THE AVALANCH
VOL. I
McCarthy, Alaska, Saturday, September 2, 1916.
NO. 4.
Did Kitchener Die
Before Secretary?
London, Aug. 27—A curious
complication has resulted from
the clause in Lord Kitchener’s
will giving $1,000 and his East
African estate to his military
secretary, Col. Oswold Fitzger
ald. The latter was killed abo
ard the Hampshire with his
chief. His body has been found
while Kitchener’s has never been
recovered. Now the question
arises as to who died first. If
Fitzgerald died first the legacy
goes to Kitchener’s heirs, other
wise to the heirs of the secret
ary.
The Golden Hotel has made
some attractive improvements in
the rearrangement of the bar
and lobby.
R. W. Wiley of Portland, New
York and Cliisana, arrived from
the interior today. Bob will
leave tomorrow for the Nizina
country whore he will investigate
copper ‘nnd placer properties.
James Heney has lately recei
ved a present of a large green
parrot. The bird is the first of
its kind to invade this part of,
Alaska. Heney insists that it
looks and talks like one of our
local barbers.
Dean Milnor Roberts of the
University of Washington School
of Mines came in on yesterdays
train. He is on his way to ex
amine some of the copper pros
pects of this section, in the in
terest of eastern investors.
Tiie Copper River & North
western Railway has broken
ground for the new round house
to be built near the water tank.
The pile-driver crew is working
early and late driving piles for
the foundation. The old round
house will be torn down on the
completion of the newT structure,
which will be larger than the old
one and in a more convenient lo
cality.
We have tried to get press re
ports from Seattle for publica
tion but find the service so bum
that it is useless to expect any
thing in news from that source.
Always three to five days in
transmitting from Seattle, better
write a letter and get the same
service;
Charles M. Graber is erect ng
a neat home on Mother Lode way
Otto Lubbe is furnishing him
outside lumber and from pres
ent indications Mr. Graber will
have one of the pretti est and
mcst comfortable homes in Mc
Carthy.
Chas. Olson, Gust Carlstrom,
John Luckey and John Johnson
came in from Rex Creek where
they have been operating on a
lay from the Rex Alaska proper
ty, they closed down early on
account of water shortage.
Thomas VanSpronsen of Ken
ecott, has b en appointedadmin
istrathr of the estate of Emil
Oswol d Heinz, deceased, by
Judge O’Connor. Heinz was kil
led in the mine some months
The report lias reached town
that Chris Tjosevig, in charge of
the development work on the
Kenneeott - Tjosevig property
near the Bonanza, has made a
new strike of high grade copper
glance on the property of that
company. The face of the tun
nel is solid ore. Those interest
ed in the property state that a
qout six hundred feet of rock
work will be commenced at once
in the construction ol the motor
road which will bring the ore to
McCarthy for shipment.
The Kenneeott-B t.rret Copper
Company has been organized by
George Francis Rowe for the
purpose of working properties
taken over by the company from
John E. Barrett. Lite ^develop
ments in quartz mines have as
ured the permanency of tins
camp.
Peter Johnson has completed
the frame work of his new ad
dition to the McCarthy Hotel,
he expects to have the building
completed in about three weeks.
Mr. Johnson will install a hot
and cold water, system through
out the building and steam heat
in all the rooms.
Tuesdays dance at the city hall
was well attended and evryone
had an enjoyable evening. It
was give in honor of the steam
shovel and train crews and their
wives who left here Wednesday
for mile 67.
Judge Faddis and Johnsonleft
town this morning for a hunting
and fishing trip.
D. C. Sargent is in from Chis*
ana on his way to the states.
If you are buying groceries
read Todd’s ad in this issue.
Groceries at cut prices. Sale
begins Monday, Sept. 4th. A.
E. Todd.
Mrs. Clarence Bussinger left
on Wednesdays train for a short
trip to Cordova.
The residence of George Lew
is is about completed. It is a
credit to the town.
G. C. Gwynn has returned
from a trip to Cliisana and will
leave at once with a full pack
train of supplies.
The Mother Lode Mining Co.
are working on a f ull lace of high
grade ore and they will do some
heavy shipping next winter.
Trim and M alloy, the Clnsana
freighters, are in town with a
pacit train aud will return soon
with freight lor Grant iteedaau
other merchants.
w illiam Lindig, oi the Golden
Hotel, returned lroui Clntina oil
me last tram where lie hail gone
ao meet Airs, mndig, lately lroin
tue outside. Tney will reside
Here this winter.
Ered Fecit, the Chisana placer
man, arrived in town yesterday,
h'reu reports a Siiurt season in
the interior cam^, caused by a
shortage oi water. J ames, A el
son & Go. nave installen ineii
iiydraulic plant ana have lanen
out some money. Gan VVnit
ham is doing well on Aio. 2 Lit
tle Eldorado.
Otto Lubbehas cut fliteen tons
of the finest grain hay f rom five
acres of his homestead on Sour
dough hill . With hay at eighty
dollars a ton, it pays to farm.
Did you see the three dray
loads of shoes that Mr. Lubbe
hauled for the Laurie Bros.? It
will take some mushing to wear
these out. Lauries are getting
in their winter stock of gehts
furnishings.
Judge William O’Connor came
up from Chitina Wednesday for
the purpose of making arrange
ments for officials to handle the
coming election. The Judge has
received no word regarding the
transfer of the Recording Office
to McCarthy.
Fred L. Peck, foreman for
Carl^Whithaw, has retuened from
the Cisana and has accepted a
position with the Kennecotl.
mines.
Axel Wahlstrom and Dennis
Kelliher, two of the mainstays
of the Mother Lode Mining Co.,
came to town yesterday, return
ing this morning.
The grading of first avenue is
about completed. Foreman Ket
terer is entitled to much credit
for the job done.
The school house has received
a new dress of white paint. It
is astonishing what improvement
a little paint will make.
The community well being dug
back of the Eckstrom residence
is progressing satisfactorily and
it is expected that water will b *
struck at a depth of about thirty
feet.
Sir Edward Lawrence Casey,
of local fame, met with an acci
dent on the 26th of Aug. which
almost cost him his life. (H-sey
and Dan Stacey were crossing
the White River afoot, when the
current overbalanced Casey car
rying him down stream for al
most half a mile ■where he was
thrown unconscious upon a bar.
Casey lost two g ins but saved
his poke.
The Dan Creek-Nizina tele
phone line has reached, McCar
thy and the fone has been plac
'd in the postoffice store and as
s *>n as the wire is strung across
the Nizina river direct commun
ication may be had with most all
the camps on these creeks. The
offices of call are now Dan Creek.
Esterly, Kernan, Carvey, Cole,
Hotchkiss and Clarkin. This
covers all the larger camps now
operating and the small camps
have access to any of these fones.
It is a great relief to all that this
line is completed as it will save
much work and worry in emer
gency cases such as accidents
and rush orders. Jack Crowe
is to be commended for the in
terest he has taken to complete
this line. The toll coarges are
very reasonable, a list of which
will be posted in each office.
George Rust and a party have
gone to Fourth-of-July pass to
look after property he has in
that district.