The McCarthy
Weekly News
VOL: 6.
McCarthy, alaska, Saturday
MARCH 10,1923
No. 18.
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He id Of Road Commission Here
Last Monday Col Gotwalls the
vice head of the Road Com miss
ion made a trip of inspection to
the Nizina bridge, returning to
McCarthy Tuesday.
He states that according to the
present schedule the concrete
k will be finished by spring as
will the piling. Next sumpier
the Commission intends tc put
road to the bridge in shape for
yght traffic and next winter the
steel structure is sched uled to
be swung into place.
During the summer of 1924
tlie road is to be put into shape
to handle heavy traffic and other
wise be put into good shape.
Speaking generally on the road
conditions thruout the Territory I
tut* Colonel states that the con
ditions are fairly good and that
(iii. mg the coming years>there
would be a great deal of work
completed and a great deal more
begun. He further explained
that as the Connission now owns
practically all their equipment
the money formerly spent in the
rental of horses and wagons is
now being put into the. actual
construction work.
In regard to the route of the
proposed trai 1 to Chisane the
Colonel is more or less in favor
of the more indirect route from
Chitina on account of the help
such a route would give to the
properties on Slate creek, but the
need of a road is not acute en
ough at the present time, accor
ding to his statement.
Wm. Holmes pioneer and pros;
pec tor arrived in the city the
early part of this week after an
absence of thirteen months. He
has been over on the Bremmer
River prospecting and reports
that he has struck some good
looking ground. After a few
months Bill intends to return to
the same locality.
Mrs. Art Powell,of Rex creel*,
spent several days in town on bu
siness this week.
George Nickles, foreman of
the upper camp of the Nizina Pla
cers spent a couple of days in
the city returning to camp Fri
day morning. He reports that
the work is all but finished and
that everyone is well.
Martin Harris, claim owner,
who is located on Young creek
spent two or three days in this
city, returning to the creeks
yesterday.
Mr. Cay*onette has been spen
ding a few days in McCarthy
preparatory to beginning work
on his claims on Ddn Creek.
Ke left for Dan creek this morn
ing. J.D.Esary Jr. also went to
Dan creea where he will install
the new plant recently purchas
ed by Mr. Cayonette. Old-timers
who were in Dawson during the
days of the rush will remember
Mr. Esary’s father as the man
who brought the first steam boi
ler into that camp.
Bob Johnston foreman of the
Dan Creek Mining Company
was a visitor in town for a couple
of days this week.
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Oscar Back man employee of
tne Erie Mine was in the city
Tuesday evening visiting friends.
Labor Leader Near Death From ’Flu
A great many of the residents
of McCarthy and Kennecott
are suffering from a mild form
of influenza. The number of pa
tients in the hospital is not
known, but in McCarthy, ’’every
bedy’s doin’ it”.
The school children held a
candy and cake sale this after
noon at the drug store. The chij
dren held the sale for the pur
pose of obtaining funds to have
a picture framed and starting a
fund for the purchase of a Viet
ola for the school. The nice dis
play of candy and cake didn’t
last much longer than it took to
lay out the display.
Ed Briggen the Chisane oper
ator arrived in the city yester
day evening after a prolonged ab
sence. He expects to stay in the
city several days before return
ing to his claims.
Steve Matuazewski formerly
resident of Juneau, passed away
at the Kennecott Hospital Wed
nesday. He has been suffering
! from parlysis for the past three
months.
Oil Company to Start Drilling
Seattle Wash March 10
The Cold Bay offices of the
Standard Oil Company, located,
at Kanatak wired the Seattle
offices today that they would be
drilling March 15th.
Seattle March 10
Former police sergernt E.W. Pie
low and Ed Hagen, ex prizefighter
ex convict and ex policeman were
indicted today on the charge of
conspiracy to violate the prohib
ition act.
Dusseldorf ' March 10
Replying to the belligereant
uttera nces of the G erman fchan
cellor Cuno, the French comman
der of the Ruhr district, General
DegoueUte today issued a state
ment that the French govern
ment does not have any intention
of releasing her stranglehold on
the districts now occupied.
New York March 9
Samuel Gompers the noted
leader of the Federation of
Labor is reported to be near
death by phyicians in attendance
this morning.
He is suffering from influenza
and bronchial pneumonia.
Receiver Asked to Account
’Frisco March 10
Federal Judge Deitrich this
.afternoon ordered Noyes the re
receiver to account for the ex
penditure of $47.00. Noyes was
appointed to act as receiver of
the Washington Alaska bank and
he claims he spent the sum of
$47.00 collecting a $583.01 accaunt
belonging to Mrs. Isabel Bar
nett, formerly of Fairbanks.
Houston to Quit Politics
Washington March 9
C.H. Houston, Assistant Secret
ary of Commerce announced to
day that he would resign his
position in a short time to take
over the presid e ncy of the World
Commerce Corporation at a salary
of $100,000 a year.
Before amendment the 18th
all good Irish got lit on the 17th
Now it’s dry; but the hall’s going
to be lit up. Better come folks