The McCarthy
Weekly News
VOL: IX
McCarthy, alaska, Saturday, Nov. 27, im
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BRIEF LOCALS
Mrs Ed Saindon retured home
from the Kennecott hospital on
Sunday.
The Alaska Road Commission
on Monday auctioned a team of
horses to A1 Fagleburg at Long
Lake, The supplies on hand were
bid in by Mr. Pugh.
Mrs. J. J. Price returned from
the Green Butte Monday. She has
been visiting with Mrs Nels Tjo
sivig the past week.
Mr. Wm. Cameron left Wednes
day’s train for Chitina where lie
will remain for a few days beiore
going outside.
George Flowers of Long Lake
was a McCarthy visiter over the
holidays. He has his trap line rea
dy for the winters catch.
Ed Saindon returned Thursday
from his hunting trip o the Chi
tistone with a big smile and a
record head.
,j oe Meloy went to work at
Kennecott Wednesday.
Mr. Mrs. Jas Murie enter
tained at Thanksgiving dinner
;it their home on the Nizina cov
ers were laid for fourteen. The
town guests were Mr. Mrs, C.
O’Niell Mr'.and Mrs. C. Malehorn
Mr. Mrs. E. Saindon, Mr. Mi s. R.
Snyder. The evening was spent
dancing and music.
Steuart Nuckols had the mis
fortune to sprain his ankle while
out sheep hunting.
Bill Johnson recently of
McCarthy has bought the Nort
hern Club in Cordova:
The Westover was entertain
ed several evenings the past
week by a wolverine, after he
had gotten away with a ham
bacon and a quarter of beef, it
was thought adviseable to invest
in some traps.
CH1TINA NEWS
i Oscar Breed in an is aMcGarthy
visiter today. He will return to
his home in Chitina to- morrow
and will leave for the outside on
the Yukon sailing the 6th. The
Chitina Hotel is closed and will be
opened on Mr Breed mans return
in the Spring, He plans on enlarg
ing the building then to handle
the tourist trade.
Tom Smith has purchased the
lunch room and pool hall from
Frana Johnson.
O. Ballard has opened a rest
aurant in the Bergonzo building.
Mr Ballard was formerly with the
Alaska Road Commission.
James Smith, a Copper Center
trapper, about fifty years of age
was burned to death when his
cabin was destroyed by fire. No
details of the disaster are known.
I Mr Smith was buried at Copper
Center.
Chitina radio fans are enjoying
1 the winter. Everyone is getting
outside stations with very little
static.
BIG HYDRAULIC
OPERATIONS IN
PORCUPINE SOON
Development to a producing
scale within the next twoyearsof
a large hydraulic mining camp in
the Porcupine district north of
Haines, was promised by August
Fritsche. St. Paul mining man,
who with an associate has sec—
ured control of virtually all of the
claims of that district. A material
amount of preliminary work has
already been accomplished.
Mr, Frit.sche forecest con
siderable activity in the Porcu—
pine district as a result of the
company’s operations, not con
fined to its work alone, but would
be extended throughout the regio
even across the nearby Canabian
border, He promised particular
assistance to prospectors saying
all of the appurtances of the com*
KENNECOTT MOVIES
Sunday November 2Sth
Sunday night will be shovvn tin’
only picture of it’s kink, “THE
LOST WORLD”. This is the feat
ure produced by Hirst National
an 1 Rothacker in which is broug
ht to life the monsters of milliona
of years ago. Rothacker, whose
company recently filmed “The
Story of Copper” in this vaciniry,
long ago purchased the picture
rights of Sir Conan Doyle’s story
and we are advised by the
Empress Theatre at Cordova that
the results of his efforts tv) bring
the story to the screen is a pict
ure* of unsual worth. Bessie Love
Lewis Stone, Wallace Beery and
Lloyd Hughes head the cast.
Wednesday will be an all
comedy program.
“SEVEN DAYS” is the feature,
i Christy Comedy with Lillian
Rich, Creighton Hale and an ex
cellent, cast. With this is a two
reel Mack Sennet comedy,
“Cupid’s Boots”, featuring Ralph
Graves. A Pa the News will com
plete each program. See them
both
pany would be of fered to them in
their work. Next year, he added
an assayer would be employed by
his firm and prospectors could
bring samples there and get them
assayed and analyzed free of civ
arge. “We want to develop the
district and the more prospectors
that come in the better we will
be satisfied,” he declared.
The country back of Porcu
pine is highly mineralized, he said
Since the development work was
started by him last June many
fine specimens of ore had been
brought in to the camp. A prom
,sing property on the Canadian
i
j side, he added, would be put un
der development within a short
time.
LONSDALE KLOCKENTGEK
O.i November 14uh at
i McCarthy, United States Cmm
ission E. E. Clvunberl lin united
i in marriage, Win. S. Klockentger
and Hannah Lonsdale, of Kemv
ectt Hen .Jackson and Mrs. Ed
Saindon, witnessing ceremony.
Mr. Klockentger is a mining
engineer employed by the Ken
necott Mining Corp., and Miss
Lonsdale is teaching in the
Kennecott Schools. The young
couple kept tin* marriage a
secret for several days- before
making it public, Their numer
ous friends were much surprised
when it became known and in
order to show their appreciation
gave them an ol<j fashioned shi
varee. Mr. and Mrs. Klockentger
are now enjoying hosekeeping is
one of the Company cottages.
ENJOYABLE DANCE AT
KENNECOTT
A very enjoyable dance
was given at Kenneoott Saturday
evening, Jor the benefit of the
American Relief Committe.
Refreshments were served and
several cakes auctioned. The
music was exceptionally good,
full of pep, and a good time was
enjoyed until a late hour by all
that were fortunate enough to
attend
MILLER MADE FORTUNE
IN VALDEZ DISTRICT
Seattle, Nov.26.--John Miller,
late husband of Mrs.Jennie Mil
ler, who is reported to be in Salt
Lake City with the Maharapah
of Indore^ is reported to have
made a fortune in a Slate Creek
mino, located 175 miles north of
Valdez, which he discovered and
staked. He went toValdezin 1898
and married Jennie Shafer there.