The McCarthy
Weekly
VOL: VII
McCarthy, alaska, Saturday February :>3, uz\
No. XVI
A. R. C. Loses
Garage in Chitina
The most disastrous tire that
has occured in these parts, for
some time, tooi\ place at Chitina
Sunday afternoon, when the A.
R. C. garage burned to the gro
und.
Harry Hoyt, who ts employed
by the Commission as mechanic
in charge, opened the stove to re
plenish the tire, and there was
an explosion. The building being
of lumber, was soon wrapped
in tiaine, the heat and sparks mo
mentarily threatening the Com
missioner’s oftice and stable. Thru
lhe good work ol the towns
people these buildings were saved
but owing to the explosive mater
ial stored in the garage, nothing
was done to check the conllagr^
tion.
The loss is estimated at about
tt i thousand dollars. When the
tire oceured, there was a couple
of cars and a tractor stored in
the building, as well ns a .urge
supply td' spare parts, a coin pie
te assortment of repair tools etc
The building itself had a high
vain iti».n, being constructed of
“oiHs.de in in bei.
Tne pei soi.al (effects of Bill
Lynch, Bury Hoyt, Eric Lund
berg a ,ii j »■ Burger were in the
hiiiiu. .g at tne rime of the lire
and woieall imn.fd.
li o uniortunalf t! at a loss ol
this i. iture should occur, parncu
at this tom-, wnen wont tor the
coming summer lias already been
j »lan ned.
Ed. McMullen, a former resi
dent of McCarthy, is now visit
ing his boyhood home in Wiscon
sin. For thelastyear he has liv
ed at Dal, Oregon. He wishes to
be rembered to all McCarthy "til
iicums”.
Chitina Gossip
John McCary and son have com
pleted a tine log barn and garage
on the Pleasant Lake Blue Fox
Farm.
Samuel Pippin of Copper Cen
ter visited in town for several
days while resting up between
freighting trips.
Axel Walstrom is making Chit
ina his headqua r ters after an ab
sence of several months.
Word was received on the last
mail that the Moreys have reach
ed California.
Tne local bastile now has four
inmates. Three of the guests are
naiives and the other, a white
man who was sentenced for vag
rancy.
Sam Farzee i# employed as a
jail gun a.
harry Wilson well known and
popular conductor on the branch
run, resumed his duties this past
past week after a month on the
sic* list.
O. A. Nelson arrived home af
ter an absence of several days in
Cordova.
Mrs. Aaron E. Erickson of K<*n
necott visited Cnitina friends a
few days t.iis week.
Monihan Claim >
On White Creek Leased
Ted Tmnsted is' reported to
have leased the claims on White
Creek belonging to’Pete Monihan
and J.S.M. Nelson, for a period
of three years. The property is
sa,id to be pretty good and is ex
pected that Tronsted will make
out pretty well.
Tronsted has already left for
his lease and will begin operation
in a short time. At present he
will devote his time to fixing up
the summer camp and otherwise
putting things in shape.
Dan Creek Is
Selling Out
According to the Alaska Week
ly tin* Dan Greek Mining Com
pany, the property of Stephen
Birch is being sold to J.J. Price
and Louie Levansaler for a sum
-unninginto six figures.
Price, who was formerly ideuti
tied with placer mining on the
interior in years past,will assume
the active management of the
new company. He exyects to
leave for McCarthy as soon as
final papers have been signed.
The deal is one of the biggest
that has taken place for some
! ^ime, around these parts.
!
CHI SANE MUSHERS
MAKE SPEEDY TRIP
Last Thursday evening Jimmy
Brown and “Too Much’ ,Johnston
j arrived in town after a four day
! trip from Clnsane. They report
that coming on to the glacier
j from the other side the going is
i tough and that “Whisky” Hill is
| just a lithe worse than usual.
It is stated that C. E. Simons
recently froze his feet while work
ing on the new relief cabin at
a point about twenty three miles
from Shushanna. Fred Carroll
is reported to be on the pay and
Carl Whitham is said to be pros
pecting around tiie Nabesna.
The mushers return in a week
—
Washington’s Birthday was fit
I tingly observed in our school.
J. B. O’Neill returned last eve
i ning from a three day vacation
' at the Green Butte.
! Miss Austin who is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Jack Howard at
Kennecott, spent Sunday in Me
Car thy. Miss Austin expects to
return to her home in Boston
next month.
I
,Tis Said That -
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A1 Fage Iberg, who has a ranch
; at Long Lake, came to town for
! a shortvisit on today’s train.
Miss Cosby Jackson, who has
; been teaching at Kennecoct left
j last Monday for the states. Her
I
position is filled by a teacher
| who is to arrive shortly from Se
! attle.
Tom Kay was down from the
j Green Butte for a day this wTeek
R. L. H. Marshall went to Niko
I
j lai Friday to get one of his dogs
| that refused to come home with
any one else.
Mrs. J. E. Barrett is en ter tain
■ taining at cards this evening at
her home on the Mother Lode
i Road.
Chas. Lubbe who is employed
at the Green Butte, spent a day
in town this week.
Scotty Atchinson took Mrs. J.
B. O’Neill to the Green Butte on
Thursday with his dog team.
Myler Jones, the Tex Rickard
of Kenneoott, was in McCarthy
Wednesday.
Jess Ellis accompanied Jones
down from the copper camp.
Emil Isaacson arrived in town
last Monday and went to the
Green Butte to work on Tues.
day.
Bill Holmes, prospector of
Bremmer river fame, dog-teamed
into town last Thursday.
Lou Anderson, came in from
his claims on Chititu this week.
He expects to return Sunday.
Lou has been helping Joe Mur
ray, who is working on his pro.
perty in that district.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Boy den,
Pete Ecklund and Hans Runig
left Tuesday for a hunting and
fishing trip to Young creek.
Frank Douglas spent a few
hours in the city Thursday eve.