The McCarthy
Weekly News
VOL: 6.
McCarthy, alaska, Saturday june 9,1923
No. 31
Work on RR Tunnel
is Difficult
The work of changing the RR.
tunel at Chitina to»an open cut
is progressing rather more slow
ly than was at first expected, ow
ing to the fact that the contract
or,O. A. Nelson, is striking frozen
gravel. He has piped water thru
the town from two gulches, and
has flumed the intake four hun
dred feet. This gives him suftici
ent water for a six inch head.
The water, carrying off the
muck, falls into an excavation at
the north end of tne tunnel and
from that point finds egress to
the river by another tunnel.
Russel Nelson, of Reuen, Miss
ouri's assisting his brothei with
the contract. While in the North
he and his, vl n accompanies
him, are staying with Mr.Nelson.
They expect to return to their
home about October first.
Kennecott Jap Some Hiker
After being locked in a room
at Kennecott and breaking out,
a la Tarzan, and later being pick
ed up this side of Chitina, the de
mented Jap again made his es
cape from a moving train near
Chitina,and again took to the tall
timber. The Assistant District
Attorney, Harry McCain, accom
panied by Marshall Boyer of
Chitina took an auto out the
Fairbanks trail and at last found 1
the fugitive lying asleep north
of the Tonsina Roadhouse, i
Brown Bear on Chititu
A large specimen of Ursus
horribilis was recently observed
just opposite the Camp at No. 4
on Chititu by Mr. and Mrs. Pal
mer. The brownie still lives.
Andrus Claims Being
Worked
Our correspondant at Nizina
states that George Madden, the
foreman of the Andrus property
upper camp, has been doing a
great deal of dead work so far
this* season on No.VJ Chititu.
According to the present sch
edule, actual operations will be
aboutJuly first.
Lou Anderson will be night
foreman at the upper camp.
It is said that the ground is
looking line and that great things
are expected from the claims,by
men who are associated with the
company.
New Owner at Lunch Counter
Eddie Gilkey, the, .’Hot Cake
Kid”, assumed the management
of the Golden Lunch Counter,
last Monday morning, having
purchased the stock in trade|
from Jimmey Hussey. After a
week in the establishment,Eddie
says he can’t kick.
Station Master Leaves for
Anchorage
Charles Bouroughs who for
the p‘ast year has been in charge !
of the local station of the Cop 1
per River & N.W. RR left today
for Anchorage, to receive his or
ders relative to taking over an
agency on the Alaska Railroad
he was accompanied by his wife,
who, temporarly a t least, wifp
make her home at Anchorage.
The couple leave many friends
in this vicinity; all of whom wish
them the best of success.
Chaley was relieved Thursday
by the former Chitina agent, Mr
Pugh, who has been on vacation
for the past few weeks.
Copper Center Thriving
Mr. and Mrr. Mahrnberg, gov.
ernment teachers in charge of
the Chibina and Copper Center
native schools recently returned
from the latter community, hav
ing spent the past two months
holding school and visiting the
native homes on a ton r of inspect
ion. They give our Chitina cor
respondant an interesting ac
onnt of native life at the cen
ter, and further stated the past
year lias been very good, from a
aboriginal stand »oint. The nat
ives caught many foxes, an d
other valuable fur.
Telegraphic Dispatches In Brief
Mexico City June 8
In a speech given here today
He irst said that he favored Jame
A. Reed, the Democratic senator
from Missouri, for the presiden
cy.
Washington June 8
On his return from Alaska
President Harding will review
the United States battle fleet,
which will be assembled off the
Seattle coast July 27.
Seattle June 8
Toe g (Vernment mine sweeper
C I'-di ial, operating in Alaskan
waters is a total loss as the res
ult of a wreck yesterday on a
reef off Ciiirkos Island. The offi
cers and crew were rescued this
morning by the naval supply
ship Cwyana.
Berlin June 9
Chancellor Cuno today had an
increase in salary. He is now re1
ceiving about a million marks a
month, which amounts to sixty1
seven dollars in IT. S. coin.
McCarthy Wins—8 to 5
At the game this evening, play
ed at Kennecott, McCarthy scor
ed another victory. In the first
inning McCarthy scored two,
and Kennecott scored one run,
Jr the second, Kenncott alone
came home with one. The third
and fourth*innings were ties. In
the fifth, McCarthy landed four
wiht two more in the sixth. In
the fatal seventh, Kennecott
in idea fine try to recoup her for
tune, and drove home with three
runs. The game closed standing:
McCarthy 8; Kennecott 5. Next
Saturday will see the home field
lined with spectators to witne ss
the third game of season.
LOCALS
Owing to the baseball game
being held this evening,the News
was held until we could receive
the returns.
Martin Harrais, the sage of
Young Creek was in town for a
few days this week. In mention
ing his holdings and other gro
und; Mr. Harrais expressed an
optimistic outlook for the whole
district.
Jimmey Morris returned from
the creeks the first of the week.
Fred Overlander made a few
lays visit at Long Lake the first
of the month
Frank Iverson received notice
today that his homestead patent
had been issued.
Mrs. Eckstrom and her two
little children were visitors in
McCarthy Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Pete Johnston
we re in town Sunday. While here
they moved their equipment out
of the old McCarthy Cafe.
A large bunch of men came to
town for a visit last night.
John Barrett finished a three
hundred gallon storage tank for
water, to be used in case of a
fire. The tank is full.