The McCarthy
Weekly News ^
VOL: 6.
McCarthy, alaska, Saturday
JULY 7. 1823 - f 04 AAA i 1 I.
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WORKMAN SERIOUSLY
INJURED
Win. Smith, an employee of
the A. R. C. at a camp eight
miles above the Sourdough foad
house on the Richardson High
way was seriously injured on
Tuesday. His horses ran away,
throwing him, and the heavy wa
gon passed over his body, fractu
ring two ribs and breaking one
teg in two places. He was brot
to Chitina, a distance of 108 mil
as in a truck, being very weak
from pain and loss of blood. Dr.
Gillespie and a nurse were rush
ed down on a speeder, and were
there when the injured man ar
rived in town late Tuesday night.
Alter a brief rest, the patient,
was placed on an improvised
deb on the side of the speeder
tnd taken to the hospital at Ken
necott.
McCAFFFRTy TO ACT AS
PRESIDENT’S < HAUFFEUR
Frffnk McCafferty, m ho lias
charge of repair work for the A.
R.C. ulong the Richardson High
way, will pilot the car containing
t,he president over the trail. The
choice or vehicles lies between a
six-cylinder Buick and a Winton
Six. *
Mr. McCaffertV made the trip
in a heiv.v touring car as try oul
He reports the trail in fine shape
with n » mud. He covered the dis
tance in forty three hours rur
ning time.
Shade Buys Tonsina Roadhous<
Mr. George Shade of Chitins
has taken over the Lower Tonsi
11a roadhouse from Mr. Xefstad
He will renovate and refurnisl
it for jiext tourist season.
BROOKLYN EAGLE PARTY
ARRIVES IN CORDOVA
The Brooklyn Eagle party ar
rived in Cordova late Thursday
evening on the Alaska Steamship
Company’s new steamship, Alas
ka. They gave the town the once
over, before continuing thei »• jon r
ney to the westward. They are
seventy strong and repoi t a fine
trip. They will make the circle,
coming to Chitina over the Ric
hardson Highway July 15th. O
wing to the fact that Chitina hos
telries are inadequate to srcom
modate crowds of this size, espe
cially since the burning of the
Overland last summer, Mr. Galen
the manager of the Richsirdson
Highway Transportation Com pa
ny has made arrangements'to
have the party divided, one fou rth
of the number to sleep at Kenny
Lake, one-fourth atTonsina road
house and one-half at Chitina. As
i Kenny Lake is but a two hours
and Tonsina an hours ride from
town, these of the party staying
there can easily come in for the
train. This s une plan will be car
ried out for the presiden4ial par
ty.
EAGLES MAY FLY TO KEN
NECOTT
j We have received tho report
'that the Brooklyn Eagles in their
flight thru Alaska may pause at
> Ken necott long enuf to inspect
. the mines, in order to enlighten
the newspaper reading populace
of the East about ’’Copper, as she
js mined in Alaska.
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buildings are out of danger, as
he has been down backfiring. s<
veral days. Jimmy Petersons bu
ildings being saved by Mr.Trim
happening along when he did.
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TOWN GOSSIP
Mrs. Paul Latham of Mizina
wa.s th^ guest of Mrs. J. B. O’
N%ill over the 4th.
Mrs. John Barrett won the pri
ze for having the most phoney
money at the Pioneers Ball, hav
ing $93,000 in her possion at the
olo»9 of the ball.
Jimmie Biown left on the 3rd
with 10 head of horses with fre
ght for Chisana. Dan Cam
is malting the trip wjth him.
Alva Eames, postal inspector
made a business call in town on
Friday, return.ng to Cordova on
Saturdays train.
Mr. Longacer, engineer with
the A. R. C. came in from the
bridge Friday, and took Satur
pay’s train lor StreJna to do
some road surveying on the
Knskalina.
Walter Knbbs, come in from
tiie bridge camp Friday.
Bill Weare went down to help
Mr. Trimm fight fire Thursday,
but it was tne day after the 4th
and he didn’t feel much like he]
ping after lie got there.
Mrs. Underwood had charge
of the Alaska Soda Fountain or
! the 4te.
*
| Bill H ire went the Green Butt*
i Friday where he expect* to re
! main for the rest of the season
Gus Johnson, one of the ole
sour doughs was shaking handi
with old friends this week, afte:
spending the last seven monthi
in the states.
NOTICE
RATES FOR CAR HI RE
* McCarthy to Kennecott $5.C
5 McCarthy to Nickeli 7.5
* McCarthy to Green Butte 10.C
McCarthy to Mother Lode 15.(
Waiting time per hour l.i
- FOURTH of JULY
CELEBRATION
WAS BIG SUCCESS
With the weather ideal, the
many visitors in town were
shown a good time, and every
thing in the line of sports was
well bandied by the committees
and the competition was keen.
There was about 300““out o
town folks, and all went away
saying they had had some time
And in the evening the ”98
Ball” staged by ohe Pioneers was
well attended, and every one
said they had the time of their
life, they said the ’’old boys”
know how it used to be done.
The Base Ball game was won
by Kennicott. It was a fine
game up to the last half of the
6th. the score being 3 1 ;n favor
of Kennicott. In the last half of
the 6th McCarthy started the
fire works scoring 5 runs, so
Kennicott, did not want to be on
the short end of the score got
busy with the club and when
the smoke cleared away the
! score stood 15 to 12 in favor of
Kennicott The features of the
game were home runs by Kerney
, and Lawrence in the 8th. Kern*
ey’s drive over center being the
longest hit ever made on the lo
^ cal grounds.
[ FOREST FIRES SOUTH OF
1 TOWN
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K)
Numerous fires have been bur
ning on Sourdough hill all week.
None are very large, but they
are gradually spreading in both
directions. The smok'C has been
quite thick, so there have beeu
no mosquitos.
Mr. Trimm reports that his
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