The Ketchikan miner., 1909-09-25

Princess May at 10:30 Sept. 3, and arrived at Fort Simpson at 1 80 the next morning. This is very pretty little place, and in many respects in my opinion much better location for large city than Prince Rupert. As it was very early in the morning the town was very quiet. but presented a very handsome appearance, nestled In green and blue under the rays of the rising sun.
 We soon got under way and reached Prince Rupert at about g o'clock. Here we found hustling, bustling city in process of building and were much surprised to note the improve ments being rushed to completion. There must be 5000 people in the new railroad terminus and there are num- erous large buildings being erected, and have been completed, that would be a credit to any place. The city is laid out on magnificent plans, and everything will be up to date. The cal estate business is booming here, lots are held at high figures. The four principal corner lots sold from Sl6OOO to $22000. To build this city occording to the proposed plans will cost billion. The expense of blast ing down the hills to conform to the grades will be enormous, but those who have cast their lots here are enthusiastic with brilliant anticipa- tions, and those engineering and tin- anciering this latest railroad prospect, show coommendable spirit.
 Many Imaginable things occurred on the trip, one 1 call to mind showing the difference between the English and American way of looking at things. l met our friend Jack O Brien ho is conducting tonsorial parlor on one of the principal avenues. He ca me down op the wharf and called out to me on the steamer that they were about to put off blast near his establishment, and that rocks, stones, etc. might be thrown over the steamer and asked me to wan the passengers. particularly the ladies Jack is a ladies man to get under shelter or they might get hurted. 1 thought the proper way to do this would be to inform ship officer and ask him to warn the passengers of the impending danger, so the first one I saw l hailed, saying, "A blast is about to be shot oil ard will you not please warn the ladies to take shelter under the decks as otherwise, they may be injured by the flying missiles. Looking at me with a blank expression of pecu- liar indifference, he said by whose authority do you give me this infor- mation-within the meantime the fuse had been ignited.-I answered with asperity, when a rock or stone strikes you on the jaw or head you can deter mine the authority for the information. And though the effect was net what expected, a shower of small fragments fell all around us in the water.
 The harbor is fine one and the wharf is large, we'll constructed reaching a long distance on the city frort.
 One day when our friend O'Brien was absent from hone large stump was blown through his house and was occupying the chair when he returned.
 Those who are occupying tempor- ary buildings, tents etc. along the water front have been notified to remove their dwellings and improve ments within ninety days from this d ate. Of course they have no privil- @ ges, being squatters. All this place now occupied by hundreds of shanties and improvised dwellings will be occu- pied by permanent structures up to date in appointments.
 The next place on the route calling for attention is Alert Bay It is an indentation extending short distance into the mainland, there is qul @ a settlemen here principally Indians, totem poles galore-and some very picturesque ones. At this time the sun was shining brightly and while the steamer lay at the wharf the passen.