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The Ketchikan miner., 1909-08-07

The members Of ths Woman s Christian Tenberance Union of this city ieoisred reception yesterday al ihe Methodist parsonage to Mrs Wu. Conuor. me Superintendent Of sbe Y. c. T. [. in Alaska, Hho Ieaves soon 10 attend she national meeting of shs organization at Omha and 10 vizis her old home in Cleye- land. Ohio. Since Mrs Conoor under took shis work some uocins ago. ii has been system ssicslIy organized all o7er souihsassern Alaska and shrough sae systematic disirihusion Of lisers- t1re. the placing of Ihs Union Signal ID every camp and town and the visits Of the superintendent very thorough campaign Of education has been car ried ou- The parIors were ero~ded with large company Of rspreseDsa- tive women Of Keschixso who listened so Mrs. Coauor's review of the year and rendered their gratitude 70 her for her noble work. Al ihe close, a delightful social time V was passed while Mrs Y. '. Fsaer and Mrs. ". 4. Bryant seryed refreshments.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-08-07
Local Mining Laws
 Are Badly Needed

There are many reasons why local mining rules and regulations are desirable: lacknig, as we do, local legislature or the attention of the national congress. But even ed i territorial legislature, the desira oility of local rules would rem ain. Particularly would this be the case in the measurement of annual assessment work on mining claims: for it is obvious that where the cost of food may double during one session and the freight rates drop thirty per cent,
 n one season. the cost of living and of labor will tiuctuate in proportion. Therefore, the measurement of assess ment work. which resolves finally into terms of labor, must differ from locality to locality within the terri tory, and one law could not fairl Y cover the whole.
 Under the law which gov erns in Alaska. which is the general law of the United States, prospector is required to perform rot less than, 2lO0 worth of labor annually upon avery claim he desires to hold. The individual states have the privilege of increasing this amount. and the miners. where there is no state legis- la.ure. have the same privilege. But this will not answer the most impor- tans question, namely, how much is sI0O worth or s200 worth of labor or improvement? It is for this reason that development work should be mea- sured in depth of shaft or in length of tunnel. Whether the figures as rec commended in the minority report of the executive board of the Tanana Miners association are the most equi- table that could be devised at this time. certainly an effort should be made oy the association to establish some such scale for the district. Fair banks Times.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-08-07
Alaska a Land
 of Agriculture

Tn in interview in Mondays Seat tie Post Intelligencer, C. c. George son. special agent for this territory says Alaska is the agricultural coun- try of the world. In the report he says that good hay can be produced ''In any quantity for winter feeding, while the native grasses ''can main- tain live stock in excellent condition in the summer time. He also says that "potatoes, cabbage. caulifower. rhu- barb, turnips, lettuce, and, in short, all the hardy vegetables, can be grown to perfection up to and even within the Arctic circle, as has been proved by thoussn ds of settlers"
 To those who are unfamiliar with Alaska as it really is, and depends upon their early geographies, which told of it's being a land of ice ana snow the report of Mir. Georgeson will come as big surprise. For those sho have been North the book can be used to verify reports shat are 80 often scoffed at by persons unfamiliar with the true North.
 The area of Alaska is 50 great that she United States government main- tain five agricultural experiment sta ,ions in the territory, so situated that crops may be tested under all the cli- matic coalitions. Sitka, on the strip of coast projecting southeast, has a fairly mild climate, while the station at Rampant is close to the Arctic cir cle.
 In summing up the possibilities of agriculture in Alaska, Mr. Georgeson says: "Bus before Alaska can be large ly settled, railroads and wagon roads must be built. Under present condi- tions few farmers can afford to go to Alaska with their families, live stock and equipment. The cost of transpor- satIon would equal the cost of a farm In the states.
 "A bundept sunshine is essential for good crops in Alaska. In 1908 the rainfall during ths growing season at Sitka was 18.22 inches against N.7G inches the year before and IS. gI inches in 1906. The smaller rainfall meant more sunshine, and the result in 1905 was large crops of potatoes, cabbage,
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-08-07

Storage Of coal under water prevents loss by oxidation. says the Mining and Scientific Press. II thus retains the heating efficiency snd serves to prevent spontaneous combustion. Shipment Of coal st sea in flooded huukers has been tried. and gas com panies iu Germany are now storing slack ID flooded steel tanks The aver age saving in com oustible material by
 this system is reported by ore gas eompany 70 amount to oyer per cent
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-08-07

Unable io make liViCg io ihe Klon 5iks. H. indigeni lsooripg men arrived oa ine train yesterday after o1oo and Ses1s south io Vancouver on .he Princess May si ine expense Of i1e Canadian goTeFnnera- Ite men sll came tron Dsaso1. where some Of them have been fed oy shs govern uaeri and soe Salvation Army. Tbs eoss Of Gsisililg the men ard their fares srorn Dzsson enst she Dominion pretty penny.-Bsiues Pioneer.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-08-07

Mr. Sam Lichenssader principal oEnsr Of Ehe bfs. Andrew nine came In from that property Iass evening. He came in 10 look for more miners and jgss ss soon ss he finds them 2 double shift niII be pl. ou and ihs Ms. Andrew will work night ard day.
 Ti sss only about three mousbs ago that superintendent pfssbTrn went over there sith sevsn men and cleared away sbs s1oW from she workings. The work Of getting out ere began and additional help mas soon added. Today they employ 3 gaDg Of sfs7 men and are in the market for more. If there is sn idle miner in shis community who wants work he is requesssd io apply as sns neH body of oee recently discovered in she lower
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-08-07

In speaking shoa; the calling of the Democratic convention for this fAll. Tsrgllori&i Chsiras1 James McClos- key hSs issued ths following state nens. ''Is is uncertain whether or not \ nominating convention will oe held but believe one should be. We can get iu touch with she entire terri sorisl representation if she convention is called for this fall and. ss the mat = ss- looks si present. ] believe ls is more than likely we wlll nominate our candid ate n Sspsem Der.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-08-07

Fire started mysteriously on the floor Of the judges chamber in the second story Of the courthouse at Val dez shortly before ? o'clock Sunday morning burned hole through the floor and spread slightly to the walls before it WAS put out by the fire brig ade. Nearly she whole upper story " as filled with smoke and & little further start by the fire might have gu.ted a large part of the building.
 The origin ot the fire is mystery and has caused universal discussion and advancement of theories. from spoutneouus combustion 10 incenGiar- ism.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-08-07

Passengers On the steamer Humboldt so1sh5oUnd were treated io an aquatic 5. 2ht which few tourists are luckily enough 10 aItoe.z. The Hum 5olds had reached Five Fingers when a small bosi WAS seen chasing an immense whale. The whaling boat saz the new gasoline absler owned oy the Tyes Whaling Co. Capt. Bsughman of the Humboldt ran ip elose, and she passengers saw the gunner shoot the ihres hsrpOons into the mammal The whale s0aed ihe boat for considerable distance aud for 2 time $ seemed as if the boat could nos stand the terrific strain. Finally ihe skipper Of sne Uhaler launched small boat and taking a lance. roEed to she fighting mammal and finished the fghs.-JUneau Dis patch.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-08-07

Ss7ersI itol.a-d dollars hare been raised i1 Sesi1Ie 70 ocy hone for ErIor=1c= BEoul=y and her six orphan d-oihars and sisters This you1g ~onsa has pEoved herself an ezeep- iiooz. heroine: for when her mother died she undertook to keep she whole family together sod succeeded uusided, through h=r e=or1s while ~orkiug in oos Of ibe to~1to#l stores The struggle did rot become known unfil aso .. ihe children were stricken ~isb diphihsris- 4 oe1eS. perfornsncs ai one of ihs sheaiess 1eised thousand dollars. and other charity srsirs have raised ihs Es1ai16er. Now .he family EilI oe installed ia neat Iissle co., ssgs ou ihs outskirts Of the city.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-08-07

shaft shows additional proof that the Ms~ Andrew will never bs Quitser.
 Nos only Is this great mine a splen- did dividend payer for the owners. but shs is ore cf the properties that 5s solIiitying o0nfisnes in the keschi- Ssn district Sni bringing the attention of the mining world so the opportuni- ties ws have to offer.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-08-07
An eastern exchange has this so say

about onDers of race horses.
 There is something queer about osners Of race horses. They invsri- ably think that shsir animals are so bs world bessers and that they can keep ihsir speed for an indefinite period and make their owners rich. After paying fssd. driver. sDipe, and other bills for a few sess0ns, they awake 50 she fact they have been desl- iog in lemons. Then. if they are wise enough, they buy good pIos horse and start so make : living in sure way. Did you ever notice that 2 race horse can go trial heass like the devil. and then shen it gets into race k goes like shs same individual.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-08-07

Attention Is called by the United States Geological Survey 10 the fact that is does no, make analyses or assays Of ores or metals for the public Many speeimscs sni samples gre received oy she Survey. aeoompanied by requests for such treatment. siih which ii is impossible so comply. The most shss can bs done in such cases is for ihe Sarvey geologists 10 give sn of hand opinion based ou a simple exam inssio1 of the specimen: but if ST ASSAY is desired shs proper course is 10 enploy i private zssayer or 10 send the specimen 10 one of inc Gov evnusrs assay offices, Where regu- slzr charge is made for such work. When speciuens gre sent to she Sur yey for examination. applicants should oe particular 10 s9sse whether they wish them returned. as otherwise they will be destroyed.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-08-07

Young man. that beautiful girl whom you worship as pillar Of una dulierssed sweetness does no. contain three ounces of sugar. IL has been shown oy ansl!sis thas youug per son weighing l54 pounds is composed of q6 pounds Of =ater. three pound of white Of sn egg. little less than l pound of glue. 5iis pounds of fat, ST pounds of phosphate Of lime. 3 ounces Of sugar and starch. : ounces 0. chloride of calcium. ounces of phosphate of maguesIs and little ordinary saole sali.-Ex.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-08-07

Seattle, Aug. 3-RealiziDg the great commercial future Of North Gen. tral Washington because of it's pro- life gbeasGelds and wonderful orcharos, the Great Northern Rail- way is preparing to rush construction
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-08-07
THE CITY AND VICINITY

From xll over Alaska comes the news that wc<S ;s scarce s1i lsoo<srs srs plentiful. kssehiksn IS the only district that hSs 10 idlevs sri is offer ing places fer uo-e good miners
 D-. S7rrv Ward. iean of shs usii- sal qepA<szasna of the University ot Nebraska argives. in ksseaiSsn Sunday Snd rent so shs hatchery ss Lorirg yesterday. He is studying the habits cs Alxsss Ssh i1 shs insisrsss Q. the Government Baresu c. Fisheries
 J41ss H- Shogs. wsscnnsa ss shs Moo-Shirs Eine. shoi hiussslt ia she wrist with SaSo rife Sunday. shat isEinz shs small bones snd blowing o1 inc end of the aIns. He wss care lsssly carrgins sos gun oy ihs muzzle when is wss accidentally discharged His poysicisn..nopss so ssve Isrs of inc hand. but i. is uncertain.
 The folso#ing passengers left un ihs Dolphin this 1os1ing for ths north J. T. Bradley. Misses M- and Elaine Melbourne. Mir. and Mrs R. S Much 1o,e, John C. Eoyi. George SuEry. Sell Hood. Gussie Leonard. Tnos- Ca-1o1y, Judge Galaisoa G. T. Auss, ". A. Ls1gilis s1d c. R. MsiskeC.
 The Dolphin came ID this morning with A1 ovsrload ot psssergers- The siaisroous were sll tlll s1i eight Ssre sleeping oo ins floor. She u1goa.5sd ire messengers here soi took ca fourteen. As there were bui len extrs mattresses oa iha bsosi me prob lam is 10 ind oas how many carried ihe ha1rer"
 Frol Tharstisy's Daily
 The Ss-ia Clara Eeui south esrly this morning taking back s shiplosd os tourists
 Mrs c. M. Chssney and baby. Mrs ?. Eescy and so1 and Miss Rooins Loy I=ts tor Seattle this morning on ibs Santa Clara
 All the sssau pipes beloogiug to she Esic1izsa Power company. formerly pssd fur saprlying hsss io she city, have been sold a1d sre being taken ID preparatory io shipment This is ihs ssco1i call for some o1e io 1T ihe hand rail along the walk that leads 10 inc goEge- We are advertising that gorge as a sighil! v1sc= .or souEsiis io g. and io ihe iiuid she place $ actually da1gsroUs-
 Manager I'd Williams of she Kssea- !.41 baseball team has received . #irs tro1 inc Jgnesu manager sayiug ihss ia=F could come 6oEn oo the E Dolphin Saturday. or thai the Ge0E gia eo1I6 a,= chartered for s5p9. As Will jams Gld 1oi care 50 bug the Georgia sc6 zs he had notified them shs. 10 zAua c,2gld ae had b@tore Aug. l5, ne caaI=5 ihen uoi to cone. i game -sy ae arranged lsisr CT.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-08-07
Maurice D. Leehey, of Seattle, is

Maurice D. Leehey, of Seattle, is \ passenger on the Portland, enroute to Seward. Mr. Leehey has had min ing interests in Alaska for several years, and is one of Il committee appointed by the American Mining Congress to draft amendments ot tho mining laws applicable to tho terri tory to be submitted to congress for enactment. Valdez Prospector.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-08-07

All presons arc hereby warned that the use of grapnels, or iigs, for tho purpose of catching tish in the waters of Ketohikan Creek, is contray to tho provision of the Alaska fishery law and anyone so offending will be prose- cnted to the fullest extent of the law.
 John N. Cobb,
 Assistant Salmon Ay, mt
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-08-07
Rain. rsiu. rain.

Rain. rsin. rain.
 And gloom Of dark damp days That whispers so the soul of mar.
 It's melancholy lsys, \ spring is on the southern isle
 Aud summer on the main. But nothing gree,s our dismal hole,
 But rain and rsin and rain. The morning csll. the days farewell, Are ourdensi with the strain Of never ending drop. drop. drup.
 Of rain snd rain and rain. o. hopes in other worlds thst be.
 o. hopes in death that lie. When o'er the bls1e. in sulpher hsze
 Al last start 10 dry.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-08-07
Plenty Dry Enough
 Where He's Going

A correspondent from Yes Bay who si gus himself ..Eihetir Semaj" has sent in she following poem. II has a pleasing jingle snd savers of origin slity.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-08-07

X ssistant Salmon Ag, nt
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-04
CANADIANS HAVE
PICKED sos
STAKE PAGER
THEY CALL HIM FLYING Ji6 AND
HE'S BEEN A MILE IN 2:oe ON
lcE-oF COURSE HE'S A HOB
BIER.

IL isn't the good fortune of every
man 10 buy skate for SOS and within
three months see him develop into a
$1,000 PAGER But such is the gooG
fortune of Len Brooks, or Oshawa
Canada.
Brooks H. liveryman and last sum
mer purchased a carload OF animals
for his business. Among the lot was
a scraggy looking individual that in
voiced at 500 and proved worthless
as buggy horse, owing 10 ill-temper
and general desire to smash things.
Brooks did not know what TO do
with the animal Beyond the fact
that be Was by Deveras, ali IA, a
son OF Direct, 2:05 H. nothing was
known OF his breeding. IL remained
for a swipe To discover that the equine
devil was a PAGER and he succeeded in
convincing Brooks that a trial In hop
pies would prove the animals value
or worthiness.
When the Indiana pajamas were fit
TED 10 the scra wney-looking misfit,
Brooks discovered that unsupported
speed was hidden under rough ex-
terror and he turned the PAGER over
TO Tom Hayes 10 develop In three
months Hayes announced that BROOKS
had q speed wonder and his words
have come true. for already has the
gelding. now Flying Jib,' shown
miles on the ice In 2:06 fiat. and har
ness horse sharks predict he will
prove as great a sensation down the
grand circuit next summer as did
The Eell' last season.
The Eell'' began his sensational ca
reer upon the ice circuit in Canada
and wound up by taking mark OF
zoe "a. Brooks has refused an offer
OF $1,000 for Flying Jib" and will
stake him around the big wheel in
1909.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-04
FOOTBALL MEN
GET SWEATERS

In the neighborhood of 90 men gath
cred round the banquet board at Rich
ters Saturday night 10 take part In
the annual feed OF the Detroit Ath-
letic club football team. TO assist In
he exercises attendant on the pre-
sentation Of sweaters to the members
Of the team and 10 once more voice
their loyalty to the most active ath-
letic club in the United States. The
sweaters were presented by President
Kelsey, Secretary Eugene Bresler OF
ficiating as postmaster and addresses
being male by Manager Widman. Capt.
Smith, Dr. Dave Dorning, Jake MazeT
and others
Sweaters were awarded TO Capt.
Smith, Moebs, Mouat. Hanneman,
Gregory. George Lawton, Karl Vaughn.
JOY Miller, Finlayson, Moxson and
Campbell
Jerseys went to y. Patterson. G.
Patterson. Eitermiller, Cooper. Krom
berg, Johnson, Galson, Warren and
Schneider.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-04

cylinder touring cars and runabouts
have become so standard that the few
changes that viii appear are In the ma =
ture of rehuements rather than radical
departures from former models. The
four-cvlinder 3O-horsepower touring
car and roadster. which has been one
OF the Maxwell leaders during the past
season, Will he continued,
In every model. Maxwell quality Is
successfully combined with the boon OF
reasonable price and the fact that L.
GOO MaNwells are now In the hands or
private owners Is perhaps the greatest
proof OF the popularity OF this car
A total OF nearly 500 different dis
plays ~ exact figures Just 29l. Is
shown by the Official list Of exhibitors
issued 81 the ninth national automo-
bile show. TO be held IN Madison Square
garden Jan 1873 This IL about two
and To accommodate them every avail
able foot ~ floor space In the Garden
has been utilized.
the sauspices OF the Association OF
Licensed Automobile Manufacturers,
has been epartmentized. 50 that visi-
tors NAV find more readily those things
which most interest them. The stand
ard makes OF licensed cars Will he
mostly on the main foor, or course. but
there will be car exhibits also on the
elevated platform overhanging the
main floor. In the cafe of the Madison
ave. entrance. and ia the basement.
The electric vehicles VIII DE grouped
in the cafe, or "eXhihftion hall" az IL Is
called. and the commercial vehicles In
the basement. There VIII De ~ exhibits
OF complete cars. besides 22l exhibits
of accessories and parts and 20 motor
cycle exhibits. The motorcycle exhibit
will be rho first complete one ever
shown. being several times larger than
at any previous show and suggesting
tmpressively the advance that has been
made In this branch Of motor vehicle
travel
AS demonstration Of the discrim-
nation OF tho American automobile
buyer the Paris salon az aos was a
marked success, Is tn" opinion or
Charles Clifton OF the George y. Pierce
company OF Buffalo. col clifton ATTY
tended the annual exhibition at Paris
and has Just returned home.
Ever since automobiles were first
manufactured In Europe. Col. Clifton
saws. the makers Of France particu-
Iarly. and Germany and italy to,a great
extent Nhave depended on England and
the United States for n market for n
large part OF their product But this
country and England have progressed
now TO point whore our practices are.
NJ least, on par with continental
Europe. Discriminating buyers have
come 10 realize that tho car built IN
this country IL suited hest 20 tho needs
~ this country. He realizes. too. that
hts American made car answers hts
purposc ia Europe as well ~ any Euro
pcan made car. The consequence IS that
the announcement they received for
merlv has been taken from tho makers
OF France Germany and italy They
have done hut little In tho way Of inn
proving their cars ana bringing out
new models.
"Att0gether. the Paris salon gave the
impression 81 being striking illustra-
ton OF the trend Of American buying
the fact that the people 90 tho United
states are now buving ears made in
their own country
chas. Van Horn, the genial adver-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-04
jeff Growing Up.

The Palace show. the opening gun OF
the seasons campaign, has opened amid
tremendous enthusiasm and with the
most optimistic feeling throughout the
showing OF cars. both foreign and do
nestle. and the show Is, spectacularly'
one of the best 40 far held and far
and away the best the portion Or the
trade known as the unlicensed have
arranged. Alfred Reeves TO whose en-
terprise and energy, coupled with that
shown by his assistants. came In Tor
much praise and eonxratulatiou.
The show was heavily attended from
the start. Both the public at large ana
trade representatives visited the Palace
In larger numbers than AT any previous
Palace show More agents are visiting
the exhibition than has heretofore been
the case. Their numbers are swelIed
ny the appearance or many carrias e
dealers who, as body are visiting the
show for the hTst time by special lnVl-
tatton. This undoubtedly means IN
expansion and revolution In the
At retail. the upenIng sales were
heavy The long interval which has
occurred since the last national shows
vened and which are now happily
passed away. make retail buyers keen
to purchase and there il consider
able interest SHOWN ih this Substantial
The presence OF the importers as q
body in the show has raised the general
tone Of the show and added many beau
tiful cars 90 the total shown. The sec
ton devoted 20 imported cars was
thronged from the start.
The Gyroscope Automobile Co. Inc.
had q good showing OF horoscopes AT
the Palace show, the product OF the
Blomstrom Manufacturing company OF
Detroit Mich The Gyroscope was
shown in runabout. tourins car. and
touraboGt styles. The exhibit was late
in arriving at the Palace, but after "
was I'm place 10 came in for good
share Of attention on tho part or agents.
At $3.50 the runabout proved attractive
TO agents and there was fair amount
OF orders registered before the close OF
the first three days. II was stated
that the Gyroscope Automobile conn
pany. which has the selling rights for
tho entire country, had placed an order
for lA00 OF these cttrs to be delivered
before Aug !, 1909
VT has been tho ambition 81 the Max o.
we'll -RriscOe people to produce a car as
reliable and durable az the highest
priced machines and TO build 81 at a
price low enough 20 make motoring an
attractive proposition, not n luxury OF
prohibittVe cNpens"-ANct high enough
To insure quality IN mechanical details.
BEGINNING in 1903 with tho manufaC-
ture OF a two cylinder car. y machine
that still in practically unaltercd
form maintains It's popularity. the
growth OF the Maxwell Briscoc Motor
Co has been phenomenal ono. At the
close of the season 81 1905 tnC plant at
TarrytowH. with capacity OF over
] zoe cars was found inadequate and
J n second factory was erected at Paw
tuckSiJR I. At the end Of 1906 these
plants were unable 90 supply the de
mand and new factory. the third In
the Maxwell chain. was erected az New
The output or tho Maxwell Rriscos
| factories Tor 1909 is estimated at a.O0O
cars.
Tho present season will see no radical
l changes In tho Maxwells. The two