THE
McCarthy weekly news
Entered as second olass matter. Septem
ber 17th, 1918. at the lost Office, at
McCarthy, Alaska, under the Act of
March 3. 1879.
C. F. M. COLE. Manager
M. M. COLE Editor
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Saturday Augustl9th 1922.
The recent strike made by
Mr. Baldwin’s surveying and
assessment party on the Regal
Mines Copper property at Don
ohue Peak did not come as a
surprise to the old timers in
this section.
It has been predicted for a
number of years that the big
mountain contained a large
body of ore. which would some
day be uncovered.
The fissure uncovered was
found in the lime and is rich in
azurite and glance, the latter
ore showing up better and in
larger quantities as the work
progressed.
The dip of the vein is 80° N. E.
There are dozens of peaks to be
seen from our township, all of
them without have large depos
its of precious metal.
With the expenditure of some
money for development work,
and with patient effort, it is very
certain that the time will come
when those new paystreaks are
uncovered and McCarthy will be
* the Butte of the North — “ The
Buckle of the Copper Belt.” -
DIAMONDS
Rich as North America is in
valuable minerals, we do not
associate the idea of its miner
al wealth with diamonds.
Diamonds come from Africa,
in the public mind: and, indeed,
for all practical purposes, that
is where gem diamonds come
from, although the dark dia
monds (or bort) used for cutting
purposes in diamonds in dia
mond drills come from Brazil:
and th ere is also a certain a
mpunt of gem stones in parts
of South America.
In most instances gem dia
monds occur in a special very
basic type of igneous rock — an
olivine peridotite), intrusive, ord
inarily in pipe like forms.
This igneous rock has been
profoundly altered to a clayey
condition: and it is in this clay
that the African diamonds occur
In Arkansas, however, there
is a diamond bearing rock that
conforms to the usual rule in
that it is a peridotite, intrusive
as a neck or pipe in sedimentary
rocks. The age of the in
trusion is probably Cretaceous.
It is in this rock that these dia
monds occur. They have long
been known & many diamonds
have been produced, but pract
icable exploitation has proved
to be a difficult problem.
The central motif of romance
adventure, murder, and burglary
the symbol of wealth and vanity
ths favorite figure of the poets
— these little grains of crystal
lized carbon [ they differ from
coal, wood, and the fizz of soda
water,chiefly in the crystallin
ity], are likewise still somewhat
of a mystery to geologists.
They are found — though they
are small — in meteorites, and
and so are shot to us from other
and unknown world catas
trophes.
Diamonds have been found
in the glacial drift at many
places throughout our northern
states".
The glacial current was, of
course, from the north: and
therefore, students of this phe
nomenon conclude that there
was a source, perhaps, “some
where north.” Will it ever be
found? Its erratic representa
tives indicate possibly an impor
tant primary source.
Does it underlie some muskeg
in the Husdon Bay country, or
is it forever safeguarded by the
waters of the Northern Ocean?
Engineering and Mining Journal
Press.
The idea that may be discov
ered in the North opens up
more possibilities for Alaska.
The resources which have been
developed of late were not
thought of when Alaska was
first taken over by the United
States and this chance that dia
monds may yet be discovered
in our territory will be another
incentive to prospectors.
Indications of these valuable
gems have already been found
in Southeastern Alaska/
Then there will be more truth
than poetry in his words when
the Alaskan prospector says:*
“Follow me and you’ll wear
diamonds.”
PORT OF MISSING MEN
Information is asked for
concerning the whereabouts of
Robert Alexander, who is be
lieved to have been in this part
of Alaska in the last years.
Communicate with the McCar
hy Weekly News, or direct to
Miss Florence Lange, Route 5
Columbus, Wisconsin.
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An exchange tells an interest- ,
ing story of a man by the name
of Grouch who was awakened
on his Ostermoor by Big Ben.
After rising Mr. Grouch
brushed his teeth with Pepso
dent, the report says, shaved
with Colgate’s cream, and wash
ed with Palm Olive soap.
Following his ablutions,' Mr.
Grouch dressed carefully. He
put on B. V. D.’s first, then a
pair of Holeproof socks. He
fastened the socks with Paris
garters and laced up a pair of
Regal shoes. Next he slipped in
to a Manhattan shirt, an Arrow
collar, and a suit of Kuppen
heimer clothes, and went down
stairs to breakfast.
For breakfast Mr, Gronch ate
aSunkist orange, a dish of
Cream of Wheat, and some Pre
mium bacon, and drank a cup
of George Washington coffee.
Following breakfast, Mr.
Gronch put on a Hart, Schaff
ner and Marx overcoat and a
Stetson hat, and jumped into
his Buick, stopping on the way
downtown to buy a package of
Camels.
On reaching his office, Mr.
Grouch unlocked the door with
a Yale key and sat down at his
Stannara desk. His first busin •
ess was dictation of an urgent
letter to his stenographer. She
took the dictation with an Ever
sharp pencil and wrote the let
ter on an Underwood type
writer.
The communication was to
the local newspaper, canceling
all the firm’s advertising, be
cause, ae Mr. Grouch said; ad
vertising doesn’t pay.
The Washington Newspaper,