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 ot the
Hyder District and other data, address the
Hyder Chamber of Commerce, Inc.
Hyder, Alaska
Chamber
of
Commerce
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Hyder, Alaska
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Reliable Information
Relative To
PORTLAND CANAL
MINING DISTRICT
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ALASKA NOTES
»
Culled From the Newspapers
Of the Territory.
Gordon McDonald has start
ed work on the Craig and Kla
wock highways. Hubbell and
Waller have the contract.
A brown bear estimated to
weigh about 600 pounds was
seen a few days ago in the city
limits of Dawson.
J. C. McBride, collector of
customs, is touring Alaska
with Mrs. McBride. They spent
a few days at McKinley park
with the congressional party.
Conditions are reported to
be good at Nome with every
one at work. The mines are all
busy and prices are said to
have lowered.
It is reported that a man
named Halbert had been kill
ed at Kennecott by becoming
entangled in high voltage
wires. Halbert recently mar
ried in the Dakotas and took
his bride to Cordova in Sep
tember. She is now in the hos
pital at Cordova.
Trough the Alaska road
commission, the Northern Air
transport, Inc. has been award
ed a contract for carrying des
ignated government officials
on flights to the interior. Sim
ilar contracts have been let to
the Gillam Airways and Alas
ka-Washington Airways.
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Congressman Robert G. Sim
mons, a meiriber of the com
mittee investigating conditions
in Alaska, declares he does
not see how a country can ever
advance unless it gets cheaper
! transportation. The country
cannot advance without trans-!
portation and this is so high
that people cannot afford to
travel.
The Day Navigation Com
pany recently lost a barge with
80 tons of supplies on it at
the mouth of the Yukon. The
vessel was caught in a heavy
blow off Cape Romanoff, and ;
to save his boat, the Danaco,
Capt. Glenn Day, cut the barge
loose.lt is presumed it went to
the bottom.
Great excitement prevails in j
the Kotzebue sound district
since the arrival of the steam
ers Derblay and Baldwin with
mining machinery. The ship
ment includes a Keystone drill
and 50 tons of mining equip
ment, most of it is for the Ko
buck Alaska mines, on the
Shagnuk river. C. E. Alexand
er is taking in 20 men to work
the claims. The district is
quite active.
Asa Baldwin, mining engin
eer, came north recently to go
into the Bremmer district to
look over mining claims and
prospects in that locality.
Dave Dunbar, traveling man,
says the run of fish up the Yu
kon has been unusually heavy
this year. The weather has al
! so been fine for curing the fish.
M. Dunbar recently completed
a 63-day cruise from Fort Yu
kon to Nome.
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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
program!) printed below will include
only such broadcasts as occur after
5 p, m. daily.)
Program for week ending Saturday,
September 6 1931
Sunday, August 30
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,
6:45 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, FT.
10:00 Kaffee Hag Slumber Hour.
10:30 P. S. Power and Light Co.
11:00 Silent.
Monday, August 31
5:00 Maytag. Orchestra., NBC-CHI
5:30 General Motors Program NBC
6:00 Gold Medal Express, NBC-Chi
cert by Marion Talley, NBC-NY
6:30 P. S. P. and L. Co. Concert Oreh.
7:00 Amos ’n' Andy NBC-Chi.
7:15 Viennese Nights, E. T.
7:30 MJB C. Demi-Tasse Revue; LA
S:00 Parisian Quintet, NBC-SF
8:30 Sherman Clay & Co., Hour of
Music.
8:45 Sussman Wormser Co. Portland.
9:00 Schwabachers Gold Shield Orch.
10:00 Richfield News Flashes,NBC-SF
10:15 Cecil and Sally, ET.
10:30 International Publ. Co. Cosmo
politan Program
10:35 P. S. P and L Co. Popular Trio
10:50 The Globe Trotter.
10: 5S Weather Repot ts.
11:00 Globe Trotter
11:02 Laughner anr Harris Hoted St.
Francis Dance Orch., NBC-SF.
12:00 Fox Theatre, Organ Recital
Tuesday, September 1
5:00 P. S. P and L. Co. Concert trio.
5:30 Fuller Man, NBC-NY
6:00 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
8:15 Memory Lane, NBC-SF
9:00 Proctor’s Inc., Tuneful two.
3:45 Tom Mitehel KGW-Portland.
9:15 Goodrich Silvertown, Inc.
9:30 Schwabacher 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.
Wedensday, September 2
5:00 Halsey Stuart Program NBC
5:30 Palmolive Hour, NBC-NY
6:30 Coca Cola Program, NBC-NY
7:00 Amos ’n’ Andy.
7:15 Columbia Knitt Pregram, KOW
7:30 MJB Demi-Tasse Revue, NBC
8:00 Proctor's Inc., Tuneful Two.
S: 15 Rin Tin Tin Thriller, NBC-SF
8:30 Chevrolet Chronicles, ET
9:00 Fishers Rlend Hour
10:00 Richfield News Flashes.
10:15 Cecil and Sally. ET.
!o:30 Schwabacher Vocal Ensemble.
10:58 Weather Report.
11:05 Glohle Trotter.
11:15 Hotel St. Francis Dance Orch.
12:00 Fox Theatre, Organ Recital.
Thursday, September 3
5:00 Arco Birthday Party, NBC-NY
5:30 Maxwell House Melodies
0.00 Lucky Strike Dance Orch, NY
7:00 Amos 'n' Andy.
7:15 Sperry Smiles, NBC-SF.
7:30 Standard Symphony Hour NRC.
8:30 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, September 4
5:00 Interwoven Pair, NBC-NY
5:30 The Armour Hour, NBC-Chi.
6:00 Armstrong Quakers. NBC-NY.
6:30 RKO Hour, NBC-NY.
7:00 Amos 'n' Andy.
7:15 Brownbuilt Footlites, NBC-SF
7:30 Two-Piano Duets.
8:00 W. P. Fuller, House of Color.
8:30 P. S. P. & L. Co. Vocal program.
8:45 Tom Mitchell KWG-Portland.
9:00 Viennese Nights.
9:15 Two-Piano Duets.
9:30 Eastman Kodak Co.
10:00 Richfield News Flashes.
10:15 Cecil and Sally, ET.
10:50 The Globe Trotter.
1058 Weather Report.
11:00 Jantzen Beach Orch., Portland.
12:00 Fox 5th Avenue Theatre, Organ
Recital.
Saturday, September 5
Saturday, August 29
5:00 Gen. Electric Program, NBC-NV
5:30 Musical Gardens, NBC-NY
0:00 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
0:00 The Cotton Pickers, NBC-SF
0:20 The Globe Trotter.
9:30 Spotlight Revue, NBC-SF.
11:00 Jantzen Beach Orch., Portland
12:00 Fox Theatre, Organ Rectuu.