The McCarthy
7
Weekly News
VOL: IX
McCarthy, alaska, Saturday, Dec. 11, 1&6.
No.'iO
BRIEF LOCALS
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Schultz
paid a visit to Chitina Monday,
returning on Tuesday’s train.
Miles “Scotty" Atkinson left
on Monday’s train for Fairbanks,
where he expects to remain
until Spring.
Tiie Kennecott Klks are beg
inning preparations for their;
annual Masquavade Ball, to be |
hold New Years Eve. at Kennecott
Recreation Hall.
Miss Sheppard of Chitina:
arrived Thursday to visit Mrs.
R. L. H. Marshall, for a few days.;
Born at Kennecott Hospital j
to Mr. and Mrs. James Bean, |
Wednesday at 10: A. M. a lF/4
lb baby boy.
To night at Kennecott "Dance’ j
snappy music, by the Kennecott j
Jazz Orchestra.
Xmas cards printed at the
News Office, Orders given
prompt attention.
Dan Pearson left on Mon
day’s train for Fairbanks.
Don "t forget t lie Xmas Dance !
at the Pioneer Hall.
Sam Seltenrich is having Ins
place on Front St, renovated, he
will open a Chile Parlor as soon
as the work is completed.
It is not too early to begin
planning that costume.
Jack Price of Dan Creek
lias been laid up for the last few
day’> with lumbago.
Jimmie Brown left this week
for his winter quarters, on the
Nabesna, going in by way of
Chitina.
MrsJ. E. Barrettentertained
Miss Sheppard. Mi s HubricK, Mrs
Marshall ana Mrs Doze, at five
hundred Friday.
BRIDGE ACROSS THE
KENNECOTT RIVER
Friday, the farmers of the
valley completed a, temporary
? across Kennecott River.
There are several farms in
; this distriet that will compare
j with any in the territory, that
could readily supply this section
with farm products, if they could
be brought to the consumer daily.
During eight months of the
year, the fanners must depend
upon speeder service, which is a
gr eat handicap as well as expense.
This is a small matter and
requires but little money to build
a substantial bridge, and would
mean much to the community in
general.
Other districts have good
roads and bridges. Why not
here?
NKW SHU* FOR ALASKA RUN,
The Alaska Steamship Cemj)!
any contemplates purchasing the
sister ship of its steamer Yukon
for probable use on the Alaska
run.
Captain C. A.Glassook, com -
mander of the Yukon since it was
placed in the Alaska service, is
now en route to the east coast to
inspect the vessel and bring it
through the Panama Canal to Sea
ttle according to present plans of
j the company it was reported.
1 AJTEFJ.SK
at
M A RSHALL
XMAS SUGGESTIONS
Lingerie
in
Crepe de Chen Georgette Voile
Fancy Garters
Box Hankerchiefs Hosiery
Boudoir Slippers
in
Ft It and Satin
at
Snyder’s
THE FOLLOWING PETITION
IS BEING CIRCULATED
i To r.iie Alaska Roads Commission,
| Juneau, Alaska.
I Gentleman:
Tiie undersigned, citizens of
the United States, business men.
miners, farmers, mine owners,
and mine operators, living in,-or
deeply interested in, the White
River Mining District, Alaska re
spectfully petition the Alaska
Roads Commission, to give this;
District some practical relief, ini
tiie way of a permanent road that
will enable tractors to haul freight
over the road from McCarthy to
Chisana via Seolai Pass.
several large (jnartz mining
companies, ami gold placer min
ing companies, in the White Kiver
Mining District, have been oper
ating there a number <P years, and
are compelled to haul their supp
lies, machinery, etc., over a poor
trail at a cost per ton that is pro
hibitive to mining operations.
11 the Government will build
this road, millions and millions of
dollars of gold and copper will be
shipped out of t lie District every
year. Tims far the Government
has done little to help this section
of Alaska. The people there are
just as much entitled to a good
road as the people in other places
m Alaska.
According to eminent mine -
ing engineers, and the reports of
the U. S. Geological Survey, the
gold quartz mines, and the gold
placer mines, and the rich copper
mines, in the White River Min
ing District, are among the rich
est and most permanent in Alaska
Much work lias been done, and
much money has been expended,
on these mines for years, under
great difficulty to prove their wo*
rth, and the miners, and the own*
lers interested, aie entitled to a
decent road to and from their
properties.
XIViAS
XMAS
Hiere is absolutely nothing
that .you can send out to your
I friends 1‘or the hoi.nays that will
he appreciated s«i much as the
Hu brick, Tinted Panorama pict
u res. In mailing t ubes, or Framed
and crated ready for mailing.
J. P. Hubrick
The Government reports show
that the White River Country has
a fine climate Winter and Summ
er, and more grazing land for
cattle and more arahie agriculture
land for homesteaders, than any
other valley in Alaska. With a road
into this rich and fertile country
thousands and thousands of our
best citizens will go there, and
settle there with their families,
and become permanent, and pro
sperous cattle people, and well to
do, and happy, agriculturists.
What we ask for is little. It is
a most meritorious proposition.lt
will pay for itself a hundredfold
every year, in actual wealth, to
the people of the United States.
Besides, sooner or later, this road
will be the basis for the Govern—
ment Railroad from McCarthy to
Fairbanks, and some day this
railroad muse be built.
All of which is respectfully
submitted
KENNECOTT MOVIES
Sunday December 12th
Marion Davis
in
“Zander the Great”
News
Wednesday December 15th
Patsy Ruth Miller
in
“Lorraine of the Lions"
Will Rogers Comedy
DANCE at KENNECOTT to-NITE