Z ETCH I KAN FI RST CITY IN ALASKA A.\l>i;i:\V tllllJUOKG, President. J. K. IIIOCKMA.N. Vice-1'resklent. The First Bank in Alaska OMA' HANK SOl'I'lI OI' .lUNKAlJ The Miners & Merchants Bank OF KETCHIKAN Transacts a f General P.ankint^ lUisiness, issues Drafts payable in all ])arts of the world. I'ays 4 per cent, interest on Time Certificates of Deposit for six months or more. At your service. M. A. MITCHELL, Cashier. .^ F 914 .K4 K4 Copy 1 U. S. Store, Ketchikan, Alaska LOUIS HANSON, Proprietor. P. O. Box loi. The Biggest and Grandest Collection of Native Made Curios in Southeastern Alaska Chilcat blankets, dancing- suits, baskets, medicine man's necklaces, war clubs and shields, canoes in miniature, paddles, mats and MOCCASINS Carved and colored totem poles and other notions. Also souvenir postal cards from Alaska's magnificent nature. TOBACCOS, CIGARS, MEN'S and CHILDREN S CLOTHING, SHOES, UNDERWEAR, GROCERIES, ETC. White Pass and Yukon Souvenir Cards, Sou venir Postals and Pooics, Stationery, Ktc. H. R. Thompson AGENT FOlt KI:a I'TIJ': l)AiI,Y S'lWK Everett F. Pollard (Successor to .7. P. Smitli & Son i lH;AI.I)li IN General Merchandise wiloi.iosAi.i': AM) iiETAii, 1 )i:ai,i;i: i.\ Qas Engines and Fresh Fruits Supplies Candies, Nuts Cigars, Tobaccos Boats and Launches furnished and Soft Drinks, Etc. equipped on short notice. Furnished Rooms. 50c. P. 0. Box 81. KETCHIKAN ALASKA KETCHIKAN ALASKA Alaska Industrial Company West Coast Distributors of General Merchandise Mining Supplies a Specialty EXPLOSIVES, COAL, GASOLINE, LUMBER, GROCERIES, HARDWARE, CLOTHING SULZER West Coast Prince of Wales Island. Alaska B. W. BOOTH mh f rarttral BOATS BUILT TO ORDER Also Home-Canned Venison Stew, Clams and Spring Salmon. KETCHIKAN, ALASKA I). G. .\i;\vi;i.i CKO. !■;. 1:1:0 W.N Newell & Brown ^■^ '> Offer for sale the Brown-Matzdorf group of copper mining claims situ- ated not far from the "It" mine and in the same mineral belt. Address P. O. Box 73. [•:tctiik,\.\. .\L.\sr<.\, u. s. a. 4.<.^^ M^. HEIVRV C STORV JltjijBtrtau ixwh ^urgrnn Front Street KETCHIKAN, ALASKA DR. J. L. MYERS piigBtrtan ait& ^urgrmt Office at Residence on Main Street KETCHIKAN, ALASKA JOHN FURLONG Shoemaking and Repairing New Town Walk A. K. Walker 1 CAKIM' New and Second :: Hand Goods :: A. F. Guthrie DKAI.KU I.\ Staple and Fancy Groceries Dry Goods Rubbers & Shoes For anything you want and can't p:ct anywhere else come to me. f 1)uy any goods you wisli to sell. I make a .s])ecialty of (km and l^m- brella Repairing. F o r F^ishing Tackle I am "johnny on the Spot." A. E. WALKER KETCHIKAN ALASKA ALASKA SOUVENIRS AND CURIOS, PHOTO SUPPLIES, NOTIONS VIEWS, ETC. HUNT-LATHROP CO. (I.N'COia'OKATKDl Mm Dlirtet mi &mf FISH, FURS, ETC. WILD GAME IN SEASON SUCCESSOKS Tl) HUNT GKOCIOUV C(». Front Street KETCHIKAN, ALASKA NOTHING BUT FIRST CLASS WORK CAMP WORK CxIVy':N PROMPT ATl'KN IIOX The Ketchikan Steam Laundry W. F. SMITH, Pro])rietor. The traveling public will find a first-class Steam Laundrv at Ketchi- kan, the FIRST CITY I X ALASKA. All goods left on the'iip trip will be finished and returned on down trip. Seattle Prices. Steamboat work a specialty. Ketchikan Steam Laundry. Drugs, Chemicals, Stationery, Fotografic and Assayers' Supplies French Extracts and "Make-up"' REVILLA PHARMACY DR. D. W. FIGGINS, Druggist COMPLETE LINE OF ALASKA SOUVENIR GOODS AND LOCAL POST CARD VIEWS Neatest Drug Store in Alaska KETCHIKAN, ALASKA ELECTRIC LICtHTED THE BEST IN ALASKA STEAM IIKA'I'KIJ ROOMS RESERVED BY WIRELESS The Hotel Connell WM. A. CONNELL, Proprietor. Be sure to ask Captain Wm. A. Connell, the i)roprietor, to show you the gold pan jiresented to him on the first anniversary of the order, held on board the Steamer "City of Seattle," at Skagway; also the loving cup presented to him by members of the Post-Intelligencer excursion, when Seattle Totem Pole was captured. Private float maintained where guests making excursions on launches can get aboard or ashore comfortably at any stage of the tide. N. B. WHITFIELD, C. E. Civil and Mining Engineer U. S. Deputy Mineral Surveyor KETCHIKAN, ALASKA J. LINDENBERGER, Inc. ASTORIA, OREGON p. O. BOX 63 Frozen and Pickled Salmon Main (illi.i — UIOKLIN. < ;i:i{.MA .\ V. r.i'.'iiifhos Cnble Address iiA.\ir.i lie; AM» (;i:i';sTEMrKM)K. gioh. lindenhkkgek, astokia. oukgo.x. NEW V<)in<, U. S. A. a. H. C. Code Used. 5tli Edition H. BERGMAN, Agent. KETCHIKAN FIRST CITY IN ALASKA T the foot of a nia^'iiifi- cent niountain, whose snowy brow seems ever raised to woo the kiss- es of the sky. stands Ketchikan, the First City in Alaska. Down this niountain pours a stream of spark- liuix water that is pi]:)ed to every home and business house, furnishinj^ a su])ply cool almost to iciness the year around. Its tireless energy, as it rushes through the water wheels, furnishes power to light the city and move the wheels of industry. Every shady pool along its hur- rying course is populated to congestion with speckled, cut-throat, rainbow and steelhead trout, and, during the sum- mer, salmon run up until its waters are choked with a living, writhing multitude of fish. Ketchikan is rai)idly ])ecoming known as a tourists' paradise, for the scenery here is more magniticent than elsewhere. The hunter and fisher arc learning that our hills and streams are the natural homes for deer, mountain goat, bear, wild fowl, fish, clams and crabs. But it is not to the pleasure-seeker alone that Ketchikan offers the greatest inducements. To the mining man we ofifer opportunities that few countries possess. The mines of this district are foremost in offering 'treasures to those who have the foresight to secure them, and the undiscovered ore deposits are I'hoto liy r.iii irstri'sspr. Kl. I I IIMsA.N. 1,(30KING NOUTll. KETCH I K A N scattered all through the hillsides, await- ing the prospector. Much gold and copper have been discovered, but it is a hand- ful compared to the riches that are mi- ll niched. To the paper manufacturer the Ketchi- kan district otters more uaturnl re- sources than New Vork or Wisconsin ever did. Our spruce and liemlock grow everywhere, and within a radium of ten miles from Ketchikan is iwc witcr i)ow- er enough to run all the mills of the world. -Alaska is practically unknown, and these wonderful opportunities ha\e simply been overlooked. Thousands of tons of fish are taken from this district e\-ery year. Ilalibut. salmon of all kinds, whales, herring, and all the salt water \arieties are here in abundance. The homeseeker ne\er had a luore promising spot upon which to build a home and carve out a happy future for himself and family. In(]uiries are coming to us daily for information concerning this land of plen- ty, ani with a \iew of supplying some data this booklet has been prepared by the Ketchikan Toadies' Auxiliary. A brief description of Ketchikan, with some of her beauty places, mines and fish in- dustries, is given in the following pages. Ketchikan, the h'irst City in .\laska, is situated almost seven hundred miles northwest of Seattle, and is reached from that port by a steamer run of fifty-one hour^. It is just sixty miles north of the southern boundary line, is the first port of entry and the last port of departure for all vessels engaged in commerce in .Southeastern Alaska, and is the commer- cial distributing point for this portion of the region. It has a normal population of fifteen hundred, but durini"- c'reat min- is I'hoto l.yHm-usI lesser. HOTEL CONNKM, AND MINKKS A.N'lt M lOKCl I A N IS r.A.NK. KETCHIKAN ing" activities that nunibcr is increased !:>>' several liundred. It is connected liy cable and wireless telegraph witli the princi pal ports of the Puget Sound country and other parts of the territory. The history of Ketchikan is brief, dat- ing from 1886, when the first white man came here to inspect the fishing grounds. He saw at once the natural advantages, and upon his recommendation a cannery was built and a saltery soon followed. Some very fine gold-bearing rock was dis- covered and the wovd went forth that tlie country was higlily niinerali/ed. This statement proved true and soon the min- ers began pouring in. and from a com])ar- ative wilderness inhal)ited by a tribe of Indians the present city emerged and stands today one of the most beautiful in the Xorthland. Situated on Revillagogado island. Ketchikan commands a magnificenl \iew of 'I'ongass Narrows and the islands and mountains for miles around. The tem- perature throughout the year is mild, rarely falling to zero, and varies but sliglitly from that of the Puget Sound district. Ketchikan derives her revenue from her fisheries and her mines. Nowhere in the world are there greater opportunities for money-making in those two lines than in this part of .\laska. The vast mineral deposits ha\e scarcely been touched and thousands of miles still await discovery. There was little activity in mining until i8c)8. from which time really dates the de- velopment of our enormous copper and gold deposits, and scarcely a beginning can be said to have been made in that di- rection as yet. It is difficult to realize how much the tow-n and district have grown unless one stops to think that, in 1886, the whole white population of Alas- 17 IMioto by Mis. I'. .1. lluiit. CIIIKF AND HIS TOTllM KKTCIIIKAN. KETCHIKAN ka was 430, and that 290 of that number Hved in Southeastern Alaska, while at the present time Ketchikan alone has a popu- lation of fifteen hundred. Perhaps the most authentic informa- tion that can be obtained relative to the mining conditions of the district is shown in the government reports, and with a view of placing before the public only that which has the guarantee of absolute authority, the following excerpts are re- produced from the U. S. Geological Sur- vey, viz. : Prospecting Begins. Prior to 1898 very little prospecting was done in the Ketchikan district. Sev- eeral claims carrying gold and copper had been located, but the active mining and general prospecting took place in 1900 and 190T. Gold was found at Helm Liay, nn Gleveland Peninsula, at Sea Level, on Revillagegado Island, and at Dolimi, on Prince of Wales Island, while copper was discovered on Kasaan Peninsula, Copper Mountain, Niblack and various other lo- calities on Prince of Wales Island. Native Minerals. Gold, the only native metal found in commercial quantities, occurs in vein and lode deposits. Small quantities of gold are also present in the alluvium, notably that of Stikine and Unuk rivers. A^isible particles of gold are scattered through the vein quartz and associated with py- rite to some extent in the adjacent coun- try rock at Crackerjack and Puyallup mines near Hollis, at the Gold Standard on Cleveland Peninsula, at Sea Level and other localities. In many deposits gold is found wilh sulphide minerals. Photi) by JUirgstresser. SAW.MII.I,, AN-D KKTCIIIKAN, LOOKINC .NoKTll. KETCHIKAN C'halcop}'i"ite. which forms the l)iilk of the copper ores of the district in all the \arious types of deposits, is composed of the sulphides of copper and iron and when pure contains 34.5 per cent of cop- per. Development of Mines. The principal ci)i)|jer deposits that ha\-e been developed are located on Kasaan Peninsula and at Xiblack. on the east side of Prince of Wales Island, and in the neighborhood of Sidzcr and C'op|)er Mountain on the west side of the island. Good prospects are also found at Skowl Arm, where the Kiam Copi:)er Comj^an}' has done considerable development, and also on the lower end of Gravena Island, where at Seal P.ay is located the A\'ar Eagle property. On this propertv Pat- rick Heaney is developing a tunnel 2.J00 feet to tap the ore body, which will gi\e them about 800 feet depth. Idie}' are now in over 600 feet and have opened up some tine ore. On Kasaan Peninsula are locat- ed the Mount Andrew Iron & Copper Co., under the management of Mr. Freeburn, who are making regular shipments to the smelter at Tacoma. The Brown-Alaska Company, who erected a 350-ton smelter and operated it until the drop in cop])er in 1907, own adjoining properties. The Stevenstown, owned by the Pladley Con- solidated Copper Company, has shipped ore for the past four years. A little ways beyond are located the I'ncle .Sam, tlic Poor Man, and the 'Tt," wdiich has been shipping continually for the past year and has paid several dividends besides all ex- penses of development and is considered one of the most promising properties. Be- }-ond these towards Karta Piay are the Afammoth Group, Goodro, Stevens and Rush >fc Brown ])roperlies, all of which ui KETCHIKAN have fine showing of copper ore. There has been but Httle work done on any of the copper properties since the fall of 1907, when the price of copper fell and the panic cut off all development work. With the present price of copper all of these properties can be worked at a profit. What is needed is a little outside money to put them on a shipping basis. At Niblack a depth of over 300 feet has been reached and the ore is found in place and fully as rich as nearer the surface. Gold has been found in paying quan- tities on the Valparaiso claims at Dolomi, on the Golden Fleece, where a small mill was installed ; also at Thorn Arm, where there are a number of claims carrying free gold, and at Helm Bay, on Cleveland Peninsula. None of these properties have been worked for the past few years, ex- cept the Valparaiso, on account of the lack of capital. At TTollis. near Karta Bay, are located several promising gold prop- erties, among which are the Crackerjack, Flora and Nellie, Puyallup and Dunton. At present work is being done on sev- eral of these properties. On the Dunton property a water wheel is being installed to operate a compressor and hoist. There are several other properties here which have good showings, but have not had enough work done on them to demon- strate their extent or value. A beautiful spot, surrounded by moun- tains on one side and the waters of a peaceful bay on the other, is Sunny Point. It is an ideal place for the sportsman or tourist to visit and has been described as the most perfect in loveliness of any on Chamondeley Sound. Mrs. A. E. King conducts a saltery here and looks after the pleasure of tour- ists and those passing across the portage 123 riinto by MISSION STItKKT. SIIO\VIN(; T. S. (TSTOMS HOlSi: AND 1 :riS( (il'A 1 . (Ill KCII. r>nr.!.'stn>sspr. KETCHIKAN to Sulzer. She has flowers, fniits and veQ:etables crown on the fertile lands about her home, twice a week. Launches call there THE WEST COAST One of the most important mining areas in Alaska, which is also embraced in the Ketchikan Recording District, is that known as the "West Coast of Prince of AVales Island." This not only includes the westerly half of Prince of Wales Island, but also all the numerous and nn- portant islands to the seaward. The scenery on the West Coast is su- perb and unsurpassed, and it has a suc- cession of magnificent waterways and splendid harbors, aiTording the most valu- able water transportation facilities in the exploitation and development of its won- derful natural resources. The larcre na- tive villages of Klinquan. Hovvkan, Kla- wock and Shakan, with their quaint to- tem poles, canoes and ancient houses and graveyards, are an additional attraction for tourists and travelers. Larj^- steamers frequently call at the various ports on the West Coast, but there is no regular steamer schedule. The well-fitted gasoline launch, "Uncle Dan." makes weekly trips from Wrangel, but the West Coast is most easily and quick- ly reached from Ketchikan by the port- age road. (This latter is a sixteen-foot ]^lank wagon road running from Chom- le}' Sound on the eastern side to Pfetta Photo l.y miigstrpsser. I'llil.K' l.lKKAltY AM) SOME OF Ol'U r.i:ST i;i:si IHONCKS. loto by Itnrgstresser. .1. R. HECKMAN & CO.'S STOKE AND EMI'LOYKS. KETCHIKAN Inlet on the western side of the island, and has been constructed by the .\Iaska Road Commission). By this route. Sul- zer, on the West Coast, is only forty miles from Ketchikan, and by tra\ eling this route much rough water is avoid- •ed and much time saved. Mail boat •leaves Ketchikan for the portage every Monda}'' and Thursday mornings. Sulzer, at the head of Hetta Inlet, is the center of the copper mining indus- try and one of the principal ports on +ne West Coast. Here are established a U. S. custom house and port of entry, a U. S. commissioner's court, postoffice and ho^^- pital, stores, etc. Sulzer is the headquar- ters of the Alaska Industrial Company, one of the largest mining companies in the Ketchikan district. The Alaska Industrial Companv, own- ing the Green Monster mines, the lunibr. mines and the All. Vesta mines, has been a large factor in the development of the West Coast, and in the establish- ment of the mining industry upon a com- mercial basis. Most of its properties are still in the development stage, but the Jumbo mines have been on a producing basis for the past two years and have sent over fifty thousand tons of copper ore to the smelters at Tacoma, A\^ash., and Ladysmith, B. C. The ore occurs irregularly and spor- adically in lense deposits within a wide contact zone having the main granite for its foot wall and limestone forming the hanging wall. The contact rocks consist principally of garnet, epidote and green- stone. Over portions of the property the ore occurs as a clean chalcopyrite, and over large areas this chalcopyrite is inti- mately associated with magnetite. The ores carry small gold and silver \-alues 29 KETCHIKAN and are principally valuable for their copper content. The Jumbo mines are very extensive and only a very small portion is suffi- ciently developed and equipped to ship ore at the present time. The operations are gradually being extended. At the present the mines have over ten thou- sand feet of underground drifts, cross- cuts and raises. Two miles of Leschen & Co.'s patent aerial wire rope tramways carry the ore from the present mine works to the beach, where bunkers of four thousand tons' capacity store it for shipment to the smelters. Water power is developed from Jumbo Creek and power for all purposes is derived from an A. C. 3-phase electric system. The Green Monster mines, Cuprite Copper Company, Alaska Copper Com- pany, Beaver Mountain Mining Compa- ny, Hetta Mountain Copper Company and many isolated claims all have de- posits similar in character to those of the Jumbo mines and are now in the course of development. These properties are all located within a radius of a few miles from Sulzer. The Corbin mine, located three miles south of Sulzer, is a fissure vein deposit in the greenstone schist. . The property is owned by the xMaska Metals Minint; Company and is well equipped. The Red Wing mine, seven miles south, owned I'v the Commercial Mining Company, ir. also a fissure vein deposit of sulphide ore car- rying high values in copper and gold. The vein is comparatively small, but, having high values and being located at tide water, is favorable for economical operation and has been shipping ore to the smelter for over four years and has paid its own way from the grass roots. Prospects are located in practically 31 Photo by Hurgsti-psser. PANORAMA OF KETCHIKAN I lOM WIRELESS STATION. Photo by Hurgsircsscr. JACOI! PITTENGEKS DAIUY, KETCHIKAN. KETCHIKAN every bay and inlet from Snlzer to C:\\)(i Chacon, all of more or less promise and development, among which mention should be made of the Wright properties in Nugua Inlet, the Alaskan Group at Alaskan Harbor, the Currier-Lynch i)rop- erty on Bronson's Bay, and many pros- pects on Nichols Bay. Many promising properties are 'mder development on Dall Island, ar.iong which may be mentioned the McLeod properties at the southern extremity, the Mt. Vesta Group on the eastern side, and the Shellhouse, the California. Idaho and Mexico claims on the west side. The Northland Development Company is de- veloping a promising sulphide vein at Big Harbor. Within a radius of ten miles from Shakan are located very extensive mar- ble deposits which have been demon- strated to produce the best American marble yet discovered, and very nearly equal to the best Italian grades. The Alaska Marble Company at Calder has developed the most extensive properties and has been making large shipments of marble to Tacoma for manufacture for several years, and the product finds a ready market in all the cities of the Pa- cific Coast. The El Capitan Marble Com- pany has extensive property five miles east of Calder, and marble of good qual- ity has been located at Marble Island, ten miles south, and at other places in the area, which promises to eventually become one of the most important mar- ble centers in America. The West Coast has been famous for its fish production and its great fishing grounds. Its halibut banks furnish the principal supply in the Ketchikan dis- trict. At Fish Egg Island a large King salmon establishment is in operation and 35 Thotoliy .Mis. !•'. .1. Ihinl. RELL ISLAND HOT Sl'niXGS, LOOKING OUT TIIK HAY. KETCHIKAN thousands oi these beautiful fish arc tiiiM cured and exported to Germany every year. There are three large canneries >n\ the West Coast — one at Hunters l^)ay, one at Klawock. and one at Shakan — and they annually pack over 200.000 cases of salmon. A salmon hatchery is establish- ed at Hetta and many important saUeries pack thousands of barrels of salted nsh every season. W hile the West Coast is essentially ;i mining- area, there is ample timber for its complete development. Several saw- mills supply the local needs. The West Coast is the sportsman's paradise. Bear, deer, ptarmigan, geese, ducks .inrl trout abound over its entire area. MT. ANDREW MINE This mine probably ranks first as a ])r()duccr among the copper mines of Southeastern Alaska. It is situated about twenty-nine miles from Ketchikan, on Prince of \\'ales Island, at an altitude of 1,300 feet and about 3.600 feet from deep water. The projK-rtv was discovered in r8go bv Mr. Sam I-ichtenstadter. who, with Mr. Herbert H. Andrew, of Sheffield. England, as his associate, immediately began development work, which was car- ried on without interruption mitil the year 1904. At this time work was discontinued and the property remained idle until De- cember, IQ05, at which time the Britan- nia Smelting Com])an\' began operating Photo by I'.nnrstrosspr. S'll!. i>.\vni T.o.\ni\r, rorPEu ohk at mt. NKAU KKI'CIIIKAN. ANnUKW MTNK. KETCHIKAN under a lease, and on the loth day of July, 1906, began the installation of ore bunkers, dock, riblet-tram, machinery, etc., completing same in September of the same year. Upon completion of said plant the Britannia Smelting Company immediately began shipment of ore to their smelter at Crafton, B. C, and con- tinuing to ship without cessation until September, 1907, produced 37,800 tons of corrper ore carrying 2.8 per cent, copper. At this time, as a result of the then prevailing financial depression, the prop- erty again closed and remained closed until March, 1909, when Mr. Lichtenstad- ter, having again acquired possession of the property, commenced operating, and up to June IT, 1909, has shipped 4,000 tons of ore carrying the following values : Cu., 4.5; Fe, 4.4; Si., 13 per cent; Gold and Silver, $i.c;o. SUMMER RESORT FOR THE PLEASURE SEEKER AND SPORTSMAN The climate of this particular part of of its scenery, with a variety of fish, wild Alaska, with its long summer days of in- game and birds that abound in great vigorating air, never oppressively hot, numbers, we know of no place that ofifers but cool enough to be pleasant and in- greater inducements to the nimrod or spiring, with its inland channels of the hunter, or, indeed, those of means who ocean, at all times safe and pleasant to seek pleasure in summer outing. We have navigate, and the incomparable grandeur our mineral hot springs that will ere long 39 I'liold l)y I'.iirjistresser. (tin: r.rxKi'.Ks and tua.m at tiik rr- mink riioto by r.ui'gstresscr. DESERTED VILLAGE OF KASAAN, OF THE HVDAII TUIJ'.E. FOUTMANN HATCIIKKV. NKAK KK r iiiih's li-diii Ki'tchiU.-ni. KETCHIKAN and twenty-nine miles ironx Ketehikan. To reach it from the nearest landing point one must cross three lakes and make three portages. It is connected by telephone with Ketchikan. The operat- ing expenses of the plant up to the present time have been borne by the said owners, and are estimated at some two hundred thousand dollars. It is heated by steam heat and lighted by electricity generated by water i)Ower. The same power is used to operate the sawmill, which furnishes the lumber in building and impro^'ing the plant. A force of thir- ty men is required to operate the plant when run at its full capacity, and only Alaska laborers are employed. The fry are taken from adult fish caught on their natural spawning grounds one- fourth of a mile from the hatchery. I'rof. F. M. Chamberlain, of the U. S. Bureau of Fisheries, visited the hatcher\- in i(j02, and marked 1, 600 frv hv remo\inc' the 45 neutral fins before liberating them. In 1906, two of these marked fish returned to the same stream, l-'ourteen returned in H)oy and five in 1008. In M)o6 at the government hatcher}- in ^'es bay — 22 miles from Loring — l)etween sixty and seventy of the same marked fish were caught, and during the same year at the same point there was the largest run of Sockeye salmon that was ever known, it l)eing estimated at 800,000. The aver- age yearly catch prcAious thereto in that stream was 80,000. There is no c|uestion bur that these returns were from the I'ortmami hatchery. This would tend to indicate that salmon do not all return to the ]:)arent stream. The Alaska Packers' .\ssociation also owns and operates a large salmon hatch- er}- at Ixarluk, where an equal amount of money has been spent by it in building and operating ex])enses. riiotfi l)v .1. Storiihiii ;K.\IIM; (p\ KKI ( 11 I \.\\ I. AM. LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. Captain Anderson, S. S. "Alert." Alaska I'aekors' Association. H. Z. liurkliart. Manager Ketcliikan J'owcr ('i>. Beuj. Hooth, Cannery and Carpenter Simp. W. H. Bergstresser, I'hotograplier. Bob. Blackwell, Uraying and 2nd Hand Store. Martin Bugge, Contractor. H. Burgman, Mild Cure Fish. Capt. W. A. Connell, Hotel. C'has. Cosgrove, Attorney at Law. ("lias. Deppe, Barber Sliop. Capt. E. E. Forss, Launch "Teddy." John Furlong, Shoemaker. Dr. D. W. Figgins, Drug Store. A. F. Guthrie, Groceries. P. J. Gilmore, Clothing. Mrs. Howard, Restaurant. Louis Hanson, Gen'l Merchandise Vind Curios. Hunt Lathrop Co., ^Meat Market. Hunt & .lames. Bowling Alley and cigars and Tobacco. Chas. Ingersol. Attorney at i^aw. A. L .Jones, Carpenter Shop. John Koel, Rooming House. H. G. Kubley. Fruit Store. Mrs. A. B. King, Post Mistress at Chomly. Kreidler & Clemenson, l<"lues. Ketchikan Draying Co., Draying. Ketchikan S. S. Co. Capt. C. B. Lancaster, Launch "Tnku. ' Dr. J. L. Myers. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 60. 61. 62. Lee McWilliams, Prcspector. Jacol) i'ittinger. Dairy. 10. F. Pollard, t^ruit Store. Pacific Co'ast S. S. Co. John Raber. Bai-ber. Ryus Jjrug Co. Geo. Rounsefell, Cannery Superintendent. Chas. Sulzer, Mine Manager. W. J. Sully, Carpenter Shop. H. C. Schmidt, Bakery. Dr. H. C. Story. Jas. E. Sayles. Skating Rink. Wm. Schlothan, Machine Shop. W. F. Smith. Laundry. Tongass Trading Co,. General Store. H. R. Thompson, Groceries and Hardware. Edmund Verney, Art Store. A. E. Walker, 2nd Hand Store. J. P. Whitcomb, Jeweler. G. M. Wells. N. F. Zimmerman, Groceries, etc. Miners & .Merchants Bank. Mount Andrew i\Hne. Xewell & Brown. Gilmour t.^ Johnson. Mike Martin. Richard Xuckols. Henry Goemaere. Flarry Price. Peter Gilmore. N. P.. Whltfieid. Ketchikan Kountry Kluh. Northern Machine Works W. F. SCHLOTHAN, Piopi'ietor GENERAL MACHINE AND BLACKSMITH WORK IRON, STEEL AND PIPING ON HAND SPECIAL ATTENTION TO MINE AND MARINE WORK KETCHIKAN, ALASKA George M. Wells ORE WEIGHED AND^ RETURNS MADE LADYSMITH SMELTER, B. C. 48 Ketchikan Draying Company All Orders will be promptly and carefully executed. Orders may be left with Connell W. J. SULLY, Proprietor Ksiablislied I'.hm. Ketchikan Carpenter Shop GENERAL. WOODWORKERS CARPENTERING, JOIN- ING AND CABINET MAKING MOULDINGS AND DRY LUMBER, in chiding Oak and other Hard Woods, Always on hand. Turning iiiiil Bnnd.savving. JobbinK nnd Rep-.iirinir KETCHIKAN ALASKA & Thompson, Union Steamship Co., Stedman Hotel and Pacific Coast Steamship Co. CONTRACTS TAKEN FOR ANY WORK 49 ELITE SKATING RINK JAS. SAVUES, Rrop. BOWLING ALLEY HUNT & JAMES, Proprietois Billiards, Pool, Cigars and Tobacco. H. C. Schmidt KETCHIKAN ALASKA INDEPENDENT DRAYING COMPANY LEAVE ORDERS AT HOTEL CONNELL Dealers in Coal and Wood Price of Wood pei- rick delivered: 1m- inch, $2.50; 12-incli, $2.75: 14-inch, $3. (in. Yoii can have your wood cut any siz^ you want. SECOND HAND FURNITURE AND STOVES BOUGHT AND SOLD Launch TEDDY CAPT. E. FORSS This boat is one of the fastest boats in the couutry. She is lifly feet long, has a lin h. p. Union engine •and the finest accommodations for passengers. She has been carrying mail and passengers In Southeastern Alaslta for four years, and the master is familiar witli all the fishing and hunting grounds, having been here twehe years. Will take you 'among Ih.' hear. d(>er and Tiiounlain goats, or to the mines and cainieries. E are the Pioneer druggists of Ketchikan, and carry con- stantly a large and well assorted stock of Drugs, Chem- icals, Patent Medicines and Druggists' S'undries. Our prescription stock is complete, and with registered pharmacists in charge we are prepared to give the people quick and accurate service. We have recently added to our regular line the A. D. S. line of pharmaceutical preparations, and will abso- lutely guarantee every A. D. S. article purchased from us to be the very best that can be had for the money. In addition to our regular drug stock, we have a full line of light fishing tackle, such as trout flies assorted for this section, lines, hooks, rods, reels, baskets, etc. Everything that a trout fisherman will need when going out. We are also agents for the Edison and Victor Talking Machines, and parties going out for a fishing or hunting trip may arrange for entertain- ment on their trip at small cost. We have issued a number of post card views of the Ketchikan district, and the number is being increased as views are obtained. We will gladly mail to anyone asking for it a souvenir of our town. A post card requesi, will bring it. Parties coming to Ketchikan are gladly welcomed at our store and we will do what we can to make their stay in our city a pleasant one. Come and see us. RYUS DRUG COMPANY. ,f^ SUMMER CRUISES 'f^^ AND EXCURSIONS TO ^ ALASKA Every summer the Pacific Coast Steamsliip Company operates a series of cruises from Seattle through Southeastern Alaska; also low-priced vacation excursions on regular steamers. Vi I Ihe "Inside Passage" t') I. and of the .Midnight S'un, Claciers, Totems, Mountains and Mirages. Fnv illustrated literature ask G. W. ANDREWS, G. A. P. D. C. D. DUNAUN, G. P. A. 113 James St., Seattle 112 Market Street, San Francisco Tongass Trading Company's BIG STORE A fine assortment of Children's Ready-Made Suits, Ladies' Tan and Oxblood Ties, Celebrated Kuffer Shoes for Children, Gents' Ties and Ho- siery, Ladies' Silk Coats. A fine line of Nettleton Dress Shoes in Patent Leather, Calf, Vici Kid, Russian Calf Tans. Kriedler and Clenienson Cement Workers BUILDERS OF FLUES, WALKS AND ALL KINDS OF CEMENT WORK 55 Cias. h.. Ingerso Attnnirii at iCaut KETCHIKAN ALASKA Martin Bugge CONTRACTOR AND MINING ENGINEER KETCHIKAN ALASKA W. H. Bergstresser Jpli«tinirapl)pr KETCHIKAN ALASKA Chas. Cosgrove Attiirurii at Haut KETCHIKAN ALASKA JUST RECEIVED A shipment of Gum Boots, Ladies' and Gents' Rubbers and a fine line of Gents' Furnistiings complete. Don't forget that we carry a Hrst-class line of Groceries — anything you may wish for at right prices — and a full line of prospectors' and miners' outHts. tistiini: tackle, also a first-class assortment of carpenters' tools. OUR GUARANTEE We guarantee every article sold by us to give satisfaction. We do not claim our price's to be lower than the lowest, but claim that the quality of our goods is the highest attainable. Therefore, when comparing our prices with others, please bear in mind that all goods are not alike. Our main specialty lies in satisfying a cus- tomer and filling his order with goods of the most excellent quality. Orders large or small will find appreciation and prompt, careful execution at our hands. N. F. ZIMMERMAN KETCHIKAN TAILORING CO. FRONT STREET, OPPOSITE HUNT-LATHROP We make your clothes to order and guarantee the style, fit and workmanship. We have the material for you to examine, also a line of samples from the most reliable woollen house in the country for you to select from. CLEANING, PRESSING AND REPAIRING WILL RECEIVE PROMPT ATTENTION Your trade is respectfully solicited. JOHN KOEL FURNISHED ROOMS Front Street, Opposite Heckman's Store KETCHIKAN 58 aiiyilf(g '&i:^?^fm?=S> MRS. C. J. HOWARD, Proprietor Dinner Bill of Fare MEALS AT ALL HOURS P.J.GILMORE DEALER IN Clothing, Furnishings ^Boots and Shoes= Hats and Caps, Etc. KETCHIKAN ALASKA FRUITS, CANNED 1V/IC"X'I A V^ A I— F'TI A f^"^^ GROCERIES SALMON IN GLASS 1V1J_J 1 Lj/-\lS./-\rl 1 Li/A INDIAN MOCCASINS CANNED CLAMS IN FINE PICTURES OF GLASS. CANNED VEN- A R HT QTOR tT ALL KINDS, PHOTO ISON IN GLASS. /ArV 1 O 1 VylAL_j PILLOW TOPS AND B. PICTURE FRAMES. END OF MISSION STREET E. VERNEY, Proprietor KETCHIKAN ALASKA I'lans and Estimates Furnished Shop and Ottice : Mill Street Plate, Mirror and Window Glass Postofhce Box .No. 4n A. I. JONES & CO. CONTRACTORS AND BU ILDERS MANUFACTURERS AND BUILDERS OF POWER BOATS AND SKIFFS, SHOW CASES. SASH AND DOORS AND MISSION FURNITURE We carry in stock all kinds of House Finish and Hardwood KETCHIKAN, ALASKA stokes" Seattle Ice Creain, Ice Cream Sodn and Cream Cones. Siipinior Chocolates — the Very Choifest in Southeastern Alaska. H. G. Kubley's Confectionery Store Fruits and Nuts — the very best y-,- tainal)le. Cigars and Tobaccos, Souvenir Post Cards, White Pass and ifukon Playing Cards and Curios. P. O. BOX 111. KETCHIKAN ALASKA J. W. RARER Dock St. Ketchikan, Alaska FOR SALE Tolstoi group of mining claims, consisting of six claims, having mag- netic ore bodies from lo feet to 60 feet in width, carrying copper and gold in paying quantities. Will give working bond and take greater part of purchase price from the shipped. Correspondence solicited. LEE McWILLlAMS. Owner. KETCHIKAN ALASKA J. P. Whitcomb REPAIRING A SPECIALTY Clocks, Rings, Chains, Pins, Charms, Watches, Diamonds, Silverware, Cut Glass, Nugget Jewelry, Etc. KETCHIKAN, ALASKA Acetylene Light aud Searchlight. Six I'ullinan Berths. Galley. J'.ath. L^ivatory and Toilet Gasoline Cruiser TAKU For Charter C. B.LANCASTER Master Biro^ *^-^^^mst'z**y^ RATES: $2.50 per running hour; $15.00 per layover day. (jasoline capacity for cruising radius of 1.000 miles. Long cruises and hnniiug parties a specialty. Keference. .Miners and .Mercharis' Kank. Distances from Ketchikan, Alaska iMilt'S SOUTH San Diego, Califoi-nia 1.S41 Los Angeles, California 1775 San Francisco, California 1 o.jy Portland, Oregon yi7 Seattle, Washington (Jtj2 Tacoma, Washington (iST Port Tovvnsend, Washington I5i:4 Vanconvor, P.. C ,.J.s Victoria, P.. C S'.iO NORTH Xome, Alaska Liciio Unalasl?a, Alaslca 1 (iS7 Unga, Alaska 1 ;;.S7 •Miles Kadiak, Alaska '■):M Dawson, Y. T 9:^2 Valdez, Alaska OfjT Whitehorse, V. T 44".t Lituya Bay, Alaska :-t!)y Porcupine City. Alaska 3t)& Skagway, Alaska, 'Sdl Haines, Alaska >i27) Berners Bay, Alaska 2\):i Sitka, Alaska 28t» ,fnneau, Alaska 237 Treadwell, Alaska 224 l'(>t(>rsburg,' Alaska 135 Wrangell, Alaska '.><) Distances to Points in the Ketchikan Mining District by Mail Steamers Alaska and Alert Miles: Coronation Island ( Mining) IftU Klawak (Cannery) 14U Shakan (Marble Quarry) 121 Copper Mountain (Mining) 92 Copper Mountain ( By Portage) ri2 Sulzer (By I'ortage) 4t; Wales Island (Cannery) (52 Cnuk Kiver (Mining) (iO Lincoln Kock (Light House) 08 Hunters P.av (Cannery) 79 Bell Island (Hot Springs) 40 Boca do Quadra (t'annery > 40 Tree Point ( Light House) 42 Yes Bay ( CAnnory) 40 Hollis (Mining) 39 Tolstoi Bay ( Mining) 37 Karta Bay ( Mining i 3« Mblack ( Mining I 30 Miles Sunny Point (. Mining! 30 Kasaan (Cannery) 30 Skowl Arm ( Mining) 29 Dolomi (Mining) 2i' Mount Andrew (Minirg) 25 lladley ( Smelter) 2o Loring (Cannery) 22 Helm Bay (Mining) 22 Sea Level (Mining) 21 Patterson Island (Fox Uanch) 21 Mctlakahtia (Cannery and Sawmill) 15 Seal Bay ( Mining) 12 (;uaid Island (Light House) 9'/.. Kcvilla (Saw Mill) (!r;ivin',i (Saw Mill) 3 Miller Camp (.Mining) 2 Laskawonda (MIningi 1 V^ Poi-t Diindas (Sawmill) J \*> 64 The largest and one of the oldest stores in Ketchikan, carry about $75,000.00 worth of general merchandise and do a general wholesale and retail business. Their large stock of Hardware and Groceries enables them to supply the mining camps with everything needed for operating the mines. They carry in addition, for mine use, dynamite, rail and pipe. For the accom- modation of the motor boats they have gasoline, naphtha and distillate, both in drums and in cases. Their stock of Dry Goods, Millinery and Ladies' Goods cannot be excelled in any town of twice its size in the states. Men's Clothing and Furnishings as well as Boots and Shoes are of the latest styles and leading makes. They carry a stock of Furniture, Stoves and Ranges, Carpets and House Furnishings. They have a large tin and plumbing shop, with experienced help, and do general contracting in these lines. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS