The Ketchikan miner., 1909-03-20

here this morning with ls5 passengers aboard. Among the number being Atty. Ferdinand De Journal and fami- ly, L.L. and R. T. James and Judge Thomas on their way 10 Fairbanss. W. A. Abernethy and A. R. Lewis were on their way to Hinchlnhrook to begin the construction Of the gov ernment lighthouse. This is 10 be com- pleted at cost of Sso, GOO. The gen. tlemen are taking part of the materi- al for its construction with them on the Portland and work will begin at once.
 R. McMillen of Portland had a typesetting machine with him and will take charge of the mechanical department of new daily newspaper 10 be started at Cordova. ]. T. Robinson and a gang of men were on their way to the cannery at Yakutat, which is to begin operating with full force.
 John McCann an old time mining man was returning to Dawson where he has some claims that have been tied up in litigation and he is return ing with authority to take possession. | NJ. F. Dennison who has recently been appointed marshal, was pass enger for Kodiak to assume his official duties.
 (From Mondays Dailyl
 S. s. Northland of the Ketehikan s. s. Co, is due to sail south today.
 Steamship Jefferson will be in port about six o'clock this evening, local time.
 W. F. Gilmore of the firm of Gil- more X Epysten sailed north on the 1 Portland.
 The s. s. Meteor was in port yester- day morning on her way north with general cargo.
 H. J. Garness who has been spend ing several days in Ketchikan returned to Dolomi this evening.
 Have you registered? Remember you must register if you expect to vote at this springs election. John ". Stedman and Geo. Irving will leave on Tuesday for week at the Bell Island Hot springs.
 Captain James of Hollis is reported as being quite sick and will no doubt be brought to Ketchikan on the next trip of the Alert.
 Angus Mckenzie is in from the Mt. Andrew mine and reports that owing to the depth of snow the mining oper- ations are badly handicapped.
 Bart Daily will leave on Wednesday morning on tour of inspection of the Unuk River property in which Mir. Daily is extensively interested.
 NJ. j. Buggy reports that he is in the pay streak at last in his contract at Ketcnikan Lake Up to this time il has been a sinking proposition pure and simple.
 ". F. Schlothan returned on the Alert Saturday from trip to narta Bay where he has been for few days looking after the placing of some heavy machinery for the It mine.
 Mir. German went out to Kasaan to look after nls cannery interests and tc prepare to ship some of the machinery : to his cannery on the Sound where they expect to pack extensively this season.
 I. c. Barber, superintendent of the It mine is on the ground looking after the installation of their new compres- sor plant. The It is to be supplied with a complete plant and mining con , ducted or an extensive scale as soor as the necessary machinery can he : installed.
 So soon as the snow is off sufficient fly to permit of work the Alaska RoaC Commisson will have between 300 ant 400 men employed on the Trail be tween Valdez and Fairbanks, anC within two years it will be possible tc do the heaviest kind of teaming over the road. summer and winter.
 Almost daily this office is in rec eiI of inquires from the easterner; who desire information regard ing the climate. prospects for business or work in southeastern Alaska and gen. eral information relative 10 soil and mining. A publicity bureau could be organized here to advertise our possi- bilites, which might be of value to Ketchikan.
 The secretary of Comstock Mining Company, who is now fugitive, ap- pears to have developed the art oi milking suckers to the highest point yet reached iL the history Of 50 years of pefarious transactions in coDnec- tion with the Comstock lode. This brilliant gentleman, says the Mining Journal, issued p, 500 shares of fcti-