off Point Retreat that she had to put
hack to Funter bay.
The Lucy also left Juneau with Mar
shal Williams on board, hut his services
were not required. On Saturday morn
ing the Rustler made another attempt to
leave Funter bay, when the Dolphin ar
rived there, and upon her the prisoners
were placed. The Dolphin got as far as
Point Retreat when the Pinta appeared
upon the scene, having been rambling
about somewhere since Wednesday
morning. The prisoners were transferred
to 1 er, together with Captain Martin,
Jailer Lindquist and Cheney, and all
» proceeded to Sitka.
/ The steamers Rustl r, Seaolin and
s Lucy, returned to Juneau wTth~^tIie rest
of the posse, not a man missing and no
one hurt, which is a cause of much re
joicing.
The public now demand that some ac
tive steps be taken immediately in this
matter, and it behooves Judge Delaney to
speak with no uncertain sound, and that
quickly, for justice must be done.
Bullion Amply Protected,
When Mr. F. D. Nowell was in San
Francisco he purchased fiom the Hall
Safe and Lock company a doub’e-time
lock, combination, burglar proof, bull
ion safe.
The Nowell company take precautions
known only to themselves for the protec
tion of any bullion which may tempora
rily be in their possession. A'though
none of this vigilance will be relaxed,
nor v\ ill any existing ar angements be
changed, yet the knowledge that their
valuables repose i.i such an impregnable
stronghold will relieve them of some
anxiety.
This safe can only be opened at the
expiration of the time for which it is set,
and oidy then by those familiar with the
combination.
A few minutes after the conclusion of
the funtral services for marshal Watt, at
Trinity chinch, flames were observed on
the roof of the chunk. The fire was
caused by an accumulation of sooty
sparks around the furnace chimney
where it emerges through the ro f. The
fire department gave another evi
dence of its efficiency, and happily
aveited a serious loss. The damage
done was very trivial. The following
appreciative letter explains itself:
Juneau, Alaska, Jan. 29. 1S97.
To members of the Juneau Fire Brigade:
Gentlemen:—Will you please accept
from Mr. Beer and myself the enclosed
check as a token of our grateful appreci
ation of your prompt response to 1 he call
of fire at Trinity church on Wednesday
last, and the splendid manner in which
you saved this properly from damage
and desliuction. Assuring you of my
grateful and best wishes, 1 lemain sin
cerely yours,
P. T. Rowe, Bishop of Alaska
Rustler Sinks at the Wharf.
FIRE AT BERNERS BAY.
The Nowell company received infor
mation this afternoon that the Rustler,
which left here a few days ago for Bern
ers baj , had sunk at her dock at Seward
city. So quickly did she go down that
the men aboard of her had barely time
to get ashore. She was loaded with
freight for the company, the whole of
which is yet aboard her.
News arrived at the same time that the
office building of the Berners Bay Min
ing and Milling company was destroyed
by fire on February 1st. Loss is esti
mated at $i ,000.
The official* of the company were in
formed of the above by six men who
came from the bay in a small bo .t. We
go to press as this reaches us.
Mr. Arthur H. Taylor, vice president
of the Jualin Mining Company, sailed on
the Al-ki en route to his home in Peters
burg, Indiana. Mr. Taylor is a genial,
well inlormed gentleman with whom it i
is a pleasure to converse. He expresses i
himself as being more than pleased with j
the condition of the property of the Jualin
company. It is the in en ion to insta1 ,
an electtic plant at once, proceed vigor
ously with development work until June, j
at which time Mr. Taykr hopes to be in
a position to determine the size and ;
capacity of the additional plant they ex- I
pect to erect.
Mr. Taylor has been associated with
ex-senator Richardson, of Petersburg,
i under the firm name of Richardson &
Taylor for the past 16 years, which firm
enjoys a large practice in Indiana and
adjoining suites.
Mr. Taylor represented the first Indi
ana district in the 53d congress, and is at
present president of the Peter&bu if
Manufacturing and Mining association,
ot Indiana. This corporation controls
100,000 acres of land in Indiana, upon
which there are quantities of coal, nat
ural gas and petroleum- We welcome
to Alaska practical men of Mr. Taylor’s
stamp, who not only know a good thing
when they see it, but control the capital
necessary to bring any enterpiise they
may engage in to a successful issue.
Dan McClellan will soon depart either
to Funters bay or Renters bay to super
intend the construction of the extensive
plant it is proposed to erect at these
places. Dan has not yet decided which
job will be the better. When he does we
shall miss his genial face.
Captain Th >rnto» has command ofthe
Rustler during the absence of Captain
Campbell.
Send the MINER to your Friends.
LOCAL NEWS*
Captain Thomas, who brought up the
Topeka will remain on the Alaska route.
It has not yet been decided which boat
he will command permanently.
A meeting of the Douglas Atna'eur
Dramatic Club will be held on Friday
evening next at 8 p. m., at the residence
of Mrs. Arch.e McClellan. All members
are requested to be present as business
of considerable importance will be tran
sacted.
Considerable interest cen'ers in the
completion of the Bald Kagle tunnel at
Sumdutn. It will probably be complet
ed by the time active mining operations
commence in the spring, lliis tunnel
will tap the ledge about 400 feet below
the present workings.
The new reaches us of the death of
chief engineer Arthur Hughes of the
steamer Yukon. He went to the Sound
some time ago for the purpose of pur
chasing new machinery for the Yukon.
His death occnried in Seattle. He had
been suffering from asthma for some
time.
The efficient precautions taken by the
Ebner Gold Mining company to insure
operating during the winter reason have
proven very satisfactory. While the
property is exceptionally well located
still it is the first time operations have
been conducted during the winter, ai d
th s reflects great credit upon the man
agement.
The Portland Telegram says that arti
cles of incorporation have been filed of
the Portland Alaska Gold Mining Com
pany, by A. Neppach, A. N. Pet'.it and
George H. Petting r. The object of the
com any is to develop mini g p operties
in Alaska, and more especially the Mex
ican and H 'lrible lodes near Berners
bay. The company will consttuct and
equip a railroad, wagon road, tr <mways
and wharves, and connect Berners bay
with the shore line of Lynn canal. The
capit d stock of the company is |5oo,ooo.
Mr. W. A. Shinn,who has considerable
interest at Shakan, on Prince of Wales
island, has been spending a few days in
Juneau. He rei orts that the saw mi l is
being thoroughly overhauled prepara
tory to next s< ason’s work. He says the
supply of logs in that district is the best
in Alaska. His opinion is that a regular
communication established by lumber
shipments will not only be a great help
to Shakan, but a source of profit to
Douglas and Juneau merchants. The
bulk of the business at present is done
with Wrangel. Mr. Finn reports active
development work in progress upon the
various mining properiies in that section
and the results so far are very encour
aging.