The McCarthy
Weekly News
VOL: 5.
McCarthy, alaska, Saturday October 28tfo 1922.
No. 51.
ALASKA ON EVE OP
BIG BOOM
Geo.W. Mott, Territorial tax
collector, is spending a few days
in McCarthy in the interest of
his department. Mr. Mott has
travelled extensively over the
territory this year and says
that Alaska is on the eve of a
big boom. He realizes the con
ditions that are existing under
the present system of taxation
and stated emphatically that the
taxes should be placed on those
who are able to afford it and
not on those, families especially,
who are engaged in small lines
of business which do not even
bring in enough returns to pay
income tax on.
Mr. Mott has just returned
from Nome and seys that the
railroad, recently purchased by
the A. R. G, will be a big factor
in getting that section more
thoroughly developed, princapal
ly on account of the transporta
tion charges on prospectors
outfits being so reasonable.
Several fine views of the Pot
Hole and the Kennecott glacier
were secured by Mr. Mott. He
returned to the coast on yester
day’s train.
James Murie, who has been
working a string of horses on
the trail for the past few years,
will leave very shortly for the
States.
JUST ARRIVED—The new
pack of Fresh Fruit and Veg
etables, also imported French
Mushrooms and Peas. Lobster
Crabs, Sardines and Anchovies
at attractive prices.
R. L. H. Marshall
LOCAL NEWS
Jack Maloy returned from
Strelna on last Sunday’s train
with a fine team of heavy horses
which he purchased from the
Hubbard Elliot Mining Co.
Dave Boyce has taken over the
Golden Lunch Center and is
prepared to give his patrons
the best of service.
Dexter Coyouette arrived in
McCarthy on Thursday. He is
well pleased with the surface
showing on the claims number
2 and 3 on Copper Creek. He
expects to leave for the States
in a few days and is taking out
a haudful of course gold with
him as the result of his pros
pecting this season.
Judge Coppernoll, who has
been granted sixty days leave of
absence, will leave soon after
the 1st. of the month. He will
go East.
Mrs, Matt Laniner returned
irom the Kennecott hospital on
the last train, greatly improved
in health.
Mrs. Nils Tjosevig and daught
er Eleanor returned from ken
necott on Thursday,
Mrs Peter Johnson has pur
chased two little calves which
she will move to the ranch after
Christmas, where iihe expects
to make her future home.
J. P- Hu brick returned on
on the last train from Chitina.
He secured some good views
on his trip especially one of the
Dwyer Inn at Strelna. Cap will
eventually have the finest col
lection of panoramas in the
Territory, as he intends to "de
vote all his time to this work.
TELEGRAPHIC
Berlin, Oct. 27. An attack on
President Ebert and Chancellor
Wirth was only frustrated by
the prompt action of a detach
ment of armed police who had
received the information that
the attack was planned for to
day.
Washington, Oct. 27. Navy Day
is being celebrated throughout
the Nation today.
ATTORNEY GENERAL’S
RECENT PROHIBITION
RULING UPHELD BY
FEDERAL JUDGE
New York, Oct- 27. In
dismissing the suit of the two
Steamship Companys to enjoin
the enforcement of the Attorney
General’s recent prohibition rul
ing, Federal Judge Hand fur
ther held thatno American Steam
ship can carry or sell liquor in
any part of the world.
Havre, Montana. Oct. 27, The
Reverend Leanard Jacob
Christler, one of Montana's lead
ing divines, was shot and killed
in his home today by Mrs. Mar
garet Carleton who later com
mitted auicide.
Washington. Oct-28.
A thousand cases of liquor,
of the cargo of lhe Canadian
schooner Emerald which was
seized by the authorities, was
orded released today when a
serious situation was threaten
ed between the United States
and Britain.
Vannie Anderson has accept
ed a position with the J, B, O’
Neill Store.
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CHILE COPPER CO.
A RECORD MONTH
Boston—In August the Chile
Copper Co. produced the largest
amount of copper for any one
month in its history, 13, 141,000
pounds. This metal was mined,
treated and dolivered to consum
ers at an average cost of 6.35
cents per pound. In the
preceding month, Jnly, Chile
fell just short of 12,000,000
pounds and produced it at a cost
of 6.15 cents per pound. These
cost figures do not include de
preciation, depletion or a re
serve for federal taxes.
To some extent Chile Copper’s
cost is dependent upon the rate
of exchange. The normal
pre-war level of Chilean ex
change has been about 5 pesos
to the American dollar.
During the last half dozen
years the peso sold down to 10
and 11 to the dollar It has
recovered until it is at present
about 7 to the dollar, an ex
change ratio on which Chile’s
present costs calculated.
Should the peso get back to
its normal paritey of 5 to the
dollar the additionial cost would
not be over half a cent a pound.
Boston News Bureau.
George Nickle, of Chititu Ck.
is spending a few days in town
on business connected with the
Andrus Company.
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