The McCarthy
Weekly News
VOL: VII
N*III.
McCarthy, alaska, Saturday November 24,1923.
Fox Man Will
Re Enter The Business
That old homily,“You can’t get
along with’em or without’em”
would seem to apply both to the
married man and the fox ranch
er. At least it applies to George
Bull, who for the past ten years
has bean in the fox business.
About a month ago Mr. Bull sold
his entire stock off his ranch, lo
cated some nine miles from Chit
ina, to the owners of a ranch lo
cated on Prince Edward island,
Canada.
A trip to the westward and a
few long talks with fox men in
that vicinity convinced Mr. Bull
that while there was a lot he did
not knowr, he was about as well
informed as the majority. He
has the most approved system of
kennel and pen construction but
in the past has suffered the maj
ority of his setbacks through im
proper diet for the vixens dur
the spring of the year. He dis 1
covered his error last spring and j
is now ready to start anew and!
cash in on ten years experience, j
During the past few days Mr. |
Bull has been undergoing treat!
ment at the Ke.nneeott hospital i
for stomach trouble thot nearly >
proved fatal before medical as
sistancecould be obtained. After
recuperating for a time he will
return to his ranch and put the
place in shape to handle new
stock.
Bill Berr.v returned last eve
ning from the glacier. After a
couple of attempts to cross into
Chisane he was compelled to re
turn to town to await more fa
▼oroble weather conditions. Cold
weather is what Bill wants now.
Norwegian Stock Fish — At
Marshall’s. Your Patronag* So
licited.
OLE BERG
STRIKES RICH VEIN
Ole Berg, who has one of the
best known quartz and copper
properties in the Copper river
valley, reports having struck a
four foot vein of as rich ore as
he has yet come across in his
workings. The mine has been in
operation for the past ten .years,
and Mr. Berg states that this
has been aw unusually good year
The mine is located eighteen
miles from Strelna.
Owing to a shortage of oil
three of the men employed in the
mill were recently laid off; but
there are still twelve cr fifteen
men working.
Good Looking
Prospect Reported
Martin Han is, dean of Young:
creek arrived in town yesterday
from ids camp which is located
two miles below the mouth of
the Kenneeott River.
Mr. Harrit states that he has
sunk a hole near the banks ot
the Nizina and that he has found
gold. Owing to water, however
it was impossible to sink the hole
entirely to bedrock, which lies
pretty deep on the flat.
During the past summer Mr.
Harris has been engaged in trac
ing a channel which runs cross
country from the head of Young
creek, down toward the Chitina
flats and thence over the low hills
jinto the Nizina. In many piaces
the channel is clearly defined,
but owing to the depth of the
bedrock, progress was necessar
ily greatly hampered. The width
, of the channel where it crosses
j the hills between the Chitina and
I the Nizina is approximately six
hundred feet. Somewhere near
this point, Mr. Harris contempl
sinking a hole clear to bedrock
New Business To
Open On The Fifth
The laundry which has been
under construction for the past
couple of months will open on
the fifth of December according
to Mr. Minchine, who will be
in charge of the new establish
ment.
Mr Minchine and his part
ner are renting the building
and machinery front Charley
Veach. Both men state that they
Know the business, so there is
no reason for them not making
an unqualified success of the
new venture. The town should
support a laundry and undoubt
the new’ establishment will re
ceive ample patronage.
Town Talk
John E. Barrett arrived from
the Green Butte last Monday.
He states that the tram is vir
tually completed and that it is
running fine.
Fred Stoaterwhois employed
at the Green Butte on construct
ion work is a weekend visitor.
Fred is lauding the bunkhouses
so much, we figure that he must
have driven a nail or so himself.
“They’re sending some work
men to the Rock Island line”, ac
to the littl song Fred Carlson was
singing. He returned to the
Green Butte yesterday, after a
sometime in the near future. If
this side of the old watercourse
shows up as well as the other, it
is not unlikely that the ground
will be opened up.
Mr. Harris is a good prospect
or and knows the game thourly,
consequently his present work
should mean a good stake for
him—unless all signs fail.
Elks Have
Big Time Monday
With C. A. Martin, Sumner S.
: Smith, H. H. McCutc heon and
! Jimmy J. Delaney, all from Anch
orage B.P.O.E. Lodge No. 1351
officiating, seventeen new Ekls
I were inda ;oed into the local lo dge
last Monday evening.
After everyone had laughed
until they cried forage of a gen
uinely elkish nature was thrown
into the feed troughs. The ban
quet doors were opened at elev
en thirty and the god of festivi
ties reigned until the wee sma'
hours.
The following are the latest
recruits to the local fraternity:
R. D. Peterman, J.B. Morris, W.
B. Burno; R. G. Lancaster, J. Me
Cann, M. E. Hansen, W. R. La
mel; A. W. Tolman, J. H. Key
olds, C. R. White; L. C. Woody, M.
Y. Jones, G. L. Richerts; Owen
McDevitt, W. Slimpert, F. Tres
and E. Lottsfeldt.
The present inition was one of
the best ever held at the loca j
lodge. The men who came from
A nchorage to take charge of the
proceedings are well up on all the
fine points of ceremony and in*
itation proceedings, so in conse
quence there were exactly seven
teen sadly wilted collars at the
banquet table.
couple of days vacation.
Charley White was an over
night visitor Tuesday. He is locat
ed at the Green Butte.
Fresh Killed Turkeys, Geese,
Roasters, Friers and Fowl For
Thanksgiving — At Marshall’s
—Your Patronage Solicited.—
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