The McCarthy
Weekly News
VOL: 6.
McCarthy, alaska, Saturday
JUNE 23, 1923
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Fairbanks Mail Goes B}
Way of Chitina
On Monday’s train thirteer
sacks of first class mail arrivec
at Chitina en route to Fairbanks
over the Richardson Highway
Col. Gotwals accompanied the
mail, and went to Fairbanks in
his own car at the same time as
the mail truck. Mr. Huddleston
of the A. R. C. accompanied him
Repairs on the Alaska Railroad
including the building of a brid
ge that had been washed out,
ire progressing much more ra
pidly than was lirst believed pos
sible, according to Col. Gotwals.
Trains will probably run thru
-he lirst of next week.
Nine passengers, including re
sidents of Fairbanks, who had
planned to go into the interior
>ver the railroad, came to Chitina
on Monday and left Tuesday in
uwo cars of the Richardson High
way Transportation C°. for Fair
banks.
Pioneer of Knik Dies
Word has been received of the
death of Frank Cannon at.Wasilla
of heart failure. Mr. Cannon was,
\t the time of his death, United
States Commissioner and post
master at Wasilla, where he has
lived since the construction of
the Alaska Railroad, which caus
ed the building of a town at that
point.
Mr. Cannon was one of the pi
oneers of Knik, operating a sue
cesful roadhouse there for anum
ber of years, at the time when
the freighting for the Willow
Creek District was done from
Xnik.
He was held in high esteem by
the community, and his death
.vill be keenly felt.
Chifina Has Natural Land
ing Field
i Aviator Carl B. Eilson, who ai
; rived in Chitina last Tuesday
i from Fairbanks spent a number
of hours looking for a location
for an airplane landing. After
looking over several possibilities*
he declared the large sandbar in
the. Copper River ideal for the
purpose
Mr. Eilson expects to be in An
chorage when the president’s
party arrives in that city. He
will fly to Fairbanks, and yvil] be
in Chitina when the party reach
es there.
Chitina Gossip
Mr and Mrs. Pennecock of
Cordova are visiting' Mr. and Mrs
Nelson Me Ray at Copper Center.
Mr. Andrew Anderson of Fair
banks came over the trail last
Friday in a Chevrolet with seve
ral passengers. He came to meet
his wife and daughter, who re
turned from a trip to the states.
It took Mr, Anderson two and a
half days to get down.
Miss Pallett, who taught at i
Kennecott last school year was i
in town last Friday, on her way i
outside. She had made tin circle
going in over the railroad, and
out over the trail.
Mr James L. Galen of Cordova
spent a few days in town last
week, looking after his interests
in the stage line to Fairbanks.
The Richardson Highway stage
returned on Tuesday from the
trail, having met the out bound
1 stage at Copper Center. Passen
gers changed cars, and continued
on their way. Four people came
out from Fairbanks. They report
a pleasant trip.
Blacksmith Injured
One of the blacksmiths at the
Mother Lode Mine received a
painful injury whan a revolving
emery wheel broke, a fragment
: entering his lower jaw and knock
| ingout two teeth. The accident
occured during the eaVly part of
this week.
Fire at Pete Johnsons Ranch
A fire at the Johnson ranch
last Friday completely destroyed
the tool house, burning all the
tools. Fortunately the fire did not
spread to the sawmill or other
buildings;
Boroughs To Locate At Nenana
Word has been receivec that
Mr- and Mrs. M. Boroughs,
who left here two weeks ago, will
make their home in Nenana. Mr.
Boroughs is to be agent for the
Alaska Railroad at that point.
Owing to the washout, they were
forced to stay over in Anchorage
longer than they had intended to;
but they spent the time very plea
santly, getting acquainted with
acqu: i a! ances of McCarthy folks
and taking in the sights of the
big city.
Mohr Hike Progressing
Dr. and Mrs. Mohr, who start
ed hiking to the interior metro
polis are still going strong. When
last heard of, they had progress
ed as far as Paxsons, hiking and
tiding, as chance favored. They
are in the pink of. condition and
report a delightful trip.
Kennecot Wins Easiiy
Last Saturday’s baseball game
played at Kenn4cott was as poor
an exhibition as we care to wit
ness. The game promised to be in
teresting at the start, but by
the end of the second inning Ken
necott was hitting everything
that came along. The score stood
18 for Kennecott against 11 for
Me Carthy at the end, with the
last half inning unplayed. The
cold wind took the pep out of ohe
players, accounting in part for
the many errors.
A game will be played on the
home field this evening.
After the game a most enjoyab
le dance was held in the Kenne
cott recreation hall. Ice cream,
cake anb coffee were served.
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PERSONALS
A1 Jackson was in town a few
days this week. He left Thursday
for Young Creek to help Joe
Murray He states that the hy
draulic plant at Powells is ready.
Carl Anderson came in (root
the Peavine property on Chititu
where he has been doing asses
ment work.
Bill Henry was in town Mon
day.
Dexter Coyoutte came in from
Dan Creek Monday and left Tues
for Kennecott, where he will go
to work.
Jack Schultz arrived in town on
Tuesday’s train. He has been at
Mile 122, Chitina, and Cordova
Mr, Schultze will stay in town u1"1
til after the Fourth of July.
Word has been received that
Fred Lubbe, now employed at
Eska, will be married this fall to
Miss Florence Edlund, a popu
lar young lady from the Mata
nuska valley.
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