The McCarthy
Weekly News
VOL. 1.
McCarthy, Alaska. Saturday, june 8th. mb
NO. 32.
AMUSEMENTS
At tin* Movie Show tomorrow
evening ttie Triangle Co.presents
Th.elm i S liter supported by:
Frank Keenan in “The Crab”.
Also Hearst Pathe News and
Comedy.
ECLIPSE OP THE SUN
An eclipse of the sun was
visible today about l.p.m. and
1 is ted !'of nearly an ncur
This was only a partial eclipse
in Alfrka. blit in many partsof
V*. S a total one was seen.
(’.Parker Smith, who hesbeen
appointed as Judge O’Connor’s
substitute while the latter takes j
sixty days lea\e oi absence, ar
rived on yesterday’s train.
,3 mi he Smith is well and favor
ably known thiough the Copper
River Valley, and has been Com
missioner at Copper Center lor
some years.
RED CROSS
The total amount raised by j
the McCarthy Chapter in the Se;
eond War Fund Drive to date is
$1965.25 in cash.
This includes a subscription
of $261.65, from Nizina camps;of
which $181.65 was received from
Campaign worker Ed Bassett on
yesterday’s mail.
The Mother Lode is yet to be
heard from, and it is expected
that when the pledges are col
lected and the final total is made
the original quota of $1,000 will
be trebled.
There will be no Red Cross
Meeting onTuesday evening,but
every member is urged to attend
the Farewell Gathering on Wed
nesday evening for the boys who
will represent us in France.
Big Fire at
Bonanza Mine
At 2a.m on June Drd a serious
fire occurred at the Bonanza
Mine resulting h ti e total de
struction of the new four storey
bunkhouse and mess house.
Electric wires caused the fire
and damage is estimated at
#50.000
From an account by an eye
witness, Leo Jend.y, the follow
is ta*ken.
The fire started in the topi
storey of the bunkhonse audj
was all ablaze in a lew m*autos, i
Those sleeping in 11.. build.ng!
immediately got O'1t bat lost alii
tneir clothes a: d budding.
The 11 lines spre. d r.pn iy till
they engulfed the messl ohm* &
it was totally dosT.reyeo, but
ll rough throwii g I i-yu sow
the men m in aired to save the
ilacksmith shop and boiler-house
and, trainhouse.
Lunch w is served to the m m
at work- everybody with black
faces and bands fighting smok- .
After the messhouse was de
stroyed the foreman sent halt
the homeless men to Kennicott
to take c ire of them; th.* ^s.imt
as we are dojng with our sold
ier and Led X relief.
The cooks had no grub left &
these who had stayed behind
were wondering where on earth
their next meal was coming
from when the ore buckets be
gan to move and they were load
ech’with good things to eat- the
men cheered- and the cooks got
busy & supper was ready like
lightning- at h ill past six every
one was fed- at 2 next morning
new cook house & dining room
Wero were ready- at eleven 2
new bunkhouse tents were rea
The 5th Jane everything was
going fine, the mine running
carpenters busy on new build
ing pipemen fitting steampipe
for hot and cold water- me and
mj partner working- hauling ore
to tram house to send to mill.
FAREWELL
GATHERING
On Wednesday evening 12tli
| June, a farewell Gathering will
'be given for those who are to
I leave under the draft:
I The A.B’s, Red Cross, and
i
; Miners Union will combine to
i give them a good send off.
Speeches and musical items
will be given and dancing and
cards can be indulged in.
A lunch whl be served by the
ladies:
There v ilT be no charge for;
admission:
A written invitation is being;
sent to each giwst cl honor:
Everyone is wt Icon e and it is
, oxpee < d that the town will be
| therein lull iorce to give the
! boys a hearty handshake and
good cheer to speed them on
i their v. ay:
I
Comfort kits for each man
will be made and presented by
the Ked Cross workers:
Miss Ella Sethe, one of the pop
j ill lr members ol the younger
I set in McCarthy will be leaving
I shortly to visit her parents in
Washington,
W. W. Harvey leaves for Shu
shanna tomorrow.
Mrs. Helen Bell has opened a
branch of her Cordova StyleShop
here and is temporarily located
on Barrett Way between 1st &
2nd with a new and pretty stock
of ladies furnishings: Mrs.Grant
Reed is manager.
ITEMS OP INTEREST
J. H-Murie will t ike the first
pack train of the season through
to Chisa la,starting tomorrow.
Sam Shueklin leaves for Shu
shanna tomorrow on a business
trip.
Jim Hyland left last Saturday
on a trip to the States,
< laptairl J.P.Hubrick expects
his wife to arrive next week.
She is a passenger on the North
western.
Governor Riggs has written
to the Commercial Clnb that 2
c I ins should be sufficient in
Sc »lai Basin- this does not
meet with the approval of the
tnve ling public, so the matter
was held open till Mr Wilson
should arrive from Valdez to
discuss the situation he will
arrive shortly.
>Tew stock of Alladin Lamp
Chimneys and Mantles on sale
at the Post Office.
Mrs. Woodin serves a special
dinner on Sundays from noon.
Everything home cooked and
delicious.
--ICE
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--SALE
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Your patronage solicited.
R. L. H. Marshall.
DRY WOOD
Stove Wood $6.50 per Load.
Wood in 16ft. lengths $9.00.
per cord.
Muries Transfer