The Ketchikan miner., 1911-12-29
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You can get seven pounds of pota- toes for dollar in the Iditarod. Mayor Cum, former postmaster in Fairbanks, is now on his tour of Can ada featuring for the Southern Pacific railroad. While postmaster in Fair banks he was given sort of dictator ship over Northern postoffice affairs.
 Iditarod City has had number of dog cases lately. In one testimony was introdued to show that "John the Creek, accused of stealing the dog had an excellent reputation for honesty and integrity. lie was dis charged.
 It is claimed District Attorney Crossley, of Fairbanks, is soon to get the official axe. It appears that Fair banks will not be convulsed with grief when the turkey stunt is pulled off.
 Aftr two years prospecting pay was found in the old man country, about 100 miles north of Fort Gibbon.
 William Owen, civil engineer, of London, said in Seattle recently that he represents financial interests that the opening of a tin plate mill in or near Seattle. With the production of placer and quartz tin in paving quan- titles at Cape York and Cape Prince of Wales, he says English and Ameri- can capital is interested in the possi- bilitv of a paying tin plate mill on the Pacific Coast, where 9 large amount of tin goes into salmon cans. Libby, McNeil X Libby, meat pack CTS. said to be dominatd by Swift & Co.,, have decided to enter the Alaska salmon caning business on a scale as yet attempted by but two or three corporations. The company has al- ready made arrangements to erect large cannery on Nelson lagoon on the west side of the Aleutian islands about six miles north of Unapik pass. This plant, when completed, 1 it is announced. will be the largest yet installed in Alaska and will have a capacity for handling 100000 cases of fish during one season. Libby, Me Neil & Libby have operated salting station at Nelson lagoon this season. It cost the Pacific Coast Co. $500 to bump the City of Seattle steamer into the Douglas City dock. The com pany paid the claim without whim- per, but what was said to the steam ship captain is another story.
 Democrat National Committeeman Daly has packed his grip, and gone east to confer with the big bugs Of the Bourbon party regarding home rule in Alaska Everyone hopes he will return with the goods.-Ex. 1 A ferry boat with heavy salt wa ter pumping machinery is being agi- tated for service between Juneau, Douglas and Treadwel as an added precaution against fire.
 The Chitina Leader wants the road commission headquarters removed from Valdez to that place.
 Juneau has the best fire department and the poorest alarm system to get the boys out, of any town in Alaska.
 The Whitehorse Star predicts more trouble for the Alaskan, with the or ganization of the Square Deal Club at Seattle. Another paper says that it is an admission that Alaskans are get. ting the hooks from Seattle It is predicted that o. L. Dickinson present vice-prcsident will succedd President Graves of the White Pass railroad.
 Now comes the report that the sani- tary cans for salmon are proving loss to the salmon packers and may be discarded next season at great loss to those putting in the sanitary plant process.
 As far as known, there is not an of ficial serving in Alaska who has par ticipated in an official hanging, which speaks volumes for the residents of the north.
 Douglas merchants have established a night patrol as an additional pro- tection against fire.
 The Arctic Brotherhood lodge at Douglas is to be revived. The lodge has numerous members residing in Juneau.
 Maloney, Dalton and Hanley, for mer owners of the Porcupine placer property, received $15,0OO payment from the present owners recently. This is the third fifteen thousand payment made on the property within