The McCarthy
Weekly News
VOL: IX
McCarthy, alaska, Saturday,
Nov. 1 ‘ 1j_6.
No.4tj
BRIEF LOCALS
On Wednesdad R. Marshall,
and Mrs Jack Shultz were Green
Butte visitors for the day.
Jimmie Peterson, victim of pec
uliar accident. Now in hospital.
While loading sheep, which he
had killed the day defore onto his
packhorse, at the headwaters of
the Nizina, a few days ago. The
animal suddenly came to life and
with one last effort to avenge its
elf. let fly with both feet sending
‘‘Jimmie” to the hospital.
It is mighty lucky for some
of us that no one knew just how
the last election was to end, other
wise we would all he bioke today
Ed Saindon left Friday for
the Chitistone where he will
spend a few days hunting sheep.
Charlie Anderson came in
Tuesday suffering from an ulc
erated tooth. He returned Tburs.
to the Westover property wHere
he has been emqloyed the qast
year.
B,ll Mahor and Carl Anderson
left Friday for the Anderson
McGavio.k property on the Chit
itone, to do assessment work.
Fred Overlander on todays
train for Chitina where he will
remain for a few days before go
inginto Fairbanks.
Andy Taylor and Mr.Dug
gen returned Friday evening
from the Homestead, where they
have been hunting for several
days. They have the limit.
Kennecott will hold one of
their dances on Saturday Nov.‘JO.
Cap. J. l\ Hubt uck of this
town was a Kennecott visiter on
Wednesday.
OF INTEREST TO SPANISH
| AMERICAN WAR VETERANS
| Throughout Alaska there are
many ex-solders and sailors who
served in some brunch of the
service duringthe period between
April, 1898,and July. 1902. These
ex-service veterans under the new
law are entitled to pensions
where disability can be shown to
the extent of ten pen* cent disabi
^ity or over. The miuimun ahow
ance under the new 1 uv is 82n per
month, the maximum 850 per
month. Toe re are few men who
have 11 eked over the trails and
suffered the hardships of Alaska
of 50 years of age and over free
from ailment Poor sight, deafness
fallen arches, flat footness,rheu
matism, indigestion and variou
other ailments have overtaken j
these last of the hearty volunteers
woo answered to the call ofarms
luring those troublesome times,
and these disabilities are recog
nized by the government to the
extent that those entitled to com
pensation are being granted ’pen
sions.
For the benefit of those wh>» do
not know how to go about the
matter of making application the
writer takes great pleasure in
refering ex-service men to Col
C. C • Smith ( retired ), 866 Blake
[Block, 1121 Washington St
i Oakland, Cal. No attorney’s fee is
j charged as the Government pays
j all lawyers’ fees for applications.
I Write the Colonel if you are an
i ex-service man and he will gladly
i inform you what to do to secure
{your pension.
BEN PON DEXTER,
! Signed Spanish American
War Veteran.
JUST ARRIVED
Fresh stock turkeys, geese
I roasters, fowl, and broilers,
at
MARSHALLS
ALASKA DOGSGOING SOUTH;
, ENTER RAC ES
Seward. —Fifty-two dogs and
150 reindeer, the former to enter
races and later the movies, and
i the latteY Christmas ad vertkiiig
are en route to Seattle aboard the
freighterTanana. Arthur K“ogh,
I of Nenana, is taking 1'2 nogs to
| Hollywood and Leonard Seppalla
j is taking 40 dogs to the eastern
jpirtofthe United Suites and
Canada for races. The reindeer
are from the Bureau of education
and Lomen herds on Seward
Peninsula.
WE WONDEf
How in tii\ tickets -have you
on the Camera R;ir.fle?
Who won thr* 4 A Kodak ?
So uf of fhe holders of tick its
are asking.
A NEW FI R FA KM
Harry C, Bosch, "Poet Trapper’
who some four years a sro planted
beaver in three larjre lakes near
the headwaters of the Lukina Riv
er, then later planted these lakes
with salmon for the beaver to
brouseor., says the bloomin’ fish
became verocious they chased the
beaver to the hills, where they
are now camped in bear dens.
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KENNECOTT MOVIES
Sunday Nov. 14th
Zasu Pitts — Tom Moore
in
“ PRETTY LADIES "
COMEDY
NEWS
Wednesday Nov. 17 th
MADGE BELLAMY
KENNETH HARLAN
in
‘ON THE STROKE OF THREE”
BIG LKAD SHOWING
1 There are many fine prospects
in course ot‘ development, in the
McCarthy District, o* these the
Independence group of 8 claims
i
on the Haganita River is one of
the most promising. Jack O’Hara
one of the owners returned the
past week after doing the annual
assessment work, very enthus
iastic o\er the piospects. O’Hara
and Farnham have completed loO
feet of tunnel, and have opened up
and blocked out several hundred
tons of shipping ore. From all
indications it is another big body
of ore 'or which this district is
noted. The ore lies between a lime
and dioritecontact, a true fissure
vein, and can be traced for several
thousand feet. The development
work has been done in a chimney
of ore 100 feet in width and 300
feet in length and will have a
depth of 2600 feet above the pres
ent tunnel. The ore is a steel gal
ena similar to the Premeir at Hy
der. Several assays at Fairbanks
and outside show ten dollars in
Silver, Gold, and Lead running
from 16% to 68% and from pres
ent indications values are getting
better with depth. The property
is within eight m les of the R. R.
easy to reach with a wagon road
and a tram can lie run by gravity.
A good iiouse and blacksmith
| shop has been bnilt. In the near
future this will be one of the big
| produceing mines in this district
Joe Melo.y returned to Mc
jCarthy Wednesday from Hag
| anita River where he has been
assisting Jack O’Hara with his
development work, and also stak
ed No 1.& 2. adjoining the Indepe.
ndence group of mining claims
He believes this District has a big
future.
J ack O.Haia will leave for
F air banks in a few days with a
quantity of ore from the Indepe*
; ndence group to be tested by the
School of Mines. He will also take
1 a course in mineralogy.