The McCarthy
Weekly News
VOL: VII
McCarthy, alaska, Saturday February is,
No. XV
P ugs Pommel One Another
In Best Smoker Ever Staged At M’Carthy
Something in the line of smok
ers was staged at the Pioneer’s
Hall last Tursday, that for an
event of this nature far exceed
ed anything ever put on in this
section.
The banaliti es which are often
arranged for, to till the intenniss
ions were conspicuous by their
absence and were nor missed by
the fans, to any great extent;
as the action of the tights came
so thick and fast that everyone
was busy talking between acts.
The events were led off by Wal
ter Macdonnel, representing Me
C irthy and Wilburn, represent
i:ig Kennecott: the boys going
four rounds under the cognomen
of Nelson and Wolgast, respectiv
ely. Both lighters put on a good
fast exhibition that could have
only been called a draw For an
opening bout.it was excellent.
After a short intermission the
wrestling match, which was one
<>i’ the best events of the evening
was announced, the contenders
being Otto Amalong and E. C.
El rich both of whom are first
class mat artists.The match was
divided into two five minute
rounds, and tho no lulls were
added to either man’s credit the
affair was one such as is seldom
seen, even among the headliners
in the states. Both contenders
are scienced and fast and their
next meeting is awaited with in
Following the wres?tling match
Gilke.y and Gordie put on a little
show’,that w.is chiefly notable foi
thenumber of times Gilkey got
got hit in the nose.
The next tight was a draw be
tween Arthur and Sallgenger
the latter boy representing Ken
necott. Both men were complete
ly exhausted at the end of each
uound. There was a good deal of J
science shown by both contend
ers, and the entire tight was no
table for the way they mixed it
from start to finish. The boys are 1
signed up by Promoter Jones, to
go on in the main event at Ken (
necott next month.
The main event was a slam (
bang "FIGHT”, between Tom :
Stevenson of Kennecott and Er j
nie Lottsl'eldtof the Green Butte <
At the tap of the gong, both j
men began mixing in a manner ,
seldom witnessed in this conn-;
try. Caution was thrown to the '
winds and the men stood up to,
one another and slugged. Lotts
feldt received a punch that put
him on the ropes, but dazed as
he was, staged a comeback that
drove Stevenson across the ring
Stevenson rallied, drove Lotts
feldt bacK a couple of steps and
connected on his jaw with the
haymaker he carries in either
fist.
Lottsfeldt tried hard to come
up,but was lifted to his corner
about a minute and a half after
the battle begun.
Stevenson packs a powerful
straight punch in either hand,
but lacks science. If properly
trained and given more exper
ience, he would be logical conten
der for Alaska’s heavyweight
title, which now rests with But
Pete Penoff arrived in town j
Monday from Chititu, where he |
is employed as winter manager,
for the upper camp of the A.nd- J
j rus property. It is stated that!
i the cut which was taken out ?.t
the lower camp last year has gla
ciered up clear to the top, and
> that all rails and lumber are in
the ice. The pipe, all except a
few lengths, was gotten out.
I
Skicing to Have
Added Thrill
Asa winter resort, M’Carthy
sure has a bid for fame. There
ire about 75 people in town and
most of them know how to ski
In fact the kids are more at
lome on the things than on their
)wn feet. Thus it behooves us to
et the world know what an ac
complishment this village has
so that we may begin to compete
with St. Moritz or other centers
)f winter sport.
Last Sunday a big crowd was
Duton the long slide, for the af
bernoon, and as usual enjoyed
bhemselves immensely. Ben Jack
son locked up and slid around
the roads on snow skates, and is i
thinking ot closing every Sunday j
hereafter.
During the past week there j
has been a jump added to the j
slide and a party is going to try j
its luck next Sunday. After the;
wounded have been picked up, a
Innch will be served.
The winter sports at M’Carthy
compare with those of far larger
Alaskan communities.
TO EXPLORE
ARCTIC OIL RESERVES |
Starting the first of the month
according to the Anchorage Alas
kan, an exploration party,headed
by Philip Smith, of the United
States Geological Survey will
go inland, from Nenana to the
vast naval oil reserves bordering
the Arctic Ocean.
The party will consist of six
technical men and at least 15
mushers and teams. The outfit
will weigh about 8,000 pounds.
The party will leave Nenana for
Allokaket, thence to the Koyu
kuk River, which stream they
will traverse to its confluence
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Mqunt Logan to Be
Attempted Soon
One of our citizens is in rece
ipt of a letter from H. F. Lamb,
art, of the Canadian Geodetic
Survey,in which it is stated that
a party of Canadians, headed by
Albert H. McCarthy, a wealthy
Canadian,will attempt the ascent
of Mount Logan during the sum
mer of 1925. Lambart will be
with the Party in the capacity of
vice-leader.
[/iciiio ucincu lUi a»g
cent daring die coming summer
but owing to the difficulties of
arranging for supplies and the
transportation, it was decided to
put in the coming summer go
ing over the ground to be trav
ersed by the climbing party be
fore the actual ascent. For this
purpose. McCarthy will take a
party out from either here or
Chitina, [ probably from here] up
the Chitina River to the glacier,
over the glacier cap, to the Log
an Glacier, and if conditions per
mit, to the foot of the mountain
itself.
Keconaissance lias proven that
the ascent of the peak can best
be made from this side, on ac
count of the gradual ascent of
of the massive glaciers.
Mount Logan is the second
highest peak on the North Amer
ican Continent, towering 19,540
feet above sea-level. Glaciers, that
cover the earth’s surface miles
in every direction, flow down its
slopes. It stands in isolated gran
duer, one of the most inaccessi.
ble peaks in the world.
I --
James Gaskill, manager of the
Green Butte arrived in M’Carthy
Monday, after a two months
visit with his family, who is now
living at Los Angeles. He also
| transacted important company
business while absent.