THE AVALANCH
VOL. I
McCarthy, alaska, Saturday, august 5th, 1916.
NO. 1.
Bring a basket and dance.
Saturday night, at the dance
pavillion.
A few bargains in Ginghams,
Burlap and Curing flannel at
Todd’s.
Loud name for a small paper,
but paper is advancing, no limit
on names.
H. D. Foster, Sup’t. is in town
from his We stover property, on
business.
F. H. Foster and Buster are
visiting the Nizina mining dis
trict this week.
The trail to Nizina is reported
to be in fine condition due to the
dry weather.
Christ and Nels Tjosevig are
attending to business in Cor
dova this week.
Misses line wool union suits,
sizes 10, 1_ and 14, $1., SI.25 and
$1.50 at Todd’s.
San) Seltenrich was in from
the banana belt last week and is <
pleased with the outlook. 1
S. O. 15 reed man went to C 'hit -
ina Thursday to arrange tor re
modeling the Chitina Hotel.
Don’t forget the basket sup
per and dance at the dance pa-'
villion Saturday night the 5th.
Can’t dance? Well! come and
eat! You surely eat! Saturday
night, Aug. 5th, McCarthy Pa
villion.
Bill Baxter, a brothr of Bob,
and an old time Unon Pacific
man was down from Kennecott
this week.
The business men of McCar
thy have furnished us some j
good ads for this our first issue, i
[jook them over.
We hope to arrange for news
items from Kennecott, Nizina,
Mother Lode and other camps
by next weeks issue.
Chris Tjosevig will take sup
plies and men to the Tjosevig
claims and complete the assess
ment work on that property.
John Barrett and A. V. Doze
returned from a prospecting trip
on the Chitina and brought in
some fine samples of high grade
copper ore.
Jack Crowe will have the Jim
Crow fone line connected with
McCarthy in two weeks, we can
then say Hell-o to Chititu and
Dan Creek.
Subscribe for the Avalanch.
Hardman Hats that sell for
$3.00 outside, $2.50 at Todd’s.
Ed Mullen, at Long Lake, is
prepared to accomodate fishing
parties with tents set up and
ready to be occupied and will al
so furnish fresh vegetables from
his gardens.
Ladies Hose, Pure Silk $1.00
Artificial Silk 50 cts. at Todd’s.
Thread and needles 5c Todd’s,
The McCarthy Meat & Gro
cery Co. are fully installed in the
new building and is receiving
fresh stock each boat, this store
presents a very modern and san
j itary appearance.
Mrs. W. R. Paddis and chil
dren returned from the states
on Tuesday’s train, having been
outside for nearly a year. She
also brought the Judge a six
| months old baby girl.
McCarthy is the coming tov n
of the Copper River valley, and a
community of boosters. There
is no knockers here, now and
then you meet a grumpy grouch
or a know-it-all but they are per
fectly harmless.
There is not an empty cabin
or house in McCarthy though
there has been considerable ol
building done this su urner. We
will have more people winter
here than ever and we need more
houses; build something.
Jack Lawson and E. G. Rob
erts have returned from Strel
na where they have been build
a bungalow for V. J. Dwyer.
Mr. Dwyer will soon begin work
on the large building he started
last fall, this will be completed
as soon as lumber arrives.
For one man to issue even a
dinky paper is some stunt, there
are but two other printers in
this locality and one of them are
serving time in Millsap’s bunk
house, the other, Sport McAl
lister, is employed by Judge
Faddis as chauffeur on a wheel
barrow.
A merchant of our town re
ceived the following mail order;
“Commerce of Kennecott for
which send me 2 under shirt
wool and white color size 40 and
and one drawers 38 size wol one
pair sliper 9 size two par sock for
work 4 pair tuxedo 4 pair cigar -
et paper.”
The Avalanch will improve
as it goes.
Send us your name and re
ceive the Avalanch weekly.
i
Ball game Sunday evening, j
Kennecott vs Steam-Shovel crew
come and see this.
See Todd’s advertisement in
this issue for bargains in Men’s
furnishings, Pacs, Boots and
Shoes.
We are sending several hun
dred copies of this issue of the
Avalanch to the different camps
and want to hear from each one,
send us your name, also your
camp news.
Alameda, Gal. July 20.--As
the climax of a romance that
started during the early gold
rush days at Nome, Mrs. H. Iv.
Thompson will leave in a. few
days for McCarthy, Alaska,
where she will wed Charles L.
G caber. - SanFranciseo Chron
icle.
The groom-elect is very well
and popularly known in this part
of Alaska and the bride-to-be i>
to be complimented upon her
selection, ail v, ill voice the senti
ments of the Avalanch,wishing
them success and happiness.
The Nizina section will pro
duce something over three huir
deed thousand dollars this •sum
mer. There are live large out
fits hydraulicing as well as a
dozen or more small ones. The
benches are just beginning to be
prospected and each hole sunk
makes the future of the camp
look brighter.
Sport McAllister calls the
case of type “hi-yu shingle nails.
Mrs. G. M. Esterly arrived
from Seattle last seamer and has
gone to Chititu to spend the bal
ance of the summer with Geo.
Max.
A. V. Doze has returned from
a prospecting trip to the head of
Rex Creek. He comes back til
led with enthusiasm and loaded
with samples from a new find he
has located.
A number of copper experts
have visited this section recent
ly in the interest of various
mine owners and promoters.
Several deals of considerable
magnitude are pending.
There is an opening in McCar
thy for one church, one steam
laundry, one assay office and
several other enterprises. With
the pres nt high price of gaso
line, an electric light plant would
make big money.
Mike Knowles, Oscar Buck
man and Ole Farstadt are in
from the Chisana and report
that sluicing is in full blast in
t ie interior camp and that the
outlook is good for a good clean
up although tl e shortageol vat
er is handicapping operators.
Otto Lu b be has live acres of
as tine oats and wheat as anyone,
ever saw, on his homestead on
Sourdough Hill. There are hun
dreds of homesteads as good as
Lubbes to be had for the taking.
, Uncle Sam gives them away and
will go so far as to stake you to
the necessary seed in case you
are shy.
Ball Game
Sunday
Evening
Grand
Ball
To-night