The Ketchikan miner., 1909-05-29


 of the third has been undergoing ship wreck at sea.-Juaneu Transcript.
 Mrs. N. s. Gallantine and Mrs. Bert Howdeshell leave tomorrow on the Princess Royal for the south. Mrs. Gallantine will spend the summer in Seattle and Mrs Howdeshell will go to Chicago and other cities in the middle west.
 Mr. R. A Leonard of the Chilkat cannery near Haines is in Ketchkan for a few days on business. Mir. Leon ard reports that the town of Haines is one of the most progressive small cities in Alaska. It is growing rapidly and general atmosphere of prosper ity seems to envelop it. l Donald Atkinson, the famuos Meta- kahtla pitcher, received the news while at work fishing at Union Bay, that the Ketchikan bunch are now shined up with green colored uniforms, preparing themselves to meet him on the 29th. Today he is on his way home to put himself in constant practice for the coming event.
 Mr. and Mrs. Tom L. Johnson re- turned yesterday on the Princess Roy al from winter spent in Tucson Ari- zona. This popular couple are most cordially welcomed back to Ketchikan where their friends are limited only by the number of inhabitants. MT. John- son is somewhat improved in health since is soiourn in the southland. (From Mondays Daily) Pierce Thomas left on the Jefferson for Cook Inlet to commence develop ment work on the J. E. Chilberg pro- perty.
 The Princess Royal was in this morning and took from here as pass engers Mrs. N. $. Gallantine, Mr. James Nesbit and Mrs. Bert Howde- shell.
 Captain Thompson of the Eurus took 
 a hunting and sight seeing party to the Guard Island light house and other points of interest Sunday.
 The Vigilant and the scow Blanche have been engaged for the trip to Meltlakahtla next Saturday. Round trip fare will be one dollar, and school children fifty cents.
 The Teddy took picnic party up to the old deserted town of Gravina Sunday fornoon. The weather being beautiful everyone enjoyed delight ful time. During the afternoon the [rena the Alert and another smaller launch brought other pleasure seekers. The parties returned home with the sunset
 The government road commissioner with a gang of eight men came in this ing and will go to Sunny Point tonight op Chalmondeley sound with Captain Forss of the Teddy. They n- te nd to complete the road to Sulzer this season if possible by cutting the trail through and making it passable for the mails. About fifteen thousand dollars is to be spent on this road.
 Mr. R. c. Millen came in this morning on the Jefferson bringing with him crew uf five men for work on the property of the Tyee Mining company at Sulzer.
 A diamond drill has been shipped and will arrive on the Northland for this company which is to be used to enable them to push the work of de- velopment of their mines.
 Mr. Burkhart has notified the base ball boys that he will close down his mill Saturday in honor of Memorial Day and thus give the employees a chance to go to the game at Metla- kahtla or otherwise use the day as they see fit. The same thing is going to happen at he Daily Miner office and in several other places of business in Ketchikan.
 The Jefferson came in at 5 80 this morning. She had on board twenty two passengers for Ketcbikan as fol- lows: c. Kuhns, Miss R. Roy, R. Thomas, J. w. Wood, l.. D. Horton, l.. Truesdale, J. Hamilton, D. Coffel- son, T. Wion, R. G. Millen, A. Le- wald, P. Keing and ten steerage. Those going north from here were G.