The Ketchikan miner., 1908-11-28
1 THE LOCAL FIELD
(From Saturdays Dailyl

at the Stedman.
 James Mack and H. F. Orr ar' registered at the Cornell.
 One foreign lesson America needs, and needs at once, is how to prevent forest fires.
 It is likely to be some time before Ia flying trip' will necessarily near an aeroplane.
 Ed. Garne, who has been visiting in town for several days. left on the Alert today for the It mine.
 "Where fell the dead the living stepped" Every inventor knows now that faulty propeller will never do in an aeroplane.
 With we'll, creeks and rivers dry. the question "Whither are we drift ing?" is easily answered-drifting desertw ard and not far to go. The census man says that the aggre- gate wealth of American millonaires has been grossly overrated. That anybody can discover who trusts the evidence of tax assessment retdrns.
 The launch Ed. Calkins came up from Ham island this afternoon, bringing load of salmon. They are being packed and vii be shipped or the Northland to Seattle. The steamer Henriette returned this morning from the It mine where she took on cargo of gold-copper ore amounting to 800 tons and left out southbound about o'clock. The ore is being shipped to the Ladysmith shelter.
 The Northland is due tomorrow afternoon southbound. She will take as cargo four hundred tons of gypsum, and large quantity of packed fish. Five hundred barrels of fish are from the plant at Scowl Arm and fifty bar rels from Kasaan.
 The Alert left this morning at eight o'clock on her regular mai run. If the weather permits she will pick up the scow left at Kasaan and bring back the pony that has been used at the It mine. She took out a number of passengers.
 The announcement that the contrac- ors for the work on the Grand Trunk Pacific in tie neighborhood of Prince Rupert will continue operations all winter, employing all the men that re available, is an excellent piece of news at season when there are usu- ally many idle men at the coast cities
 On most occasions in the history of all nations the inspiration of cohfidenc is sufficient to restore prosperous con- ditions which have been shattered by some industrial or financial upheaval. The captains of industry in the Unit ed States are in most optimistic mood, and for the very reason, per haps, there will be speedy return to normal conditions.
 T. A. Tucker left this morning on the launch A lert for Karta Bay with d party of men. They are going to the Hydah property were they will complete the annual assessment work.
 The wreck of the Star of Bengal in- vest gaton was continued today. anorher witness, the one who was at the wheel of the Kayak at the time of the wreck, gave his testimony. John Kennedy, chief engineer of the Kyak and Ted Morganson, fireman, will probably be examined tomorrow. As soon as they have submitted their test timony the investigation will end.
 (From Mondays Daily)
 The Onward went to Hadley today with the mail. She also took out con. siderable freight.
 Stedman-Edgar Baker Neal's Cove :: c. P. Overmore, Minneapolis; H. Bergman, Astoria; B. D Palmer.
 The Alert left this morning on her regular mail run to the west coast. She carried load of lumber to Met lakahtla and considerable freight for the west coast.
 H. F. Devlin, an expert job print CT was an arrival on the Dolphin iron Skagway Saturday evening. Mir. Devlin has taken position in the job department of the Daily Miner.
 John Lnote left here this morning for Seal Bay where he will be engag- ed in doing assessment work on the claims belonging to Mrs. Fireman O. Kansas City.
 The Rev. M. R. Tomlinson and wifi of Skeena river, who has been expect ed at Metlakahtla for several days left today with his family and will take up his residence there.
 P. Heeney. superintendent of the Victory Copper Mining company, left out for Seal Bay this morning. He reports rapid progress in the work o' tunneling that is being done on their property.
 w. P. Powers came in on the Eurus this morning from McLeans Arm,