The Ketchikan miner., 1908-09-05

1 from the north ont he Seattle. l ". F. Holm IS registered at the Cornell.
 The Seattle is scheduled to sai! from Seattle tomorrow night, but it is doubtful if she can discharge har cargo and reload in time to get away as per schedule.
 The Princess May arrived from the south yesterday afternoon with the following passengers for this port Frank Brust, John Astley and wife, Clyde Morrow, David Nicoll, and Miss Mary Hamilton.
 The Humboldt came in from the south yesterday bringing the following to ketchikan: w. E. Taylor, D. w.. 1 West, o. H. Adsit, Grace Roberts, Mrs. D. L. Williams, J. W. Collins and one second class passenger.
 The Jefferson arrived from the north early this morning taking the following passengers from Ketchikan i: Miss Elizabeth M. Deane, Mrs. w. c. Freeburn and three daughters, Miss Robina Loy, Mrs. Frederick Roache, and seven second class pass engers.
 The Seattle arrived from the north Saturday evening bringing several passengers from-the north, and taking the following southbound: Mrs. A. Burkhardt, andMrs. J. c. Nuesdorffer of Yes Bay, C. $. Bushell, c. Dono- van, M. Donovan, Eli Copeland and James Moore.
 l A telegram was received here yes terday announcing the death of Edna Copeland, the baby daughter of Eli Copeland, at Portland. Mir. Copeland had been advised of the very serious illness of the little girl and left for her bedside on the Seattle Saturday night, hoping to reach Portland in time to see her. The many friends of the family will sympathize deeply with them in their loss,
 Dr. Stemen, of Kansas City, who is the guest of Dr. J. l.. Myers, has re- turned from his adventures in the for bidding wiids of Cleveland Peninsula where he went with the desperate purpose of boarding bruin in his den. In fact, it was to achive this end that he came across half the continent 1 to Aaaks. A. handsome black bear skin testifes to the fact that the de. termined doctor met his patient and successfully performed the operation. Mr. Sam I. Silverman came over from Hadley on the Vigilant this morning and reports that everything will be ready by "Wednesday for blow ing in the shelter. The tug Sea Lion. with the barge Hayden Brown, which was here yesterday, arrived at Hadley this morning with big cargo of coke, and every bunker and ore bin at the shelter is loaded to capacity with ore. As announced some time ago in l The Miner, the sm elter will be under the general charge, of MT. B. H. Bennetts, shelter man who is recog- nized as one of the ablest men in the business. Mr. Bepnetts installed the copper plant at the Tacoma shelter and was superintendent there until the plant was taken over by the Gug- genheims, when he was transferred to Garfield, Utah. At that place he erected and put into successful opera tion a three ard half million dollar plant. The fact that he has put the Hadley plant into successful operation in about thirty days is good evidence that Mr. Bennetts is thoroughly practical and competent man and the success of the institution will he large ly in his hands. The Hadley plant is now practically ready to buy all custom copper ores that are offered and the accessibility of the plant will be substantial help to the operators who are about ready to begin ship ments on small scale. About 40 men are on the Hadley pay rolls now, eighty at the mines and sixty at the shelter, Mr. P. H. He lsworth, of Seattle being the assayer in charge. Many of the old shelter employees are at their former places and full com plement of men has been secured for the present. The successful operation of the Hadley shelter vii be big 1 factor in the continued success and prosperity of Ketchikan, and the pro- gress of the work there is being watched with interest by every busi- ness man and every mining man in the district.
 The skating rink will open tomor- row night for the season. New skates and generally improved improved rink are features of the re opening.
 (From Tuesday's Dailyl
 First day of the month and the usual nonthly crop of bills to pay, is as flour ishing as usual.
 Mrs. T. K. Willis, was a passenger o1 the Dolphin toua:, en route to Ju-