The McCarthy
Weekly News
VOL. 3.
McCarthy, alaska. Saturday July i7th 1920
NO. 38.
CHITINA NEWS
Special to News.
The following tourists have
passed through Chitina this
week:— Mr. and Mrs. Christie,
of Fremont., Ohio, manufacturer
of the Christie bread knife.Mrs
Manning of Albany N. Y.
The trip was made in two &
a half days. Left Thursday noon
and reached Chitina on Saturday
evening about 8.30,
Mr. O. P: Russell from Stev
ens Village, where he is the
owner of a large trading post is
here en route to Seattle.
F. D. Fisher, representative
of the railway express, is here
on a tour of inspection.
Mr. and Mrs, Anderson of
Fairbanks, are on their way to
Seattle and may locate there.
Mr. Gas para, .a mining engin
eer, is a passenger from the int
erior.
Ole Esplin of Golkona, left the
stage at Gulki. na, en route to his
fox ranch.
Eleven tourists are en route to
Chitina on Gibson Auto Stage.
The A. R. 0. has sent out a
Y,uba tractor-to take a load of
wagons as trailers.
Daniel Jones, superintendent
of the A. R. C. road work, came
in from Fairbanks today in his
Ford roadster, only a day nnd
a half en route He reports
the road in excellent condition.
Mr. McDonald postmaster from
Sfenana, arrived today on his
way to Cordova.
Miss-Nita Johnston, Miss Klsie
Spence, and Miss Mary Brown,
all teachers from the States, are
spending their vacations here.
Miss Johnstone wiil teach at
Kennecott next year.
TELEGRAPHIC
AVIATORS VISIT NORTH
Special to News, July 15th.
Mitchell, L. I. Four army air
service planes lel t for the North
this afternoon. Pilots are
Captains St Clair and Street &
Lieuts. Eric Nelson and Ross
Kirkpatrick. First flight to Erie
Penn. Their call points will be
Grand Rapids, Mich., Winona;
Minn., Fargo, N. D , Saskatoon,
Saskatchewan. Ed i n on ton < Al
berta, Prince George, B. C. Haz
elton, Wrangell, Whitehorse,
Dawson, Y. T. Fairbanks, Ruby
Nome.
Erie, Penn. Three el four planes
flying to Nome arrived this eve*
ning they are carrying mcssig
es to Amundsen and will also
! continue flight at Non e to Cape
i Prince of Wales,.
TOMMY LIPTON AFTER CUP
Sandyhook. The Shamrock won
j the first American yacht race
today. The Resolute, defend
er of che Cup, withdrew from
the race when her thwart hal
! yard \ arted.
| BOLSHEVIK OFFER REWARD
| Condon. The Russian Bol
shevik have offered a reward of
two million rubles for the head
of the man who is representing
himself to be the late ( aar &
i is raising a large army in Sr
| beria.
FARMER’S LABOR PARTY
Chicago. The Farmers labor
Party has entered the field,with
! Parley H. Christenson, a halt
| Lake city attorney and Max S.
Hayes, editor of a Cleveland
newspaper, nominees for Pres
identand Vice president res
; pectively. The party is a fus
| ion of various minority groups,
: chiefly National Labor Party, &
a committee of forty eight has
been organized today.
KENNECOr News
Mr. Stephen Birch, Mr. E.T.
Stannard nrid party are spend
ing a week at Kennecott, they |
arrived by special train on Wed •
nesday and are now engaged on
a tour of inspection through the
mines.
Mr. Vickery left this morn
ing on a visit to Dan creek.
Charlie Anderson, engineer
in the Power Plant, who was ta
ken suddenly ill with appendici
tis, and was operated upon next
day, is now progressing very
favorably, reports Dr. Gillespie.
Pete Smith returned from a
trip to the States last Sunday,
bringing with him his small son
who will also make his home at
Kennecott.
A free motion picture enter
tainment was given last night
bv the representative of the
Sullivan Machinery Co. An in
structive film on machinery
wras shown.
i Sam Toroff, a rew employee
at ihe Mines, was accidental
ly killed today; coming in con
tact with an electric wire.
PERSONAL
Andy Ketterer, Junr. returned
to town this week after an ab
sence of several years.
Mrs Woodman is spending a
week or so camping witn Mr.
Woodman at the old Horse
camp, while he completes his
contract of dismantling the tel
ephone line.
Jack O’Neili is well pleased
with his new' saddle horse, just
arrived from the States.
The new string of rronchos
the Murie Transfer recently pur
chased are to be initiated into
the joys of tne trail next trip
to Chisana:
Read about your Sourdough
friends in the Pathfinder. Read
of the development that has
been done already in this great
territory.
BEAR 'STORIES
W. H. Slimpert returned to
town Tuesday after a two month
trip into the hills, principally in
the neighbourhood of the head
of the Oh i tin a. He has secured
one of the finest specimens of
brown bear ever shot In this
section. The skin measures
seven ft. six inches long and
five feet eight inches wide.
Camped on the Ohittina bar,
Bill and his partner saw Mr.
Bear walking along not fifiy
yards from them, it took five
shots before rtruin was a dead
one. The skull, teeth and claws
aro all in excellent condition &
it will make a very handsome
specimen when mounted.
Clifford Cayouette killed a
black bear near his tent on Cop
per creek where he is doing as
sessment work, returning after
three days absence he found
his tent broken into and a large
quantity of provisions missing,
including pillows and clothing,
the bear knew how to provide
himself with the essentials.
Clliff followed his trail and
found packages spilt all along
the way. He returned to the cab
in for his rifle and while still
inside heard a “whoof”—the
bear was on his way back for
eggs and potatoes. Three shots
from “Betsy” ended Bruins ca
reer, but he furnished a fine
dinner for a number of Cliff’s
friends at his camp.
Warren Nelson skinned and
carved the animal.
Mrs. Hubriek was initiated
into a midnight tramp after
bear a short time ago, a young
black one having been seen near
Clear creek. Cap. got it the
first shot and also wounded a
larger one which owing to the
uncertain light they were un
able to secure.
Mrs. Hubriek intends to get
the next one herself as she says
it is as easy as catching fish in
McCarthy Creek.