ANNOUNCING
The Completion and Opening
Of The New
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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
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' and exploitation. 1
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.
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 of the
Hyder District and other data, address the
Hyder Chamber of Commerce, Inc.
Hyder, Alaska
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PORTLAND CANAL
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ALASKA NOTES.
Culled From the Newspapers
Of the Territory.
Residents of Seldovia at a
mass meeting adopted resolu
tions urging the Legislature to
appropriate $20,000 for road
building in that neighborhood.
Twelve of the 10 prisoners
confined in the Fairbanks jail
were ill with influenza recent
ly. One of them was so ser
ious that he was removed to
St. Joseph’s Hospital.
Wrangell’s Chamber of Com
meice wants Canadian steam
ship companies to exploit the
Cassiar country as big-game
hunting territory. Hunters des
tined for the Cassiar would dis
embark from ocean vessels
at Wrangell to embark on
Stikine River craft.
Dr. Charles Christian Geo
rgeson, caller the father of
agriculture in Alaska, author,
scientist, and agronomist, died
» at his home in Seattle April 2.
- He was one of the most pict
uresque figures in the develop
ment of the North. He estab
- Iished and supervised the seven
| experiment stations and was
• agronomist in charge of the
\ Alaska experiment stations
- from 1915 till 1923.
I
i The new Delegate from
r Alaska, Judge James Wicker
sham, accompanied by his
. wife, arrived in Washington
I shortly after March 4. He es
tablished himself at 167 House
Office Building, in the same
office where he presided dur
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ing his previous 12 years ser
vice in Congress, and which
lias since been occupied for 10
years by Delegate Dan Suth
erland.
Secretary of the Interior
Wilbur has issued an order,
effective March 16, transfer
ring the administration of the
health and education, of Alas-1
kan natives from the office of ;
Education to the Bureau of j
Indian Affairs. Tiie order re-1
suits from the present policy
to relieve the agency of edu
cation of administrative func
tions.
J. C. Readman, 65 years old,
resident of Alaska since 1899,
died recently in Juneau from
pneumonia. He had resided in
Nome, Valdez and Cordova
| since coming here.
! Readman had been employ
ed as accountant by the bur
eau of public roads in Juneau
for the past seven years.
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Talkies were presented for!
' the first time at Nome Jan
uary 19. “Broadway Melody”
was given at the Alaska
Dream Theater. Admission
was $1 for adults. No reduct
ion was made for children the
first night on account of the
limited capacity of the theat
er.
Fur bearing animals in In
terior Alaska are scarcer this
year than they were last year,
which was a lean year. Robert
Bloom, fur merchant of Fair
banks, says present conditions
are similar to those in 1912
and 1920, 1921 and 1922. He
thinks the supply will be back
to normal in about five years.
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,
April 25, 1931.
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P. M.
Sunday, April 19
5:00 Enna Jettick Melodies, NBC-NY.
5:15 Collier's Radio Hour, NBC-NY.
6:15 Atwater Kent Program, NBC-NY.
78-15 Seiberling Singers. ET.
7:30 Hotel St. Francis Oreh., NBC-SF
7:45 Fisher Flouring Mills Co., Vocal
Recital.
8:00 First Church of Christ Scientist.
9:00 Standard Brands Program,NBC
SF.
9:30 Enna Jettick Melodies, NBC-NY.
9:45 P. S. Nav. Co., Cello Recital.
10:00 Kaffee Hag Slumber Hour.
10:30 Fisher Flouring Mills Co., Con
cert Orch. and Vocalists.
11:00 Silent.
Monday, April 20
5:00 Totem Broadcasters, How’s Bus
iness?, NBC-NY.
5:15 One-Quarter Hour in the Nation’s
Capital, NBC-Wn„ D. C.
5:30 Gold Medal Express, NBC-NY
6:00 Maytag Orchestra, NBC-Chi.
6:30 Genl. Motors Program, NBC-NY
7:00 Stromberg Carls-n Concert, NB
C-Rochester.
7:30 Great Northern Railway, Empire
Builder, NBC-NY.
8:00 Amos ’n’ Andy, NBC-Chi.
8:15 Shell Oil Co., Rudy Seiger’s
Shell Symphonists, NBC-SF.
9:00 Adventures of Sherlock Holmes,
NBC-SF.
3:30 Schwabacher Bros. Mozart hour.
10:30 Gruen Watchmakers Guild.
10:35 Fisher Flouring Mills Co.
10:50 New3 Flashes.
11:00 Elks Magazine, Elec. Trens.
11:02 Olympis HotelOrchestra.
12:00 Fox Theatre, Organ Recital
Tuesday, April 21
5:00 Paul Whiteman’s Painters, NBC
NY.
5:30 Spratts Patent Program
6:00 McKesson Musical Magazine,
NBC-NY.
5:30 Happy Wonder Bakers, NBC-NY.
7:00 Westinghouse Salute,, NBC-NY.
7:30 Am. Tobacci Co.. Lucky Strike
Orchestra, NBC-NY.
8:00 Amos ’n’ Andy, NBC-Chi.
8:15 Memory Lane, NBC-SF
8:45 Sperry Smiles, NBC-SF.
9:00 Florsheim Frolic, NBC-SF.
9:30 Caswell Coffee Concert NBC-SF
10:30 University of Wash. Hour
11:00 News Flashes.
11.10 Varsity Vagabonds.
12:00 Fox Theatre, Organ Recital.
Wednesday, April 22
5:00 Listerine Program, Bobby Jones
Golf Chat; NBC-Atla.
5:15 R. C. A. Radiotron Co., NBC-NY.
5:30 Fisher Flouring Mills Co., Con
5:50 Stock market summaries,
cert Trio.
6:00 Halsey Stuart Progarm. NBC-NY.
6:30 Palmolive Hour, NBC-NY.
7:30 Coca Cola Program. NBC-NY.
8:00 Amos n' Andy, NBC-Chi.
8:15 Camel Pleasure Hour, NBC-SF
9:15 ltin Tin Tin Thrillers. NBC-SF
9:45 Listerine Program.
10:00 Fisher Flouring Mills Co., Two
Piano Duets.
10:30 Gruen Watchmakers Guild.
10:35 Owen Sweeten’s Washing
11:00 News Plashes.
11:10 Varsity Vagahonds.
12:00 Pox Theatre, Organ Recital.
5:0o Fleischiuann’s Sunshine Hour,
NBC-NY.
Thursday, April 23
6:00 Am. Radiator Co. Program, NBC
NY.
6:30 Maxwell House Melodies, NBC
NY.
7:00 Lucky Strike Orchestra and Voc
alists, NBC-NY.
7:30 Standard Symphony Hour, NBC
SF.
8:30 Pepsodent Co., Amos ’n’ Andy,
8:45 Sperry Smiles, NBC-SF.
9:00 MJB Co.; Demi Tasse Revue.
9:30 New World Life Insurance Co.
10:00 Thermoid Rubber Co., Elec.
Trans.
' 10:15 Fisher Flouring mills Co.
' 10:30 Uncle Hank from Ciderville
Center.
11:00 News Flashes.
11:10 Hotel St. Francis Dance Orch.,
NBC-SF.
I 12:00 Fox Theatre, Organ Recital.
Friday, April 24
5:00 Cities Service Concert Orceslra
and the Cavaliers, NBC-NY.
6:00 Interwoven Pair, NBC-NY.
6:30 Armour Hour, NBC-NY.
j 7:00 Armstrong Quakers, NBC-NY.
j 7:30 R. K. O. Program, NBC-NY.
| 8:00 Amos ’n’ Andy, NBC-Chi.
8:15 Brownbilt Footlites, NBC-SF.
|S:30 Susstnan. Wormser & Co.; S.
and W. Melodies, NBC-SF.
9:00 W. P. Fuller, House of Color.
| 9:30 Eastman Kodak Co.
: 10:00 Mozart Meditations.
; 11:00 Gruen Watchmakers Guild.
I 11:05 News Flashes.
1 11:15 Olympic Hotel Dance Orch.
12:00 Fox 5th Avenue Theatre, Organ
I Recital.
Saturday, April 25
j 5:15 R. C. A. Radiotron Co., NBC-NY.
5:30 Fuller Brush Co., The Fuller
Man, NBC-NY.
6:00 Genl. Electric Program, NBC-NY.
7:00 Lucky Strike Program, NBC-NY.
18:00 Amos ’n’ Andy, NBC-Chi.
8:15 Gilmore Circus, NBC-LA.
8:45 Sperry Smiles, NBC-SF.
9:00 Consolidated Cigar Co., El Sidelo
Minstrels, NBC-SF.
9:30 Spotlight Revue, NBC-SF.
10:00 News Flashes.
10:10 Spotlight Revue, NBC-SF,
12:00 Fox Theatre, Organ ReclUL