THE
McCarthy weekly news
^Entered as second class matter. Septem
ber 17th, 1918. at the lost Office, at
McCarthy. Alaska, under the Act of
March 3. 1879.
L. M. Lander Maqager
XL E. Lander Editor
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Saturday Dec.2nd. 1922.
Whats the Verdict?
If you’ll sit down and take a sh eet of
paper and pencil, we will try to figure
out an idea.
Is it cheaper to bring coal from tide
water to this town than to ship semi
prepared ore to the states?
Bering river coal would coke or work
by the air pressure system; that has
attained such popular ty in the east.
Of course flux is a prime consider
ation, but it is easily obtained in the
country.
We all realize what an immense aid
a custom smelter would be to the dis
trict; both to the town and the mine
operator.
If the plant was erected near the
town most of the employees would
live here, and the mines Would be
helped on account of McCarthy’s cen
tral location in the district
We have an abundance of water, no
wind to speak of, we’re far enough away
from the hills to ensure good draught
and last but not least, there is very
little rainfall. Rain means heavy atmos
Green Butte Shuts Down For
Winter
On the last of November the
Green Butte closed down for
the win ter leaving only a small
crew.
The men left at the mine will
block out ore and finish some
other essential pieces of work,
already begun.
The management reports a
large quantity of high grade ore
blocked out: and states that the
shipment of copper has already,
begun. There is one car load at
the lower end of the tram al
ready sacked and a-waiting tran
sportation. Teams began hauling
to the railroad Wednesday.
The first load was a record,
fourteen tons being hauled on
bob sleds
Among those’leaving Green
Butte for the outside are E.«rnie
Lottfedtand Harry Gaskill,
Mr.GaskilPs brother, James has
also announced his intention to
visit a warmer climate.
Mr. Barrett states that the
mine will resume operations in
the spring and that there will
be a larger crew employed dur
ing the coming season.
Experts have pronouced the
Green Butte a high grade prop
osition; and that it has a fine
chance of making one of the lea
ding properties is beyond doubt
phere and consequent difficultiss in
securing good draught
A refining plant will become a
necessity in this part of Alaska before
many more years; and when that time
comes, McCarthy should be ready to
convince construtcion engineers and
capitalists, that we are in the running
with other towns.
J. B. O’Neill
MERCHANT
McCarthy
Alaska
AN ESKIMODE
The Eskimo endures the cold
With fortitude heroic;
A man of such an eskimold
Is always stern and stoic.
Although he frequently will wake
In weather chilly, polar,
To find he has a thumping ache
Inside his eskimolar ,
[ Which either you or I would set
To loud and piteous groaning. J
He’d not dcs end upon a bet
To any eskimoaning.
Sometimes his wife beside him jogs:
Sometimes he has to tote her.
And hitches up a dozen dogs
To pull her eskimotor.
His farmstead being frozen deep;
He needs to do no sowing;
And as there are no crops to reap,
He does no eskimowing.
To hunt the walrus and the seal
Comprises his vocation;
And so he never needs to feel
An eskimotivation
Of fate the fellow asks no odds;
His only eskimotive
Is to propitiate his gods
With sacrifices votive.
He’s always filled with rosy hope
As o’er the ice he hurries;
And never stops to eskimope
Or think about his worries.
He s cheerful till he’s bent and grey.
And years have bowed his shoulders
And he’ll keep on the same old way
Until he eskimolders.
—Exchange
Who was He?
Social Athlete; -Hasn’t my danc
ing improved wonerfully?
Long suffering girl: -Wonderful
is right! It has everything skin
ned — including my ankles.
Typographically Speaking
May I print a kiss upon your
lips?
She nodded her sweet permis
sion:
So tehy went to press and I rath
er guess
They printed a wnole edition.
NOTICE
I am prepared to do all kinds
of shoe repairing at reasonab
prices. Michael Vagge, Kenne
cott. Opposite Recreation Hall.