The McCarthy
Weekly News
VOL; VII
McCarthy, alaska, Saturday December,**,, 1^4.
No Li]
OF INTEREST
TO TOWN AND DISTRICT
Mrs. Dr Gill is pie of Ken net
oft left for Cordova last Sunday
and will visit for some time with
friends there.
Mrs. H. 1. Gaskill of Green
Butte departed for the sunny
South on Friday where she will
spend the \\ inter in Los Angeles
and vicinity. Mr. Gaskill aecom
panieu her as far as Chitina.
it is time to get yourXma>
parcels away for the outside
•l ack O’Neill says he still has s
nice selection of goods that wot
Id make ideal Xmas gifts.
Oscar Anderson went to Ker
n.cott. Tuesday of this weea tt
tit Ice a position there.
R. L. H. Marshall went tc
< ordova on Friday lor a few da
y’s business trip.
Mr. Woodman has been busy
this week fitting up boxes foi
private tables at the Owl Cafe, it
is a decided improvement.
Mr. and Mrs. V. J. Dwyer ol
Strelna renewed acquaihu uce>
in town this week, coming upon
Thursday's train.
Snyder’s Style Shop is disi
laying a large stock of beautil’u
ami useful articles for the Xmas
shoppers.
Mike Knowles came into towr
from the Chitina district yesterc
ay. It. is believed that lie «ame ii
to keep a paternal eye on his pai
tn ■ r, King Oscar.
XMAS is COMING
Holeproof s; 11 ic Stockings
Underwear, Oxford Shoes
All Colors Silk Dress Goods
Mrs. L. H. Woodman
MINING BUREAU
FORMAL ASK A
Widespread development of
mining properties in the north
west and Alaska may be expert
ed soon, according to a statein
ent last week from the Alaska
Department of the Seattle Cham
her of Commerce. The A lass a
Department is directing the fm
mation of a mining bureau, ami
ouncement of which was made
recently. The Chamber reports
that mining men have shown gr
e it interest in the proposed bur
eaai.
The Alaska Department dec
lires that a considerable iinprov
uvaent has been noted in metal
mining investments and develop
ment. It says, ‘ More pros]rectors
are going into the hills and mini
ng men everywhere are looking
for properties. It is highly desir
able to aid in the development of
the tremendous mineral resourr
es of the Northwest by bringing
together the prospector and claim
owner and investor and develop
er to discourage ‘wild catting
which costs thousands of dollars
and invaluable time.”
MINER JUMPS OVERBOARD
IN GULF OF ALASKA
Said Purcides known as Sara
the Greek, Latouche miner, jum
ped overboard from the S. S. Yu
kon while crossing the Gulf. The
1 ,
ship stopped and lowered a boat
11
j but could find no trace of him in
Ian hours search. It was said bj
j acquaintances that he had been
11
'acting strangely for some time.
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Mr DeLeo Assistant Super
iniendant of the C. R. and N. W.
Rly, came up from Cordova on
Tuesdays train.
The Hard Times dance held
j at Kennecott last week was a
decided success. Many McCarth
yites attended.
DR A. H. BROOKS
| GEOLOGIST DEAD
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Washington, Nov. 22. -Dr
Alfred H. Brooks,Chief Alaskan
Geologist, died here today at the
age of 44 years. Ho had been eon
nected with the Geological Surv
ey for more than a quarter of a
I century and head of its AIhskh
i Bureau for the past 20 jears.
Or Blooks was tin* author of
; many official reports on Alaskan
| mineral regions. His most pret
j entious report is a mom graph
j on the Ml McKinley and Kant
; ishna districts, the most comp
i lete document in existance that
deals with those sections.
Most of his time irvAlaska
was spent in the field, little of
it in the towns. He had a wide ac
quaintanee with the old timers,
pioneer prospectors who scatter
l ed afield following the bonanza
| days of the early Yukon and Tan j
ana River camps and Nome. It
is said that a casual remark iua
de by him led to the discovery i
of gold on the upper Tolovana
River which resulted in the stam
pede to that region in l(J14 and
the town of Brooks was built
there. Several million dollars we
re produced there in the first
few years of its history and it is
still a producer.
CHAPLIN MARRIED
It is claimed that Charles
| Chaplin, movie star, was marr
ied o’.i Nov 25 at Empalme Mexico
to Lita Grey his leading lady.
The schoolmistress was about
to dismiss the school for the hoi
j idays. “Now, children, she said,
I hope that you will have a very
; pleasant time and, what is more
I important, come back with some
sense in your heads.”
j Promptly came the chorus of
i voices, “Same to you, miss.”
EGYPT SEETHING
WITH REVOLT
The eleven! h Soudinese
troops mutinied on Nov 28 ;tf
Cairo and fired on a British h«*
spital killing three doctors. All
Egypt is one potential mass of
revolt today as an aftermath of
the slaying of Siudar Stucu. The
A1 Azhar University students
have called a meeting.
BRITISH DEMANDS SEVERE
A suitable apology, the pay
ment of $500,000, the suppress
ion of public demonstration, and
the bringing of the Soudanese
troops under army control, is
the gist of the British demand
against Egypt. Stern measures
are being taken to prevent spr
ead of revolt and guarding the
lives of other British officials.
The life of Viscount Allenby is
also sought, it is claimed.
It is believed that Stack's
murderers have been captured.
JUDGE LEOPOLD DAVID
DEAD AT ANCHORAGE
Judge Leopold David,age 45,
passed away at his home in Anch
orage on Nov 22. His death was
due to heart failure.
.1 udge David was one of An
cborage’s leading citizens and
was U. S. Commissioner there
for some time. He was the first
Mayor of Anchorage and held th
at office for several terms. He
was a law partner of L. V. Ray
of Seward and was a veteran of
the Spanish —American war. A
widow and two children survive
him.
A REAL CHRISTMAS GIFT
by which you will be remember
ed for years
ALASKA PANORAMA VIEWS
TINTED IN OIL
We put them up ready for mailing
J. P. Hubrick
Just across the creek.