The McCarthy
Weekly News
VOL: VIII
McCarthy, alaska, Saturday, June 13, u-m.
No. -4
I SEE BY THE
PAPER THAT:
Harry Boy den and wife stal
led into the Shusbanna country
Tuesday morning with the U. S.
mail for Chisana.
Most of the Green Butte boys
are in town this week end taking
in the sights while the mine is
closed down.
John Kellerman, who has been
with the Dan Creek Hydraulic
Mining Co. since the beginning
of Spring operations, has been
called Outsiue o ving to the dea
th of a relative. He left on todays
train for Cordova, to catch the
southbound boat.
Mr. Truitt, who will re
place An tone Anderson as lore
man of the local A.k.C. ope rat
ions, came in on today's train.
I. P. Taylor, field engin
eer lor the Alaska Road Comm
ission, come in with Mr. T-uitt
today to start operations on
Sourdough Hill road.
A farewell ball for the
local railroad boys will be given
Monday evening in tlrn Pioneers
Hall. The local will be taken off
this cm! of the line next week
for the summer and the ball is
being held under the auspices
of the McCarthy taxi drivers for
them before leaving. Get your
tickets now.
Don’t forget the big ball
game between Kennecott and
McCaa thy at Kennecott TO—
NIGtiT. Come on out McCarthy
and give the home team some
backing.
Cap. Hubriek returned from
his jaunt to Cordova today.
BUSINESS ACTIVITY
jn McCarthy
Two new business houses
opening up jn town! Mr. C. Male
horn is busy altering and renov
uting the Witling—Nelson build
ing preparatory to starting a con
fectionery and cigar business
there; while the building on front
street formerly occupied by John
son and Jacobson is also being
altered by Fiitz Lund who will
[open up a soft drink parlor.
This renewed activity looks
good to those who have long been
predicting a substantial boom for
i he tow j. And this is not all. The
bringing in of a quantity of good
lumber by‘Cap’ Hu brick has star
ted the building operations off
on tbvi right foot and and several
new buildings and additions are
to be begun in the near future.
PRIVATIONS ARE
REPORTED FROM
CASSIAR REGION
SEATTLE, May 29.— A (lisp
atch to the Seattle Post-In tell
igencer from Telegraph Creek,
via Skagway, said:
"Prospectors Cassiar suffering
severe privations, Doc Carter,
dentist miner, reported today
on arrival from diggings, lie
took the steamer for the out
side.
"No supplies are on the ground
but it is hoped tile pack train
I v* ill complete the 102-mile trip
\ from here to relieve the situat
j ion.
“No work has been done
j on Gold Pan Creek. Nobody lias
seen bedrock. There is much
snow on the iii 11s and the strea
I ms are running bankful.
i
A strike is rumored on .
j the Taltsun River.
! “Oldtimers are satisfied,
;
lit is reported, at the showings
but the cheehakos are disapp!
oin t»*d.”
DEVELOPMENT
iS PROMISING ,
AROUND NOME|
Seattle.— This summer
will see tire greatest develop i
meat in Nortirei-n /sUska in rec
ent years, pioneers of Nome dec j
lared here at a gathering lor1
the voyage home to Nome on j
the Victoria sailing next Wed- !
nesday.
New methods of thawing,
brought from Norway by eng- j
meets of tile United States Smel
ting and Refining Company will,
be used next summer by tne i
company in ttie workings in the
vicinity of Nome. It is expected ;
that as a result, the working of
vast quantities of low grade gold
Kinds will be accomplished, said
James Fi awley, interested in the
Hammon claims.
The Lumen Brothers exp
i
ect to break records by shipp
ing 5,000 frozen carcasses of;
reindeer.
The oil explorations prog
ressing under H. R. Capps, cf
the United States Geological Sur
vey will bring big results.
Fur is coining from 700
shippers from Alaska, Yukon
and Siberia, Joseph Agnew of
the Seattle Fur Exchange said.
ED. BARRETT GETS
GRIZZLY, TWO CUBS I
While hunting in the vicinity!
of Nicolai about ten days ago, Ed ;
Barrett, of the Green Butte, ran
on to a big grizzly with two cubs j
on the bank of the creek. He ope
ned fire on the mother who tur
ned and came at him. He contin
ued to pump lead into but it was
not until she was within fifteen
feet of him that he finally brou
ght her down. He then bagged
the two cubs which were head
ing for the bush. In spite of the
lateness of the season the hide
was in excellent shape.
HIGH WATEli KOI ICES
G KEEN BUTTE ( LOSE
Being unable to cope w.th
the water which was steadily
rising in the lower levels, the
Green Butte Copper Company
was forced to suspend oper.it
ions temporarily this week until
they could dram it off. The con
tinned warm weather had cans
ed the surface water to pour
in at such a ra e that the pump
ing machinery would not handle
it and it was found necessary to
lay off all the men working on
the low levels. It is expected
that they will have it under con
L'»ol in a week or ten days.
CHARLIE VEACH GIVES
PICNIC FOR KIDDIES
Charlie Veach of the Bon
anza Mine gave his annual joy
test for the kiddies McCarthy
and Kennecott on Tuesday. Cars
were requisitioned and all the
children, young and old, from
both places collected and conv
eyed to a spot on the Kennecott
rood where games were played
and a big spread of gorgeous
“eats” laid out. The children vot
ed it a huge success despite a
few troublesome mosquitos.
NO TRACE OF EXPLORER
New York —Berlin dispatches
state that Dr. Fritjof Nansen. Ar
tie explorer, indicated that sever
cil months waiting would be just
ified before attempting to find
Amundsen.
NOTICE
Wm. Reeder wishes to anno
unce that he has taken over the
interest in the Owl Cafe former
ly owned by Jack Costello, and
that he will not be responsible
for any debts contracted by the
3ld management prior to May 30
1925.