ANNOUNCING
The Completion and Opening
Of The New
TEXAS CREEK
HIGHWAY
Built by the U.S. Government at a cost
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of nearly a half million dollars, with the
express object of opening this new and!
remarkably mineralized portion oi 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
Chamber
of
Commerce
Hyder, Alaska
Reliable information
Relative To
PORTLAND CANAL
MINING DISTRICT
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ALASKA NOTES
Culled From the Newspapers
Of the Territory.
Dawson’s first talking theater
has been installed and in in
working order.
A1 Holm was arrested at
Wrangell last week and fined
$40 and costs for being intox
icated. This is his second ar
rest and fine since July 4.
A coroner’s jury which sat
on the case of Dennis Kane,
who died suddenly at Wiangel,
found the deceased passed
away from acute alcoholism.
Herring are running better
this year in waters to the west
ward than for many years,
says the Seldovia Herald.
The post office department
has established a post office at
Lakeview, along the Alaska
railroad, and named Harold
Long as postmaster.
Reports issued by the depart
ment of mines at Victoria, says
that two miners panned otit
$1,100 in gold at Devil’s creek,
and at Burns creek, Cariboo
district.
Six bidarkis of King Island
ers arrived at Nome last week
and reported a big kill of wal
rus the past winter. They
brought a large quantity of
skins and ivory with them.
The troller Olga, of Ketchi
kan, caught so many king Sal
mon one day last week that
the boat swamped near Eagle
Rock, and sank immediately.
Robert and John Young, own
ers, clung to their small skiff
unti a passing halibut boat
picked them up.
In view of the fact that Fair
banks has become the stopping ^
place of all the world flyers,
the chamber of commerce re-1
cently went on record in fav- j
or of extending and im
proving the field.
Charles A. Miller and his
partner are working 'on an
open cut in the Big Delta
country, and are shoveling in !
what is said to be good ground
and are three feet from bed
rock. Pans run from 30 cents
down.
Unless the naiives of the
lower Yukon lay in a large
supply of dog salmon this fall,
they are liable to go hungry
next winter, according to
Charles Gerhart, oldtimer of
the interior, who visited
Anchorage this week.
Jarvis Creek on the Richard
son Highway was in flood stage
last week, owing to incessant
rains, and stages on the high
way were delayed until the
waters went down. The whole
country around McCarthy was
flooded at the time.
Miners and other residents
of Circle protest against the
contemplated removal of the
Signal Corps station from that
station to Circle Hot Springs.
They declare that Circle is the
central distributing point for
Fort Yukon and neighboring
sections, and that a change
would seriously affect mining
and navigation on the Yukon
river during the open season.
MAP OF
PORTLAND CANAL MINING DISTRICT
RYDER, ALASKA
RADIO PROGRAM
K O M O
FISHERS BLEND STATION, INC.
Metropolitan Center, Seattle Wn.
(Owing to poor reception during (he
earlier part of th«- day in Hyder, the
programs printed below will include
only such broadcasts as occur after
5 p. in. daily.)
Program for week ending Saturday,
August 29, 1931.
Sunday, August 23
5:00 Heel Hugger Harmonies, NBC
5:15 Fisher Flouring Mills Co.; Con
ert Trio and Vocalists.
6:15 Puget Sound Power and Light
Co., Cello Solos.
C: 45 Sunday at Seth Parkers, NBC.
7:15 Alvino Rey, NBS-SF
7:30 Carnation Contented Hour.
8:00 Gunnar Johanson, pianists SF
8:30 Musical Moods, NBC-SF
9:00 Standard Brands Program,NBC
SF.
9:30 Fisher Flouring Mills Recital
9:45 National Refining Co.,Cecil and
Sally, ET.
10:00 Kaffee Hag Slumber Hour.
10:30 P. S. Power and Light Co.
11:00 Silent.
Monday, August 24
5:00 Maytag Orchestra., NBC-CH1
5:30 General Motors Program NBC
6:00 Gold Medal Express, NBC-Chl
6:30 Packard Motor Car Co., Con
cert by Marion Talley, NBC-NY
7:00 Amos 'n' Andy NBC-Chi.
7:15 Viennese Nights, E. T.
7:30 MJB C. Demi-Tasse Revue; LA
8:00 Parisian Quintet, NBC-SF
8:30 Sherman Clay <k Co., Hour of
Music.
8:45 Sussman Wormser Co. Portland.
9:00 Schwabacliers Gold Shield Oreh.
10:00 Richfield News Flashes,NBC-SF
10:15 Cecil and Sally, ET.
10:3o International Publ. Co. Cosmo
politan Program
10:35 P. S. P and L Co. Popular Trio
10:50 The Globe Trotter.
10:58 Weather Reports.
11:00 Globe Trotter
11:02 Laughner anr Harris Hoted St.
Francis Dance Oreh., NBC SF.
12:00 Fox Theatre, Organ Recital
Tuesday, August 25
5:00 Nash Motor Car Co. Program.
5:30 Fuller Man, NBC-NY
8:00 Lucky Strike Dance Orcn. NBC
7:00 Amos ’n’ Anday.
7:15 Sperry Smiles, NBC-SF.
7:30 Fisher Studio Apt. Program
8:00 Caswell Coffee Concert NBC-SF
S:15 Memory Lane, NBC-SF
9:00 Proctor's Inc., Tuneful two.
3:45 Tom Mitchel KGW-Portland.
9:15 Goodrich Sllvertown, Inc.
9:30 Schwabaeher Bros. & Co. Inc.
10:00 Richfield News Flashes.
10:15 Cecil and Sally, ET.
10:30 Cosmopolitan Program ET
11:00 Fox West Coast Theaters.
11:30 Globe Trotter.
11.40 Hotel St. Francis Dance Orch.
12:00 Fox Theatre, Organ Recital.
Wednesday, August 26
5:00 Halsey Stuart Program NBC
5:30 Palmolive Hour, NBC-NY
6:30 Coca Cola Program, NBC-NY
7:00 Amos V Andy.
7:15 Columbia Knitt Pregram, KGW
7:30 MJB Demi-Tasse Revue, NBC
i -::0U Proctor's Inc., Tuneful Two.
j 8:15 Bin Tin Tin Thriller, NBC-SF
: S:30 Chevrolet Chronicles, ET
i 9:00 Fishers Blend Hour
10:00 Richfield News Flashes.
10:15 Cecil and Sally. ET.
' 10:30 Schwabacher Vocal Ensemble.
10:58 Weather Report.
!1:05 Cloble Trotter.
11:15 Hotel St. Francis Dance Orch.
12:00 Fox Theatre, Organ Recital.
Thursday, August 27
5:00 Arco Birthday Party, NBC-NY
5:30 Maxwell House Melodies
6.00 Lucky Strike Dance Orch, NY
7:00 Amos 'n' Andy.
7:15 Sperry Smiles, NBC-SF.
7:30 Standard Symphony Hour NBC.
S:30 Fisher Studio apts. Program.
8:45 Tom Mitchell KGW-Portland.
9:00 Mozart Meditations.
10:00 Richfield News Flashes.
10:15 Cecil and Sally
10:45 Uncle Hank from Ciderville
Center
10:50 The Globe Trotter
11:00 Hotel St. Francis Dance Orch.
12:00 Fox Theatre, Organ Recital.
Friday, August 23
5:00 Interwoven Pair. NBC-NY
5:30 The Armour Hour, NBC-Chi.
5:00 Armstrong Quakers, NBC-NY.
5:30 RKO Hour. NBC-NY.
7:00 Amos 'n' Andy.
7:15 Brownbuilt Footlites, NBC-SF
7:30 Two-Piano Duets.
1:00 W. P. Fuller, House of Color.
1:30 I’. S. P. & L. Co. Vocal program.
1:45 Tom Mitchell KWG-Portland.
1:00 Viennese Nights.
1:15 Two-Piano Duets.
1:30 Eastman Kodak Co.
10:00 Richfield News Flashes.
10:15 Cecil and Sally. ET.
10:50 The Globe Trotter.
; 105S Weather Report.
11:00 Jantzen Beach Orch., Portland.
12:00 Fox 5th Avenue Theatre, Orgau
Recital.
Saturday, August 29
5:00 Gen. Electric Program, NBC-NY
5:30 Musical Gardens, NBC-NY
6:00 Lusky Strike Dance Orchestra
7:00 Amos ’n’ Andy.
7:15 Gilmore Circus, NBC-LA.
7:45 Sperry Smiles, NBC-SF.
8:00 P. S. Power & Light Company’s
Saturday Night Big Show, SF
9:00 The Cotton Pickers, NBC-SF
9:20 The Globe Trotter.
9:30 Spotlight Revue. NBC-SF.
11:00 Jantzen Beach Orch., Portland
12:00 Fox Theatre, Organ Recital.