THE
McCarthy weekly news!
Entered as second class matter. Septem
ber 17th, 1918 at the lost Office, at
McCarthy. Alaska, under the Act of
March 51. 1879.
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C. F. M. COLE. Manager
M. M. COLE Editor
Saturday Oct. 1st. 1921.
WE N RED LEG ITI \1 ATE
BOOSTING NOT EXAGG
ERATION
McCarthy being, as it is. the
junction between the steel and
the trail, has more opportunity
of seeing travellers to and from
the creeks than any other place
Sometimes a cheechako strolls
through, perhaps on prospecting
bent, though prospectors just
now are lew and far bet veen, or
looking for a job, realizing that a
sure one for the season at $5.00
a day and board, even though
a ten hour da\, is infinitely bet
ter than the same wages outside
especially when jobs are doubt
ful.
Occasionally we see a motion
picture man taking his appar
atus over to the creeks to repro
duce the big hydraulic plants
for the benefit of those who
have never travelled this far
It frequently happens that
these people see a clean-up for
the first time and are greatly
impressed thereat, naturally
they will remember all they have
seen and go on their way telling
of the wonderful resources of
the country,, the big nugget seen
and then some.
Thorp are wonderful resources
in this country, if we were not
positive of it we would not he
here, but unfortunately some
people have a bad habit of great
ly exaggerating what they see,
especially if its gold in a pan.
Recently, one of these cheecha
kos paid a visit to the creeks,
saw some gold in a prospectin'*
pan, and, returning to the coast
reported that. a certain prosnec
tor bad struck ground which
ran $20.00 to the wheelbarrow.
(To old and experienced p'*os
pectors, obis is to laugh and
make glad,for if there were any
ground handy which ran $?n.0O
to the wheelbarrow, there would
soon be a big stampede, such
as all pioneers long to see again.)
This has been proved to bo n
firmss exaggovvtio •» -is private
letters to residents of McCarthy
from the claim owner, state t’’*t
nans lnvenot gone higher than
thirty cents and never less than
two cents, and he further states
that the ground would no’- 'uy
to work except by hydraulic
methods, so that he plans inatal
ling a hydraulic nla^t next, sea
son, if possible, as it would b' -i
good money getter.
Exaggerated reports on min
ing in a mining country do not
tend to encourage the mining
industry.
Those who are temporarily in
fluenced to prospect will throw
up their hands, if they do not
get these amazing results, and
the prospective buyer will ^et so
disgusted that even though ad
jacent claims should turnout to
be Bonanzas afterwards, ihey
will all be classified as wild cats
which all gives the country a
black eye, deters legitimate min
ing deals and holds Alaska back
just at the time when she needs
all the legitimate boosting that
every one can give her.
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