The McCarthy
Weekly News
VOL: VII
McCarthy, alaska, Saturday December is, 1923.
No. VI.
Nelson Sustains
Fractured Skull
Last Saturday, Andrew Nelson
an employee of the A. R. C at
t ie Gnkona bridge was struck
in the head by a falling tree and
is now at the Kennecott hospilaj
with a fractured skull as the re
suit of the accident.
Nelson, in company with his
companions were falling timber
for the P -idge which is now un
der const ruction and according
reports received at Ohitina,a tree
broke wIdle the fallers were saw
on it and the undercut not being
correct, the stick fell against a
nother and bowed the long piece
unod the top coming down struck
Nelson on the head.
He fell unconscious and remain
ed so fir a number of hours,
flo > 1 d > ved from his ears and
.uouto rather freely and also ga
t ered around his eyes.
Before Hid Young and Martin
£llison started lar Chitina with
the in.j ired man, Sunday morn
ng,heregained consciousness and
ipon his arrival, waked into the
ii itel and conversed with friends
Monday he came up on the lo.
• tl and went into the Kennecott
lospital. An X Ray taken
it the hospital shows that the
;i<ull is split across tne back of
te lead, well down toward the
le ease.
As far as is known at the pres
■lit time Nelson’s condition is not
serious and a speedy recovery is
• xpected.
J. C. Richards who has been
employed in Ole Berg’s mine
uarStreina returned to Chitina
iis home, where he intends re
naming until spring.
According to Mr. Richards, a
arge number of die mine crew
.ave been laid off for the winter
/anted, Clean cotton rags at the
\ews Office.
CHITINA
Oscar Breedman left on Mon
day’s train en route to New York
where he will transact business
connected with the bonding of a
line looking prospect, of which
he is pert owner, located on the
Kotsina.
A. C. Fisher, who was in char
ge of the A .R.C. commissary in
Chitina during the past sum
mer, is now located at Juneau
Bill Miller, who has been so
journingat tile Sitka Sanitar ium
for some time past is enroute to
Chitina, much improved in health
Advices received from Juneau,how
j ever state that the trip of 180
miles by gas boat from Sitka to
the Caditol City didn’t wora any
: improvement on Bill s constitut
j ion.
John Vinquist and crew have
gone to mile Id, to get out piling
•lor next summer Tne crew was
augmented by, the arrival ol'Chas
| Madman, who left on Monday’s
! tram i»>r tiie camp.
Mr. a. G. Morey the Chitina
druggist, was requested to act
as chairman of the Harding Mem
jonai lueil in the Trail city by
George Hazelet, Territorial chair
man.
A. W. Longacker who had the
work on the Nizina [so calledj
i oridge under his supervision,the
, past summer, will, according to
; advices received here, be inspect
or on tlie Wrangell breakwatea.
it will be remembered that the
■ contract for the construction of
this project was recently let to a
| Seattle company.
Plan* for a “hiyu”; celebration
Christmas eve are pretty well
matured There will be a pro
gram by the kids after which a
white whiskered Santa is. billed
to pass out pivsentsto good child
ren.
Town Talk
George Burleigh has tak»n the
management of the Strelna Inn
during the absence of Mr. and
Mrs. Dwyer, who are on their
way to the states for a tour of the
eastern and south western port
ions of the country.
Bill Marhai and Col Stevenson
who were in town a few days
left for the erheks Monday with
a load of supplies. They will prob
ably be in for Christmas.
Ed Young of Chitina was a
Monday’s visitor in McCarthy'He
accompanied Andrew Nelson to
the hospital and was a return
ing passenger on the Chitina
bound local Tuesdsy morning.
Pete Penoff arrived in town
from Chititu,where he has charge
of the upper camp. Wednesday
he started back with a load of
supplies for both the upper and
the lower camps.
Shorty Tomanoff spent a day
or two in town during the past
week. He returned to his prop
erty on Chititu where he will
spend the remainder of the win
ter.
Win Godfery was in town Wed
nesday evening and returned to
Kennecott Tuursday evening.
Arnold Ackert of Kennecott
arrived in town last Wednesday
for an overnight visit. He return
eu to work Thursday morning.
Jack O’Hara,one time operator
inChisana and now an employe*
of the Green Bette, was in tnwn
Wednesday on a business trip.
H. I. Gaskill arrived in town
from the Green Butte last night,
on business connected with the
company.
Luttisk—At Marshall’s. Your
Patronage solicited.
Continued on page 4 column 3
DEATH CLAIMS
WELL LIKED
PROSPECTOR
The news of the sudden and
unexpected death of Alfred Jack
son yesterday comes as a shock
to all those who were his friends
which means everyone in the com
m unity.
A1 had just taken a position at
the Green Butte, timbering and
was hewing a piece of timber
when he wTas taaen with a sud
den heart attack and dropped
dead. He was discovered a few
minutes later by Chick Nelson,
his working partner, who, had
had gone to the top for timber.
The body has been taken to
Kennecott to be prepared for in
terment. It will be held at the
mortuary pending the answer to
a wire s«nt yesterday to realitiv
es.
Page 3 Col 4.
Christmas Entertainment
By School Children
Songs, plays and recitations
will be tho main features of the
entertainment to be given by the
school children Christmas eve.
The older folks are all request
ed to be present at the jollificat
ion and receive their presents
from Santa when he arrives, in
stead of waiting until later.
Saturday’s Dacne Lively Affair
The Kennecott dance last Sat
urday evening was a dandy affair
according to those who attended
Music was good and lively and cat
chy and everyone enjoyed them
selves thoroughly.
A Mackinaw Coat or a Patrick
Sweater would be A Suitable
Christnias Gift.—R.L.H. Marshall