The McCarthy
Weekly News
VOL. 4.
McCarthy, alaska. Saturday June 25th. 1921
NO. 83*
LOCAL NEW^
In response to several enquiries
as to tne scale of wages which
is paid by the Alaska Road Com
mission we have communicated
with the officials at Chitina and
will publish their reply next
week.
Mr. Harry O’Neill of Cordova,
paid a short visit to McCarthy
this week.
Jimmie Brown arrived in town
last Wednesday evening lrom
Ch'sana, bringing his string of
pack stock which are all in fine
condition.
Bill Berry returned Wednesday j
from a trip to Cnisana.
Harry Boyden, Ciiarlie Fogel
berg, and Bill McLennan have
just arrived in town from Cms
ana. Harry Boy dens paoK |
train, which has been turned !
out all winter, Iooks very lit.
Ed Young, Aels Tjosevig am
Lou Henaei son returnee from1
their trip to tin hills yesterday, j
i d Young took the train lor!
Chitina the same uay.
Cap Hubrick has receivea three
telegraphic messages asking
lor liilormation about hunting
trips. The parties will prob
ably come here in August.
Mrs. Dwyer of btrelna and
Mrs. Bates oi Chitina paid a vis
it to McCarthy last Saturday.
Mrs. aommer and daughter
Evelyn lelt oil Thuasday Ts train
to spend a weea at Cnitina, the
guest of Mrs. Bates.
Mrs. M. F. Roberts arrived
on last Wednesday’s train alter
a long visit to tne states.
FOKWE i RESIDENT SENDS
HELP TO JOHNSONS
The Johnsons received a very
kind and sympathetic letter this
week from Mr. W. U. Faddis,
who is now located at Troy N.Y,
and prospering well. He hoped
their misfortune would turn out
a blessing, as the Faddis family
now consider their fire was, and
enclosed a check for $25. to help
them start again.
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I TELEGRAPHIC
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j New York. June 24th. Governor
Bone leaves on Monday for Jun
eau.
Washington, J une 25th. George
M. Reynolds, leading Chicago
banker in a speech on bankrupt
cy cjU Harding that Hoover’s
pi ins for stimulating foreign
trade are unsound and injurious
I 10 American welfare.
POUUTH OP JULY
Til3 Oommitte wish to an.
non nee that the day* sports on
the Fourth will commence at 10
o’clock, the ball game at 1. 30 fol
lowed by the tug of wai and the
packing contest.
The Arctic Brotherhood takes
great pleasure m announcing
that they nave secured the serv
ices of the Kenneeott orchestra
to furnish the music for the
Fourth of July dance. There will
be Violin; clarionet, piano and
drums. The fame of this orches
tra is well known, so that every
one will be prepared for a musi
cal treat
Three legged race 5.00
Girls race, 10 to 15 3 & 2 00
Boys race, 10 to 15 3 & 2.00
Free for all, 0 to 10, 2.50. 1.50.&1
Under six 1.00, 50 & 50
Pie eating contest up to 16years
of age ' 2.00 & 1.00
Old mans race, 60 & over 5.00
Broncho busting contest 10.00
Ball Game 75.00
Tug of War 45.00
Packing Contest 25.00
100 yard dash 10.00
Ladies race 5.00 i
Fat Man race 5.00
Running broad jump, free for
all_ 5.00
Bunting for Fourth of July
Decorations has arrived at the
Post Office Store. Place your
orders early.
GkNTS! Make your hat like
new for the Fourth of July with
a new Gros grain hatband. In
various shades at the Post Office I
Store.
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OP LOCAL INTEREST
One of the beauty spots of
the Copper River Valley, which
is not an well known as it
should be, even by the residents
of McCarthy, is Long Lake, sit
uated about fourteen miles down
the railroad, an ideal place to
spend a vacation.
The Lake itself, which is two
miles long and is a quarter of a
mile at its widest point, is nest
led down among wooded hills,
with a background of white cap
ped mountains, all of which are
reilected in the waters. Trout
are plentiful, worthy of the ef
ficient angler, who can be sure
of a good string.
The roadhouse which is located
quite close to the railroad, is
well arranged for the comfort i
of visitors: the host, Ed Mullen,
is one of Alaska's old timers,
and makes every one very much
at home. For-the pleasure
of guests, he has a fine boat eq
uipped with a Coban motor, so
hat boat riding is a joy.
Another fine fishing spot is a
stream which has its source in
the lake, and winds for several
miles through the woods.
The Lacaina River flows from
the hills southward and joins the
Chitina river a few miles below
Several fine farms are south
of the lake, the best being that
of Oscar Anderson, who has
twenty acres now in crop, prin
cipally barley, potatoes and tur
nips. The average yeild per
acre ot ni/ is cam gjis.
Anderson has wisely provided
modern farm machinery, which
is of the greatest help. He will
have fifty acres cleared by next
fall.
Ed Mullen has five acres under
cultivation, chiefly winter wheat
turnips and potatoes. Rhubarb
is growing in profusion on both
these ranches.
A1 Fagerberg and Fred Over
lander have also located home
steads and are clearing and
planting.
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CHITINA NEWS
Chitina, .Tune 18th. Special to
the Weekly News. Owen Meals,
Robert Kelsey and Fred Gole
claugh arrived in Chitina on
the 1Gth. after a hard trip over
the Valdez trail They travelled
by automobile for the first six •
teen miles out of Valdez, when
the flooded condition of the
road and the A. R. C work
which is now being done, caused
them to leave the car and pro
ceed afoot for twenty six miles.
They had wired to Chitina
for a.oar to meet them and Chas.
Oarwood picked them uo at
mile 40. They first went to
Sooner Center to get three one
ton Ford trucks V7hieh Mr.
Meals had purchased from the
government. After a run into
Chitina and a, short, visit with
friends, they took the trucks as
far as possible on the Valdez
trail, leaving them there to be
taken in later.
They report excellent work
being done hv the A. R. C. to
open up the Valdez trail. The
route has been changed in a
number of places and three very
large bridees are being built,
two of which are suspension
bridges with a one hundred &
seventy five foot span, the abutt
ments being in solid rock and
the floor of the bridges thirty ft.
above the water.
The snow is very deep in the
Thompson Pass and in other
mountain cuts but Mr. Jones is
giving his personal attention to
the opening up of the Valdez
trail, having over a hundred
men employed & also some of
the most modern equipment for
quick rock work, expects to
have the road passable in the
latter part of July.
It is to be regetted that the
season this road can be used is
so short.
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