The McCarthy
Weekly News
VOL. 3.
McCarthy, alaska. Saturday, January 3ist,i92u
. NO. 13
LOCAL NEWS
On ulie evening of the 25th the
Arctic Brotherhood gave a fare
well party in honor of the Laur
ie Bminers and their families,
on the eve of their departure for
their new home in Cordova.
A pleasant social evening was
enjoyed and refreshments serv
by the ladies. The singing of
**Auld Lang Syne” closed the
evening as neither Sam nor Jack
would make a speech.
Chisana mail arrived Thurs
day,mail carriers report a se
vere trip.
If ^on would know how much
wood a team can haul, just step
around to the Golden.
Chas. Ray spent last Wednes
day in town, returning to the
Bonanza that evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Radovan were
McCaarthy visitors this week.
V. Dzaeboff was in town
thu rsday.
Oscar Hansen spent a few
days in this week and left for
Nizina yesterday morning. i
Mr. and Mrs. Grant Reed left I
here this week to locate in Cor
dova
Mr. Joseph A- Bourke of Val j
dez, special officer for suppress
ion of liquor among Indians, ar-1
rived on todays train. When 1
interviewed, Mr. Bourke said
he was reporting on the general
progress of the country.
Som i one asked us if he was the
new U S. Commissioner.
The Seward Gateway notes
the ai rival of Sid. Whitford at
the westward city.
WOOD SAWING
Prompt Service Strictly Cash
H. H. MUCH ELL
ALASKA POOL HALL
Rn il.-j will he published next
weeR.
TELEGRAPHIC
(Special to News.) J .n. bikh
Ben C. Marsh, representing
i the Farmers National Council
j told the Senate Commerce com
. mission today that Ids organiz**
, tion opposed the sale ot Govern
I ment owned ships because J. P
j Morgan would buy most of them
| for Britain and the Bolsheviki
i ef Wall Street would get tbe
rest.
At Oakland, Cal. spectators at
the criminal syndicalism trial of
Anita Mhitne.s burst intp ap
plause when the Bolsheviki
| song was read.
In San Francisco public fun
erals lor victims of the llu have
been forbidden by the authorit
ies.
The Senate is still working1 on
Peace Treaty ratifications with
prospects ot definite action ;
soon.
American army aviators Lieut
enant E. F Davis, G. E. Grim°s
carrying military dispatches,;
were forced to land in Mexico'
and have been held by the auth ’
orities.
A ' OMPLETE LINE
Ladies suits, dresses, waists
winter coaoS. Also child
ten’s goods in great variety.
Mail orders given immediate
attention.
Dougherty’s, Cordova.
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Mantles, chimneys etc for
/ Had in Lamps at Post Office
Store.
Daily supply of Fiesh Milk at
the Merchant’s Cafe. Orders
taken.
I
PROSPECTORS SUFFEK
INJURIES ON TRAIL
James Brown and Dan Camp
bell, two known prospectors
wa re brought into towm from
Phisana trail l ist evening by
mail carrier J. McClellan, in a
badly irozen condition, and are
now under the doctors care at
| Ki nnecott hospital.
Leaving Phis ma the 3rd. Dec
they encounted severe storms
in the vicinity of Russell Glac
ier’, but managed to make the
relief cabin on this side where
they stiyed till the weather
cleared sufficiently to enable
them to make another start.
Jimmie says that they were
making fine pi-ogress until a
severe storm overtook them on
the Nizina glacier, only four
miles from Guinn's old barn
which tho oelapidated would
have afforded shelter for tho
night.. ' The storm became so
violent that the dogs refused tv)
face it, and as they were off the
trail the men decided to camp
lor- the night on the ice.
Abandoning the sled and dogs
the foliowing morning, they
finally reached this barn where
they attempted to thaw out,
then continued on to the “Home
stead” where they stayed six
teen days By burning up the
spare bunks and using the mail
carriers grub they managed to
keep alive till he arrived, having
been delayed at the White river
for over a week on account of
storms, the thermometer at
times registering 60° below zero.
McClellan immediately went
back to the glacier for the boys
outfit and team, but only found
i one dog alive, three a re believed
to have returned to Chisana and
three were found frozen. Tho
| there was plenty7 of jish ana
I meat on the sled the faithful
i beasts had touched nothing.
Joe McClellan and Rill Maher
then started lor McCarthy with
Brown and Campbell, making
record time on the way down.
i Just exactly how seriously the
boys have been injured cannot be
ascertained for a day or so, but
it s feared Campbell may lose
a. loot and Brown some fingers
and toes.
Had relief cabins been erected
on each side of the glaciers all
siofering could have been prev
ented.
Questionnaires For Ex
Service Men Can Be
Had At This Office
Editor McCarthy Weekly News:
The governor’s office is com
piling a roster of all men who
served their country during the
great war & who were resi
dents of Alaska at the time they
entered the service.
In order to get the desired
information, we have prepared
a questionnaire ai.d are send
ing it to every man whose ad
A ress is known to this office.
But as many of the men cannot
be leached, we are requesting
your co-operation in giving pub
licity to the questionnaire.
Will you kindly publish the
fact that we desire tbe address
of every ex-service man, wheth
er or not he is in Alaska or out
side at the present time.
Upon receipt of the addresses,
questionnaires will be forward
ed to them. I am also taking
the liberty of sending you a sup
p.. of the questionnaires and
request that you advise ex-serv
ice men that a copy may be se
cured at your office.
Your co-operation will be
g reatiy app reciated.
G. F. Cramer
Secretary to the Governor.