The McCarthy
Weekly News
VOL: 6.
McCarthy, alaska, Saturday
August 18j 1923
Now 41.
HUNTING PARTY
LEAVES FOR HAUNTS
OF RIG GAME
Mr. Russell Mott, an attorney
of Chicago, and his son, Cutler,
arrived in town on Sunday’s
train and left for an extended
trip in pursuit of game. on Tues
day. Capt. .). P. Kubrick, of Me
Car thy, is conducting the party,
Carl Anderson and John Nickell
acting as packers, while .J immie
Brown with his train of pack
horses, is chief "horse wrangler.’
Steve Kansky accompanied the
expedition to bring home the li
mit in denizens of the wild.
The party will take its time,
crossing the Nizhni River, going
up the Chitistone, over the ’’Goat
Trail” into Skolai Basin, thence
over Russell glacier to the head
of the White River. From there,
it will procee.l to Shushanna,
down the Shushanna River to the
mouth of the Nabezna: from the
Nabezna to Chistochina. then to
Gulkana. At this point the party
will divide; Jimmie Brown re
turning to the Nabezna, where
he will winter his horses and
trap, and the rest continuing
their way by auto stage to ( hi
tina, a distance of seventy five
miles, then returning McCar
thy by rail. In all they will have
traveled about five hundred miles
expecting to be gone from six
weeks to t wo months.
(.'apt. Hu brick, the pioneer gui
deand hunter, says that this will
be his last trip as guide. In the
future he will devote his time to
’’shooting” the mountains and
rivers, as he admits that photo
grophy has more thrills for him
now than even sigting the most
ferocious bear, the biggest buffa
lo or the fleetest antelope, had in
the days when he was known
as ’’Winchestsr Jack.”
The veteran hunter has wield
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CHITINA NEWS
A count is not of much account
in this day of democrocy, but
after all a count is a count, and
it isn’t every day Chitina has ro
yalty as overnight quests. Last
Saturday the Count and Count
ess Szhechenyi, with their daugh
ter, Cornelia, arrived in town,
leaving Sunday morning in a Ga
jen stage fof Fairbanks oves
the Highway.
The party, of which Mr. Thom
as Cadenza is the only other
member, will return to the coast
over the Alaska Railroad. From
Seward the Count and Mr. Cad
enza, accompanied by other
who will join them there, will go
to the westward on a big game
i hunt, the Countess and her
I daughter returning to the states
on the Alaska.
The Countess, who before her
marriage was Miss Gladys Van
derbiit, is described as a lady of
rare charm and most cordial man
ner. She is small, blonde and
when dressed ikhaki outing
costume appears scarcely old
enough to be the mother of her
tall, dark daughter. She express
ed great pleasure over the trip,
saying that Alaska’s glaciers
and mountains were the mighti
est she had ever beheld. She mar
veled greatly at the prehistoric
appearance of the Copper River,
with its great sand bars, its high
cut banks and its white waters.
The Count, who represents
Hungary at Washington is large,
blonde, with a handshake that
would be American but for the
slight reserve of manner that ac
companies it.
’ POTHOLE’5 PERFORMS
Last Saturday evening, the
j’’boiling pothole” began its an
I nual eruption which lasted '24
hours. Once a year, a lake some
13 miles away sends out its new
PERSONALS
ForestS upervisor Me Donald,
of Cordova, accompanied by his
wife, and Mr. Pratt, also of the
Forestry Service, spent two
days in town this week on busi
ness connected with that depart
j ment.
Mrs. Tjosevijr and Mrs. Eck
strom spent a few days at the
Tjosevig cabin on the Mother
Lode trail, with their children.
Mrs. J. P. Hub rick entertain
ed Mr. K. Mott, his son, Cutler
and Mrs. J. E. Barrett at dinner
on Monday.
Sam Seltenreich and sons,
Buddy and Fred were in from
the ranch for a Jew days this
week.
New babies—eighteen of ’em —
have arrived at- the Iverson
ranch within the last two weeks
to gladden the hearts of two
swine mothers. The youngsters
are to be brot up according to
Hoyle, so Mr. Iverson says
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Latham ar
rived in town from Chititu on
Wednesday.
Miss Smith and Miss West of
the Kennecott hospital staff,
spent Monday in town as guests
of Mrs. J. H. O'Neill.
Mr. J. E. Barrett and son Law
rence, came down from the
Green Butte Thursday. La wren
ce expects to leave on Monday’s
train for Cordova, where he will
catch the southbound Alaska for
Seattle, enroute to California to
attend school. The good wishes
of the entire community are ex
tended to Lawrence, who is one
ol the finest youths in this part
of the country.
Mrs. Jack Reynolds of Seattle
arrived in town on Fiiday’S
train, completely surprising her
son, of Kennecott, and her hus
band, the local marshal.
BIG DOIN’S IN
McCarthy tomorrow
Wash your hands and put on
your best bib and tucker toraor
row and come down to the depot
to shake hands with the folks
from the Copper River valley me
! tropolis. They’re coming—a train
: load of ’em—and they’ll be here
! about three o’clock, barring un
necessary delays, as they’re lea
ving home at seven in the mor
ning.
Just as soon as the visitors.
have powdered their noses a bit
we’re all going over to the ball
park to watch the combined for
ces of McCarthy and Kennecott
match their skill against the
boys from Cordova. It should be
a good game, as Cordava has had
a number of winning games with
various gob teams, and when we
pick tiie best from this end of
tiie line we should have a dele
gation that wdl make them watch
their ”p’s and q’s.”
Then in the evening there is
to be a boxing contest, with two
preliminaries and a main event.
Pat Garrity is to meet the Cor
dovan—name unknown, weight
la7 pounds —in the main event.
The final doings will be a dance,
given after the fistic bouts, at
the Pioneer hall.
The excu rsitionists will return
home on Monday, some, no doubt
taking advantage of the auto ex
cm sion to Fairbanks.
NOTICE
Notice Is Hereby Given tha
all persons found trespassing
or using any of the buildings,
tools, timber or tunnels on the
Cole Bench Placer Claim, desig
nated as Survey No. 1457, will be
prosecuted according to law.
C. F. M. Cole
Owner
Rep. Joe Murray is in town,
making himself useful.