The Ketchikan miner., 1908-10-24
1ITHE LOCAL. FIELD
(From Saturdays Dailyl


 al are doing we'll
 The gasoline schooner Pilot, one Of the Wrangell Narrows fishing fleet, called this morning to enter and clear.
 Messrs. Strong and Barber took the launch Alert and started for the It mine this morning intending to come back tomorrow.
 The Novelty brought the pile driver from Loring this morning so that now the gap in the new walk this side of the bridge can he filled in.
 The mill whistle blew at II 30 last night bringing people out in haste and confusion to find that it was only d false alarm. Everybody went back, glad that nothing worse had happened.
 Advices from the Dolphin at Skag- way show that ail the passenger rooms are taken. People intending to take passage from here to the south by this boat will do we'll to postpone the day of departure.
 When every rib in our umbrella is dislocated every time we attempt 10 raise the instrument, when our soul Is narrowed with the idea that we must get new umbrella: then is the time we miss Ed Turner and his umbrella hospital.
 The launch Yankee of Kasaan, own- ed and operated by the Baronovitch brothers, came to town last evening with a large delegation of the family. | Mrs. BaronoyI,ch, who has been ill at kasaan about week, was brought over to secure medical attention.
 The work on the new street is mak- ing satisfactory progress. The house of Tungass George has been mos ei back several feet and turned so as to squarely face the street, greatly i'm proving the appearance of that quarter of the town.
 The Onward has been making very satisfactory reduction in hel time record on the Hadley run, not withstanding that one cylinder of her engine is not working. She makes the run now in little more than three hours and Captain Guerney ex- poets to reuuce the time still more when the new wheel, which he has ordered, has been installed. A point of interest in regard to the study of the A aska club. which has no name. was inadvertently omitted in writing up the notice. It should have been stated that each alternate Thursday evening is set apart as meet ing night for the club.
 The Teddy brought the second con- tingent of the boundary survey party 1 10 ketchikan thIs morning, and ieit shortly afterward on her usual Kasaan 1 bay run. When she returns from Ka- saan bay she will go for the third par " of surveyors.
 Fremont King left yesterday for sume unknown destination. and had not returned at nine clock this moru- ing. No fears are felt for his safety as the launch Spray is staunch little vessel manned by a careful and eff cent crew.
 l Of course we all know that south easter is blowing today, and that cop ous rains are failing; but there are those to whom this paper will come who may forget in the sunny cline where they are sojourning that such pleasures exist, and this is merely to remind them.
 J. R. Heckmsn went to Loring this morning with the steamer Novelty to bring over the rema inder of the can uery force. Four of them, Mrs. Gal i finger. Mr. and Mrs. Mike Waddlng, and Bruce Thornton, the cannery hook- keeper, expect 10 take passage tonight on the Santa Clara for Seattle.
 The steamship Bertha from Valdez callej here this morning to leave the body of a Chinaman, member of the  Yukatat canrery crew who died ou board. Cha. R. Symonds of Juneau will take cIaIge Of the body which N i'll be buried here. This is the sec 0nd case ul tIis Kind which has occur ed this week.
 A 30 this morning the steamer Santa Clara blew her whistle, having 10 load salmon 1T the cannery. She will take on H. eco cases. There are some vacant berths, which peop,e wishing to go below at this time wuuIo do well to look pp, in view of the fact that the Doiphia and City of Seattle are both repori.d q sold out.
 Hotel Arrivals. Royal: Wirt Smith. Hiram Grassy and J. c. StarsIey, al nf the Boundary Survey party. Con. neil: J. F. Baronogitch and wife, Ms. Mary Baronovitcb. of kasaan, Her man West. Stsdlnan: F. ". Silvis, Bever Fails: ]. Il. Collinson: Mr. an Mrs. c. C. Harris. Hunters Bay: F. J. Maynard, EIlamer; [. Laisen, l Quadra.