The McCarthy
Weekly News
VOL: VIII
McCarthy, alaska, Saturday, \;>ni 11,1
No. IT)
I SEE BY THE
PAPER THAT:
Hill Berry says ho eonldn’t
stand the wild lifo outside ami
had to return to McCarthy, He
drifted in Inst Saturday ns la rare
as life
.Toe Border returned from
Seattle Sntuvdnv where he has
been nmlergrolmr medien] front
merit for some time. Ho ronor*-s
beingf much improved in ho*dtn
Cant. NijnPiv of \ l-u'l.-o
T?ond Commission f’lno no o"
business eonneetod with tbe
Nizina Rridiro this week.
Blllif* Hrlass is Mv'd- in town
nffor bn vino* a went the wintev
bn shin it in California sunshine.
C, TT. Krnemer made n burr
ied business trip to Cordova this
week.
Louis "Roviior.dn, of ('hitina,
has p" rchns»»il tho old Golden
Cafe ndjoininir the Golden Hotel
;m<l will open up n restnirnnf
there ;is soon ns bp can make
the necessary nrrnne-mnents.
Tho bronzed con u tonnnce
of Ju'-k Smnilx is soon in town
once more.
Mr mid Mrs. Harry Hoyden
nre leaving again on Sunday
for Shushanna. They will be nec
onipnnied this trip l\v Ed. “Shor
ty’* Hriggen, who will try his
lucK with the precious metals
again.
M my now faces are appear
ing in town wiili the opening
of Spring ac;i\iLies. McCarthy
bids t ht m all w\ Iconic.
SPRING ACTIVITY
STARTS
McCarthy
The balmy spi in*£ l)iv(7;i’s
I have started things moving ay;
jsiin: Winter is moving. the snow
is moving ami the old -tamers
are moving bade in pteparation
for i be summer placer season.
I’rospcclmy is eominy into ns
own with tile usual (junta ol hope
fills •scratching' around for tin*
clusi ve |>;iy si r *>ak.
liiismcss shows siyns >i
coining to bt«* uiiil ;i bi iy nic of
b. cycles have come in life a round
tow n. Silk sox are peeping out
shyly and alaiyether it loots as
. 1 oid liran Winter is on the run
at last.
A farewell par ty was tender,
led Jimmie Hussey last Monday
night before leaving on iris long
jaunt to the East. He left on the
lid low ing mornings train.
Mr. L.*Maire formerly conn
ected with mining interests in
Caliionna and the idiiarod is in
town and is going to Dan Creek
| to take a piping job for the Dan
Creek Hydraulic Mining Co.
1 uddy Hodd,\, of tin* Green
Butte, was a visitor m town Frid
ay and Saturday.
Hi Malcolm, road master
for tins uivision of the C. K. N. W.
| was in tow n Wednesday of this
week.
Owing to the fire atSlielna
I which destroyed the station buil
ding and restaurant, the morn
ing train will leave McCarthy at
8 10 in order to make Chitina
by noon.
Hill and Bosch closed down
I their trap line this week and the
> l'ur bearing animals are now br«
lathing easier.
DISASTROUS FIRE
' AT STRELN \
Word was received here
Wednesday that the hotel i)uilt*
iny of V. J. Dwyer rt Stielna
had been burned to the ground
with the contents a total ioss.
1 he building, one of the fin
est in this section of the country
i-oid erected at a la rye expense
in 191b was looked upon as a
land mark and its loss is felt
for sentimental reasons as well
as financially. The building cont
allied a general store and the
raiiroau depot all of which were
[operated b\ Mr. Dwyer.
Mrs. Dwyer was in McCarthy
at the tame of the conflagration
and tiie news came as a shock
to her and their many friends
Here file loss is estimated at
31-.0< K).
| v AL L>EZ, APR. b. - This town
■ was also tin-.* scene of a costly;
! tire when the Copper Block,one
of the town’s best buildings was
; totally dest myed.
THE STOKE IS EXPECTED
AT THE WHITE HOUSE |
Washington, March 31.- It
is reported m Washington soc
! iety that President and Mrs.
jCoolidge are expecting the stork.
| This report gained a start, thro
ugh the continued stay at the |
While House of Mrs. Coolidge’s
mother, Mrs. Goodhue.
A. L. Powell, A. Norberg, |
J. Munder and T. Curtin pulled
out this morning for Rex Creek
i where they will work Mr. Powell’s
; property this season. Mr. Poweil
claims the prospect to be an ex
ceptionally good one and they
are in hopes of taking out a nice
bit of pay dirt this summer.
| $3.50 b; ings the News to your 1
door for one year.
AIR MAIL LINE FOR
ALASKA TOWNS
PROMOTED
SEATTLE, April 1.- The
Chamber of Commerce has been
in formed b.y t he National Aeron
auiicai Association that an air
mail route to all Alaska coast
cities, connecting with Seattle,
has been promoted.
terrific blizzard hits
Nome, coal famine,
80 BELOW
NOME, Alaska, Mar. 31.— One
native child was found in this
city today suffering from Diph
tiieria. Dr. Welch doubted if he
could save the life of the child.
The temperature in this city was
reported at 80 below zero the
latter part of this week. A heavy
snowfall prevailing here for the
past few days makes it the
worst blizzard so far recorded
this winter. It lasted three days,
and communication with outly
ing sections have been interrup
ted.
Drivers tliruout this district
are quailing before the storm.
The snow piled to the eaves of
the houses made the homes snug,
helping to a certain extent to face
the recent fuel shortage. Many
of the residents here have less
than a sack of coal in their poss
ession, ana those having coal for
disposal are asking six dollars
per sack for same, the regular
price being three dollars.
NIZINA ROAD HOUSE
OPENS FOR SUMMER
Mrs. L. D. Brown went out
to her road house location this
week to open up in preparation
for the travel to and from the
Creeks. With the Nizina Bridge
nearing completion this promises
to be a very popular stopping
place for the summer.