The McCarthy
Weekly News
VOL: VIII
McCarthy, alaska, Saturday, .Tune 6,1.*.
No. -3
I SEE BY THE
PAPER THAT:
Anton Anderson went to
Chitina by speeder Sunday even
ing to confer with Mr. Shipp of
the A.R C. there, returning by
Wednesday’s train.
Win. Godfrey, of Kennecott, is
spending a couple of weeks vaca
tion in and about McCarthy.
AsaC.Baldwin, U S. Mineral
Surveyor, was a McCarthy arriv
al from Seattle on today’s train
and will spend some time in and
about McCarthy on official sur
vey work.
The local baseball talent had
a stiff work oat last night and
it looks as if we aught have a
team to uphold the honor of the
old burg yet.
Frankie Wills is back in town
again from Kodiak and looks
more than pleased to be back.
He reports that his mother and
the other children ire now in
Cordova and will be home soon.
Miss Georgia Lockwood and
Hugh Lockwood of Vancouver
B. <are paying a visit to the
News staff.
Mr. Christoffensen and
wife of Seattle are in town tilt's ;
week representing the Ptovid |
out Savings and Loan Company!
of Washington.
Einar Olson of the Green
Butte paid a hurried visit to town
today.
G. O. Gwin bagged a young!
black bear last w» ek.
C. H. Kraemer hiked in to
town from Chititu Thursday.
ENGINEER ANDERSON
TRANSFERRED
An tone Anderson, who
has been engineer in charge of
the Nizina bridge construction
since last yea), received instrnc
tions this week that he \v;i,s to
report to the Alaska Road Comm
ission at Anchorage and left by
speeder Wednesday evening to
catch the train at Chitina.
This move is a very favor
able one for Mr. Anderson and
his fiiends, while regretting his I
departure, yet rejoice in his!
goo i fortune. He leaves behind I
a permanent reminder of his
sojmm here in the magnificent
bridge spanning the Nizina Uiv
er
ELKS INITIATION
AT KENNECOTT
On Saturday last the local
of the Elks Lodge held an initiat
ion at Kennecott for new mein
bers joining the Order, a spec
ial speeder brought the officers
from Cordova Saturday afternoon
who were: Superintendent Han
sen of the C. iv. N. W., Mr. Lyd
icK, Thomas Donnahue Jr., Dick
Eisner and Lee Dickinson. A num
ber of local members attended
the mystic rites which were kept
up into the ‘wee sma’ hours’of
the morning.
The visiting officers return
ed Sunday b^ speeder to Cord
ova.
LUST and FOUND
An inquiry bus come to
the Governor’s Office through
the British Vice—Consulate, in
regard to John Dobson, English
man, owner of a property in Ala
ska called the Dobson Seam. Inf
urination is desired by his fam
ily and anything in regard to
him cam be sent to the Govern
or’s Office, Juneau.
PARTY STARTS
WHITE RIVER
Free! Renald, Jack Melo.y,
Joe Melo.v and Billie Trim will
start, tomorrow for the head oi
the White River where they will
do the year’s assessment work
on William Sulzer's.copper prop
erty there. They intend doing
some extensive work this season
m older to obtain a patent on
the ground this Summer. Asa
C. Baldwin is expected in Aug
ust to survey the ground and
Mr. Sulzer himself is also expec
Led about that time.
Pete Bren wick is taking
in their outfit with his pack
hoi st s.
BIG POWDER BLAST
AT MILK FIFTY SIX
The stage is all set for
the big fire works on the Copp
er River and Northwestern Bail
way at Mile .">6 where the comp
any has been busy sinking “coy
ote holes” for some time which
they have filled with some four
teen tons ol' powder in order to
obtain ballast for the road.
The services of Cap. Hub
rick have been requisitioned to
photograph the explosion when
it is set off which will be with
in the next day or two.
AIRPLANE SERVICE
TO NEW DIGGINGS
Prince Rupert, May 26 — An
airplane which will operate from
W rangell to the Cassiar gold
strike arrived here yesterday
from Portland, Oregon, taking
five days for the trip. The fly
ers stopped at Nanaimo and A1
ert Bay.
First radio fan: “How do you
know you’re getting Austria?
Second ditto: “Because I’m hun
gry.”
OLDEST SAWMJLL IN
TERRITORY BURNS
i
TO GROUND
'
\
PETERSBURG. May 20— The
largest and most historic saw
mill hi Alaska bn mod to the
ground last night. It'Nvas owned
by E. B. Shields and Ed Solanka
who estimate the loss at S100.
000. The fire started on the see
ond floor near the roof, and the
crew were working below at the
time. One man in the second
story was forced to escape thro
ugh the roof. According to the
crew the flames burst out all
over the mill at once. Shields
announced that it would be re
built immediately.
GUGGENHEiMS TO
OPEN OFFICES IN
SEATTLE JUNE 1
SEATTLE, May 21.- The
Guggenheim interests have ann
ouneed the reopening June 1 of
northwest headquarters of the
American Smelting & Refining
Company in this city’ under dir
ection of Louis A. Levansaler, in
ternationally known as a mining
engineer.
Mr. Levansaler said: ‘“Gen
eral mining activity is reviving
rapidly, particularly in precious
ores.”
The Guggenheim's had offic
es here before, but during the
world war they discontinued off
ice exploration work in the met
als depression of 1921 22 and
confined themselves to a testing
and inspection service at the
Tacoma smelter.
Levensaler’s duties will be
to visit the customers of the Tac
oraa smelter in Alaska, British
Columbia, Idaho, Oregon, and
Washington, and gathering data
bearing on the Guggenheim exp
ansion program.