The Ketchikan miner., 1909-09-25

to see the city, while waiting to go aboard the steamer Princess Char lotte it being tabor day and a general holiday, many places of business were closed, their occupants having gone on pcnes and excursions. Vancouver is fine place with broad streets and has some substantial buildings. The town is situated on beautiful harhor, but tho smoke now prevailing over the sound prevented us from seeing much of it. The Princess Charlotte the most magnificent passenger steamer l have ever seen on this coast, Xas waiting at the capaeious wharf for our passengers to be transferred to her splendid accommodations. The Princess is twin screw of about 5000 tons made of steel, all her apartments are modern, strictly up to date. She has about 300 staterooms, and double decks and is about 400 feet long with a speed of over 20 knots. We arrived in Seattle at 10:30 D. m. making the run from Victoria in about four and one half houts. I will not attempt to describe Victoria in this letter, but will make a special trip to the B. c. capital later and make it the subject of enc letter.
 Harry and l decided to put up at the Northern Hotel, it being too late to look around for other quarters. After much delay caused by the inspec- ton of baggage we finally got ashore and wended our way through a crowd af howling hotel runners who made the night hdeous with discordant yells importuning the travellers to take their various vehicles to the different hotels, We were looking for the Northern buss. but it was no where in sight. A fellow told us positively if we would take his carriage he would take Us right to our destination in a jilfy, so we got into his hack. asked him how soon he would start. he said lin few seconds, D and went back to the gang way to solicit more passengers. l said 10 Harry "that fellow thinks we are greenhofns and will keep US waiting until our patience is exhausted then drive us around for considerable time, aad then charge u exorbitant prices, and as the Northern is not long walk from here l proposed we get out qui- etly, take our grips and walk to the hotel, and give this fresh haekman a touch of Ketchikan spirit. 1 don't know how the driver was affected when he returned to his empty carci- age and [ do not think he spent maeb time experimenting us. It was to late to ly to take in the city, so after short walk down first and second avenues we returned to the Northern and retired The city was radiant. the thousands of electrict hghts arranged in every conceivable way producing splendid effects. made the streets light as day.
 IL has been six years since I have heen here. l used to be acquainted with about everybody, having lived in this vicinity thirteen years, but I am stranger now. see very few people I know among the thousands that are here. I asked four persons where Dexter Horton & Company s Bank was and they could not tell me. I thopght it singular that the oldest bank of the state should not be known to about all. When I dld find the bank. found one that the city may be pround of, finished In yarigated mar ble, capacious, and everything for the convenience of customers, I met some old acquaintances there. Meeting an old frieud here is ike getting money from home. I found the manager Mr. N. H. Latimer looking younger than when l saw hIm last, with the same afrabIe smile of welcome he has always retained Years do not seem to make much difference with him