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THE
MrCARIHY WEEKLY NEWS
Entered as second class matter. Sep
tember 17th, 1918, at the Post Office at
McCarthy. Alaska, under the Act of
March 3. 1879.
Flo Malchorn Editor
M. Snyder Circulation Manager
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Saturday. Mar. 2b, 1927
I
SCHOOL NOTES
I *>y Buddy Solten reieh
McCarthy, Alaska
M ii'ch 11. 11 IdT
| i )ea !' Kriend :
1 am writing \ ou a letter
' aboil’ McCarthy. We have *»n♦ ■
teacher. Ht-r n;i me is Mrs. Ha rra is.
Idle re a i •* (Mi iy f. \ <• ehi Id: ♦ • n in
! our school, i am m the fif: h y-adt
1 There a re i it ree child ren in *>u r
y" a(ie. IduM-eare t'\a> ol!l*■ i- orado
One is the t liini yrade a ;.d v.ho
mother one is tin* seventh grade.
Wo are studying a >out Karene
; m our geoyraj hy. Wo a I e 11
Uiroue'll studying about United
States. Wo learned tin* capitals
of ;iil the states.
Then* ar? many copper
mines up here. kennecott is the
main camp tor the mines. The
names of them are Mother Lode.
I bonanza, Jumbo, and Erie. There
is one more copper mine. The
name of it is Green Butte. There
are three gold mines. The names
1 of them are Dan Creek, Chilitu.
and Chisana. Dan Creek ane Chit
itu are about fifteen miles from
here. Chisana is about one bund,
red miles from here.
There is one glacier that is
close to McCarthy. Von can see
it. easy from lien* w.thoiit field
glasses. The name of it is the
Kennecott glacier'.
We made geography hooks
at recess. We got. pictures om of
magazines to make it will*.
Wiii'ii we ha a them made, we had
judges to look them over io see
who made toe best book. : lie one
who made the best bo*»k would
[ get a prize. I won the prize on
the best boak. The prize wes a
| Oox of home made candy. Our
| te.u-her made the candy for tin;
! prize.
1 would he pleased if stone
one of the Fifth tirade would
write trie a letter about t'hitin i.
Your frieiui.
Buddie Seitenreieh
McCarthy, Alaska
Mai eli il 1027
Dear Briend.
Theieare not very many
child i on in school, Hiere arc five
children in school. Onr Teacher's
name is .Mrs. Harm is. She is a
good teacher and wo all like her.
1 am in the fifth grade. There a re
! two other children in my grade
land their mimes are .Janus ami
Buddie.
A round Mi Carthy there a re
lets of mountains and glawiers.
There is a glacier north of Me—
Carthy called the Kemiecott gla
cier And north-east of us is a
slot a mountain. Xortlrwestof us
is another mountain.
A little east, ol the Kenne
cot! glacier aie a lew copper
mines. Then1 names are .) umbo,
Eri< . Bonanza, and Mother Lode.
East of us is a valley, and at the
, end is another copper .nine, and
its name is Green Butte. There
are three gold mines and their
: names are Dan Creek, Chititu, and
Chisana.
In the summer I go to the
ranch. On the ranch L help my
I mot her and father.
I wish you all a good time.
Your friend,
Leonard Brenwick
The idea to adopt the Stars and
Stripes for the American flag ori
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of arms, according to an answer
ed question in Liberty.
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