Douglas Island news., 1921-02-18
sOURDOUGH TELLS
 OF OLD TIMES
Peter McKinnon. Who Came to Ketcmban in 1888. Is Sull
 Strong m Old Age

people. to Che great. mau-sizcd city It is today "for roal bred in Che bone out and out nerve. never see thc beat of fisherman we had on schooner back Eosl'
 "ue was a bright educated fcl- low. too. and he could beat Che best Of tbom with his talk ] have often scc him get up in Che ship u front or thc rest O, Che gang and get on a long. uowery speech that was as good as any orator's
 .WoI s.r one day while we were ata Nova Scotia port chat follow wont into % church right u Che middle ot a service. and iu front of Che whole congregation got on a long barJ-mok story abou, being wrecked and without money or food. ue m.Ic such am appealing speech and .1 moved hIs hoarer chat thoy eo. un collection for him right chen and taerc.
 -Aud ,hc minister was 80 im- pressed by h.s manner and app perno. as well as his story chat he invited him to hs house chat nigh. And would you believe it when uat fellow departed the ncNt morning h. took thc minister's now boot. and Iol, his old oues
 Mr. N.Knuon spent thc great n.rt 70. hs ue oa tho soa n Eas'- ern uat.r. bu. oapaiuod sailing ys.I. here as ue.I .or a short umc In an h ume h. has been In hut ore ur..k taat %. Hc "Noon Day.
 While outward bound for che 0su- mr uoml. urouea poor man- .uy.an. ol h. pIot the "Noou Day. was ran down by tac "Frnk IA Williams in Northumberland straits. ta. stretch of water separate ing Prince Edward island from Nova sota Tn. members ol Che crew and anermen fourteen n aL cs- capped m lorc. and roVel ashore whom Che sl.n auh
 Tn. Noon Day. Ws equipped for
 It fishing and had ton Of sa.I u aar hold. hor oaIr cargo. She did uo. stay ou tae bottom long. for .hue. .u. days later. after most ol .r. salt bad dissolved. tHe aO.tou .nn gradually ro.. Go the surface and was .a.arod
 Mr. N.Eunoa remembers whcu. ut he ume hc HHt came hero ash wore sa plentiful n K.teHmn creek that une could not throw stone into vHou. salmon turning over dud n wa. mo trick at au he r.au..a. to catch sH000 salmon in a day. h.y were so n..HuuL QuHc in contrast to Iast year, whom only stray fish was sgea here and thwc i'm tn. re.k
 Mr. NOKimou WI. engaged In se-
 Ie o rome Norh here ,o 0sh ur m. T.r.1r Young G CD. cane na-r then located abol. ou thc site a.u. stodmn Hota. 10 was ior- mu.g located a. Hoa dc Quadra hu. was moved her. Mr. M.Kuuon u.. out 100000 salmon from che ..... a.n mm.h and could have multiplied uat catch amy number 0. times had the .aru.ry no, limited u. mom, they would take.
 Arr ne .umoy burned down In Is>l Mr. NoKuuon was employed at ne ar.-y of Clark N Martin her. for ..W yoar. Later ho be- cam. part owner Of Che Son Gul and with Capt. Steve Veno. carried rronc.or. supplies and lumber from Juneau to Ltwa bav just abo,. Cape Spencer but whom his narn.r against Mr. McNunous um took ou a side line of selling liquor To Che natives Mr. MeKu- nan lseu..I walked ou .he ship one day and uoror returned
 Soon after Mr. NcKIuuon ielt tho
 n. his former partner lost Che sa Guu by having it run ashore while a party of oarons.ue natives were being entertained aboard it He ntr lost another vessel and ruuy while operating large dory was Hampod and bs body never recovered
 Mr. NcKuuon remembers Che old Queen and tbe Ancon. two of Che first steamers which called at th.s port Tho Aucou wont ashore at Lorue about year after he came t1 Kctcbban In those days thc steamers often would no, even slow down bout would throw Che letters overheard with piece Of wood ot- aehod Go tbem Go keep chem aloat m someone rowcl out to pick up Che mal
 Mr. McKmnou was also for about four yors engaged n bringing Che mail from Ko.cb.tan to Lor.rs tor