The McCARTH Y
Weekly News
VOL. 5.
McCarthy, alaska. Saturday February 25th 1922
NO. 16
TELEGR APHIC
NOTED PEEK MEMBER
OF ARCTIC BROTHERHOOD
Lord Lascellos who is soon to
marry Princess Mary of England
was initiated into the Arctic
Brotherhood at Skagway in 1909
atwhic.li time lie was secretary
to Lord Grey, Governor General
of Canada.
Lost a Leg, now Loses Rep
London, Feb 24th. Earl Craven!
has been granted a divorce from j
Lady Cat heart on the proof of
indiscretions with the Earl of
Craven, a veteran of the World
War, losing a leg in one of the
last engagements.
TERRIBLE BLIZZARD
Chicago. Feb.25th. Twenty three
perished in a blizzard which
swept Wisconsin, Minnesota and
Michigan this afternoon, doing i
five million dollars worth of dam '
age.
Sales Tax Voted Against I
Washington; Feb.24th. The Re
publican siib-committee of the
house ways and means commit
tee today voted against the sales
tax as a means of raising funds
for the soldiers bonus. The
vote of the full committee will
be taken later.
More Wireless Stations
San Francisco Feb. 24th. Cap
tain Burkheadof the signal corps
has arrived at the Presidio from
the East on the way to the north
to establish new wireless sta
tions throughout Alaska.
Mrs. Ed. Fundeenr who with '
her little sons,Carl Edward and |
Mannie, has been visiting Mrs.!
Pete Johnson, returned on Thurj
sday to her home in Chitina. !
LEGAL ADVERTISING
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BEFORE THE GENERAL LAND
OFFICE
Juneau Serial 05177
JOHN E. ANDRUS, Applicant
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
PATENT
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN:
Thai in accordance with the laws
°l th© I ii it eel States, and especially in
pursuance of the Acts of Congress ap
proved July 9th, 18it), and May 10th,
1872. and amendments thereof, JOHN
K. ANDRUS, a citizen of the United
States, whose post office address is care
of Maurice I). Leehey, (520, Alaska Build
in». Seattle, Washington, who has ac
quired and improved th«» placet mining
claim and premises hereinafter deserib
eil in accordance with said laws and
all local laws, rules and customs of
miners, and has performed labor and
made improvements on said mining
claim of the value greater than Five
Hundred Dollars upon or for the benefit
of each location included therein, and
who at this time i.> in the soie, actual
and peaceful possession of said placer
mining claim, will apply for a patent
to the same with the following named
placer locations therein contained, each
included in the designated mineral
survey and containing the number of
acres set opposite to its name, viz:
Mineral Survey No. 1102:
No. 10 Rex Gulch 18.405 acres.
No. 11 ” ” 19.888
Mineral Survey No. 1091;
No. 12 Rex Gulch, 1,8.1101!
Total area included in this
applicat ion, 50.050 Acres
Each of said locations contains a val
uable placer deposit of gold and other
valuable minerals, and the same are con
tiguous and constitute a single tract of
ground situated upon unsurveyed lands
along Rex Gulch, a tributary ofChittilu
Creek, in the Nizina (unorganized)
Mining District within the McCarthy
Recording Precinct in the Third Judic
ial Division of the Territory of Alaska,
and the same are more particularly and
accurately described upon the off
icial plats of the mineral surveys above
stated, which are posted on the claim,
and are also described in the field notes
of such official surveys on file in the
United States Land Office at Juneau, I
Alaska, as follows, to-wit:
t
Beginning at Corner No. 1 of the
placer mining location designated as
No. 10 Rex Gulch, from which United
States Mineral Monument No. 27 bears
South 25“ 47’ 32” West, 7713.15 feet
distant; thence North 57“ 57’ East 935,31
feet to Corner No, 4. of Placer No, 10
Rex Gulch, which is identical with
corner No. 1 of Placer no. 11 Rex Gulch
from which U. S. M, M. No. 27 bears
South 29“ 08’ 31” West 8519.55 feet
distant; thence North 57“ 08’ East 100G.5
feet to corner no, 4 of Placer no. 11 Rex
Gulch, which is identical with corner
no. 1 of Placer no. 12 Rex Gulch, from
which IJ, S, M.M. No. 27 bears South
329 04’ 23” West 9420.82 feet distant;
thence North 72“ 40’ East 1034.00 feet
to corner No. 2 of Placer No, 12 Rex
Gulch:
thence across the bed of Rex Gulch
Norili 2(5“ l(j' West 792.00 feet to corner
no. 3 of Placer no. 12 Ilex Gulch: thence
South 73“ 56’ West 981.2(3 feet to corner
no. 1 of Placer no. 12 Rex Gulch: t hence
South 22“ 52' East 50,(5 feet along the
southerly end line of Placer no. 12Rex
Gulch to corner no. 3 of Placer no. 11
Ilex Gulch; thence South 02“ 37’West
1157.01 feet to corner no. 2 of Placer no.
11 Ilex Gulch, which is identical with
corner no. 3 of Placer no. 10 Rex Gulch:
thence South 50“ 59' West- 1094.84 feet
to corner no. 2 of Placer no. 10 Ilex
Gulch, which is identical with corner
no. 3 of Placer no. 9 Rex Gulch; thence
South 45“ 51' East744,23 feet to corner
no. 1 of Placer no, 10 Rex Gulch, the
place of beginning first herein described.
United States Mineral Monument No.
27 to which surveys herein are tied by
the official survey, is in Latitude 01“
18’North and approximate Longitude
142*39’ West, and thence the confluence
of Rex Gulch and White Gulch, which
forms Chittitu Creek, bears South 21“
50’ West 800 feet, while Andrus Peak
bears South 9“ 59’ East, and Sheepherd
er's Mountain bears North 10“40’ East.
There are no adjoining mineral claims
officially surveyed except Placer No.9
Rex Gulch, Mineral Survey, 1090 the
north end line of which is identical
with the southend line of Placer No.10
Ilex Gulch, included in thisnotice and
application for patent.
THIS NOTICE Dated and Issued
at the United States Land Office
at Juneau, Alaska, on this 20th
day of December A. D. 1921, for!
posting iri said Land Office, and
for publication for a period of
not less than sixty days in ten
consecutive and regular issues
of the McCarthy Weekly News,
a newspaper of general circulat
ion, printed and published week
ly at McCarthy, Alaska, within
the Juneau Land District, and
nearest the land herein describ
ed and hereby designated for
that purpose.
Frank A. Boyle.
Register.
Maurice D. Leehey,
Attorney for Claimant,
Office & Post Office Address,
620 Alaska Building,
Seattle, Washington.
Date of first publication Jany 7th.1922.
Date of last publication March 11th, 1922,
KENNECOTT NEWS
Henry Alheidt, janilor at the
Kennecott, left on the last train
on the way to spend a vacation
outside. Henry has been
connected with the copper camp
for several years, prior to which
time he was game warden for
this precinct.
Abe Morris, youngest son of
Mrs. Elizabeth Underwood of Me
Carthy, has secured the posit
ion.
Big masquerade ball at Ken
necott this evening.
John Bence, Fred Erichson
J. A. Moore and others were vis
itors to McCarthy this week.
Jimmy Brown will leave in a
few days for the Nabesnato look
after Bud Sargent’s interests.
It is understood that Mr. Sar
gent will not come to Alaska
this season.
Carl Carlson, bridge fore
man for the Copper River rail
road, who quite recently joined
the ranks of the newly weds,
was a McCarthy visitor this
week accompanied by his wife.