The McCarthy
Weekly News
VOL: VII
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No. XXVI
Tis Said That -
Ferae Whit e. who was formed
employed at the Green Butte as
timekeeper returned on todays
train from Port Angeles where
he has spent the past winter.Aft
er spending a few days in town
lie intends to return to the Green
Butte. *
Charles Lubbe and Alfred Wat
kins who have been employed at
the Green Butte“j limped the
yob”they will remain in town a
few days visiting friends*
Marten Harris arrived in town
today from the mouth of the
Kennecott river, where he has
been preparing for a summers
prospecting of the claims that
he staked last fall. He states that
at present he is unable to do
anything on account of the high
water and will have to wait until
the season advances.
Maylor Jone* spent the after
noon in the little city today, vis
iting friends. He was accompan
iedby Jess Ellis.
The Alaska Hotel is being re
modeled, a hardwood floor has
been laid and a large bay window ;
I
added at the rear. A large room
lias been made by tearing out a
partition. The improvements
are neat and \jpry attractive.
Lou Anderson has been em
ployed at the Green Butte, where
he will stay until he leaves for
Talkeetna.
Snyders Return
From Seward
~voy Snyder and wife, who left
McCarthy for a visit to the states
last fall and who later went to
Seward where Roy engaged in
taxi and garage business, return
ed this week.
Roy states that he has se/era
business oliers, and that he wild
run taxi here, for a while at least
A Buick is at Cordova and will
be up as soon as the Chitina l iver
bridge is repaired.
The Snyders have rented the
cabin formerly occupied by Wal
ter Chong.
Afheletic 01ul>
Organized -At Aennecotf
Monday evening a meeting a^
the Recreation Hall at Kennecott
resulted in the formation of an
atheletic club that will in the fu
ture handle and superintent all
in the camp, such as basket balj
baseball, smokers and will take
charge of ths dances.
The club charges an entrance
fee of a dollar and two-bits a
month for dues.The organization
isopen to all the men and women
in camp and all children are elect
ed honorary members.
The officers are: Myles Jones,
president, Jack Dineen, treasur
er and E.J. Brady, secretary.
The destinies of the baseball
will be handled by James Flea
gle this season.
Monthly meetings are schedul
ed for the club.
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i ‘Cliifina River Britlge
Ooes Ouf
The breakup of the Chitina
river the first of this week cle
molished a couple of spans of the
railroad and thus cut off McCar
thy from the coast, as far as
| freight is concerned.
Owing to a jam a short distance
above the bridge and another
near Copper Center, work of re
pairing the damage has not be
gun, as yet,though it is reported
that the pile driver will probably
commence operations about Tues
day. The trains can cross with
in a couple of days from that
time.
Douglas Leaves on Vacation
W. C. Douglas, Superintendant
of the Kennecott Corporation,
| and wife left on Thursday’s lo
cal for the coast, enroute to the
states, where they will visit real
atives of Mr,Douglas, who resj
de in Missouri.
Though on vacation, he will
sact important business for the
company during his absence.
Teams Returned By A R.C.
Pete Brenewiek returned to
town this week with the horses
that had been rented from him
by the Road Commission. The
sand and gravel that was to be
hauled is all in place and there is
no work for the stock.
One of the teams belonging to
Trim was also returned.
I aylor I o Pass on
.Britlge Plans
Mr. Taylor, Chief engineer for
the A.R.C., arrived in town on to
day’s train and left for the riv
er at iwo o’clock to conferr with
T. A, Huddleson, superintendant
in charge as to the future con
! struction policy that will com
mence to be observed in the
near future.
It is understood that the pres
ent plans of construction calls
for a wooben structure, in case
a careful investigation proves it
to be feasible.
There has been much progress
made and it is expected that by
the time the water commences
to rise to any appreciable height
the ground work will all be com
pleted.
Taylor will return to Chitina
within a short time.
Nelson Arives From
Copper Creek
Waren Nelson, who is engag
ed in developing his Coppercreek
property, arrived in town today
on a business trip. He states that
things are looking tine and that
ho has hopes of striking pay be
fore long.
Bill Berry arrived from a trip
to the Homestead where he land
ed freight for Bill Wire. Berry
was sleepy when he got back,
the team praded grandly down
the street, and Bill snored on.
WEEK Is
Here!
t
Nuf Said.