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
trom 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.
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ALASKA NOTES.
Culled From the Newspapers
Of the Territory.
Postmaster Frank Lyonr of
Nulato was found dead in his
bed a few days ago. Heart
trouble was the cause of death.
Ed Strom, oldtime hotel pro
prietor of Dawson, was recent
ly found duad in his lonely
cabin in the Klondike metrop
olis. He had been dead for
several days, and indications
pointed to a heart attack.
The Interior Alaska’s buffalo
herd is safe and is grazing in
the Jarvis Creek country,
where feed is plentiful, ac
cording to Louis I. Grims
more, who has been searching
for the herd for some time.
When found they were in two
separate herds, from 11 to 15
miles apart. There are nine
calves, making 26 in all. One
animal was found dead as a
result of falling into a hole in
a slough from which it could
not escape.
M. H. Kirkpatrick, about 60
years of age, and oldtimer of
the North committed suicide a
few days ago at Nenana by
rhooting himself through the
head with a revolver. No mo
tive is known for the deed. He
was a brother of Tom Kirk
patrick, well known by tJie
eraly day residents of Dawson.
Charles W. Shipley, one of"
the prosperous farmers of the
Tanana Valley, died recently
in the hospital at Fairbanks,
after a brief illness. He was
69 years of age, a native of
Ohio, and had been engage*
in farming near Fairbanks fo
about 12 years.
A record pilot balloon rui
was recently made at the Fair
banks weather bureau station
Starting with a calm at th*
surface, easterly winds of les
than 25 mines per hour wen
found at a height of about '
miles. It was followed to 14.1
miles two hours and two min
utes after commencing the ob
servation. At this elevation th<
wind was found to be blowinj
from the northeast at the rat*
of 574.5 miles per hour. It i‘
believed that this is consider
ably the highest sounding tha
has been made in the uppei
air by a pilot balloon, as wel
as the highest wind velocity
recorded any place.
The wooden passenger steam
er Humboldt, probably the
most famous ship afloat in the
Pacific waters of the Uniter
States, has made her last voy
age in the coastwise trade be
tween San Pedro and Sar
Francisco, and is now report
ed to be ready to join the “Hoi
lywood Navy,” according tc
the Pilot News of San Pedro
which means that she will end
her days in motion picture
work. The Humboldt figured
prominently in the Klondike
gold rush of 1898. Later she
carried thousands of miners tc
and from the gold fields ol
Alaska. Since 1897 she ha*
been in the coastwise service
between the two principal
■ports of California. In all she
has seen 35 years of constant
service, without serious mis
hap. The veteran Captain
Baughman has been her mast
er for the past 34 years.
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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
1 programs printed below will include
only such broadcasts as occur after
5 p. m. daily.)
Program for week ending Saturday,
, May 9
Sunday, May 3
! 5:15 Atwater Kent, program, NBC-NY
5:45 Seiberling Singers ET
, >:00 Fisher Flouring Mills Co.
’ i:15 Talk by Charles Francis Coe
3:30 Sunday at Seth Parkers, NBC
7:15 Heel Hugger Harmonies .
7:30 Carnation Contented Hour.
4:00 First Church of Christ Scientist.
1:00 Standard Brands Program,NBC
SF.
):30 Enna Jettick Melodies, NBC-NY.
1:45 P. S. Nav. Co., Cello Hecital.
0:00 Kaffee Hag Slumber Hour.
10:30 Fisher Flouring Mills Co., Con
cert Orch. and Vocalists.
11:00 Silent.
Monday, May 4
5:00 Gold Medal Express, NBC-NY
>:30 Maytag Orch. NBC-NY
i:00 Stromberg-Carlson Concert.
5:30 Great Northern Railway Co.,
Empire Builders NBC-Chi.
7:00 Amos ’n’ Andy NBC-Chi.
7:15 P. S. Power & Light Co.
;:00 Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
>:30 Pac. National Singers NBC-SF.
1:00 Schwabachers Gold Shield Orch.
0:15 Tuneful Two.
0:30 Gruen Watchmakers Guild.
0:35 Fisher Flouring Mills Co.
.0:50 News Flashes.
1:00 Elks Magazine, Elec. Trens.
1:02 Olympis HotelOrehestra.
2:00 Fox Theatre, Organ Recital
Tuesday, May 5
5:00 McKessin Musical Magazine
i:30 Happy Wonder Bakers, NBC-NY
■: 00 Lucky Strike Dance Orch. NBC
:00 Amos ’n' Anday.
:30 New World Life Boys
5:00 Caswell Coffee Concert NBC-SF
5:15 Memory Lane, NBC-SF
4:45 Sperry Smiles, NBC-SF.
•:00 Florsheim Frolic, NBC-SF.
>:30 Don's Sea Food.
0:00 Richfield News Flashes.
0:15 Fisher flouring Mills Co.
.0:30 University of Wash. Hour
1:00 News Flashes.
11.10 Varsity Vagabonds.
2:00 Fox Theatre, Organ Recital.
Wednesday, May 6
5:00 Halsey Stuart Program NBC
5:30 Palmolive Hour, NBC-NY
5:30 Coca Cola Program, NBC-NY
7:00 Amos ’n’ Andy.
7:15 Camel Pleasure Hour NBC-NY
4:15 Rin Tin Tin Thillers, NBC-SF
4:30 Chevrolet Chronicles, ET
i:00 Fishers Blend Hour
0:00 Richfield News Flashes.
0:15 P. S. Power & Light Co.
0:30 Gruen Watchmakers Guild.
10:35 Owen Sweden’s Washing
tonians.
1:00 News Flashes.
il:10 Varsity Vagabonds.
'2:00 Fox Theatre, Organ Recital.
Thursday, May 7
j 5:00 Arco Birthday Party. NBC-NY
I 5:00 Maxwell House Melodies.
COO Lucky Strike Dance Orchestra
7:00 Amos 'n' Andy.
7:15 Sperry Smiles, NBC-SF.
7:30 Standard Symphony Hour NBC.
4:30 Demi Tasse Revue, NBC-LA
1:00 Mozart Meditations.
: 10:00 Richfield News Flashes.
! 0:15 Fisher Flouring mills Co.
j 10:30 Uncle Hank from Ciderville
Center.
11:00 News Flashes.
11:10 Hotel St. Francis Dance Orch.,
NBC-SF.
2:00 Fox Theatre, Organ Recital.
Friday, May 8
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 Musical Echoes, NBC-SF.
5:00 W. P. Fuller, House of Color.
5:30 Sussnian, Wormser & Co.: S.
and W. Melodies, NBC-SF.
1:30 Eastman Kodak Co.
10:00 Richfield News Flashes.
.0:15 Fisher Flouring Mills Co.
11:00 Gruen Watchmakers Guild.
11:05 News Flashes.
11:15 Olympic Hotel Dance Orch.
12:00 Fox 5th Avenue Theatre, Organ
Recital.
Saturday, May 9
5:00 Gen. Electric Program, 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.
3:00 P. S. Power & Light Company’s
Saturday Night Big Show, 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 Recital.