The McCarthy
Weekly News
VOL: IX
McCarthy, alaska, Saturday, Sapt 25, u^e.
No. 39
I SEE BY THE
PAPER THAT:
Messrs. Douglas, Harrais,
and Sliinpert, returned Saturday
from a prospecting and hunting
trip to the head of the Chitina.
Dr. Gillespie and George
Birch came up from Chitina
Tuesday after a two weeks hunt
ing trip.
Mr. and Mrs. R. Schneeberg
pr and family left today for the
Outside after a sojourn here of
ten years.
Tirv iTrstad, Pete Penoff, ,fno.
► t
'^ilberr.son, and Bob Harrais
«*ame in from Chititu last week
ond.
A dance was given last, Sat.
”rdav evening by J. P. Hubrick
*'s a ‘house warming' for his new
building on Second St.
T?oy Morin underwent an on
'—ation in Kennecott hospital
Wednesday and is doing nicely.
Dr. Rarkwill, Andy Taylor
rnd Rob Moony will start for
t’ e Scolai Rasin Sunday morn
for a two weeks hunting
trip.
Cliff Cayouette came in from
Pan Cvppk last evening.
Fre^h Fruits an^i Vegetables
J. P O’Noill
Prnno«, Bananas,
Swppt S»mds, J.pttnoe
Tomatoes Peav«, Pernors, Green
Onions, Celery, Johns Apples,
Banana Apples Delicious Apples.
TO DISCONTINUE
WEEKLY NEWS
Owing to the fact that the
present management of the Week,
ly News is leaving the territory
in the near future, this issue will
be the final one.
The editor wishes to take
this opportunity of expressing
his gratitude to those who have
rendered their assistance in
many ways during his two years
of proprietorship.
Though discontinuing the
Weekly News we will still be
prepared to handle job printing
orders until further notice.
KENNECOTT MOVIES
*Sun£ay - September 26th
Lon Chaney
in
“THE UNHOLY THREE”
Comedy
News
Wednesday - September 29th
Buster Keaton
in
“GO WEST”
Fable
News
Mrs. Geo. Smith and little
Alan Marwood came up from
Cordova for a few days.
Howard Foster came in from
the Westover yesterday.
John Walls came in from
Dan Creek today.
I
John Walls came in from
j Dan Crtek Friday.
I
FATAL ACCIDENT
ON C. R. N. W
Two are dead, one badly in
jured and two slightly injured
as a result of a head on collis
ion between a section speeder
and enjine No. 102 at Mile 98 at
5.10 P. M. Thursday afternoon.
Enjine 102. (Enjineer Guy
Higginson and Conductor D. J.
McCarthy) was hauling scrap
iron when it came into the spee
der around a curve. The injured
men were rushed to Cordova
[hospital, but Nick Gustovich and
Victor Marked died on the way.
Of the remaining three Chas.
Erickson is seriously injured,
while John Meyer and Tom Mc
Laughlin are only slightly hurt.
RICH ORE ON HIGHWAY
Egan Petrokov, well known
mining man, arrived in Valdez
recently, bringing a number of
specimens from a new strike
made by him near Rapids stat
ion, on the Richardson highway
The strike was made about
half a mile south of the rapids
station, on what is known as
Gunnysack Creek. Before locat
ing on the ground Petrokov sp
ent considerable time prospect
ing the lead, and uncovered it in
several places over a distance
of five claims’ length, finding it
to range about 180 feet in width.
The entire lead is highly min
eralized, with only a small prop
ortion of white quartz.
Seattle, Sept, 17. Carl Lomen
ot Nome said 5,000 reindeer will
be shipped to the states from
Alaska this year and asked for
additional refrigerated shipment
space for reindeer meat which
wiil soon be marketed through
out United States and at a price
which will undersell domestic
meats.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Office of the Secretary
WASHINGTON
Additional Alaska fishery
regulations
The regulations for the pro
tection of the fisheries of Alaska
published in Department of
Commerce circular No. 251, twel
fth edition, issued under date
of December 5, 1925, together
with subsequent regulations,
are hereby amended by the foll
owing regulation:
Resurrection Bay Area
Salmon Fishery.- Regulation
No- 3 prohibiting commercial
fishing for salmon within 1,700
yards of the mouths of Bear
Creek and Resurrection River
is hereby amended so that after
August 29, 1926, such fishing
is prohibited within 1,000 yards
of the mouths of these streams.
Stephen Davis
Acting Secretary of Commerce
Chris Jensen and Ole Ring*
stad returned Saturday from a
hunting trip.
JUST ARRIVED
NEW DISPLAY OF
WONDERFUL GEORG
ETTES AND CREPE DE
CHENES IN GORG
EOUS COLORS
LINGERIE
MADE TO MEASURE
MRS. C.O. MARWOOD TAKES
ORDERS
Mrs. Jack Morris
Kennecott