The McCarthy
Weekly News
VOL: 6.
McCarthy, alaska, Saturday
JULY 14, 1923
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NOTES FROM
x THE CREEKS
Art Powell had the misfortune
of having a good-sized boulder
fall ten or twenty feet and strike
his hand recently. The hand was
badly bruised and a bone in the
back of ic was broken. Mrs. Po
well applied first aid, and with
her efficient nursing, the bruised
member is healing rapidly. Mean
while Art is enjoying a respite
from kindling the morning tire.
Mrs. Paul Latham of Andrus’
camp no. 4 was a recent week
end visitor with Mrs. Brown at
the Nizina roadhouse.
Carl Anderson is now doing
annual assessment work on the
cairns owned by himself and
James McGavock on Rex creek.
Fred Erickson, who has been
prospecting on the Chitina river
is returning to his old position
at the Kennecott mill. On his
way out he is visiting friends on
the creeks. Fred reports seeing
a number of sheep on his trip
The bear on Chititu will soon
need a bureau in Washington to
protect them as two more have
fallen victim to the gun of the
ruthless hunter. This time it
was Colonel Fred Stephenson’s
weapon that did the deed.
THREE BRIDGES
WASHED 0I1T
The heavy rains of the past
week have washed|out three smal
bridges on the popper River
Railroad, at miles 51, 65 and 74
The repair work is being delay
ed somewhat as the ditcher is
undergoing repairs. It is under
stood that .traffic will be resum
ed before Monday when the Ea
gles will go to Cordova.
MHAT‘S DOING
IN CHITINA
Mrs. J. M. Nafsted of Lower
Tonsina and her guest, Miss
Edith Wilson of Kennecott re
on Friday’s train from a week’s
visit at Cordova.
Mrs. Caleb Corser and daugh
ters, Jeanett and Catherine ar
rived last Saturday by speedei
from Cordova, en-route to Strel
na, where they will spend a few
weeks. Mrs. Corser’s sister, who
is visiting from the outside was
also one of the party.
All available automobiles and
drivers in Chitina have been en
gaged by the Richardson High
way Transportation Company to
go to Fairbanks to help bring
out the Brooklyn Eagle party.
The bridge on the road to Ole
Berg’s farm is in a weakened
condition and may go out. The
A. R. C. will repair it, Mr. Long
aker, the A. R. C. engineer hav
ing come down Monday to pass
on the wrork to be done.
Mr. Thomas Holland and a
small crew of men were detach
ed from the A. R. C. camp in
charge of Oscar Olsen, to drag
the road the day before the
the president’s arrival.
No definite news as to his itin
erary beyond Seward has been
heard, as the rain* of the past
week have made travel on Alas
kan railroads and trails rather
uncertain.
CHITINA H0TP1L
TO CHANGE HANDS
On July 20th Mrs. Frank A
Lamson will assume manage
ment of the Commercial hotel
at Chitina. Mrs. Helen Kennedy
is the retiring proprietress.
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PERSONALS
Capt. J. P. Hubrik is enjoying
a brief vacation, which he is
spending at the Kennecott hos
pital, where he had an operation
Tuesday. He expbcts to return
home Sunday.
Mrs. James Gaskell and son ar
rived from Los Angeles on Fri
day’s train to visit Mr. Gaskell
of the Creen Bntte.
Joe Comstock of Juneau has
been appointed game warben for
this district by governor Bone.
Mr. Comstock arrived this week
and will reside in McCarthy’
Gus Johnson, who returned
from Seattle last week, left Sun
day for the Green Butte where
he will be employed the remain
der of the season.
juawrence narretL v\enu to i>ne
Green Butte to work Sunday.
Ed Erickson, formerly time
keeper at Kennecott, went to
the Green Butte to work this
week. Recently Mr. Ericksotleft
Alaska. He got as far south as
Juneau, where he changed his
mind and returned to the Cop
per Ri^er valleyj But he came
not alone. He brot with him a
bride whom he acquired, we
know not how, at the capital
city. Mrs. Erickson accompanied
tier husbanb to the copper camp
where she will spend the rest
cf the summer.
Joe Murray returned to his
property on the creeks this week
having come to town to celebrate
the 4th.
Meyer Blum of Cordova is in
town today.
Mrs. J. P. Hubrick and Mrs.
John Barrett walked to Kenne
cott Thursday*
John Aalto came in from the
creeks this week.
EAGLE’S EXCURSION
TO KENNECOTT
CANCELLED
The Brooklyn Eagle party’s
excursion to the mines and the
mill at Kennecott, which was to
have been held tomorrow was
called off at a late hour this af
ternoon, on account of the im
possibility of getting trains up,
oyving to the washouts down the
line.
They were expected to begin
riving in Chitina from Fairbanks
this afternoon and will remain
until Monday.
EFFORT TO SECURE
EXCURSION TO COR- .
DOVA FUTILE
McCarthy folks that were de
sirous of seeing in the flesh a
president of the United States
with courage enough to unber
take a journey to Alaska made
an effort thru the local chamber
nf commerce to secure an excur
sion to Cordova over the C* R.
and N. W. HR during the time
nf the president’s visit in the cop
per port. They are doomed to
5issappoitment, however. as Mr,
oorser, the superintend of the
road advises that all of the roads
transportation facilities will be
needed to convey the presiden
tial party.
It is not expected that many
will go down, as it means a five
lays’ trip ordinraily.
LOCLAL TFAM LOSES
TO KENNECOT T
Kennecott must have had
horseshoes all over themselves
to go into the last half inning wit
a score of 11 to 14 against them
a,nd make 4 runs on one scratch
wo base hit.