VOL: VII
McCarthy, alaska, Saturday May
3, 1.^4
No. XXV
Tis Said That -
Tickets are on sale for big
smoker to be held at Kennecoti
Monday, May 12. Tickets will
be on sale locally.
“DuPont Murphy, Alaska rep
resentative of the DuPont Pow
derCompany, arrived in town to
day and will visit Kennecott be
fore returning to the coast.
Joe Semmers has been spend
ing the week in town , having
came in from Dan Creek. Atchin
son and he are leaving on a trip
of several days duration, about
tomorrow.
Harry O'Neill of Cordova, who
spent the past week in McCarthy
on important business, returned
to his heme today on a speeder,
having successfully accomplish
ed object of his trip:
X. Aubut, winter manager of
the lower camp of the Andvu*
property on Chititu, arrived in
town from the camp and has
gone to Kennecott lor medical
treatment.
Mrs. Richelson, who recently
under ,vent an operation is re
ported to be rapidly recovering.
J. B. O’Neill spent several
days this week attending import
ant business, at Kennecott and
at the Green Butte mines.
Fred Carlson’ who has been at
the Green Butte, Is going to Dan
Creek for the summer.
Fonanza .Boys Forming
iBaseLali 1 earn
According to My lor Jones, the
Bonanza Mine is to have a base
ball team. Jones states“balls,b its
mitts and other neccessary equip
ment have been ordered and the
tentative lineup has been deter
mined. From what I can hear,
there seems to be some good mat
rial at the mine and with some
practice a good team is likely to
j be developed.”
Jones has recently seemed the
j services of an excellent first
; sacker who has been in semi-pro
, ball, and will probably use him
thruout the season.
Anderson i o l^rospeof
.Near iallseefnr
Lou Anderson of Chititu re
ports that he is bound for the
1 Talkeetna district and that as
soon as he receives word that
the season is far enough advan
ced to allow him to get out into
, the hills, he will be on his way.
It iu his intention to prospect in
and around the Dissapointment
creek section during the sum
mer and then take a trip to the
states in the fall. Until lie leaves
Lou will be employed at the
Green Butte.
Bill Wire is taking in the Cliis
ana mail in addition to about a
thousand pounds of supplies for
the different operates. Berry is
tane his outfit to the Homestead
and the rest of the trip is to be
made with dogs..
SUe .Breaks
Electric CaLle
The Green Butte copper mine
was closed down Monday on ac
j count of a. snowslide coming
down and breaking the transmis
I
sion line that comes from the
Mother L°de. The line was re
| paired by the day crew and the
following night the mine was in
shape for the resumption of act
ivities. .
practically the entire night crew
came to town for a vacation.
C Lititu C-rew Arrives
Tuesday,s train brought up
the crew for theChitit i property
| and after spending the night in
: town the men all started for the
works.
S. H. Palmer will superintend
the whole camp while George
Madden, Prana Carrol, Bob John
i ston and another man will act as
foremen this year.
Most of the men that went ou^
were employed at the camp pre
viously.
According to Palmer, the* past
year’s activities, while not as sue
jerssful as they might have been
were very encourageing and it is
expected that this season will be
i
j extremely profitable. It is under
| stoodthat samples of the ground
i that will be worked are rich and
that there is only a nominal over
bu rden.
Ben Jackson —
NOTARY PUBLIC
lAr iBaidge
Is All HauleJ
It is reported that sufficient
sand lias been hauled to the riv
er to mix into the concrete for
the piers and that the crew is
now engaged getting out gravel
for the same purpose. Concrete
will be poured as soon as enough
grave] has been washed and the
season has advanced sufficiently
to eleminate all danger of frost.
Pete Brenewick’s team, which
was employed a short time to
haul gravel, has been turned back
to the owner, as the present activ
ities cannot keep all the stock
busy.
Harry Hoyt, auto mechanic* in
the employ of the A.R.C. spent a
few days in Chitina this week,re
turning this week.
Owing to the departure of Mrs
Latham, the dance that was to
have been held at Kennecott, was
postponed, as the committee
was unable to secure a pianist
to till the orchestra.
Otto Amalong, the night watch
man at the depot, spent a few
days in Chitna this week, return
ing to McCarthy Thursday to re
sume his duties
Jack Hayes, who has been ein
ployed at Kennecott the past win
ter has resigned and after spend
ing a fewT daj’s in town will go
to work for the -load Commission
at the bridge.
CLEANI-UP WEEK! Ss Coming SOON!