The McCARTi
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W eekly
News
VOL: VIII
McCarthy, alaska, Saturday, September 26,
No. 39
I SEE BY THE
PAPER THAT:
Mr. Jas. Truitt, A. R. C. eng
ineer, left Sunday en route to
Juneau.
Walter Quon Eng w nt to
Kennecott hospital for a consul t
tion with Dr. Gillespie this vveeu
and it is feared that he will have
to under go an operation.
D. H. Kelsey returned to
Chitina Sunday.
Joe Borger, Pete Jacobson,
Herman Keno, Eli Radovich, Vic
tor Lindvale anti Chris Kvello
came in from Dan Creek this
week with the closing down of
tlie night shift.
Howard Foster left for the
Westover Tuesday with a winter
outfit. He was accompanied, hy
Andy Taylor.
doe Hutchings came in from
the Shushanna country this
week looking as young as ever.
Jack O’Brien was discharg
ed Thursday from Kennecott
hospital where he has been for
some time with an injured leg.
He is now able to get around
without aid of crutches.
Frank Farnan came in Sat
urday from Moose Lake.
McCarthy
rooms
Clean, warm furnished rooms
for transients. Over McCarthy
Club.
Betty Morrissey
MORE WASHOUTS
ON RAILROAD
High water took away anoth
er portion of the track of the C.
R. N. W. below Chitina on Son
day causing a tie up of all traffic
between here and Cordova. The
Southbound local was held up at
Chitina Sunday and it is not
known how soon repairs may be
effected. Arrangements have
ueon made to portage the first
class mail to catcli the North
western Southbound which
leaves Cordova Monday or hues
day. next.
A small landslide took place
near this end Wednesday night
but was soon cleared away.
Recent heavy frosts have reduc
ed the high water and no mode
trouble is expected this Fall.
LOTS OF FUN
Fred Pannacheck having
hurt his finger will nut be able
to give piano lessons until fui*
tlier notice.
Contributed
Carl Anderson and Lou
Anderton started Friday mor •
. ♦
mng with pack train ana oui|
fit for the White Fiver count*'
ry Where they will winter their
stock on the range. Roy Morin,
formerly of fhe A. R. C. accomp
anied them.
_ _ i
Jas. Gilkey h is disposed of ,
his tinsmiihing outfit, recently ;
purchased from L. H. Woodman,
to Gust Lund.
The Green Butte suspended
operations for two or three
shifts this week owing to high
water.
Roy Morin came in from
Dan Creek Wednesday.
HUNTING PARTY
RETURNS
J. TV. EVik with his guides
Carl Anderson and Lou Andeit
on returned from his hunting
trip this week. He brought with
him thr e sheep heads, two car
ibou and three bear hides which
would Sitisfy most any hunter.
Mr. Peak speaks very high
ly ol' the country as a hunting
grour/ds and has tiie highest
praise for his t wo guides. He.
left town on Thursday’s train
to Chitina on his way to his
home in El Paso, Texas.
GOVERNOR PARKS
AND PARTY HERE
Governor Par ks was a p tss
tinker on the C R. N W. Satur
day going through to Kenneoott.
He was accompanied by Mr. Sum
mei\s of the Territorial Road
Commission. They returned Sun
day lor Juneau but are at pres
ent held up in Chitina by wash
outs on the road.
PLACER SEASON
NEARING FINISH
The nearness of the finish j
of the local piacer season was
evidenced by the laying off of
tin Dan Creek night crew the j
fo e part of this week. Seven !
men cam.* in Monday evening
and while the day crew7s can
still worn during the warm days,
another twro weeks should see
the closing down of both camps.
Five men of the Chititu
night crew were laid off Thur
sday arriving in town Friday
afternoon.
Joe Meloy went to the Green
Butte to work this wreek.
Cap Hubrick left Wednesday
for his cannery building at mile
55.
HIGH WATER DOES
DAMAGE ON CREEKS
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CHIT ITU LOSES CLE \N UP
Contiguous warm rainfalls
have brought up the water in
Dan, Chititu and Young Creeks
to the danger point for local pi ic
er camps. On Sunday night the
uppe> dam on Dan Creek was
broken and the lower dam-wash
ob away. Little damage was done
fi dm a financial standpoint exc
ept the loss of a lew lengths of
flume pipe but worn was delay
ed for a couple of days - while
high water prevailed.
Reports from Chititu are
that the entire summer’s clean
op has been swept away and is
a total loss. This has not been
verified to date.
The Young Creek bridge
near the mouth of that creek
was washed away Tuesday and
the creek is a raging torrent.
The bridge was built only this
Spring.
CLEAN-UP NOT LOST
Reports coming in later in
the we^k state that the Chititu
was not lost but the pipe line
has been all broken up and wash
ed away while the sluice boxes
have been buried under a pile of
rock and debris. The clean up is
safe but will take considerable
time and labor to clean out the
■boxes before'freeze up.
TIMOTHY HAY
On or about November 1st.
I will have ready for delivery in
McCarthy a carload of timothy
hay which I will sell at less than
Outside timothy. Delivery to be
in ton lots or over from car.
OSCAR ANDERSON