THE
McCarthy Weekly HiiWs
Entered as second class 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
Subscription Bates
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Three Months 1 .25
Six Months 2 .50
One Year* 5 .00
Payable In Advance
Saturday September2nd 1922.
Truly “a little knowledge is a
dangerous thing”.
The “Hunter— Trader — Trap
per Magazine” for August pub
lishes a number of questions
from young men desirous pf
coming to Alaska.
It also answers these quest*
ions quite lengthily, and in such
a manner as to make all the old
timers and prospectors call the
editor of that magaziue to the
mat. But here are the quest
ions and answers; readers can
judge for themselves.
Questions. 1. I am thinking of
going to Alaska and wish to
know something about the coun
try. What would I do when I do
when I got there?
2. Could I find a job, and then
look around for just what I want?
3.1 am young, healthy and not
afraid of work. I know it would
not be all peaches and cream,
but a man has to take the bitter
with the sweet. How do the pros
pectors make a living? Do they
just find Enough gold dust to
pay expenses?
4. How much cash do you think
a man would need to go up there
, c 5. Please give me your opinion
and perhaps refer me to men
who know. Herschel Harding,
Ohio.
Answers. 1. There is some min
ing, salmon canning, railroad
ing, river navigation, guiding,
trapping, hunting, fishing, sail
oring, etc. It is a rough raw
Country in some of its aspects,
and trading for fur, selling over
the counter, etc, too. Alaska’s
white population is decreasing,
Which shows white folks don’t
like it or can’t stand it, 'to some
extent.
2. You could find work a plenty
to do—but probably you’d work
for less wages saved up than in
lots of other places.
3. Prospectors may work for
twenty years and find no gold
dust, but pick up a living snar
ing game, or mooching among
the more prosperous folk or
taking odd jobs as they turn
up. A few find gold, rarely one
finds a fortune.
4. I think probably you could
fit out, pay expenses and scrape
by on $1500 to $2000. Some do
on much less.
5. My opinion is no better
than tbe next man’s. If I wanted
to go, I’d go. But first I’d writd
to the Alaska Representative at
Washington D. C.. and ask for
li st of Government documents,
books and things to read and
study up about Alaska first.
Then I*d get the documents,the
books and literature, and read
everything. Then when I started
I’d know what to expect, where
to find it, and what to do tdrbe
ready for it.
To the question “ Poes there
gion around Fairbanks, Alaska,
produce a good grade of fur?”
the following answer is given:—
“Fairbanks is a thousand miles
from the coast, and all the grain
you would use would be carried
at enormou cost to your fur
farm. No better fur than that
raised around Fairbanks.”
IN THE UNITED STATES LAND
OFFICE AT JUNEAU,ALASKA
Serial No. 05519.
. In the Matter of the applic
ation of E. P, Moorhead, for a
United States patent for the Ed
ison (Association Claim) Placer,
being Mineral Survey No. 1456.
NOTICE Of APPLICATION For
A united States patent
Notice is hereby given that in
pursuance of an Act of Congress,
approved May 10, 1872, IIP.
Moorhead, a citizen of the United
States, whose Post Office ad
dress is Minneapolis, Minnesota,
has made application for a patent
for the Edison (Association
Claim) Placer, situated in the
Nizina Mining District, McCarth
y Recording Precinct, Territory
of Alaska, and described by the
official plat and by the field
notes, on file in the office of the
Register of the Juneau Iiand
District, at Juneau, Alaska, as
follows, to wit:—
Edison(Association Claim)Placer
Beginning at Corner No. 1>
^whence U. S. M. M. No. 27, bears
S. 39° 18* W 9986,50 ft distant;
thenceN. 26° 46’ W. 1320 ft. to
Cor. No. 2; thence N. 73° 36’ E.
5280 ft. to Cor No. 3; thence S.
0° 38’ W. 875.44 ft. to Cor. No.4;
thence S. 68° 06’ W. 4808,20 ft.
to Cor. No. 1 the place of begin
ning. Area 123.319 acres.
The location notice of this
claim is duly of record in the
office of the recorder at McCar
thy, Alaska, in Book P. at page
51, of the records of said office
< This claim is bounded on the
north by unknown claimants: on
the south by unknown claimants;
on the east by unknown clai m -
ants: and on the west by Min
eral Survey No. 1091.
Magnetic Variation at all corn
ers of this survey is 31 degrees.
This claim is located on the un
surveyed public domain on Rex
Creek, a tributary of Chititu
Creek,in Latitude 61° 19’ N.and
tongitude 142° 86’ W.
United States Land Office, Ju
neau, Alaska, August 22nd,1922.
It is hereby ordered that the
fordgoing notice be published
for a period of sixty days in
the McCarthy Weekly News, a
newspaper of general circulation
published at McCarthy, Alaska
in the vicinity of the land for
which patent is applied.
Prank A. Boyle.
Register.
First Publication, September
2nd,1922.
Last Publication,November 4th*
1922.
GENERAL ELECTION
The order and notice of the
next general election is now
posted.
This will be held on the 7th.
day of November, 1922.
The McCarthy Precinct has
been divided into six Voting
Precincts.
These are:—
McCarthy Voting Precinct, for
which the polling place will be
the Schoolhouse.
Kennecott Voting Precinct, for
which the polling place will be
the Kennecott Recreation Hall.
Bonanza Voting Precinct, for
which the polling place will be
Bonanza Mine bunk-house.
Mother Lode Voting Precinct
for. which the polling place will
be the Mother Lode Mine bunk
house.
Jumbo Voting Precinct for
which the polling place will be
the Jumbo Mine bunk-house.
Nizina Voting Precinct for which
the polling place will be Browns
Roadhouse.
There are to be elected:—
A Delegate to Congress from
Alaska
A Territorial Senator
Four Representatives to the Ter
ritorial Legislature.
Two Divisional Road Commission
era.
It will also be determined by
the* vote of the people at this
election whether women shall
serve as jurors in the Territ
ory of Alaska,