The McCarthy
Weekly News
VOL. 3.
McCarthy, alaska. Saturday May 1st 1920
NO. 27.
MINING NEWS
i
L. H. Carvey and Fred Hotch
kiss were arrivals on Mondays
trainen route to the Nizina plac
er workings. Mining will be con
ducted on a large scale this sea
son, one camp will be on Rex &
the other on chititu. Three ex
tra teams will be used for at
least a month, hauling pipe etc.
Mr Carvey is confining his
operations to mining the
creek beds out before resuming
work on the benches. He will be
in charge of the upper camp
with George Nichols as foreman
and Fred. Hotchkiss will have
charge of the lower camp with
Madden as foreman.
Mr. Carvey has accepted the
position as General Manager of
the Ni znia Mines Co. represent
ing Mr. Andrus of New York,
for a term of five years.
In the United States Commission
ers Court, Third Judicial Division, in
and for McCarthy Precinct, Territory
of Alaska.
IN PROBATE
In the Matter of the Estate of
Olive Walters, also known as Molly
Parks, deceased.,
Notice of final settlement of final
account.
Notice is hereby given that W. H.
Longley, the administrator of the es
tate of Olive Walters, also known
as Molly Parks, deceased, has return
ed and presented for settlement, and
filed in above < -ourt, his final account
of his said administration of above es
tate, and that Thursday the first day
of July at 10 o’clock a. m. , t the
Court room of the above named
Court in Me' ’arthy, Alaska, has been
duly appointed by the Probate Judge
of Said Court as the day for t he final
settlement of said account at which
time and place any person interested
in said estate may appear and file ex
ception in writing to said account and
contest same.
Dated at McCarthy this first day
of May 1920.
C. Parker Smith
U S. Commissioner and ex-officio
Probate Judge.
First Publication May 1st. 1920.
Last Publication June 5th. 1920. ,
PERSONAL
Mrs. Walter Sommer is leav
ing on the next train en route
to Los Angeles to spend the
summer with her mother and
sisters.
Mrs. Ahrens and her two
little daughters leave on Mon
day on a short visit to the States
Her father, Mr. Sylvester, will
return with them and make his
home in McCarthy.
Knowles and Williams have
gone to handle the extra teams
at Rex Creek.
Carl Engstrom is a town vis
itor today, also Bill Longle.v.
Jack Hayes and Jim Morres, all
from Kennecott.
Charley Anderson has been
repairing Marshall’s refrigerat
ing plant yesterday.
Joe Goodman, Mrs. Woodin’s
son, was an arrival from Calif
ornia yesterday and lie intends
to spend the summer in Alaska.
The Seltenrich family left to
spend the summer at their
ranch this week. The calf, cow,
pigs and human freight all land
ed in fine shape. They have
sold their town real estate to
Mrs. B. V. Erickson.
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Palmer
passed through here yesterday
on their way to Nizina where
Mr. Palmer will be employed by
the Andrus people.
Dick Woodman has just fin
ished putting a new roof on
.John Underwood’s blacksmith
shop.
The boys at Kennecott and
the mines have demonstrated
their sympathy for Dan Camp
bell in a very- practical manner,
having raised a subscription for
him which may reach a thousand
dollars.
Dan and Jimmy Brown were
in town yesterday, feeling fine
in spite of crutches, and with
f'e highest praise for Dr. Gill
espie and staff.
The Pathfinder for March is a
Valdez number and contains the
histories and photographs of its
prominent men. Watch for the
Vpril number. Your subscrip
tion taken.
TELEGRAPHIC
Special to the News, April 30
Washington. Plots against the
lives of a score of federal state
olficials have been discovered
by the Department of Justice
as part of a radical May day
celebration, was announced to
night by Attorney General Pal
mer.
Seattle. The mayor is invest
igating the charge that Soil
Warren brother to Chief War
ren has been protecting gamb
lers, notably Prank Hall, form
erly of Nome.
New York. Out of six hun
dred rounded up throughout the
country in January, only twenty
three have been held for deport
ation.
Washington; Rebel forces
continue to take cities in North
ern Mexico, Chichacha having
been captured today.
Dublin, Ireland. The police
barracks were attacked by an
armed band of Sinn Fienners.
Paris. Calliaux has bnen sen
tenced to pay a line and serve
three years, including t'.e time
he has been under arrest. He
has been banished from France
for a period of five years, and
will be deprived of his civil
rights for ten years.
Los Angeles. James. II. Huirt
confessed todi y to the murder
of four of the thirty women he
had married. He murdered
Miss Betty Pryor Aix of Spok
ane with hammer at Plum Sta
tion, Olympia. Tipped Bertha
Goodrich out of boat and drown
ed her in Lake Washington, Se
attle. Drowned Alice Eudvig
son in Idaho River and killed
Miss Lea Deloney with hammer
at Long Beach, California and
might have murdered a number
more according to his statement
LOCAL NEWS
The Primary Elections passed
off very quietly in the Copper
River Valley.
The local candidates, Joe Mur
ray and Gus. F. Johnson receiv
ing 347 & 454 respectively, ac
cording to the Cordova Times
of the 28th. ultimo.
J. H. Murie made a trip to
Chitina this week, and returned
on yesterdays train with four
head of horses purchased from
the Brower Stage Co.
W. F. McKay, is spending a
few days in town, getting an
outfit ready for a months pros
pecting in the hills.
Harry B Brown is taking a
vacation visiting old friemds in
McCarthy, after nearly a year
spent at the Jumbo.
Harry Brown, who is always
interested in gold specimens
picked up a fine one the other
day, from a miner who was
leaving the country. It is a mas
sive nugget watch chain of a
bout fifty nuggets, none small
than a thimble and the pendant
almost ns large as an egg. He
also purchased a massive gold
Hampden watch, diamond set,
from the same party.
The local candidate for the
office of Koad Commissioner,
Gus. Johnson, was a visitor to
town yesterday. He is well pleas
ed with the result of the Pri
maries.
Mr. Cto. A Lcner, cne of the
original discoveiers of the Rex
and Chititu placers, was a visitor
to town Thursday to look up
the old timers. Mr. Lomer is
now em loyed in the mechanical
department of the Kennecott
Copper Corporation.
The Birch party passed thru
this morning en route to Dan
Creek for the seasons mining.