The McCarthy
Weekly News
VOL: 6.
McCarthy, alaska, Saturday
February 10.1923
No. 14.
ontle Disaster in Coal Mines'.. Many Casualties
Local New£
Mike Knowles arrived fiom
Shushanna Tuesday evening.
Mike states that the trail is
broken over the Rhone glacier,
and that some of the staking is
done at this end. The other end
has been staked by Hans Ri.nig
anb John Swanson.
Johnson and Runig also made
the trip into town.
The boys intend to make the
return trip with the mail after a
short visit in town
Bill Longley arrived in town
from his camp this side of the
glacier on Tuesday eyening.
John Amber reports the sale
of several peices of property to
Ed Bassett.
George Nickels who is in charge
of the upper camp of the Nizina
Mining Company, was a McCar
thy visitor Sunday and Monday.
He states that the winter work
is as far advanced as can be ex
peoted, the warm weather and
deep snow proving a great handi
cap to the freighters.
According to Mr. Nickels, the
Company will begin operations
about the first of May.
’’Colonel” Stevenson known
thruout the district for his abil.
ity as a dog m usher, checker
player ana horseman was inthe
city over the week end. The ’Col
onel states that the trip in was
pretty tough. Everyone is rep
orted well in the Nizina.
Felt Shoes and Moccasins
At Marshall’s
Continued on page 2 Col 2
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! WARNS AGAINST. SIBERIA
.
The following is an extract of
a letter written by A.G. Wright
who is now located at Okhotsk,
Siberia to John Swanson of Chis
ane.
Friend Swanson: I thot I’d
write you just a few lines to let
you know I was aliv« and that I
have reached Siberia O.K. It took
about three montns to make the
trip. There are about 25 Amer
icans here now, we have located
about 30 miles from the coast,
we took our supplies up with
poling boats. Have done some
prospecting and have built an
automatic dam,but it undermined
so we have to fix it up this win
ter.
There has been some gold tak
en out, but with conditions as
they are here: I would advise
anyone who thot of coming this
way to Forget It, don’t believe
any fairy tales of Siberia with
its rich gold fields!
We are going to snipe this
winter and if nothing new turns
up b.v spring will leave for other
parts. The political conditions,I
cannot describe, this place is run
by the Whites, not Reds, at pres
ent and itisaommon thing to see
or hear of any number of men
being marched to the grave yard
and shot for any odd offence;
generally for favoring some other
political party.
We have to pay a 15% royalty
an all gold mined and a 40%
duty on all provisions, clothing
and machinery. Traders make
big hauls and charge big prices
for their goods.
Russian Mike and Max Altman
from Chisane are here. 1 am help
ing Max make a rocker and all
he talks about is Rex Creek. I
guess he will go back to the sta
tes by and by. Some boys from
the north are here and every
body is mighty disgusted with
j tbe outlook. We have been raft
ing wood down the river as long
aswe could.
Mining is done in a crude way
but the Koreans who do the
Washington Feb 10.
Engineering officers state a
canal from the Atlantic to the
Pacific would cost one billion
dollars by the Nicarauga route
The administration measure
ratifying the payment of $4,600,
000,000 by Bntian to the U.S. is
passed by the house. This is a
part payment of England’s war
debt.
Seattle, Feb- 10,-The coast cut;
ter Arcadia took 26 shots at the
M-855, a gas boat that was run
ning booze. The fracas took place
this afternoon off Admirality
Inlet. .
The rum smuggler finally hove
to. but only after the men had
succeeded in jettisying the cargo
Paris Feb 10 The French court
today sentenced John Wanna
maker, grandson of the late mer
chant prince, to serve six months
in jail for passing worthless
checks.
Dublin Feb 10 De Valera as
leader of the republican party
declined an offer of 10 (Jays
amnesty, made by the free state
for the purpose of facilitating
the surrender of all irregulars.
Remember the blank space is
to carry a prize list next week.
Ralph Rhode and G.O. Shade
employed by the road commiss
ion were passengers on Thurs
day’s local from Chitina. They
are piloting the A.R.C. cater
pillar.
work get small wages and eat
rice.
From your friend, A. T. Wright
P.S. Tell any one you know who
figures on going to Siberia, to
forget it, at least tell him not to
come here
Finest Dog Salmon and Edible
Tallow
At Marshall’s
I
TELEGRAPHIC
MINE EXPLOSION
Denver Feb 9
One of the m:>st serious mine
d isasters that the country has
experienced for ,several years
occured last night at No. 1 mine
Dawson New Mexico
In some way the black damp
became ignited; the ensuing ex
plosion killing one hundred and
twenty four men.
Black Damp Explosion
Victoria Peb 9
Nearly a duplicate of tne Daw
son mine disaster was enacted
at the No. 3 mine of the Canadian
Colleries. Fifty men were trap
ped when the black damp igni
ted. £.0 far only 21 bodies have
been recovered, but the mine
rescue workers should have all
bodies out by Sunday.
Later - The total number of bo
dies recovered from both mines
is 155 thus far.
COURT CALENDAR
[Special to the News]
Hoskins pleaded guilty of steal
ingfur, sentenced to five years
at Me Neill’s Island.
Gonzales pleaded guilty to the
jewel robbery at La Touche and
was sencanced to 5 years at Me
Neill’s Island.
Archie Paulin was indicted for
maintaining a nuisance by the
grand jury.
Virgil Rich of Seward is on
trial now. He is charged with the
burglary of Seward Drug Co.
last spring.