The McCarthy
Weekly News
VOL: VII
McCarthy, alaska, Saturday June 7,1324
No. xxvm
Tis Said That -
Pete Brenewick.who has been
planting crops for the last few
weeks was an overnight visitor.
He reports everything in tine
condition.
Oscar Wells, who is employed
at the Nizina bridge was a visit,
or in town over night this week.
Pete Swanson, who was form
erly employed at the Green
Butte,and who has been in town j
the past couple of weeks, has j
gone to Strelna to work in Ole
Berg’s Mine.
Colonel Stevenson, arrived in j
town Saturday night from Chit |
itu where he has been putting a}
hole to bed rock. He reports that |
although he was unable to get
clear down, owing to water, ne-!
vertheless the dirt mined, aver-•
aged one cent to the pan.
Bill Moody who was employed 1
|
at the Green Butte, recently re :
turned and has gone to Chitina,to!
work with the Road Commision I
Mrs. Trim, who has been below j
to the ranch, returned Friday to |
town,after being absent for two
weeks.
Local claim owners on the Mc
Carthy Creek, are in the near fu
ture, to have assessment work
done, as there is already a crew |
on the job.
Photographer Huberick, has j
received an order from the Cur.
dova Chamber if Commerce,1
for one hundred Panorama views
of this Section.
Circulation Counts
New Concentrating
Tables At Kennecott
The concentration division
of the Kennecott reduction plant
has been undergoing extended
improvements that will not only
iscrease production, but will im
prove working conditions gre it
ly. An entire new set of slime
tables are being insahed and the
concrete poured for a new floor
which will replace the old wood
floor that was in bad shape, being
pretty badly rotted away.
It is also reported that work
on the addition to the staff house
will begin in easnest, as soon as
the necessary lumber can arrive
from the states.
Good Ballgame
Saturday Evening
It is announced that there wi!j
be a return game between Ken
necott and McCarthy at the lat
ter’s grounds, next Saturday eve
ning; at which time the Glacier
City team hopes to avenge itself
f'3r the tariffle trouncing received
at the hands of the McCarthyites
when the score of 13 to 5 was
hung ip.
Not to be out done by Kenne
cott, McCarthy will also give a
dance at the conclusion of the
contest.
Last week a truly tine record
in generousity was made when a
subscription list was circulated
in the name of baseball. More
than live hundred dollars are to
be expended. In addition to this,
the services of Jack B shop, best
man iger in the north and for
mer While Sox player, are assur
ed.
It is Bishop’s intention to put
a winning team an the field thi s
summer, if that is humanly pos
sible, and he is starting out to
make good with a vengenee. In
addition to a fine battery, the
player still their positions better
than ever before.
Work on Bridge
Progressing- Nicely
With the concrete poured into
the piers and the cables stretch
edover the open channels, for the
accomodation of pedestrians, the
river camp at the bridge has re
cently been moved over to this
side in anticipation of actual
road grading which is to begin
soon.
This summer, it is expected
that the new road will be condit
ioned and the approach on this
side of the bridge shot from the
cliff. In fact, the latter part of
the program is already under
way.
Mr. Anderson, engineer in
charge, stated on the first of the
month that the work then plan
ned was ‘lien about fifteen days
ahead of schedule.
MOUNTINEIvRS PULLOUT
With Andy Taylor in charge
of the pack train, the recon
naissance party of H, A. McCar
thy, that is to choose the most
feasible route to the base of Mt.
Logan, strated for the Chitina
glacier last week.The pack stock
used belongs to Pete Brenewick
According to Andy, the party
will remain out for about six
weeks.
Kennccott Will Have
Minstrel Troupe
There are rumors afloat at the
Glacier City that all the talent
in the town will soon be herded
together for the purpose of form
ing a minstrel troupe,
Enburg,who is behind the new
movement, states that it his in
tention to put on a new comedy
each month,the first one to be
staged within a short time.
It is stated that the Erie tun
nel that is being driven to con
connect up with the Jumbo, will
be finished about July 24.
New Owner of The News
Harry Bosch of Kennecott is
the new owner of McCarthy
News, having purchsecl the plant
this week from R. E.Lander
He will publish the News
in the same manner in the same
manner as hither to afore.
Hereafter the subscription
price will be $3.50 per year in
stead of $5.00 as before.
It is the intention of the new
owner to publish all the new's of
the surrounding districts as wrell
as the local news.
Hereafter the Newys will be on
the streets Saturday morning in
stead of in the evening, so the
sheet can be in the mail in time
to catch Saturday’s train.
Apology
Owing to the fact that w’e had
a 1 accident and spilled our type
all over creation, we were unable
to get the Newsout on Saturday.