The McCarthy
Weekly News
VOL: 6.
McCarthy, alaska, Saturday
February 17.1923
No. *15.
Local News
Lou Anderton,who has been
in the city during the past seve
ral months left Monday for Ken
nicott on Monday’s train. H3 is
one of the partners in a contract
that has been let at the Erie
mine. The contract calls for a
tunnel connecting the Erie with
the Jumbo mine, according to in
formation received here.
Mr, Radovan of Dan Creek
returned from Valdez the first
part of the week and has return
ed t > his home. Mr. Radovan is
very optimistic about the district
and predicts a good deal of acti
vity duriug the forthcoming sea
son.
Bob Johnson, who is employ
ed as summer foreman and win
ter manager for the Dan Creek
Mining Co , returned from Val
dez during the past week' Mr.
Johnston reports that every
thing at Dan Creek is i ie.
Bob Marshall was a passenger
on Monday’s train from Cordova.
%
Victor Marshall who has been
running the store during his fa
ther’s absence returned to Cor
dova where he is attending the
high school of that city, on Tue
sday’s train.
Oscar Anderson has accepted
a position with the Kennecott
Corporation.
Sam Cook is spending a few
days in town.
!
John E. Barrett ' ret nr nod to
| the city from Valdez this week.
| He reports everything lively
, in that port
Bill Berry recently arrived in
town from Chi sane and is ma
! king his headquarters at the Gol
| den.
Everyone who is the owner of
I a dog sled that is in the need of
repairs is taking them to Bill.
He is also constructing a couple
of these vehicles.
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✓ Wm. Smith was a visitor in the J
city during the past week. Mr.
Smith is an employee of the Ken
necott Corporation.
CHITINA NEWS
Louis Bergouze who formerly ;
donducted the Savoy restaurant !
lies opened a new establishment |
acr oss the street irom ms old j
stand. He also has a meat market |
in connection with his present
business.
The Chitina Cash Store has
recently opened a strict’y mod
ern meat market* They have a
first class cold storage plant in
connection.
Mrs. ChaS. Simmons made a
trip to town recently to purch
ace the season’s supplies for the
Kenny Lake Road House twenty
seven miles out the Fairbanks
trail. Mrs Simmons and her
husband, formerly of the U.S
Signal Corps have operated the
.Kenny Lake roadhouse for thej
tpast two years and state that
both summer and winter trade
1 is very good,
j Continued on page 2 col 4
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Col. J.D. Steese president of
the A. R. C. was today appoint
ed chairman and chief engineer
of the Alaskan Engineering Com
mission in place of Col Fredrick
Meai s.
The Col. is probaly the best
man that could have been select
ed to fill this post as he is acqu
ainted with the North and is com
petent to choose the location for
the feeder lines.
Col. John G. Gotwals has the
post of vice chairman of the Ala
ska Engineering Commission.
Chas. Ress president of the
Miners and Merchants Bank of
Iditi rod passed away in Seattle
today..
In case anyone tninks the zy
pher that visited us Wednesday
was’nt destructive they are asked
. 1
to drop over to me uoiaen. dim
Hussy has four broken windows
on display.
Lawrence Barrett broke trail
to the Green Butte this week
and came home while the wind
was blowing. He reports a tough
trip.
Joli Lainen, who has been [fre
ighting supplies as far as the
glacier has finished his contract
and reports entire success.
Paul Latham and wife arrived
in town Friday from Nizina,
Mrs.Latham has practically re
covered from a severe burn she
sustained recently.
Everyone is reported well on
the creek.
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TELEGRAPHIC
Washington Feb. 17
Secretary Weeks annou need
today that the Senate and the
House committes on military
affairs would make a trip of in
spection adout the first of April
They will visit every military
establishment on the coast of the
U.S. and Alaska. The inspectors
will be accompanied by Weeks.
The party is to use the trans
port St. Miheil and intend to start
from New York and will reach
the Western coast via the Pana
ma Canal.
Five freight steamers (no na
mes given) were lost on the Ore
gon, Washington and British do
lumbia coast during the past few
days.
During the first of this week a
snowfall of between two and
three feet covered the Northwe
stern states.
There is much apperhention
of floods at present as the wea
ther has turned very warm.
Transportation has been en
tirely pyralized for several days.
Paris Feb 17
Miners thruout France went
on a strike today. The action ^
arises from allged breaches of
contract.
(5wing to the fact that some
of our news matter did not arri
ve in time to be put into this is.
sue of the paper we wish to ann
ounce that we will post a bulle
tin around town Sunday.