Weekly News
VOL: VIII
McCarthy, alaska, Saturday, .u.iy 4,
No. 27 /“l/
■rn'inmam \
I SEE BY THE
PAPER THAT:
Mr. Bateman, head of the
geological department of Yale
University, is in the district on
special work for the Kennecott
Copper Corporation.
Sam Means came in from
ids diggings this week. Sam
couldn’t resist the lure of the
Fourth celebration.
Asa Baldwin started for the
Sidzer property on the White
Kiver this week to do the survey
ing woi k.
Carl Anderson started with
seven pack and saddle horses in
to the White liiver with Mr. Bald
w in's outfit tut Tuesday.
M rs. Tjosevig a ml little Klea
nor came back into town Tues
day from their camp near Green
Butte.
Through an oversight we
omitted to mention the arrival
ot Mrs Wills. Marion and Verna
last week. It looks good to see
them back in McCarthy again.
Fred Overlander is giving
tile boys i i iste of camp life for
their holidays, having 01 eete i a
tent on the island for them.
Most of the Green Butte
day shift are noticed in town for
tin* big celebration.
N dlie |j',rson is hick at her
old stand at the Alaska Cafe.
The old international Build
ing opposite the Golden is lining
renovated for business.
MAN MISSING
TRAGEDY FEARED
A mystery was unearthed
this week when .John Newman,
who had been doiny: assessment
work for Mrs. Underwood at tier
claims above Dan Creep, was
founu to be missing from his
cabin and blood stains on the
pillow and blankets of ins bed
and on the floor of tiie cabin.
Geo. Marhoffer first discove
red that something was amiss
when he arrived at his cabin
Monday June -J th on nis mining
property above Dan Creek. J no.
Newman hid been occupying
this cauin while working oil the
atij i.nino- elaiins but when Geo
1 rg*. urnved he found the bed and
! floor to be covered with blood
and no sign ol Mr. Newman. Mr.
Price of the Dan Creek Hyaraul
j tc Mining Co. was notified and he
| immediately sent out a search
j patty to hunt for him but an all
evening search failed to find any |
trace of the missing man. The I
following- day a blood saturated j
pillow case was found about two
miles iroin the cabin in ihe dir
ectioa of Dan Creek just above j
me dam where the water supply J
is obtained for Dan Creek min
mg. There were signs that he!
had rented several limes on the j
trail and hair was found on the I
pillow case. No further trace has j
oeen found.
Several theories are advan
Iced to account for the mystery !
* ‘ i
but it still remains as deep a !
mystery as ever. No hope is held j
of finding the missing man alive
but the search is still oeing con
j ducted and it is expected that
I the body, at least, will be discov
ered soon
The tram carrying freight
and mail out of Cordova this
morning went off the rails at
Mile no but they expect to be in
to Chitina in time to make McCar j
thy on schedule.
McCarthy in
GALA ATTIRE
As the big Fourth iliwus
our town has blossomed forth
m full holiday regalia. Flags and
tricolor Moat every where ard
the prospect of fine weither for
tlie outdoor sports gives prom
iso'oj a bio (iay.
A fine program has b< en
arranged with a baseball game
liotweeii Kenneeott and MeCa.r
thy as a headliner. There a re con
tests for everyone, old and you
ng with a big dance in the A. B.
Hall to cap it off. Come out and
be .\oung again for a day.
The seiied iiled hall ^inie
between Kennecott and McCar
thy was played at Kennerott.
last Saturday despite dull and
wet weather. It was a great
game for Kennecott but McCar
thy is keeping rather quiet
about it. An adding machine
was ms lied down from the off
ice to keep track of the score.
* CARD OF THANKS
Kay W tda and John Fujitani
wish to tender their thanks to
all who worked so hard to save
their property in the fire on
Tuesday.
CARD OF THANKS
Marshall J. H. Reynolds wish J
es to express his appreciation!
of the aid rendered him in sav
ing his property during the fire.
Allen Parlor Furnace
Gives twice the beat for half
the cost. Can be had in any enam
el finish to match your furnit
ure. Burns coal or wood.
Appearance, Economy,
Comfort
R. L. H. Marshall
LAUNDRY BURNS
TO GROUND
i
On Tuesday evening the
1 building neon pied by fJu* M ;( br
i thy L.iundi y was tof.diy destroy
, ed by lire which »tarfed hi ore
of the upper moms used as a
, bedroom and when noticed had
had such a start lhat all hope
of saving the building was aban
d med.
The origin of the fire is
unknown and was first noticed
by the children who observed
flames and smoke coming frcin
the window on the side facing
tbs sireet. The alarm was imm
ediately given out and the wlude
town turned out to iend assist
a nee. It was soon seen that it
vas useless to attempt to save
the building and attention was
turned to saving nearby build
ings. Bucket brigades kept wat
er pouring on the roof of the
hoosegaw, R. L. H. Marshall’s
store and L. H. Woodman’s hou
se and prevented sparks from
getting started into flame. It
.appeared at one time that the
jail was doomed but persistent
effort saved it.
The laundry building was
owned by Chas. Veach of the
Bonanza Mine, Konnecott and
was partly covered by insurance.
The sympathy of the
community is extended to John
Fujitani and Kay Wada, propriet
ors of the laundry, who lost all
their personal effects in the fire
as well as having their business
destroyed.
Build Now
While lumber is cheap and
plentiful ,
The best of FIR in assorted
dimensions
J. P. Hubrick