The Ketchikan miner., 1908-10-17
1ITHE LOCAL FIELD
lFrom Saturdays Dailyl

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 George E. n own makes a bushes. trip to Kasaan on the Teddy today
 The City of Seattle left Seattle las fight at ten o'clock, and is due ts arrive here Monday.
 Hotel arrivals at the Royal today are James Gallagher and Ed Johnso of Hadley.
 J. A. Smith is improving his prop erty by building a two story cottage at the rear of the lot.
 Born. n.-Friday, October 9, to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Apsch, daughter. The mother and dsugher are doing weli-the father also.
 With few more days like yester- day and today, our friend Zimmerman will have the ornamental work of his concrete front door steps well under way.
 We are told that Peter Zellar who has been working at the 'It' mine has taken a tunnel contract at Seal Bay and will soon go there to fulfill its terms.
 The ship, Star of England, of the Alaska Packers Association, from Lor- ing. is ready for sea, and will be talk en to Dixons Entrance today by the kyak and Novelty. Cap.ain Patrick Hamilton is in command of the tug kyak.
 Billy Req, in charge of the assess lnent work at the Moonsh,ne prop erty says that place has been selected at a place some distance from the for mer workings, and the second shot exposed mass of solid galena which they have cross cut for eightee feet and are still in the ore. The proper ty may prove to be more than "mere noonshineh aftersall.
 The entertainment given last night by the Tourist Vaudeville All Stars Company was we'll worth the money. The moving pictures. illustrated songs. dances, contortions, possess and in fact all was up to the advertised standard, as was proven by the fact that all the numbers rendered were encored and "Leon, the Boy Won- der.h had to make third bow, and then the audience was not sat tstied. He has an exceptionally sweet and clear voice and has the makngs of great singer. Mir. Harry Gray, one of the best fun makers in Alaska got h.s skates on yesterday and could rot appear last night-he went to the rink. We mean, and feli spraining his knee and was una ble to walk. It is stated this afternoon however. that he will appear tonight, which, with the change of program insures even a better perfor nance than last evening.
 The Teddy started On her Kasaan Bay run this morning in spite of the dense fog which prevailed Captain Forss Is something of aweather proph- et himself, as the fine day shows.
 The Northlaud has left Sitka on her return and will take CD loo tons of copper ore at Copper city, about sixty tons at Dolomi and salt 6sh at Skowl Arm. She will call at Hadley before coming here.
 There win be no grand jury at the coming term of court unless there is need of one, and no petit jury unless trial by jury is demanded when jury will be summoned in Ketchikan.
 The Princess May arrived at ten o'clock this IT. rling, after drifting about Clarence Straits in the fog all night. She was swarming with pass engers |. E. Ryus of ketchikan. P. Gallagher oi Seattle and five second class passengers were added at this port.
 Floyd Ryus is making hurry up trip 10 Kansas City. St. Louis, ard possibly Chicago. intending to return III lFOtE IODE lO oi4 "cchc. 'Ia .oab Franc i.co.
 lFrom Mondays Daily.)
 Have you seen the lacquering ma chine at the cannery in operation? | reminds one oi the clover threshiI Z machinery uf our boyhood days There is a slowly revolving reel with four arms ending in curved fingers. This reel is just long enough to take six tall cans lying on their side, end ID end. The cans are pushed under the arms as fast as three men can put them in position. They are then roll- ed through val of fluid lacquor or an endless belt into chamber through which a strong current of air is forced bg q rapidly revolving ian. When they emerge. they are dry enough tr handled and a,e then stacked up ready for labeling.
 When you get a pa per from yoni old home. you tu' n at once to tie O. cal column. to see what your neighhors are doing. II You see paper from distant place here you have frieu'ls CT acqnaintarces, yoi look among the locals for the faD.itar names. Surely YOU ought to be willing