The McCarthy
Weekly News
VOL: IX
McCarthy, alaska, Saturday, February 6.id.6
No. 6
I SEE BY THE
PAPER THAT:
Carl Engsfcroin of Konnecott
returned from his trip Outside
last Saturday and has resumed
his position with the Kennueott
Copper Corporation.
H. C. Bosch left for his trap
line Wednesday after a few days
in town.
Pete Eiklund and Harry
Bovden came in from Chisana
Monday afternoon and will leave
Sunday with mad and fi eight for
that point.
Geo. Motran made another
of his periodical visits to McCar
thy Thursday.
Walter Lommel of Kennecott
left today to join his wife and
family in Seattle.
M-trtin Radovan came in
from Dan Creek Thu i sday.
Dan Campbell while crossing
the glacier about two weeks ago
was caught in a snow storm and
snowed in for seven days and
then being forced to mush
forty miles to rejoin his compan
ions.
•T. B. O’Neill returned on
Tuesday from a short business
trip to Cordova.
McCarthy Baths
Hot water day and night
Barber shop in connection
next to Louie’e Cafe on main
street.
C. E. ULRICH
J. J. PRICE RETURNS
WITH SUMMER OUTFIT
J. J. Price, manager of the
Dan Creek Hydraulic Mining Co.,
returne i by today’s train after an
extended trip Outside making
arrangements for the corning
season’s operations and buying
an outfit. During his stay in the
States he made trips to San
Francisco and New York.
Jas. Marie will begin freight
i mg the supplies to Dan Creeu
|
11 m rued lately.
GRAZING LANDS
Ob' ALASKA TO
!3E SURVEYED
WASHING!ON- Represent
ative CoLon, republican, of Utah,
introduced a bill today propos
ing the survey and establish
ment of grazing district in Alas
ka. A presidential proclamation
will determine the locations of
settlers. The Secretary of In
terior asked that grazing per
mits not be extended for a long
er period than ten years.
Hundreds of thousands of
acres of fine grazing lands with
a temperate climate are to be
found on the islands and penin
sula west of Seward, and these
lands are rapidly becoming more
valuable for sheep and cattle pur
poses.
Ronald Veitch came down
from Kenueott hospital Thursday
where he has been suffering
from ptomaine poisoning.
WOOD
As soon as sleighing is good
I am prepared to deliver any am
ount of wood sawed ready for
use. Leave your order now.
Jas. Peterson
advt. McCarthy
FOSTER LEAVES
FOR WESTCVER
H. D. Foster left yesterday
with a large outfit for the West
over property on Dan Ciiek to
put in another se.son develop
my and doing assessment work.
Ho was accompanied by Axel
Walstrom ann Charles Anderson.
SUTHERLAND BILL
WOULD BUILD
WHARF JUNEAU
Washington-— Delegate Slither
land introduced hi Is appropriat
mg $20,000 to improve the Tolov
ana River; $22,000 to build a wha
id at Juneau; also bills to author
ize a survey of the Nome harbor,
Port Frederick, Portage Bay, An
chorage, Dry Pass, Sitka Harbor,
G.tstmeaii Channel, Cordova Har
bor.
The Portage Bay survey is
intended to provide a harbor for
the f old Bay oil distiict.
The pupils of the Vh-Cuthy
school are contributing $25.00 to
the Children’s Orthopedic Hos
pital. of Seattle as a part of
their Junior Red Cross work for
the year.
Alaska School Bulletin
GOLD STRIKE REPORTED
IN ONTARIO; RUSH ON
WINNIPEG— A gold strike is
reported at Red Lake, on the end
of Ontario, and prospectors are
hastening to the district, which
is forty miles from a railroad, us
ing dog teams. Most of the argo
nauts come from the east and are
backed by Toronto capital. Gold
hunting has been going on in the
district for years.
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Price will
leave tomorrow by car for Dan
Creek.
NEW BARBER SHOP
AND BEAUTY PARLOR
E l. Sindlin, who has been
conducting tin* barber shop at
Archie’s for the past few weeks
, has purchased the HubricK prop
erty opposite the Pastime Cigar
Store and will open up a barber
shop and beauty parlor there
with baths in connection.
Mi's. Sandlin, who arrived
from Ketchikan today to join her
husband, will conduct the beauty
parlor. It is Mr. Sandlin’s inten
tion to install a hot water heat
in^>' plant and put in two shower
baths.
NO EXCUSE NOW
FOR LONG LOCKS
“Shorty” Carrol, sourdough
and well known by old timers of
these parts arrived in McCarthy
today to take over the barber
chair in Archie Poulin’s billiard
parlor.
ROSES. IN WRANGELL
WRANGELL, Alaska,—Steam
ers passengers visiting the yard
of Eddie Halkins lately viewed
white roses blooming and one
woman pick d some and sent
them to relatives In Canada. The
mean temperature in this local
ity has been 5L degrees above
zero.
SALE OF
LEFT OVER XMAS STOCK
One-Third Off!
Mrs. C. O. Mar wood has samp
les and takes orders.
Sale ends January 31
Mrs. Jack Morris