OF LOCAL INTEREST
Mr. Malcolm Brook, president
of the First Bank of Cordova
who has been spending* several
days in McCarthy, returned to
Cordova on Tuesday’s train.
To a representative of the
Weekly News, Mr. Brock stated
that he had great faith in this
section of the country and altho
business is naturally quiet at
this time of year, not only in
this part, but all over Alaska, he
looked forward to seeing a very
busy season around McCarthy
for 1922. Mr, Brock has not the
slightest doubt that the long
promised Nizina bridge will be
in full course of construction by
this fime next year, and all to
gether he thought McCarthy
would more than get its share.
Golden Pool Tournament
Crowded out of last week’s issue
Feb.lst. Special to the News.
Schultz, Mitchell, PItoff and
Stoter defeated Neison, McDon
mell, Gercken and Carlson. This
gave Mitchell an easy victory ov
er Pitoff. The following game be
tween Schultz playing 125 and F
Stoter 45 was played before
many, exptg the downfall of the
champion. Mitchell acted as ref
eree. Schultz broke and left an
opening shot for his opponent.
Stoter made a foul in the first
frame & Schultz got the K balls.
Stoter made a scretoli and six
balls next frame and in the fol
lowing three frames went ahead
rapidly. Schultz made the next
frame by remarkable playing.
With only four balls to win
the game against Schultz’s 13,
Stoter had a cinch but the de
mons of fate were on the job &
let Stoter foul in the last frame,
playing a scratch ball below the
grass. Schultz then cleaned
the table of 13 balls giving him
the necessary number, 125 to
win the game, leaving Stoter
with four balls from his goal.
John Nickell. who retnrned
recently from the Nebesna, has
re-opened fhe Alaskan Barber
Shop.
Individual Income Tax Return
blanks were received at the
post office on the last mail.
TELEGRAPHIC
UP TO SENATE *
Washington, Feb 10th. Presi
dent Harding personally pre
sented the Washington Arms
Conference treaties to the Sen
ate for ratification this after
noon.
PROTESTS AGAINST PLAN
OF RAISING FUNDS
Washington, Feb 10th. Many
telegraphic protests are peing
received here from prominent
men,all over the country, charg
ing that the plan of raising funds
for the soldiers bonus, throws a
burden on the common people.
Washington, Feb 11th. The
Ways and Means committee
have agreed upon the following
as a means of raising funds fo r
the soldiers bonus. On uudiAi
did profits oi corporations 21.
210 °o. One cent a gallon on gas
oline. An increase of fifty cents
per thousand on cigarettes and
an increase of two cents per
pound on chewing tobacco.
$50,000 FIRE AT
ANCHORAGE
Oorddva; Eeb 11th. Special to
the News.
A fire, originating in the Club
Cafe, Anchorage, last Tuesday
morning destroyed fifty thous
and dollars worth of proserty.
The O. K Barber shop,
Logemans, Fred Carlquist,
Loyal Cafe. B. O. Nichols, bake
ry. Peysers tailoring shop and
Peysers Palace of Sweets, also
Central Barber shop were all
destroyed by tire.
Halvor Rogner, an old em
ployee of the Kennecotb Co. was
drowned in Dry Bay.
Mail for the North leaves Se
attle today.
Mike Knowles left with mail
and freight for Chisana last
Thursday. Henry Olsen accomp
anied him as far as the glacier.
Dennis Kelly is spending a
a few days in town.
It is rumouned tha Al. Doze
has fallen heir to over ten thous
and dollars. We always knew
he would fall into something.
Pioneers of Alaska
Oppose Change in Territorial
Mining Laws
(Anchorage Weekly Times)
(Continued from 1 ast week)
3. Verification of discovery upon
a lode claim by a surveyor would
be a luxury not to be hoped for
by the average Alaska prospect
or.
4. We are not in favor of the com
plete change sought to be ac
complished by the proposed
law in the theory upon which
lode claims are now acquired.
Tinder the present law the
vein is the principal considera
tion. and it can be acquired to
the limits of the length of the
and to its utmost depth, by dis
covery and development work,
performed annually, till patent
shall issue"
Under the proposed law, the
vein is made secondary to the
acquisition of the surface area
comprised within the limits of
the claim, and its possession &
ownership terminates when it
departs from the side lines of
the claim extended vertically
downward, twice the area is al
lowed, no discovery is required
for five years, and $100 in assess
ment work may cover four
claims.
It is the belief of this igloo
that this provision is not in the
interest of the prospector and
the owner of non-producing
mines, it is doubtful if it is in
the interest of the producing
mines to be developed in the
future, or in the interest of cap
ital seeking investment in the
mining industry.
The long line of mining de
cesions, so carefully interpret
ing the terms of the present law
would be set at naught, and
the courts would be confronted
with the problem of interpreting
the new law, the mining indust
ry in Alaska would languish &
the prospector would be driven
from ohe frontier.
Adopted at Anchorage, Alaska
this 13th day of January, 1922.
Igloo 15 Pioneers of Alaska,
Jerry Callaghan, President.
Attest: Chas. Kemp, Secy.
Ketchikan Protests
Protesting against the min
ingbill recent.y introduced into
the house of representatives,
the Ketchikan igloo of the
Pioneers of Alaska has also
gone on record as opposed to
the measure.
Walter Quon Eng, the hard
boiled chink, as he is known
amongst his friends, retnrned
to Nizina last Wednesday. He
took ail the first and second
class mail for the boys on Chit
itu creek which he says will be
appreciated, as no mail contract
is in force during the winter
months and it was 40 below zero
when he left here.
Heavy Snow Fall In This
Section
The news of the Knickerbock
er Theater catastrophe in Wash
ington, D. C. started several of
the residents clearing the snow
off the roofs of their houses.
with the aid of a rope around
Scotty Hannigan’s waist and
Lubbe hanging on like grim
death at the other end, the post
office building, which is the
highest in McCarthy, was thor
oughly cleared of five months
accumulation of snow, which was
some weight.
ASA C. BALDWIN
U. S. Mineral Surveyor
SEATTLE, W \SH
512 Hoge Building
McCarthy Alaska
F. H. FOSTER
ATTORNEY
Notary Public Real Estate
Transactions of all Kinds
Legally arranged.
Cordova, Alaska
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