between Tatoosh ant l Bremef!un, between which the Olym- plans are said to intercept messages. an iuteI mediary station IS to te estan- Iished at Sntn island, not lar iion tbe eutrauce to Puget soGud at Pofi i Tow n>ald. Il this he true, 1t IS ncrt than prohable that Il goodly nnhhe' of intermediary stations U.li he essen tia 10 the success oE the coln!e mpIat' l d Alaska coast aud interior wirel s' 5, steus.
 The time carrot l,e far distant whet the United Stats wilI be conipelles Ito lock to Aiaska for it's supply p rimuer suitaiis i0r the manu!ueturi , If white print p,pr. The impc't!
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