The McCarthy
Weekly News
VOL.
McCarthy, Alaska. Saturday May 27th 1922
NO. 29
m.
TELEGRAPHIC
BIG BUSINESS
Seattle. May 27. Special to News
The steamships Northwest
ern, Queen, Admiral Nicholson,
and also the Sebree sail for Al
aska today with capacity cargo
and 340 passengers. The Sebree
has 2000 tons consigned to Al
aska Engineering Commission
including two railroad coaches.
FRANCE WAnTS PAY
Paris. May 27. Premier Poincare
addressing the chamber of dep
uties threatened that France
will invade and occupy the Ruhr
district if Germany 1'aiJs to meet
her payments by May thirty first
TRAGEDIES
Seattle. May 27th. The body of
A. A. Almour a salesman has
been found in a wood under cir
cumstances which indicate mur
der.
Waco. May 27th. When Mrs.
Margaret Hayes identified a ne
gro as her assailant this after
noon, her father shot him seven
times and left him dead.
New York. May 27th. Dillon C.
Willoughby one of the foremost
industrial engineers of the coun
try has been sentenced to three
months in the workhouse for
defrauding fashionable hotels.
Harold Johnson, of Kennecott,
left yesterday for the Chititu
placer mines.
Spend the Fourth in McCarthy
NOTICE
Thru my Banking Connections
in Cordova, the Bank of Alaska,
I am prepared to handle Tele
graphic Transfers, and make re
mittances by Bank draft to any
point in the United States or
Foreign Countries.
R. L. H. Marshall
CHITINA
NEWS
Chitina, May 24th. Special to News.
The Funeral service for the late
J udge Wm, O’ Connor was held in
the A B. Hall; on the evening of
May 23rd. The Rev. E. P. Zeigler of
ficiating. A large nnmber of people at
tended & the beautiful Episcopal ser
vice was very impressive. The song
‘Lead Kindly Light” was the Opening
hymn, chosen becauss the deceased
had many times expressed his apprecia
tion of the beautiful thoughts expres
sed by the words. The beautiful old
song “Asleep in Jesus” was sung as
a duet by Mrs. C. H. Philips, soprano
and Mrs. Joseph Ketchum, alto, ac
companied by Mrs. O. A. Nelson at
the piano and Mrs. M. S. Wilson, vio
lin with muted strings.
The Rev. Zeigler reviewed the life
of Judge O’Connor; briefly and eulo
gized his gifts of mind and his sincere
patriotism. His life was vigorous and
forceful to its very end, in its 69th.
year. His soil Lewis Was the Only
member of his family present. The
evening was wonderfully calm and
lovely and tile service at the grave
very impressing i.i the soft evening
light on on Cemetery Hill, overlook
ing the Copper and Chitina Rivers.
May he rest in peace.
Miss Beth Stuart entertained
the school children at an ice
cream party at the Alaskan
last Thursday afternoon.
All the farmers are ploughing
Wanted: heavy teams by day
or contract for hauling freight
to Dan Creek. Dexter Cayou
ette. Alaska House. McCarthy.
Henry Olsen, who returned
from Valdez last Tuesday, is
putting his cars in shape to
handle . the passenger traffic
this summer.
John E. Barrett says he has
some good baseball material a
mongst the Green Butte force.
OP general interest
The Estate of the late Oscar
Hanson, who was an old resident
of McCarthy; accidently killed
at the Kennecott Mines in Feb
ruary 1921, was closed this
week by the Probate Judge Wm.
D. Coppernoll.
The administratorship was
handled in d, very efficient man
ner by Mr. Peter Erichson.
After the mining interests of
the decessed were sold at auc
tion, all the debts were paid &
a considerable sum sent to his
aged mother, who resides in Nor
way. Mr. Erichson also turned
over to the mother the adminis
trator’s fees. In addition to
this the Kennecott Copper Cor
poration paid, through the Nor.
wegian Consul at Juneau, $1200
compensation to the Mother, so
that at the present rate of ex
change she is well provided for.
$45,000 MINING DEAL
Dexter Cayouette has taken
an option on Clifford Cayouette’s
placer property on Copper Ck.
for $45,000, payments to be
made periodically, the final pay
ment to be made in 1927.
The claims bonded are: Nos. 2
3, 7, 8, 10, Jack Pot, Cuq d’or
also Texas Association on right
limit bench and Cordova Asso
ciation on left limit bench.
These are all above the canyon
This property will be thorough
ly prospected this summer by
Dexter and his associates, Thos.
Vevig and J. R. Waldman of Se
attle, who arrived this week
with ten tons of freight and hy
draulic machinery.
They leave immediately for
the creek, Mrs. Vevig accompan
ies her husband.
The first through train since
the Chitna bridge wTas repaired
arrived here last Wednesday,
bringing passengers and sever
al tons of freight for McCarthy
and the creeks.
Spend the Fourth in McCarthy
LEGAL ADVERTISING
DEPARTMENT OF THE
INTERIOR
BEFORE THE GENERAL
LAND OFFFICE
JUNEAU SERIAL 05372
AUASKA NABESNA CORPOR
ATION, Applicant
Notice of Application for Patent
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN:
That in accordance with the laws of
the United States, and more especial
ly the Act of Congress approved May
10th, 1872, and amendments thereof,
the ALASKA NABESNA CORP
ORATION, duly incorporated under
the laws of Delaware and licensed to
do business in the Territory of Alaska
after a full compliance with its laws,
whose post office address is care of
Maurice D. Leehey, 620 Alaska Build
ing, Seattle, Washington, which cor
poration has acquired and now holds
the lode mining claim and millsite
hereinafter described in accordance
with said laws, and all local laws,rules,
regulations and customs of miners,
and has made improvements on said
mining claim of the value greater
than Five Hundred Dollars upon or
for the benefit of each location in
eluded therein, and who at this time
is in the sole, actual and peaceful
possession of said mining claim and
each location therein contained, will
apply for a patent to the same, includ
ing the following named lode locations,
all of which are so contiguous as to
constitute a single tract of ground,
and each location extends along the
vein the length herein stated with
surface ground 300 feet wide on each
side of the center of the vein of
quartz or other rock in place, bearing
gold, copper and other valuable min
erals, and each contains the number
of acres here set opposite its name, all
as fully and accurately described upon
the official plat of Mineral Survey
No. 1414A herewith posted on the
claim, and by the Field Notes of
such official survey on file with the
Register of the United States Land
Office at Juneau, Alaska, viz: