The Ketchikan miner., 1909-03-06
(From Tuesdays dailyl

ing.
 J. R. Heckman went up to Loring this morning to look after the business of the cannery.
 Mir. Freburn took gang of seven men to the Mt. Andrew mine this morning and will begin operations there at once.
 Mr. James Ritchie who arrived here from New York last week, left this morning on the Onward to as sume his duties in the fish hatchery at Yes Bay.
 tFrom Wednesdays laliy)
 Dr. E. E. Kimball returned last evening on the Jefferson from busi- nes visit to Juneau.
 The Onward left for Hot Springs this morning taking Mr Henry Dan nenburg as passenger.
 It is about time to start Marathon race in Ketchikan. A very interest ing Marathon roller skating contest was recently pulled off in Fairbanks.
 The Bremen have about completed their program for a big entertainment and the parts are being thoroughly rehearsed. Date will pc announced soon.
 Considerable difficulty is being ex- perienced in getting ketchikan' $ wireless system in operating condition. At every new station certain peculiar conditions have to be met with and overcome. Perhaps it is the mineraliz ed hills that prevent proper grounding or the immediate mountains may in terfere.
 Mir. William Brewer. a mining man associated with the Tyee Smelling Company at Ladysmith, lett last even- ing for Victoria. Mir. Brewer has been in Ketchikan looking up min ing property, but owing to the heavy snow in the mountains he was unable to make thorough investiga- tions. He expects to return in few weeks when conditions have improved.
 E. R. Stivers, deputy customs col lector and inspector at Shagway, left on the Cottage City for ketchikan, where he has been transferred. Mr. Stivers has been resident of Skag- way for long time and has many friends here who regret his departure. It is not known whether his transfer to ketchikan is permanent. Mr. Stivers successor in Skagway has not yet been announced. Skagway 4 Alaskan.
 nazis Krauczunas, United States immigration officer stationed at Ketchikan, left on the Georgia this morning for Sitka, where he goes to pay Bishop Innocent visit before that gentleman leaves for Russia. Juneau Dail> Record.
 Mr. Krauczunas returned to his home in Ketchikan few days ago on the Cottage City and will remain here for several weeks, or until such time as his duties call him elsewhere.
 Five insane patients from Dawson will be on the Princess May when she returns on her trip tomorrow. The announcement has been sent out that stage containing five insane patients and five guards left that place few days ago for, the insane being taken to the saylum at New | Westminister. The guards are all people leaving the country and are all people taking this opportunity for having their fares out of the country paid by the government. Many people are under the erroneous impression that gold nuggets increase in size as they lie buried in the gravel, though there is no evidence to sup port any such idea From the mo- ment the gold is released from its place in the vein or rock, says an en- inent geologist, it is subject to erosiye action in many ways and grows small CT by abrasion with every movement or every passing grain. 4 nugget may become lodged in creyice or beneith a boulder in a stream and not move an inch in thousand years and yet it may be actually worn out by being slowly secured away by the sand, grav- el and cobble that sweep over it with every freshet.