The Ketchikan miner., 1909-01-02

ing and jingeling money and we learned from the Indian the true state of affairs, which seems that Crothjan went up the creek and jumped in to give himself the woe-be-gone- appear ance, came back to Indian town, bought the deer and proceeded toward the Miner office to show his kill in order that he might be heralded as great hunter. Now our advise is that he get farther away from town the next time before jumping in the creek as there are always people near who see such things when they hap pen. MT. Horsley did not seem to be a party to the affair as he was not in the company of the unfortunate one wlen interviewed.
 The K. K. Ks will skate tomorrow at the big lake.
 It was 10 degrees above zero this morning and pink noses were the fad.
 w. K. Hancock of the Yes Bay Hatchery is in town for a few days. Otto Lonsdorf came in on the On. ward last night from Yes Bay.
 The Alert went out on her regular run to Niblack. Dolomi and Sunny 1 Point.
 The Onward came in on her regular nal run from Yes Bay, Hot Springs and Loring, last evening.
 The hill was inc last night for coasting and will be again tonight so come out and take ride. A fine specman of ore from the Badley m ines is on display in the office window of the Hotel Stedman. It would interest you to see it.
 Mrs. w. H. Archibald left on the Alert for her home in Dolomi after spending the Holidays with friends in the city. =.s
 The deer no doubt have tears in their eyes this morning as Jack Ma honey and Bert Horsley are in the 1 woods with about thousand rounds of ammunition and two rapid fire guns.
 Jack J. Sanac. brother of Manuel 1 Brown, who arrived here few days ago from sunny California, in con- menting on his trip states that in his opinon all users of smokng tobacco who contemplate trip south that in- 1 wolves passage through Portland, Oregon, should provide and arm themselves with small piece of sand- paper for scratching matches.
 SEATTLE, Dec. 31.-The sale of the Shawmut and Fremont to the gov ernment was consumated today ard he vessels will sail for New York in January after few minor changes are made in their equipment. The two vessles are to be used by the Panama Canal Commission in the transportation of supplies and mater als for the use in the construction of the Panama Canal.
 VANCOUVER, Dec 3l A terri ble blizzard is raging all over the Pacific northwest which is causing much suffering. Snow has fallen tor the past twenty four hours and the gale which has blown constantly has 'aused great drifts of snow to form making the roads impossible in nearly III districts. The Great Northern Pacific Railroads are completely tied up and will be until the blizzard abatcs. Snow blows have been sent out from all division points but they can make but little progress as the snow drifts, are in behind bl,cking them from both ends. Unless the storm soon ahates there will be much uffering in the outlying districts. This is the worst storm the Pacific 'orthwest has known in years cover- ing nearly all the territory west of the Rocky Mountains.
 SEATTLE, Dec :1.-W. L. Patten, who is the son of Il millionaire. was arrested in Seattle today on the charge of grating and confessed to rubbing the roople of ten thousand dollars by selling bogus mining stocl 8 during the rush to Aasxa. Patten did land office business among the people who had little money to in- rest and his sole ambition seemed be to get rorsy. If the legitimate stocks he held were not iyiting. @ would fix up some. that were. Patten $ | father has been notified of the arrest of his son but as yet no reply has been received, but it is poss ble il,e father will return the money to his sons victims with hope of avoiding prosecution.
 SEATTLE, Dec 3l.-A' Port Flatley an attempt at wholesale murder was made by Bose Nichols n young Philip. ino aged twenty years, at the home of Jose Santos. The Philipino and Sam tos had soms words early in the day and on the quarrell being renewed in the evening, Santos ordered Nichols to leave his home.. Alter few hot words had been exchanged, Nichols pulled U revolver from his pocke, and opened dre on the entire ,miiy, Kill ing Santos, a boy four y'ar> of age and baby thnt was lying in its cr.b, and wound'ng George Brown severely. | When Nichols saw what is had done he fled to the woods Wnl posse