The McCarthy
Weekly News
VOL. 3.
McCarthy, alaska. Saturday September 4th 1920
NO. 45.
MORE ABOUT HIGHWAYS
Ivennecott, Sept. 1st.
Editor of the News,
McCarthy.
Being for a number of years
a resident of this section I was
interested in the piece on high
ways contributed in your last
issue, but my suggestion for
the New Sourdough trail would
be the “Nizina Highway”.
Pile Nizina Piacers have been
worked for nearly twenty years
and will be good for at least
fifty more.
George Max Esterly did all
his freighting up the rivers on
the ice and had very little to do
with this trail, consequently J
don’t think he is entitled to the
honor of having it named after
him, tho lie sure was a prince
of a host to travelers who arriv
ed at his camp cold an l w it
as was generally the case in
those days.
Yours for good trails,
A subscriber.
SOLDIER SUICIDES
Seattle Sept.Jrd. Oliver L, Truse
dale, a Spanish war veteran and
formerly sergeant of Company
C, Fourteenth Infantry at Fort
Seward Alaska, committed suic
ide today by his wife’s grave.
Mis.Rcfior returned from
her vacation yesterday in the
best of health and spirits.
School opens Tuesday the 7th.
JUST RECEVED
Fresh Shipment of Veal, Pork
Mutton and Fresh killed broil
ers at R. L. H. Marshall’s
For darkening evenings, new
mantles, wicks and chimnies
for the Alladin Lamp at the.
the Post Ofiicy store.
The Pathfinder boosts for Al
aska and Alaskans, if you sub
scribe to it. you are boosting loo
Up to the minute magazines at
the Post Office Store.
TELEGRAPHIC
(S pedal to t he News)
SUBMARINE SUBMERGED
New Haven, Sept 3rd. A sub
marine has been submerged
southeast of Cape Henloupe for
45 hoars. The Thirty seven men
are still alive; air is being pump
ed into tne submarine by two
steamers standing by. Torpedo
boats are rushing to the rescue
CREW RESCUED
Philadelphia Sept. 4th. The
| crew <>j submarine S5 after
nearly two days at the bottom
! of the Atlantic were rescued
J early this morning by the steam
1 ships General Gothnls and At
lantus and will arrive here this
| afternoon.
I
A KM ENIA N A T KOC IT IES
Constantinople, Aug. 30th.
Pour hundred Armenian men,
wowen and children at Anatolic
have been shot and burned by
1 the Turks.
TANKER LAUNCHED
a
I Seattle, August 31st. A sixty
| five foot tanker was launched
this evening for the Bering Riv
; er Coal Company.
I AIRPLANE MAIL SERVICE
i
Seattle Sept. 2nd An airplane
mail service between Seattle and
Victoria B.C. will be inaugurat
led on October 15th.
HAYS TESTIFIES
Chicago. III. Sept. 2nd. Testi
fying to the Senate Committee
Chairman Hays of Chicago said j
that the charge made by Cox
that the Republicans were rais-!
ing lifteen million for their cam !
paign is false.
I
CHISANA NEWS
As there has not been a health
y shower of lain since July 3rd
the miners are all very short of
water. The James and Nel
son outfits are both doing well
James has managed to secure
six men and they are working
side cuts which Hamshaw left.
Don Greene came in to Shushan
na with about 700 mush rat skins
Percy Thornton and Ole Pars
Wedt are going to spend the
winter in this States.
G. A. Simons expects to take
a trip out this fall.
Bill McLellanand Dud McKin
ney are on Gold Run and say
they have not enough water to
cook with.
Bud Sargent has gone out
side by way of Nabesna and
Gulkana. Zeke Mulletf has
gone to Dawsor, and will return
in the fall.
U. S. Commissioner McGetti
gan reminds those who have
claims in this section that work
must be done on all claims this
year.
KENNECOTT NEWS
Mrs. R. V. Watkins and little
daughter left yesterday on a
trip to the States.
Mr. Douglas has returned
from a visit to Long Lake where
he has been studying the intric
acies of fly fishing.
Miss Johnson our new school
mistress has arrived.
Jim Dennis has achieved the
distinction of raising the record
radish of the country, which he
intends sending to the Alaska
Bureau of the Seattle Chamber
of Commerce,
Mrs. L.D. Brown is spending
a few days in town from Nizina
river.
ARRIVED YESTERDAY
Ladi«s pure silk hose in black
white brown and navy at the
Post Office Store.
PERSONAL
“ Back to the Yukon” said
Big Bill McKay as he wished
his friends good bye at the De
pot yesterday. “ The country
owes me a fortune and that is
where I am going to strike it.”
Kill is 67 years young and has
been prospecting for 27 years.
It is such men as he who are
making Alaska. His many
friends wish him success.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Murie are
receiving the congr atulationsof
all their friends upon the
arrhal cl a mi ird heir last
Monday. Mother and James Jr.
aie picgitt-siig iauiatly at
Kennecott hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Muncaster and
Bonny Noyes arrived from the
Interior this wetk. They /are
on their way to the States te
purchase stock etc for their
ranch and fox farm sixty miles
beyond Chisana.
Dick Woodman lias just re.
ceived a letter from our former
townsman Bob Smith, who has
returned from overseas and is
now located in Chicago.
Harold Kay has rented the
Aron Erickson home, where his
family will spend the winter.
The Northwestern leaving
Seattle on September 9th. will
not come to Cordova but will
only make ports of South East
ern Alaskan waters.
A FISH STORY
I Last Saturday evening a coup
| le of people charters d an auto
j mobile and started out on a
j fishing excursion. It seems
| that the Deputy Marshal and
I his wife were out joy riding in
• the same direction and as the
j cars passed, the Marshal spied
! something fishy, and gathered
| in the outfit, car, chauffeur,tack
i le, and the evidence, who is re
| ported to be called Hennes«y,&
| was placed under special care.
Further details are lacking
as our special reporter is look
for some of Hennessy’s brothers
and the case is pending.