The Ketchikan miner., 1908-05-02

Saturday night, leaving again on the Eurus this morning, for Kasaan Bay points.
 Cottage City is due from the north at eleven tonight. She will call at Prince Rupert on the down trip.
 The Carta left this morning for Yes Bay where she will pick up the pile driver and tow it to Loring.
 The Alaska Y ukon-Pac Exposi- tion, opening at Seattle June l, 1909 is fully 50 per cent completed now.
 The Gedney arrived in port this noon from Sitka. She will put in the season in and around Dixon Entrance and may be expected in Ketchikan at frequent intervals.
 r. A. Tucker and R. V. Palmer are guests at the Cornell The latter ar rived on the Humboldt yesterday, but receiving wire here, returned to Seattle on the Dolphin this morning.
 The big Norwegian steamer Thords came in from the north Saturday night, unloading 100 tons of coal for the Ketchikan Power Go. and 400 tons for the cannery.
 The Northland returned southbound yesterday so heavily loaded with gyp- sum that about 40 tons had to be dis charged here to await her next trip. She sailed for Seattle at three this morning.
 At the Stedman today and yester- day; J. w. Bryant. Wm. M. Brewer, A. Coramonich, J. Budinick, H. Berg man, w. A. Hills, r. J. German, L. E. Buell., c. M. McGrath, Geo. Bet teS, Geo. A. Vorrall.
 The court of appeals has reversed a ruling of Judge Wickersham relative to placer mining, the holding being that discovery must be on bedrock, and that a prior locator cannot hold on surface finding.
 The Humboldt arrived from the south yesterday morning with full cargo, 49 first class and 75 second class passengers. For Ketchikan were Fred Morgenson, w. H. Hills, Mir. and Mrs. J. Campbell, H. Bergman, P. A. Tucker and six second class.
 Ed. Crothjan, who for sometime has welded the knife and cleaver artist- cally for the Frye Bruhn Co. is now gentleman of leisure and will leave for Seattle soon.
 The Dolphin passed southbound at four this morning. taking as passen gers at Ketchikan C. F. Kuhn. Hans Apsch, K. V. Palmer and four second class. She loaded 100 boxes of fresh salmon here, for Seattle.
 Even thus early in the season plans are under way for grand baseball tournament on the Fourth nf July in which Douglas. Juneau, Skagway. Ketchikan and probably Whitehorse teams will be invited to compete.- Juneau Transcript.
 Tie following delegates were select ed Tuesday to represent Douglas at the Ketchikan convention: John Stoft, NJ. J. O'Conpor M. S. Hudson, pr. Vighne and William Stubhins. The Wrangell republicans have elect ed P. c. Mccormack, J. G. Grant and Donald Sinclair as delegates.
 Ketchikan merchants in general have today been getting share in the profits of the sawmill. The Santa Clara, bound for Valdez and way points, came in this morning and loaded 30, 900 box shocks, taking sev- eral hours. The passengers filled the down town streets during this time, and while no estimate can be made of their contributions to Ketchikan pros- perty, the fact reNains that "every little bit helps.'' The boxes loaded are for the Orca cannery, not far from Cordova.
 The Miner has received daily paper from Tonopah, Nevada, sent by Jack Hannah, announcing the death by sui eide of Edward Gilman at that place April 2nd. Mir. Gilman came to Ketchikan from WrangeIl in Mar, h l ,00 as Customs Inspector. and re- mained here until May of the sane year. Since that time little is known of him locally, except that he was employed as bookkeeper at the Crof- ton shelter about 1903 aud was then married and had one child. His body was sent to his old home in Salt Lake.
 B. A. Eardley, manager and part owner of the Valparaiso propertuy at Dolomi, returned from his hone in Pacific Grove, California on the Prin- cess May this morning, accompanied by Mrs. Eardley and daughter Alma. They left at once for Dolomi on the Alert this morning, and though no definite annOunc 5ment WAS made, it is understood that extensive development | work will be undertaken on the Jessie property, and the recent find of new rich ore in Valparaiso may reasonably | l,o o,,,oo4al t<, nn,1,,Oo p,ora uorlr op