The McCarthy
Weekly News
VOL; VII
McCarthy, alaska, Saturday F<*bn,» -y 2,1924
N*. XIII
Enjoyable Pioneer
Dance Saturday
One of the gayest affairs that
has been held in the community
for some time was the dance at
the Pioneer hall, which was spon
sored by the local Igloo of Pio
neers.
Kennecott arrived fifty strong
on a special train and thorough
ly enjoyed themselves during
every minute of their stay.
The McCarthy contingent all
turned outand added tneir share
to the encoring which amply
attested to the popularity of the
music and the rendition of the
numbers.
As the train had to leave for
Kennecott at a rather early hovr
the festivities came to a close at
twelve o’clock, and everyone said
“goodnight.”
SMOKER TICKETS
ON SALE MONDAY
Andy Taylor, who is on the
smoker committee states that
the card has been arranged and
that tiie tickets will be on sale
Monday.
It is understood that the com
mittee has signed Ernie Lotts
feldtand Tom Stevenson for the
main event and that there will
be three other good events as
well as a first class wrestling
match. Several stunts have been
arranged, so a good lime is ex
pected on the twel fth.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Morris of
Kenneeott are the proud parents
of a brand new son, who made
his appearance at the hospital
early this morning. Mother and
son aredo;ng well and little Fran
kie has set aside his most be
loved toys to give his little broth
er when he comes home.
Chitina
Mrs. Frank Millard and daugh
ter Bessie arrived in town from
/alez, during the past week, to
join Millard, who is employed as
a clerk by the Road Commission
The family has rented the resi
dence formerly occupied by Tom
Holland.
Mrs. Howard Barnes, of the
Copper Center Roadhouse was a
business visitor in Chitina during
the past week.
Biil Miller left Monday with a
load of freight consigned to the
•Sourdough roadhouse.
Archie McAlpin, who is at pres
ent, employed by the Road Com
mission, was in town this weeK
on personal business.
About a foot of “the beautiful’
floated down at Chitina the first
of the week and in consequence
John McCrary, the genial mail
man is now usinghis“little house
on wheels”, instead of the uaual
“flivver”.
’’Slim” McMahon, truck dnv
er for the Hoad Commission was
in from the trail Monday.
Martin Ellingson, A. R. C.
skinner, was a local visitor this
week.
The rotary snow plow came
up from Cordova Sunday ahead
of the train,
ANNEX BOYS
GIVE DANCE
The crew ol the good ship An
nex. captain Humfries at the
helm, have sent out invitations (
to a large circle of friends
for a dancing party to be held
at the Kennecott recreation hall
this evening.
Skeeing Gains
In Popularity
Mrs. Duffey, Miss Burris, Eric
Danielson and Jim Dineen, of
Kennecott, were guests of Mr.
and Mrs. J. B. O’Neill last Sun
day. The party, accompanied by
other local lovers of outdoor
sport spent the afternoon, an
idea) one and typical of McCar
ihyV unexcehed climate, in skee
ing. The hill was in tine shape, a
recent fall of snow having filled
in every crack and crevice. The
hill is a long straight stretch and
some very pretty skee riding
was witnessed by passers-by.
And then, of course, there were
some tumbles—one or two—;but
those added zest to the sport
and everyone declared, "This is
4.1_
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Town Talk
Mr. and Mrs. Schneeberger,
ofKennecott, were guests of Mr. 1
and Mrs. Art Powell Saturday '
evening.
Mrs. Ralph Kothe ofKennecott
with her small daughter and son ;
was a passenger on to-day’s train
to Cordova. Mrs. Kothe is on her <
way to California fora lew month
visit with relatives. '
The Misses Jackson and Tho
mas were down from the Glacier
City for a few hours this morn- ,
ing.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Latham of
Kennecott were local visitors last
evening.
Cliff Coyoutt is spending a few
days in the city from his proper
cy on Dan Creek. (
Joe Dechamps, Cliff’s partner,
is also doing a little vacationing
in town.
i
Miss Vera Siebert, who is em
Radovan Hunting
Rich Bench Channel
Charley Range, winter manag
er of the Dan Creek Mining Co
is in town on a short business
trip. Commenting on the creek.
Mr. Range stated that while the
winter has been drifting by,Mar
tin Radovan has been sinking
along the rim in search of a third
bench channel, that is supposed
to exist.
Radovan has been doing all the
thawing with wood fires, so the
progress has necessarily, been
rather slow, but spring will see
the completion tiff the prospect
ing and will prove the extent of
the benches on one part of the
creek.
If the old channel is found to
exist, it will probably lie at the
contact of the greenstone and
the soft shale that forms the bed
rock, upon which the placer val.
ues are now found. In case the
channel is not too shallow, it is
expected that this is where the
richest gravel will be found.
ployed at the Alaska Cafe, took
charge of the rooms over the Me
Carthy Club on February 1. They
will hereafter be known as ’’The
Club Rooms.”
Among those who came down
from the Green Butte for the Pi
oneer dance last Saturday were
H. I. Gaskell and Ernie Lottsfelt.
J. E. Barrett was down from
the Green Butte yesterday.
“Slim" Lancaster was in town
from Kennecott last Saturday, at
tending to important business
connectd with a thriving local in
dustry.
Fred Pierson, popular miner
from the Bonanza is in McCar
thy for a few days.