The Ketchikan miner., 1909-04-24
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interesting Items From the City and Vicinity--.Personal
 and Otherwise
tFron Saturdays Dailsl

 are both in operation today.
 Wm. c. Freeburn of the Mt Andrew mines went out to that camp today.
 Charles P. Mercer of the Guard Is- land light house came in town yester- day.
 Henry Imhof of Wards Cove is in town today buying supplies for his camp.
 R. ". Ramsey and F. Leshy Of the Fortman hatchery are in ketchiksn today.
 John ". Smith and ". ]. Donley of Loring came in yesterday and will spend vacation in ketchiksn.
 The Humboldt had on board some seventy Japanese who will be en- ployed at the Yes Bay cannery.
 The Yankee came in this morning with three hundred fish sni went out again this afternoon for another load.
 The Marietta left this morning for Saxman and kasaan Bay. She had OF board new bell for the chapel at kasaan.
 P. c. Shark, of Seattle. hunter of some note. returned from the wilder ness today and.will go south on the Jefferson.
 Things are busy along water front. Fishing and prospecting vessels are so thick it reminds one of seaport scene in Holland.
 NIT. Mclean of Haines and Edgar Strawler of Juneau came up on the Humbolds this morning and will stay over until the arrival of the Princess May.
 Only 43o homesteads were taken up last year in all Alaska. As q banana producer Alaska is not yet sufficiently advertised, says the Northwest Min ing Journal.
 Jack Dalton, the greatest of all Alaska pathdnders. w&s a passenger on the Humboldt for the north. Mr. Dalton came 10 Alaska in 1891 and now owns valuable mines near Haines.
 Services at the First NJ. E. Church will be held tomorrow at II 8. m., with sermon by the Rev. r. V. Fisher. At p. ID. the pastor will preach on How Men get Religion. v
 Ray Borst, formerly of Ketchikan, in company with his wife. were on the Hum bolot this morning on their way to Yes Bay where be will be en- ployed as the eannery this summer. Mir. Borst was recently married iu Seattle
 Deputy Marshal Abrams is employ ing his prisoners in some very useful work. He has about dozen in charge and has started them al grubbing out ssumps on fhe street in front Of the court house. This erst while impassa- ble throughfare now is cleaned up and put in shape for sutonobilipg.
 Mfr. Chester Smith of Seattle came up on the Humboldt this morning and beginning Monday morning will take charge of the business Of the Ketchi- kan Tailoring Company. Mir. Smith has made trips to Alsaka before, hay ing friends a. Haines and other points. He expects to remain in Ketchikan permanently this time.
 (From Mondays Daily
 The booklet that is being published for Ketchikan and district is not a speculation of any individual. Not one cent being paid for labor except the printing and that will be done by the local printing office.
 The City of Seattle came in yester- day morning bringing twenty-five tons of freight and the following passengers Mir. and Mrs. R. H. McKibbin. D. J. Peason, Ed Reed. A. J. Baker and two second class passengers
 The Jefferson came in last evening from the north and took the following passengers south. Mrs. P. Raymond, Lillian Rounsfell, Fred Patching. F. Nordstrou and R. Foosness. The boat took sixty boxes of salmon from here and had forty passengers from the north.
 P. s. Burkhsrt took Mir. Wm. Req out to the Sunset mine, property of ". ". Caslin, where he is now en- gagged in getting out half of ton of ore for the exhibit. Today MT. Burk- hart leaves for Sealevel where quan- tity of gold ore is to be obtained.
 The fishing schooner Anita Phillips is tied up in this port until an affair of libill for debt can be adjusted. The boat was seized on the Yves, Coast by Marshal Grant Of Wrangell, and was brought here and put in charge of Marshal Abrams. She belongs to George Phillips of Juneau.
 The Norwegian ship Transit came into the stream at seven o'clock this