ANNOUNCING
The Completion and Opening
Of The New
TEXAS CREEK
HIGHWAY
Built by the U.S. Government at a cost
of nearly a half million dollars, with the
express object of opening this new and
remarkably mineralized portion of the
Hyder, Alaska section of the Portland
Canal Mining District to development
and exploitation.
Gold, Silver, Copper and Lead Ores
abound in this wonderful mineral region and
offer excellent oppotunities for profitable mining
investment under the economical transportation
conditions provided by the splendid, new 12
mile highway traversing the Texas creek valley
from end to end.
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In addition to opening this rich mineral region
to mining endeavor, the Texas Creek Highway
offers a scenic excursion of matchless mountain
scenery, and the most remarkable glacier vistas
in the world.
For information relative to the mineral resources ot the
Hyder District and other data, address the
Hyder Chamber of Commerce, Inc.
Hyder, Alaska
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ALASKA NOTES
Culled From the Newspapers
Of the Territory.
Alaska Notes .
Dedication of the First Church
of Christ, was held at Cordova
recently.
The Northland Transporta
tion Company has obtained a
winter mail contract, carrying
firstclass mail only from Seat
tle to Alaska ports.
With the salmon pack on
Kodiak island reaching 570,
000 cases, the total pack for
the Territory has been swelled
to 5,400,000. As packing will
continue in a number of places
until the last day of this
month, the pack may be close
to the six million mark.—
stroller’s Weekly.
Being jobless with a wife
and two children to support,
John N. Sjursen, 86, took his
wife to a dance at Petersburg,
and later stepped into the
bathroom and shot himself in
the head. Sjursen has been de
spondent for a time due to be
ing unable to find work of
any kind.
When Hans Halversen, on
the upper Kuskokwim river,
shot a beaver, he figured he
was ahead one hide. But when
he tried to dispose of same he
ran into the game laws of the
country. Warden Hallson re
ported the case and Halverson
was fined $50 and the pelt
confiscated.
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For four years past a black ,
bear on Nuka Bay island has I
been molesting and killing J
stock for Captain and Mrs.
Pete Sather. Recently Mrs.
Sather saw the bear and arm
ed with a .22-calibre highpow
er rifle laid him in the dust
with bullet through the neck
and the spinal column.
The Wrangell chamber of
commerce will endeavor to in
terest outside dealers in Wran
gell red cedar shingles, which
are said to have superior last
ing qualities as well as beauty
of finish. On many buildings in
Wrangell these shingles have
lasted for over 25 years.
In accordance with an agree
ment entered into by the Alas
ka Railroad and the United
States geological survey, Dr.
Ralph Tuck has been designat
ed as resident geologist, with
headquarters at Anchorage, to
act as geologic adviser to the
manager of the Alaska rail
road and to assist in every
practicable manner in the dis
covery and development of the
mineral resources that may j
contribute tonnage to the Alas-;
ka railroad.
J. G. Galvin has returned to
Wrangell with a crew of men
which he took out the latter
part of July to drill ore bodies
at San Antonio harbor on Bak
er island. Mr. Galvin located
the claims in June, 1929, for
the molybdum deposits. He '■
found gold as well as moly
bdum, the assays over a large
area running from $2 to $13
per ton. It is the intention of
the company to install a large
concentrating mill on the prop
i erty.
MAP OF
PORTLAND CANAL MINING DISTRICT
IIYDER. ALASKA
RADIO PROGRAM
K O M O
FISHERS BLEND STATION, INC.
Metropolitan Center, Seattle Wn.
(Owing to poor reception during the
earlier part of the day in Hyder, the
programs printed below will include
only such broadcasts as occur after
5 p. m. daily.)
Program for week ending Saturday,
November 7, 1931
Sunday, November 1
5:00 Enna Jettick Melodies, NV
5:15 Collier's Radio Hour, NBC-NY
6:15 American Album of Music, NY
6:45 Thru the Opera Glass, NBC-NY
7:15 S. C. Johnson and Son; Ted
Weems Orch.; Best Sellers with
Ida May Baily, NBC-Chicago.
7:45 Sunday at Seth Parkers, NBC-SF
8:15 S and W Melody Man, Portland
8:30 Carnation Contented Hour, SF.
9:00 Chase and Sanborn Program,
NBC-SF.
9:30 Blumauer Frank Drug Co.
10:00 Richfield News Flashes; LA.
10:15 Life Saver Success Reuortcr.
10:20 Sherman Clay Hour of Music
10:60 Fisher Flouring Mills Organ
and Sally; ET.
11:00 Silent.
Monday, November 2
5:15 Stock Quotations.
5:30 Pacific Coast Borax Co., NBC-NY
6:00 Maytag Orch., NBC-Chicago.
6:30 General Motors Program; NY
6:45 Thru the Opera Glass, NBC-NY
7:00 Gold Medal Express, NBC-NY
7:30 Cheesborough Mfg. Co. Real
Folks, NBC-NY
18:00 Amos and Andy
8:15 Vermont Lumberjacks, NBC-SF
8:30 MJB Demi Tasse Revue, NBC-LA
9:00 Spratts Patent Ltd. ET
i It: 15 G. Washington Coffee Refining
Co. Sherlock Holmes, NBC-NY
| 0:45 Prince Albert Progham, NBC-SF
j 10:00 Richfield News Flashes
I 10:15 Life Saver Reporter, ET
! 10:30 Sehwabaeher’s Symphony Orch.
i 11:20 Globe Trotter.
11:30 Olympic Hotel Dance Orch.
112:00 Fox Fifth Avenue Organ
12:30 Silent
Tuesday, November 3
i 5:00 Brazilian Coffee Matinee, NY.
0:30 Heel Hugger Harmonies, N.
5:15 Stock Quotations.
6:00 McKesson Musical Magazine, NY
6:30 Fuller Brush Man, NBC-NY
7:00 Lucky Strike Dance Orch, NY.
iS:O0 Arnos and Andy.
8:15 Gen. Pet. Corp. Memory Lane.
8:45 Sperry Smiles, NBC-SF.
9:00 Caswell Coffe Concert NBC-SF
9:15 Chevrolet Chronicles.
9:45 Prince Albert Program, NBC-SF
10:00 Richfield News
10:15 Life Saver Success Reporter.
10:20 Fisher Studio Program.
10:30 Baldy Finance Co. F.GW.
10:50 Globle Trotter.
11:00 Olympic Hotel Dance Orch.
12:00 Fifth Avenue Organ Recital
Wednesday, November 4
5:00 College Memories, NBC-NY.
5:15 Stock Quotations
5:30 Fisher Flouring Mills Recital.
6:00 Halsley Stewart Hour NBC-Chi.
6:30 Palmolive Hour, NBC-NY
7:30 Coca Cola Program, NBC-NY
S:00 Amos and Andy.
S:15 Vermont Lumberjacks, NBC-SF
8:30 Columbia Knit Rhythm Boys.
8:45 S and W Melody Man. Portland
:9:0o Rin Tin Tin Thrillers, NBC-SF
j 9:15 Montag Fireside Hour,
J 9:45 Prince Albert Program. NBC-SF
10:00 Richfield News
10:15 Life Saver Success Reporter.
10:20 Fishers Blend Hour,
j 11:20 Globe Trotter.
11:30 Hotel Olympic Dance Orch.
12:00 Fifth Avenue Organ Recital
12:30 Silent.
Thursday, November 5
5:00 Fleischmann Sunshine Hour
6:00 Am. Radiator Corpn. NBC-NY.
6:30 Maxwell House Melodies, NY
7:00 Lucky Strike Dance Orch. NY
S:00 Amos and Andy.
8:15 Standard Symphony Hour, SF.
9:15 Sperry Smiles, NBS-SF.
9:30 S and W Melody Man Portland
9:45 Prince Albert Program, NBC-SF
10:00 Richfield News
10:15 Life Saver Success Reporter.
10:20 Schwabacher Mozart Hour.
: 11:20 Globe Trotter.
■11:30 Olympic Hotel Dance Orch.
12:00 Fifth Avenue Organ Recital.
| 12:30 Silent.
Friday, November 6
5:00 Cities Service Concert Orch.
0:00 Interwoven Pair, NBC-NY.
6:30 Armour Hour, NBC-Chi.
7:00 Paul Whiteman's Painters.
7:30 RKO Hour NBC-NY.
8:00 Amos anil Andy.
8:15 Brownbuilt Footlites, NBC-SF
8:30 MJB Demi-Tasse Revue, NBC-SF
9:00 W. P. Fuller, House of Color
8:15 Phoenix Hosiery Program, ET
9:30 Florsheim Shoe Frolic, NBC-SF
10:00 Richfield News
10:15 Life Saver Success Reporter.
10:30 Baldy Finance Company
10:50 Globe Trotted.
11:00 Hotel St. Francis Dance Orch.
12:00 Fifth Avenue Organ Recital.
. 12:30 Silent.
Saturday, November 7
5:00 Schwahacher Concert Orchestra.
5:30 Totem Broadcasters
6:00 Musical Garden. NBC-NY
6:30 Campana, The First Nighter.
7:00 Lucky Strike Dance Oreh. NY
8:00 Amos and Andy.
8:15 Gilmore Circus, Gilmore Oil Co.
8:45 Sperry Smiles.
9:00 El Sidelo Minstrels, NBC-SF
9:20 Globe Trotter
9:30 Associated Oil Co., Spotlight
Revue, NBC-SF.
11:00 Life Saver Success Reporter.
11:05 Hotel St. Frances Dance Orch.
12:00 Fifth Avenue Organ Recital.
12:30 Silent.