The McCarthy
Weekly News
VOL. 2.
McCarthy, Alaska. Saturday, August 23rd 1910
N042
PERSONAT
A card from Lou Stanley says
lie is now naerly well and is on
way home.
Mrs. Hubrick is visiting Mrs.
Parrott for a few days.
Laurence Barrett is spending j
some time'with his father at the !
camp.
Mrs Sam Laurie, with Leo,
vniliam and Harriet arrived in ;
Pordova after four months visit'
with her parents in Seattle.
Mr. Laurie met them and they
k re expected to arrive in McCar- j
i iy this week. The Laurie Bro
t lers intend to extend their bus
i less to Cordova, where they
Live purchased a building
The Lubbe brothers are very
!'. isy haying this week, Doroth
y spent a few days at the ranch !
c >oking for the boys.
A1 Doze is working lb hours j
(i lily, putting up hay and tend-j
i <g the ranch. Now that his
homestead is in such good shape
he is considering taking a long
i. lired partner.
The Ahrens family were the
giests of Mr. ancl Mi s. Frank
1 verson at their ranch last week
Mrs. Bren wick and Leonard
1 >ft on Tuesday’s train for Mile
1 >7 where they will spend a few
weeks at the Murie ranch.
NOTED ALASKA PIONEER
DIES OF HEART
DISEASE IN SEATTLE
Barney J. McGee aged 73
years, a well-known Alaska sour
dough, has died in Seattle of heart
disease. He was on his way
to White Horse from California.
Mr. McGee took the first train
over the White Pass & Yukon
route, as conductor. He was one
of the first men to go into Daw
son during the gold rush, and
had a Hotel there,and also at
Whitehorse.
OF PUBLIC INTEREST
THE COPPER SITUATION
GERMANY BUYS
1000 TONS
Boston-Germany has bought
1000 tons of electrolytic copper
from the copper Export Associ
ation. The price was based on
current New York quotations
the buyers arranging for
transportation and insurance.
The metal, the first sold to
Germany since the signing of
peace, will be delivered in parts
of the country which have been
under military control of the al
lies.
Another enquiry for about 10,
000,000 pou ids has been received
here although not through the
medium of the export combine.
The brass and wire Mills have
recently been running on a
good volume of orders against
which they have booked their
copper for some time to come.
One of the agencies, with
large unsold stocks has offered
copper for October at 24 cents
a pound.
By payment of $35,176,123
Great Britain has settled her ob
ligations to tlie American Gov
ernment for munitions. Of that
paid, $13,(>00,000 was for Liber
motors and $13,274,000 for air
plane spruce.
French agents have purchased
I
I A<)0 cows at SI(50 each in Cincin
| n\ti. They have instructions to
buy at least 30,000 head of cat
i
tie, particularly milch cows.
Cows will be sold to French
farmers at cost, plus transpor
tation.
Morris May, vice president of
A B. Knock ban m Co., say best
i overcoats are likely to be $20C
next winter.
(Boston News Bureau.)
Mail for Dan Creek and Nr
zina left this morning.
i
T.CfcT PROSPECTOR
{
Reports received from Chisa
na of the‘discovery of a mans
buncle GO miles below Chisana
by Jacii Lawrence while on his
way up rival* with his dogs; and
the fact that A. H. Behrman,
who left McCarthy in May last
on a prospecting trip, and has!
not been seen since he left Chi
sana in June, make it probable
j that another prospector has
j lost his life crossing the swift
I streams of Alaska.
; This young man, who is the
j son of J. W. Behrman, of Ken
newick, Wash., was employed
by the Kennecott Corporation
i last winter, and left with
j Lysle Brown in May, travelled
i as far as Chisana in ins couipa
I ny, then went on alone, said he
intended to travel to Fairbanks.
The "News'’ lias written to
Fairbanks to ascertain if by
chance the young man has reach
I ed there, tho Jack Lawrence
. met no one on his trip over that
route
ANOTHER ALASKAN
RETURNS
i Sergeant James Morres, until
recently with the army of occu
pation in Germany arid for two
years on active service, returned
home on yesterday’s train.
He has had some thrilling ex
periences to relate later on, just
now he is greeting his friends.
A pleasant dance was given
last evening honoring Jim Mor
es. Although arranged hurried
ly it was a very successful affair
After the dance an inform
al supper party was given at
the Merchant’s Cafe at which
Mrs. Underwood, Mrs. Barrett,
Mrs. Hubrick and Mr. Morres
were present.
FOUND—Air pump on Nizina
river bar, presumably belonging
! to hunting parties.
Apply “ News ” Office.
HUNTING PARTY STARTS
Governor Comer and his son
from Birmingham, Alabama ar
rived on yesterday’s train and
left this morning on a long hunt
ingtrip to White River. This
is the Governor’s first trip to
the interior and he is very much
pleased with the country.
There is every indication that
they will have a very successful
excursion. Micky Gallagher
and Bill Longley 'are in charge
of che party, aided by Bill Grah
am and others. A darkey cook
from Alabam’ will minister to
their wants on the journey.
Murie’s pack train arrived on
Thursday from Chisana, bring
! ing mail and the first shipment
| of gold dust from the interior
| camp consigned to the McCarthy
} Mercantile Co. The first clean
| up was very encouraging to the
| miners who are looking for big
1 results this summer.
This weeks hot weather lias
given the very youngest set the
opportunity to indulge in water
parties, the population under 10
years of age can be seen any af
ternoon wading in the stream
under the willows near the wat
er tank.
A COMPLETE LINE of
ladies suits, dresses, waists &
summer coats. Also child
ren’s goods in great variety.
Mail orders given immediate
attention.
Dougherty’s, Cordova.
Hyder, the new town in South
Eastern Alaska, which has but
two hundred inhabitants, start
ed after a Government dock two
weeks ago, now th° site is being
surveyed. Other parts of
Alaska get prompt action when
they voice their requirements.
When are we going to hear some
thing is being done about the
Nizina Bridge?