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.
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 Newspaper*
Of the Territory.
The White Pass and Yukon
river steamer Yukon was
scheduled to leave Nenana for
upriver points on its last trip
of the season, about Septem
ber 21. The last boat of the
season has gone to Marshall.
Alaska Notes ..
An honor accorded only 65
other persons in the world has
been conferred on President
Charles E. Bunnell of the Alas
ka College. He has been named
an honorary member of the
American Museum of Natural
History of New York.
Informed by wireless a few
days ago that caribou were
crossing the Yukon in great
numbers 20 miles above Circle,
Eric Mayell, camerman, for
Hearst Metrotone News and
Fox Mivietone News, left Fair
banks by plane to film the mi
gration.
E. Wunderlich, a meat cut
ter in the employ of the Alas
ka Meat Co., at Juneau, died
a few days ago as the result
of a peculiar accident. He
was trimming a ham when the
knife slipped, cutting a deep
gash in his right thigh and
severing an artery. He receiv
ed first aid from those in the
shop and Dr. L. P. Dawes ar
rived a few minutes later with
an ambulance. The patient
was taken to St. Ann’s hos
pital, where he died a shorl
time later from the loss oi
blood.
Bernard E. Smith, New York j
Stock Exchange member and i
large shareholder in the Alas-1
ka Juneau Gold Mining Com
pany, who recently visited Ju
neau, bought as a souvenir, a
solid brick of gold bullion
weighing nearly 100 pounds,
which emerged from the Alas
ka Juneau assaying room,
stamped brick No. 1,000.
Smith paid $25,000 for it.
Peter Lorenz, well known to
every resident of the Interior,
passed away at Los Angeles re
cently. He went Outside last
spring suffering from a throat
infection, not believed to be
serious. At one time deceased
was in the saloon business in
Fairbanks, as proprietor of
the old Tanana. He also ran a
i moving picture show for a
1 time.
A thief or thieves entered
the house of Wallace Burnett,
in Fairbanks, a few nights ago
and got away with $101. Mr. j
and Mrs. Burnett were moving
and spent the night in the!
house to which they were mov
ing. The other building was
left locked, but when they re
turned in the morning they
found the lock had been brok
en.
Twenty-three buffalo were
! seen near the Big Delta a
j few days ago by Dick Perkins
and Harry Leonard. The ani
mals were first sighted at
Beal’s cache, across the river,
which they swam while the
two men were watching them.
There were three calves and
a number of yearlings in the
herd, which is now believed to
number about 35 head.
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MAP OF
PORTLAND CANAL MINING DISTRICT
HYDER, ALASKA
RADIO PROGRAM
K O M O
FISHERS BLEND STATION, INC.
Metropolitan Center, Seattle Wn.
; Owing to poor reception (luring the
jarller part of the day In Hyder, the
programs printed below will include
jnly such broadcasts as occur after
> p. m. daily.)
Program for week ending Saturday,
October 17, 1931
Sunday, October 11
1:00 Enna Jettlck Melodies, NY
>:15 Collier’s Radio Hour, NBC-NY
1:15 Through the Opero Qlass, NY.
7:15 S. C. Johnson and Son; Ted
Weems Oreh.; Best Sellers with
Ida May Baily, NBC-Chicago.
7:45 Sunday at Seth Parkers, NBC-SF
5:15 S and W Melody Man, Portland
1:30 Carnation Contented Hour, SB'.
1:00 Chase and Sanborn Program,
NBC-SF.
9:30 Blumauer Frank Drug Co.
10:00 Richfield News Flashes; LA.
10:15 Life Saver Success Reuorter.
10:20 Sherman Clay Hour of Music
10:50 Fisher B'louring Mills Organ
and Sally; ET.
11:00 Silent.
Monday, October 12
5:15 Stock Quotations.
5:30 Pacific Coast Borax Co., NBC-NY
6:00 Maytag Orch., NBC-Chicago.
6:30 General Motors Program; NY
7:00 Gold Medal Express, NBC-NY
7:30 Cheesborough Mfg. Co. Real
Folks, NBC-NY
8:00 Amos and Andy
S: 15 Vermont Lumberjacks, NBC-SF
8:30 MJB Demi Tasse Revue, NBC-LA
9:00 Spratts Patent Ltd. ET
9:15 G. Washington Coffee Refining
Co. Sherlock Holmes, NBC-NY
9:45 Prince Albert Progham, NBC-SF
10:00 Richfield News Flashes
10:15 Life Saver Reporter, ET
10:30 Schwabacher’s Symphony Orch.
11:20 Globe Trotter.
11:30 Olympic Hotel Dance Orch.
12:00 Fox Fifth Avenue Organ
12:30 Silent
Tuesday, October 13
5:15 Stock Quotations.
5:30 Heel Hugger Harmonies, N.
6:00 McKesson Musical Magazine, NY
6:30 B'uller Brush Man, NBC-NY
7:00 Lucky Strike Dance Orch, NY.
8:00 Amos and Andy.
8:15 Gen. Pet. Corp. Memory Lane.
8:15 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 New3
10:16 Life Saver Success Reporter.
10:20 Fi9her Studio Program.
10:60 Globle Trotter.
11:00 Olympic Hotel Dance Orch.
12:00 Fifth Avenue Organ Recital
Wednesday, October 14
5:00 College Memories, NBC-NY.
5:15 Slock Quotations
5:30 B'isher Flouring Mills Recital.
6:00 Halsley Stewart Hour NBG-Chi.
6:30 Palmolive Hour, NBC-NY
7:30 Coca Cola Program, NBC-NY
8:00 Amos and Andy.
8:15 Vermont Lumberjacks, NBC-SF
S:30 Columbia Knit Rhythm Boys.
8:45 S and W Melody Man, Portland
9:00 Rin Tin Tin Thrillers, NBC-SB'
9:15 Montag Fireside Hour,
9:45 Prince Albert Program, N11C-SB'
10:00 Richfield News
10:15 Life Saver Success Reporter.
10:20 Fishers Blend Hour.
11:20 Globe Trotter.
11:30 Hotel Olympic Dance Orch.
12:00 Fifth Avenue Organ Recital
12:30 Silent.
Thursday, October 15
5:00 B'leischmann Sunshine Hour
6:00 Ain. Radiator Corpn. NBC-NY.
6:30 Maxwell House Melodies, NY
7:00 Lucky Strike Dance Orch. NY
8:00 Amos and Andy.
8:15 Standard Symphony Hour, SF.
9:15 Sperry Smiles, NBS-SF.
9:30 S and W Melody Man Pori land
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, October 16
5:00 Cities Service Concert Orch.
6:00 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 and Andy.
8:15 Brownbuilt B^ootlites, NBC-SF
8:30 MJB Demi-Tasse Revue, NBC-SF
9:00 W. P. Fuller, House of Color
9:15 Phoenix Hosiery Program, ET
9:30 Florsheim Shoe Frolic, NBC-SB’
10:00 Richfield News
10:15 Life Saver Success Reporter.
10:30 P. S. Power and Light Co.
10:50 Globe Trotted.
11:00 Hotel St. Francis Dance Orch.
12:00 B'ifth Avenue Organ Recital.
12:30 Silent.
Saturday, October 17
5.00 Schwabacher Concert Orchestra.
6:00 General Electric Program NY
6:30 Campana, The First Nighter.
7:00 Lucky Strike Dance Orch. NY
I 8:00 Amos and Andy.
8:15 Gilmore Circus, Gilmore Oil Co.
8:45 Sperry Smiles.
9:00 Cotton Pickers, NBC-SB'.
9:20 Globe Trotter
9:30 Associated Oil Co., Spotlight
Revue, NBC-SB'.
11:00 Life Saver Success Reporter.
11:05 Hotel St. Frances Dance Orch.
12:00 B'ifth Avenue Organ Recital.
12:30 Silent.