The Ketchikan miner., 1909-06-26
(From Tuesdays Daily)

IH6 NOFbuiduu VIII Sati ooubh tomorrow with load of ore from the It and returning be here, from Seattle July ?.
 The Hunters Bay cannery has put up 100 cases of King salmon already this season.
 While fishing at Bostwick Sunday Mir. H. c. Schmidt shot fine young deer. Hunters tell that the country is swarming with deer. This is good news as it was feared the deep snows of last winter had killed them off.
 A seventy pound salmon caught with hook and line and mounted by E. Grothjan for exhibition at the A. Y. P. E. is on exhibition in the show window of the Tongass Trading com pany. Not only is it fine specimen of fish but it is finely mounted
 The steamer Northland came in this morning and later proceeded to the It mine and the A. B. W. at Hollis. H. c. Strong and Fremont King were passengers from here to the above mentioned places. They expect to return tomorrow.
 Dr. Brown formerly proprietor of the Revila pharmacy went through on the Dolphin today. The doctor has been living at Hot Springs, near Fairbanks for some time but is return ing to his former home in Kansas He brought the sad news that Mrs. Brown had died about month ago.
 The Dolphin came in this forenoon at ten o'clock bringing several travel ing salesmen and taking away the following people from Ketchikan. Mrs L. Hopkins, Fred C.. German, G. B. Edwards, E. Campbell, $. Lichensta- der, NJ. D. Haynes, F. J. Pierson, J. G. Croft, John Kinkela and few Japs. She also loaded up with, thirty two tireces of salt fish ' boxes of fresh fish, two bundles of bear skins and a l0t 1f eli ,H
 (From Wednesdays Daily)
 The Northland sailed south this morning with lot of fish and 520 tons of ore from the It mine.
 The Ketchikan cornet band will give public concert on the street this evening at ! 30. This will be their first appearance this season.
 Mrs. F. E. Cagle and son Lawrence will be passengers on the Princess May for Seattle where Mrs. Cagle will meet her son Clyde and sister. They will also take in the exposition.
 The Jefferson came up this morning at l o'clock bringing Fred Patching, P. Bushman and family, N. D. Dec ker Mrs. Pierce and E. B. Pierce. Going north she took l.. B. Adsit, Fred Cowles. J. J. Boyce, F. H. Gray and four Japs.
 From Thursdays Daily
 The excursion boat Portland is returning today with the tourists who went north few days ago.
 H. c. Horsley Jack Mahoney and E. c. Howard went over to Bostwick last evening in the Shonea. They brought home some fine trout.
 Mir. James Miller is arranging to conduct class for furnishing vocal music for the 4th of July. All singers who will take part are requested to be at Redmens hall at 8 o'clock Mon- day evening.
 From time to time it has been pro- posed that the work of the profess ional surveyor upon mining claim should be counted toward the claim, and that receipt for such services should be accepted as evidence in part of the expenditure of the amount oi labor required annually to hold title to the claim. This is one of the ques- tons which will come up for disscus sion before the assembly of delegates for the creeks, when the convention of Panama Miners association is held next week to determine the charges which are desired In the present laws.
 There is much to be said in favor of the proposal. It may be objected that the admission of the work of the sur veyor opens the road to abuse, and the work can not be considered in