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The Ketchikan miner., 1909-05-08
SAFE OF TIMBER. Ketcb;kan

SALE OF TIMBER. Ketchikan, Alaska, April 9, 1909. Sealed bids marked outside ''Bids Timber Sale Application March 20, 1909, Ton gass National Forest" and addressed d to w. A. Langille, Ketchikan, Alaska, will be received up to and including the 10th day of May. 1909, for all or any part of the live timber marked for cutting by the Forest officers, and available for hand logging, on the shores at the head of the south arm in Tebenkof Bay, Kuiu Island an ap- proximate area of so acres, within the Tongass National Forest, Alaska. esti- mated to be l50, GOO feet B. NJ. log scale of green spruce hemlock ana red cedar sawtimber. No bid for less than one (Sl.00) dollar per thousand feet B. M will be considered, and a deposit of $50, % must be sent to w. A. LangIle, Special Fiscal Agent, Forest Service, Ketchikan, Alaska for each bid submitted to the Super visor. The right to reJect any and all bids is reserved. Timber upon valid claims exem pted from sale. For further information and regulations governing sales address the undersigned.
 w. A. Langillc, Ketckikan, Alaska.
 First publication April 10. 5t
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-05-08
THE SPEEDING BULLET.
It Waves the Air as a Moving Ship
 Does the Water.

Marked changes occur in a bullet upon by the force of the explosion in the barrel. It's surface has become clean, bright and highly polished by the removal of the superficial layers of the sheath, and its temperature has been raised both by the friction against the barrel and by the enkindled gases. Because of this rise in temperature it Is thoroughly steriized and totally des- titute of bacteria. Standing behind a twelve inch gun one can easily follow the flight of the projectile with the naked eye.
 Under favorable circumstances and with the aid of telescope it is possi- Ole to catch glimpse of even the emall bore bullet as it flashes through khe air. Photographs, or, rather, shad- owgraphs, of the .311 inch bullet travelling with a speed of over 2,O0O feet a second show the cap of con- Oensed gas, about one-tenth of an inch thick, which clothes the nose of pro- iectile when it is in rapid motion through a gaseous medium.
 Minute rotating spherules of gas showing motion remain behind and map out the path of the bullet. These lines and eddies recall forcibly the bow and stern waves made by ship in motion and the numerous little whirlpools that may be seen in its Vake.-Chicago News.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-05-08
THE COOKS INJURY.
Painful to Her and to the Dinner
 Guests as We'll.

There was company at dinner, and the platter in front of the host con- tained a fine roast of beef. He drew the sharp carving knife across the ringing steel few times, just because that is q way carvers have, drove the fork deep into the steaming beef, de- scribed scalping knife flourish in the air and gracefully began operations.
 Two nice and tender slices clear across the roast had resulted, and he was turning off the third when the blade struck skewer, made sliding upward motion and came out at the top, with result that the proposed slice looked like frost bitten leaf curled up by the sun.
 He could not say intense things in the presence of his guests, but he froze his wife with a look, made a grim joke about the indigestibility of roasted hard wood, inquired whether the butcher also ran woodward, dug the skewer out yiciously and ordered little Willie, who had made several at tempts to tell something, to keep stiV or leave the table. His evident temper led to an embarrassing silence, and Willie saw an opening that he could not resist.
 Cook has burned her nose orful,' he announced.
 "Too bad" said the father, whose good humor was coming back. "How did she do it?'
 Frying ter pull them skewers out with her teeth" h."-London T1t-Rits.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-05-08

SALE OF TIMBER Ketchikan, Alaska, April 8, 1909: S Sealed bids marked outside Bids Timber Sale application April 6, 1909, Tongass National Forest'' and ad- dressed to w. A. Langille, Ketchi- kan, Alaska, will be received up to and including the 10th day of May 1909, for all or any part of the live timher marked for cutting by the For est officers, and available for hand logging, on both shores of a creek call ed White River near the head of George Inlet, Revillagigedo Island, commencing at a point three miles from the mouth of said creek and ex- tending one mile up stream and with in three chains from it's shores containing an area. of aaPproxi- mately 4S acres, in the Tongass National Forest, Alaska, estimated to be POO, GOO feet B. M. log scale of green spruce sawtlmber. No bid for less than one (s1.00) dollar per thousand feet B. M., will be considered, and a deposit of $50, % must be sent to w. A. Langille, Special Fiscal Agent, Forest Service, Ketchikan, Alaska, for each bid submitted to the Supervi- sor. The right to reject any and all bids is reserved. Timber upon valid claims exempted from sale. For fur ther information and regulations gov erning sales address the undersigned.
 w. A. Langille, Ketchikan, Alaska.
 First published April To-. 5t
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-05-08

SALE OF TIMBER. Ketch!kan, Alaska, Apr' l, 1909. Sealed bids marked outside "Bids Timber Sale application March 25, 1909, Tongass National Forest'' and addressed to w. A. Langille, Ketchkan, Alaska, will be received up to and including the 3rd day of May, 1909, for all or any part of the live timber marked for cutting by the Forest officers, and available for hand logging, along the shores in Spacious Bay from directly -outh of Square Island to Yes Bay, a distance of approximately twelve miles, also from the shores of Square Island, in the Tongass National For est, Alaska, estimated to be 600, OO0 feet B. M. of green spruce, hemlock and red cedar sawtimber. No bid for less than One ($l. .00) Dollar per thous- and feet E. M., will be considered, and deposit of S200. co must be sent to w. A. Langille, Special Fiscal Agent, Forest Service, Ketchkan, Alaska, for each bid submitted to the Supervisor. The right to reject any and all bids is reserved. Timber upon valid claims exempted from sale. For further information and regulations, governing sales address the under signed. w. A. Langille, Ketchikan, Alaska.
 First publication April 3rd.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-05-08
J. E. RYUS DEAD
One of Ketchikan's Most Honor. ed Citizens Passed Away
 Thursday

Joseph Emmett Ryus highly re- spected citizen of Ketchikan died this morning at 30 o'clock from stroke of appoplexy.
 Mir. Ryus served as juryman yes terday and was in apparent good health until after the trial, when he complained of severe headache and started home. At the foot of the stairs leading to his nome he became worse, and it is presumed the effort of climbing accelerated heart action causing brain lesion which resulted | in his death. He remained conscious for only few hours when he lapsed into stupor during which death re- suited.
 1 Mir. Ryus was born in Watkin' S Glen, N. Y., May 2l, 184S where he grew to young manhood. He went from there to Kansas during the trou- blesome times preceding the civil war and there enlisted in company of vol unteers. After the close of the war he went to Texas and in 1895 removed to the Puget Sound country in Wash | ington.
 Mir. Ryus came to Ketchikan in 1901 and has baen resident of this city since that time. He was a member of the school board at the time of his death.
 Full details of the funeral have not been arranged, but he will be taken to his former home in Washington for burial.
 Mir. Ryus' life has been an eventful one. He has been man of fine in- tellect and worthy citizen. The city of Ketchikan is sincere in its feeling of sorrow for his death. The obituary will be published in subsequen issue of the Daily Miner.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-05-08

In the United States Commissioners Court, Wrangel Precinct, First Division, District of Alaska. In probate.
 In the matter of the Estate Notice
 of to Credi- John Norten deceased tors. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: That I William E. Lloyd of the town of Wrangell, District of Alaska have been duly appoin1ed Administrator of the above named Estate; That letters of administration were granted to me on the 24th day of March 1909
 All persons having claims against said estate are required to present the same to said administrator at his place of business, or at the Office of U. s. Commissioner Wrangell, District of Alaska, First Division with proper vouchers herewith within six months from the date of this notice.
 Dated at Wrangell, Alaska this 26th duy of March A. D. 1909.
 Wm. E. Lloyd. Admin strator of the Estate of John Norten Dsceased.
 First publication April 3-5t.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-05-08
Ths True American Virtue.

The thing whereby America really towers over the old country Is th6 thing which Jefferson reared ana Washington defended. The solid good of America is that when all is said and done she Is republic, a public thing and people representing itseif, There are men rich enough and strong enough, almost, to starye America, but there are no men strong enough to silence America. No oligarchy acts as an entirely false interpreter between Americans and the world. America and the Americans may be right or wrong. But England may actually be wrong while Englishmen are right. We have said, then, that the true Amer ican virtue is this candid and complete democracy, the fact that the truth may be told even if 1t is not believed Hampton's Magazine.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-05-08

by water can be made by subjecting cotton to various treatments. The old est process, mercerizing or stretching the fibers in bath of caustic alkali, produces an inferior gloss, says the Sci entific American. In the newer meth ods the cotton fibers are practically covered with a coating of artificial silk, either by dipping them into solutions of cellulose similar to those from which artificial silk is made or by treating them with solvents of cellulose and thus forming the silky coating out of the fibers themselves. The limitations of silk produced by these methods are very glossy and very strong and dura- ble. for exposure to moisture weakens only the coating and not the body of the fiber.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-05-08
RESCUE WORK AT SEA.
Quick Time In Launching and Man
 nina the Big Lifeboats.


 Aboard an ocean liner the other day several officers were talking about the length of time required to launch and man one of the large lifeboats that swing from davits sixty feet above the sea. It was agreed that boat can be lowered with its crew and get away from the ship in two minutes ill any thing like decent weather.
 An instance was related where a man had fallen from the liner while she was speeding II knots. The alarm was sounded, a boat lowered and the swimmer rescued after considerable row back over the course to where he was floundering about. The crew had the rescued individual back to the ship with the boat in its checks in just seF. enteen minutes, which Is regarded a most creditable performance. There was no ice on the rope falls to hamper the work and everything worked smoothly or the boat would have been much longer on its mission.
 A steamship of 10000 tons when go= ing at full speed has momentum sum- cient to carry her at least two miles after the engines are stopped, provid- Ing the sea is fairly quiet. Crews of lifehoats frequently have hard work cut out for them while going to a res cue before the headway of their vessel has been stopped. Boston Herald.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-05-08
"Goes" of Whisky.

Forty "goes" of whisky had been consumed by the licensed victualer, and still he was sOber-at least so he told the city coroner. "does" Is com. mon term In this connection. but 1t lacks the full appropriateness to the situation of it's Scottish equivalent in the story of another big drink told by Dean Ramsay. It was at party near Arbroath. held to celebrate the recon ciliation of two farmers who had Iona been enemies. When the party at last broke up. at morning hour, the pc nurious lady of the house. who had not been able to sleep a wink for anxiety. called over the stairs to the servant:
 How many bottles of whisky have they used. BettyT
 q dinna ken. mem," was the answer Out they've druncken six gang O wa. ter"
 To the poor girl, who had to "gang" to the well for the qualifying fluid, these were "goes' indeed.-Londcn Chronicle.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-05-08
A Bad Change.

While holding term of court at Augusta once Judge Walton sentenced a man to seven years in prison for q grave crime. The respondents coun- sel asked for mitigation of the sen tence on the ground that the prison- CTS health was very poor. Your hcnor," said he, "I am satisfied that my client cannot live out half that term, and I beg of you to change the sentence" "Well, under those clrcum- stances" said the judge, "1 will change the sentence. I will make 1t for life instead of seven years" It is almost needless to add that the re- spondent chose to abide by the orig inal sentence, which the judge per mitted him to elect-Argonaut.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-05-08

This office is in daily receipt of clippings and communications on var ious subjects. It is obvious that we cannot print them all, but we like to get them. Anyone can find material enough to fill a paper, but the fine point of newspaper work is knowing what to leave out. The following lines have been sent in for publication and are sample of the many things which may be printed and read with pleasure. The poem is entitled 'Now' and was written by Henry Waldorf Francis: When should I speak word of cheer To the fainting hearts that are ever near?
 Now. When should helping hand lend To those who under a burden bend?
 Now! When should do the work to do And pay the debt I owe to you?
 Now! When should do in all my power To fill with sunshine the passing hour:
 Now! When should love and charity show For all of my fellows here below?
 Now! Friend, do the work that there is fol you,- Speak the kind word, and the good and true, Help on the weary, and do your part To brighten the day and tighten the heart, And show by your acts that Love is King, Dearest and sweetest of everything. To-day. which is yours. Tomorrow who knows?- May be to late. Time swiftly goes. Seize on the hour,-it is meet you should.- And do whatever you can of good
 Now.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-05-08
Exoert Eiour1r,u,

A well known actor tells story of ne'er-do-well in a little New Eng land town where he has often spent his summers. q was walking down the main street one day." said he. "when I saw old Silas grinning from ear to ear. I hardly thought that he was that glad to see me. So after speaking to him l said: Why the smile that won't come off, Silas? What has happened to make you so happy this morning? I've been a-gittin' married this mornin',' was the unexpected re- ply. Married! Your 1 exclaimed.
 Why, Silas, what on earth have you done that for? You know you can't even support yourself as 1t is.' 'Waal,' said Silas, you see, it's this way: ken purity near support myself, an l kind of figured out that she could fin- ish up the job '"-Argonaut.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-05-08
FORFEITURE NOTICE.
Ketchikan, Alaska, Feb 9th 1909.

Ketchikan, Alaska, Feb 9th 1909.
 To R. Req, A. E. Hammond, and
 E. A. Baldwin,
 You are hereby notified that have expended during the year 1908, two hundred dollars in labor and improve ments upon the Portland and Seattle lode mining claims situated at the head of Mineral Lake. Prince of Wales Island, District of Alaska, of which claims the original location certii- cates are found of record in Vol. of Mines at page 13 in the office of tho recorder of the Ketchikan mining dis~ trict at Ketchkan, Alaska, in order to hold said claims under the pro- visions of section 2324 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, and amendment thereto approved January p, 1880, concerning annual labor upon mining claims, being the amount required to hold said lodes for the per- iod ending the 31st day of December 1908. And if within ninety days after the publication of this notice you fail or refuse to contribute your proportion of such expenditure as co.owners, your interests in said claims will be- come the property of the subscriber, your oo-owner who has made the re- quired expenditure by the terms of said section. J. A. Westlake.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-05-08
SERIAL NO. 0314.
pI1INI4A IL NV. VOIf, United States Lana Office, Juneau, Alaska, Jan. 2l, 1909.

oGIlNlfA u INO. OOlf.
 United States Lana Office, Juneau, Alaska, Jan. 2l, 1909.
 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN That William A. Cornell, whose post office address is Ketchikan, Alaska, the legal assignee of Lydia A., widow of John $. Templeton. beneficiary ua. der Section No. 2306, Revised Statutes of the United States granting addi- tional lands to soldiers and sailors who served in the army or navy of the United States during the war of the Rebellion, has applied to enter the lands embraced in U. s. Survey No. ST, situated on the east shore of Helm Bay, A Alaska, and more particularly described as follows:
 Beginning at Cor. No. 1, identical with Cor Mo- f. of U. $. Survey No, Sl6, whence U. s. L. M. No. Sl6 bears N. "A deg. 20 min. P sec, w.. 36.57 chs. dist. thence East, 29.10 chs. foot of waterfall, 40. % chs. to Cor. No ?, stone marked S.N.917 Cor. ?; thence
 
 outh 20. % chs. to Cor. No. }, a stone, marked 5. N. ST Cor. 3; thence West, 31.50 chs. large eek, 40.oo chs. to Cor. No. f, stone marked $. N. SIT Cor. thence North, 20. % chs. to Cor. No. 1, the place of beginning. Area 80. % acres. Magnetic variation at all corners 29 deg. l5 min. East. As additional to said Lydia A. Tem- pleton's original homestead on the north one-half of the northeast one- quarter of section 10, in township 90 north of range 36 west, which she en- tered May 4th, 1869, per Homestead No. 1922, at Sioux City, Iowa.
 Any and all persons claiming ad- versely any portion of the above des- cribed tract of land are required to file with the Register and Reooiver of the U. $, Land office at Juneau, Alas ka, their adverse claim, thereagainst under oath, during the period of pub- lication of this notice, or within thir- ty days thereafter, or they will be barred by provision of the statute,
 William A. Oonnell.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-05-08
Charles Lamb and His Pipe.

Greatest among the votaries of the pipe was Charles Lamo. He smoked furiously, incessantly-smoked with an air that commanded the respect of his friends. Dr. Parr, who watched him with amazement, yentured to ask how l. was he had acquired such marvel ous power 'I toiled after it, sir" re- piled Lamb, "as some men soil after virtue" He was always on the point of giving up tobacco, but he never quite succeeded. Even as late as 1927, when he had long since professed to have abandoned the habit. he said that, though an extinct volcano, be still emitted occasional puffs.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-05-08

The May issue of the Railway and Marine News has this nice bunch of news about Ketchikan people, which shows that the big publications are be- ginning to take note of things..up.h here.
 Boatbuilder Jones, of Ketchikan, Alaska, is getting out a very fine launch at his works.
 Ferd Berg, of Tacoma, has purchased the passenger launch Comus, former ly the Zenith, and which for time ran out of Seattle on the East Pass route. Clyde Morrow, the Ketchi- kan, Alaska, boatbuilder. has been oyerhauling several of the northern boats this spring. MT. Morrow is one of the best builders in the north. Metlakahtla, Alaska, has several poats under way. Henry Ridley, ST., is putting out small launch for his own use and others are in the contem- plation stage.
 Al. Buhring, an old timer of Ketch- ikan, and Charles Holbin, have reached Ketchikan from Anacortes or their launch, Reliance. They had a fine trip up the coast.
 The floating grocery store is becom- ing the thing in Southeastern Alaska. The Redwing, owned py R. F. Davis, has been stocked with supply o1 groceries and will trade among the camps.
 Chas E. Ingersoll, one of the welt known attorneys of Ketchikan. is a late disciple of the gas engine. Re ports state that on the first try he lost his temper as the machine refused to work. Later reports state the ma chine has proved an alibi, and is now doing fine.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-05-08
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE To

NOTICE OF FORFEITURE To w. H. Archibald, his heirs, successors and assigns or either of them
 You are hereby notified that l have expended in labor and improvements the sum of Three Hundred $500. .00) Dollars on the Mamie B. A. Group of mining cliams Comprising the Mamie B. A, Lilly & Maude, Lode Mining Claims. Situate one-half mile west of Stone Rock in Stone Rock HarbQr, Frnee of Wales Island Ketchikap Mining District, District of Alaska. Notices of location of which appear of record in the Ketchikan Re cordlng District No. s. as follows:-
 "Mamie B. A." Recorded in Vol. ", of Mines at page 205.
 "Lllly,' Accorded in Vol. IF, of Mines at page 204.
 "Maude" Recorded in Vol. ", of Mines at page 203.
 Amdavit of Annual assessm ent, filed March. l7th, 1909, in the office of the recorder of said District, in order 10 hold said premises under the p'ovis- ions of section 2324, k. s. U. s. Said 300 being the amount required to hold said claims, for the year ending De- cember. 3lst. 1908,
 And if within 90 days after this mo- tice by publication, you fail or refuse to contribute your proportion of such expenditures your interest in said cliam will become the property of the subscriber under said section 2324
 John Purdy. March 20 to June 26.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-05-08

Citizens of Alaska will be jubilant over the prospect of probable visit to the northern country by President Taft, and if the president can make the trip he has something pleasant and profitable to anticipate.
 Representative Tawney's announce ment that he would prepare, offer and press for passage, bill appropriating s25, 900 for the presidents travelling ex penses, makes it reasonably certain that the government will go back to the wise policy of allowing the pres ldent reasonable sum for travelling expenses. It is the right thing to do. The appropriation will make it pos sible for the president to attend the exposition in Seattle, and to realize his long desire to visit Alaska. Probably, too, President Taft's visit to Alaska will tend to hasten the coming of better day for the north ern country. Good Americans, and many, he will find in that country, should he visit it, and it may be that he will leave the territory with a keener interest in the reasonable and just demand of these American citi- zens for a territorial from of govern ment. It is their fair constitutional right.
 Not only so, but brief glance at conditions in Alaska may convince the president that there are many local problems there the people of Alaska are better able than congress to solve, for such the actual situation. In any event. President Taft's probable visit to Seattle and Alaska will excite keen interest and enthusiasm through out the Pacific Northwest. Post h. telligeucer. --
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-05-08
Odd Cures For Rheumatism.

Cures for rheumatism are almost as old as the complaint itself. In the midland counties of England It was formerly considered that the right forefoot of a hare, worn constantly in the pocket. was an amulet against rheumatism, while the Dutch peas antry still cherish belief in the pres eryative virtues of borrowed or stolen potato. Stranger than these, however, was the remedy discovered by a servant girl at the village of Stanton, in the Cotswolds, who con trived to be confirmed three times, in the belief that confirmation was an unfailing cure for rheumatlsm,