The McCarthy
Weekly News
McCarthy, alaska.
NO. 30
MOVIE SHOW
A Movie Show will be given
tomorrow night
The program will be:
Eonise Canm “Love and
Justice” a fi7m which is a win
ner. Also an edncational.
ii7m “The surrender of the Ger
man Fleet”.
\ F. BARRETT RETURNED
John E. Birratt r ; turned to
McCarthy this week after sev
eral months in the States,
during his visit "he did consid
ahle publicity work for McCar
thy and surrounding country.
A MG BEAR SECURED
Returning from a hunting
trip to the Nikolai, Bill Godfrey
secured a vt ry handsome speci
men of black bear, or e of the
largest yet Killed in that region.
TO GUR FRIENDS AND
CUSTOMERS
Hereafter all goods sent to
the Creeks will be sent by Par
cel Post Prepaid. Packers are
very uncertain but you can al
ways count on your parcel on
Mail Day. Our usual low price
prevails and we pay the post
age on ad goods including Boots
(Roves, P;c Kahki Clothing etc.
We will also turnith 3 on
with order blanks >o that yon
can send in your order by Mail.
S n 1 For Order Blinks To
Day.
Yours Truly,
Eaurie Brv*s
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Idl'd Worlds Almanacs at Post
Of. iev Store,
DANCE TONIGHT
A social evening and dance
will be given tonight at the A.B
Hall in honor of Mrs.Kefior, our
popular schoolmistress, who is
leaving next train to spend her
vacation in Seattle. The affair
is to be a surprise for the guest
| of honor, and they say there are
| other surprises in store for her
We are all hoping that Mrsi
| Relior will accept engagement a
nother year as the children have j
| made such wonderful progress,
| under her instruction.
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NAVIGATION OPENS ON
NIZINA RIVER
Two Poling bouts were launched !
this week on the River by Bill!
| Lang in re rd in ess for summer!
; passemrers. A camp is establish j
led on the bank not far abovei
j G win ns and trips will be made!
j a& required at all hours.
Lee Yan«*y is usds tin •* Li a gi
1 at the Perry.
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The m nl for Chisana will
jleive Monday mornir.g the 20th. 1
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Kit Soap in twelve shades
! at the Post Office store.
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‘ The Base ball grounds have
d de l ouj tn good si.ape so t V*
i Ixvy.s will have their first prte
• ri-e at 2 ohdoeu Sunday after
noon.
| L'*t us all turn oat, you da
,m t have to be a bvsvh ill placer
| to boost the ohl game
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We have the material to make
u.» a g.KKl team here anti ail we
need is toe spirit. We expect to
play several games with Ken- -
necott this season and need all'
thepractic we can get.
If you d< nt play, come out &
run round ihe bases anyway.
NEWS OF THE CREEKS
Great activity prevails at the,
Cainjis on Chi tit u, White ami
Hex Creeks.
On Kex everything is ready !
for mining and it is expected j
that the. Giants will be work n >■
in a few days. Pipe has been
put in order and all that is need-;
ed is the water to run.
Three teams have been steadi
]y engaged in hauling liame &
pipe to No 2 White, where a 125
foo: dam has been built. A 2( 0
hoot llume carries tile water to
Penstock and from there the pipe
has been driven, starting with
a 2o’’ and continuing down to
No 10 Chititu where it will cross
the ci eek on a new three span
bridge to No c. where the princ
ipal mining will be dene this
sc ason.
Forty men are now employed
between the two camps, and
more arrive every ci ty.
Ld tiassett is chef at tee Rex
camp, and Mrs McAllister at
Nu (J Chititu.
At the head of Rex. Art Pow
ell is prospecting No IT with
gratifying results, getting 15
cent pans and not yet to bed
He is cxnerb>ncirg diffi
culty in the crosscut, owing to
the frost thawing & the dirt
slu fling.
-w P" ll:c prcprr'y cf
the Rex Alaska Co is at a stand-1
still. tho co 'res';o ide:\ce lias,
been received by their agents;
that their represent dives from,
Minneapolis will be in next
month.
Oscar Harisan, Carl Anderson
and Lou Ar.der.<o.i on tne light
limit bench of Rex are making
for the big clean up from their
winter dumo.
Mike Molenski has been pre
paring for work this season.
Encho Ton.manoff has pur
chased No. 12 White from the
Lubbe estate ar.d just landed
a large outfit. Considerable'
p ly has been found on Upper
White in previous years.
Harry Brown is prospecting
the Cole Bench, in 40 feet on a
new tunnel, where large bould
ers indie ite an underground
channel, and coarse gold is found
Tne Roadhouse and store on
i 'hititu under the able man tge
ment of toe Victor Johnso'.s: is
doing a flourishing business, &
is a favorite resort. Fi ankic
Jo i mo js an enthusiastic pros
pee'or.
The D:ui f'reek Mining Co. is
\v o r Icing a f 1111 c re w.
The property owners who have
been drifting last winter arc?
pn pi ring to clean up.
Sun Moors’s located at Dan
On e'< also Martin Radovan.
Win. Urlass received a telegram
Tu< sday. telling of his father’s
jerious illness, lie left immediat
el.y for J>is 1 tome 1 n Penv, sy 1 vania
J- ck Crowe writes this wot k
from Searpe that he h::w 1 trued
a job driving fceitn in th it fair
city, and m> will postpone his
r'i nrn to McCarthy till the Fall.
T lis he is sorry to do, for com
ing to this little town is to him
coining home.
Jack is anxiensto j:et hack
to the auventurous North, \e al
ready lias had plenty of exper
iences, one trip of his crossing
the Nizina River comes to our
remembrance.
It was in mid summer, and very
high water, his saddle* : ? cm/
struck quick sard and mack see
end attempts to recent r > i.df
meantime JaeK was swim; eng
for his lie, and when he li liy
reached the opposite bank and
was drying out, he reru; fed
‘:1 may be a crow. but Pm no
duck.
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Train from Cordova today.