The McCarthy
Weekly News
VOL: VII
McCarthy, alaska, Saturday Sept< mbor* 13, i^.
No. XXXX f
WHO’S WHO
Word was recently sent to us
that the Dick Lander junior, for
merly of this town; had been a
warded the baby prize at An
chorage, beating all comers to
the first prize, out of a thousand
other competitors. We extend
our congratulates to the little
feller, and his proud Mother, and
his old Dad.
The two Engineers, that came up
to McCarthy,with the former Go
vernor of New York, pulled in
from the White river country
this week, they were looking at
the various prospects in that sec
tion of the country with the idea
purchasing some of the larger
ones.
The were very veil satisfied
as a whol»» with the country.
HArry Boyden, took them in
with his packtrain and he was
accompanied by his wife and
Bill Loubey, who was their cook.
Harry Mudge of this town, and
Mr.Joes of Dan Creek, have gone
out on a few days hunt on Chihi
sione for sheep.
Probably a “flapper” on Mars
is making those strange dots
and dashes for a shiek on this
planet.
The fall political pot in Alaska
ought to begin to boil pretty
>oon, w7ith the under ground
route working overtime.
The reparation problem seems
to be a continued story with lots
of chapters.
With teachers arriving, the
stores ought to sell more of mens
clothing.
BOOST ALASKA
WITH THE LONDON IRISH AT
THE BATTLE OF LOOS (HILL
70) September 25th. 1915.
Our way lay up the hill, at the top we
came into full view of the nightof battle
the bursting shells up by Souohel, the
flash of rifles by the villiage Vermelle*
the long white searchlights near Lens,
ami the star-shells, red, green and electric
white, rioting in a spiended blaze of col
lour over the decay,death and pity of
the liring line.We could hear the dull
thud of shells bursting in the fields and
t^e sharp explosion they made amidst
the masonry of deserted homes.
The road down the hill to .N'ouex-ies
ii ines, was a tedious, deceptive way; it
took a deal ol marching to make the
village. Bill Teak growled. One would
think the place was tied to a damned
blarsted string, he grumbled, “and some
bailay bloak Pullin’it away!”
Our firing trench fringed the outer row
of houses. We were out to dig a sap to
German line, and arriving, the inen set
-too with a will. “Tiler’s something do
ing,” said pryor, looking up from his
work, r ive minutes later, two men came
back from the listening patrol.ami told
us that they had exchanged shots with
a strong German patrol, and had woun
ded one of the enemy in the stomach.
“How do you know it went through his
stomach'.'” asked Bill Teak when he was
the sargeant, and he replied, saying;
“When we fired one of the Germans,
put his hands across his stomach and to
theground yellin’ Mein Gutt: Mein Gutt!
“You fooi!” exclaimed Pryor It was'
•My God’ that the German said.”
uut Pat 'as just told me that the Ger
man said Mine Gut, Bill protested.
W ell Mein ootl (the Germans pronounce
<»ott like Gut, on a dark night) is the
same as My God, said Pryor
“Well, any’ow, that’s just wot the
Allymongs would say," Bill muttered.
"Its just like them tocall God Almigh
iy nick names.
A concussion shell whisledacross the
traverse in which which we stood and
dashed itsself 10 pieces a hundred yards
oehind. Another followed, crying like a
••Gild in pain, and finished its drunken
career by burrowing into the red clay
of rou trench were it faild to explode. It
passed close to our heads and made al'
hold ourbreaths. Somebody was heard
:o mutter. “ 'Ere comes ’Ate".A dozen
shells passed over in the next moment
rushing ahead as if pursued by some
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LEGAL ADVERTISING
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
TOR PATENT
DEPARTMENT OF' THE INTERIOR
BEFORE THE
GENERAL LAND OFFICE
ANCHORAGE seriajl NUMBER
0G2B1
Hamlin F. Andrus, etal applicants
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
That in accordance with the iaws
of the United States, and especial
ly in pursuance of the Acts of
Congress approved July 9 th, 1870
and May 10 th, 1872, and amend
ments thereof, the undersigned
applicants, who are citizens of the
United States, and whose post office
address is Care of Maurice D. Leehey,
020 Alaska Building, Seattle, Wash*
ington, who have acquird and improved
the placer mining claim and premises
hereinafter described in accordance
with said laws and all local laws, rules
and customs of miners, and who with
their predecessors in interest have per
formed labor and made improvements
of a value greater than Five Hundred
Dollars upon and for the benefit of
such placer claim, and who at this time
are in the sole, actual and peaceful
possession thereof, will apply for a
oatent to the JOLLY ASSOCIA
TION PLACEK, officially surveyed as
a part of Mineral Survey 1473, con
taining an area of 139,668 acres
(excluding conflict with prior locations)
of a valuable placer deposit of gold
and other minerals situated on the
bench lands along the right limit of
White Gulch, a tributary of Chittitu
Creek, in the Nizina (unorganized)
Mining District within the McCarthy
Recording Precinct, in the Third
Judicial Division of the Territory of
Alaska, more particularly and accurate
ly described upon tho official plat of
said mineral survey No 1473 now
I posted on the ground, and in the Field
Notes thereof on file in the U.S. Land
Office at Anchorage, Alaska, as follows:
beginning at the initial point taken
for this description which is coi ner
No. 1, of the Jolly Association placer,
identical with Corner No. 1, of the
lolly Gulch Bench No. 1 and with
corner No. 3 of White Gulch Bench
No. 2, both of this survev, and with
( orner No. 4, of No.2, White Gulch
Placer, Mineral Survey No. 1092, and
Corner No. 1, of No. 3, White Gulch
Placer, Mineral Survey 1404, from
which point U. S. L. M. No. 27 bears
N 35 ° 19 ’ 23” W 3593.17 feet dis
tant, thence Irom such initial
point along the southeast line
of the Jolly Association Placer S 54
•>2 E 3 JO feet to Corner No. 2, of
the said Jolly Gulch Bench No. 1,
whitch is the southeast corner thereof,
a point on the north line of No. 3,
White Gulch Placer, and on the same
course a total distance of 1171 .33
reet trom said initial point to Corner
No. 2, of the Jolly Association Placer,
identical with Corner No. 2, of No. 3,
White Gulch Placer and with Corner
and with Corner No. 1, of No. 4, White
Gulch Placer; thence along thi South
erlyline of the Jolly Association Placer,
identical with the northerly line of No.4
White Gulch Placer, S 49 ° 13’ E 1377.
72 feet to Corner No. 3, o the Jolly
Association Placer identical with Corner
No.2 of No. 4 White Gulch Placer and
with Cornor No. 2, of No. 5, White
Gulch Placer; thence S 14°5G’E 1323.
50, feet to Corner No. 4. of the Jolly
Association Placer, identical with
Corney No. 3, of No. 5, White Gulch
Placer and with Corner No. 2, of No.6
White Gulch Placer, thence S 34 ° 42’
E 1308. 82 feet to Corner No. 5 of the
Jolly Aasociation Placer, which is the
Southeast corner thereof, and identical
with Corner No. 3 of No.6 White
Gulch Placer a id with Corner No. 2
of No. 7 White Gulch Placer, both in
M. S. 1404; thence along the south
easterly endline of the Jolly Associa
tion Placer N 54° 03’ E 1300.23
feet to the Northeast Corner No. 6
of the Jolly Association placer; thence
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