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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 oi the
Hyder, Alaska section of the Portland
Canal Mining District to development
' and exploitation.
Gold, Silver, Copper and Lead Ores
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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.
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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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ALASKA NOTES.
Culled From the Newspapers
Of the Territory.
James Tracy, 65 years old,
who had lived in Alaska 20
years, most of the time in Fair
banks, recently died there.
Eighty-five cents in stamps
constituted the loot obtained by
thieves who recently broke i"to
the Kodiak Postoffice, of
which Mrs. Harry White is
postmistress.
Listed as an unsolved mys'
ery is the fate of Capt. Charles
Emsweiler of Seward of whom
nothing is known since he left
Kodiak in his gasboat Chase
last September 17 for Seward.
John Alexander, an Indian,
ia held at Fort Yukon on a
charge of murder in connection
with the death of his nephew
of the same name. The alleged
crime is said to have been com
mitted in a drunken brawl.
Caribou are doing nicely on
the south end of Kodiak Is
land, around Alitak. There are
350 of them. The eight elk
five females and three bu k“
on Afognak have been in
creased by four fawns.
Construction of an 80 foot
wing dam on Ketchikan Creek
in Ketchikan to protect adjoin
ing property from floods, has
been authorized by the Ketchi
kan city council.
Members of Lodge No. 1,
Yukon order of Pioneers, held
their annual church parade to
St. Paul’s pro - cathedral in
Dawson recently. In the ab
sence of Bishop Springer pres
ident of the lodge, now on the
Outside, the Rev. John Hawks
ly, acting rector, who came
north in 1889, preached the
sermon. The Yukon Order of
Pioneers was organized at
Fortymile in 1894.
Alex Olaf Linne, 67, pioneer
Alaskan, died unexpectedly
while working in the bottom of
a prospect shaft near Shung
nak in the Kobuk country, His
partner, William Jones, was on
top at the windlass at the time.
Eight wolves, fat and sleek,
all in a pack, were following
caribou in the area between
Koyukuk and Tanana, accord
ing to R. II. Creecy, Koyukuk
prospector, who (recently ar
rived at Tanana.
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There are only about seven
or eight men in the Kobuk
district, declared Fred Moller,
Fairbanks aviator who recently
leturned to Fairbanks from a
flight to Long Beach, in the
Kobuk district, “These seven
or eight men,” added the
flier, range in the ages from
40 to 70 years. All own that
they regard as likely ground,
and are sticking with the coun
Possession of liquor for per
I sonal use is not sufficient to
; sustain abatement proceedings
against real property occupied
by the liquor’s owner. United
States Judge Justin W. Hard
| ing recently decided at a ses
sion of the district court in
1 Ketchikan, in a case of the
United States against 1780
Water Street, Ketchikan,
owned by Mr. and Mrs. John
| Sarseth.
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MAP OF
PORTLAND CANAL MINING DISTRICT
IlYftER. ALASKA
RADIO PROGRAM
K O XI 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,
January 24
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P. M.
Sunday, January 25
5:00 Enna Jettick Melodies, NBC-NY.
! 5:15 Collier’s Radio Hour, NBC-NY.
G:15 Atwater Kent Program, NBC-NY.
7:15 Studebaker Champions, NBC-Chi.
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, January 26
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 Fisher Flouring Mills Co. Con
cert Trio.
6:00 Maytag Orchestra, NBC-Chi.
6:30 Genl. Motors Program, NBC-NY
7:00 Stromberg Carlson 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.
9:30 Schwabacher Bros. Mozart hour.
10:30 Plymoth Motor World Tour, ET.
11:00 News Flashes.
11:10 Varsity Vagabonds.
12:00 Fox Theatre, Organ Recital
Tuesday, January 27
5:00 Brazilian American Coffee Pro
gram, NBC-NY.
i 5:30 Fisher Flourng Mills Co., Con
cert Trio.
6:00 McKesson Musical Magazine,
j NBC-NY.
6:30 Happy Wonder Bakers, NBC-NY.
I 7:00 Westinghouse Salute,, NBC-NY.
7:30 Am. Tobacci Co.. Lucky Strike
Orchestra, NBC-NY.
3:00 Amos ’n' Andy, NBC-Chl.
515 Violet Ray Music Box. NBC-LA.
3:45 Sperry Smiles, NBC-SF.
9:00 Florsheim Frolic, NBC-SF.
9:30 Fisher’s Blend Hour.
10:30 University of Wash. Hour
11:00 News Flashes.
11.10 Varsity Vagabonds,
j 12:00 Fox Theatre, Organ Recital.
Wednesday, January 28
500 P. S. P. & L. Co., Concert Trio.
5:15 R. C. A. Radiotron Co., NBC-NY.
; 5:30 Fisher Flouring Mills Co., Com
cert Trio.
; 6:00 Halsey Stuart Progarm. NBC-NY.
i 0:30 Palmolive Hour. NBC-NY.
|7:30 Coca Cola Program, NBC-NY.
X:G0 Amos n’ Andy. NBC-Chi.
| 3:15 Fisher Flouring Mills Co.;NBC
Drama Hour, NBC-SF.
! 3:45 Am. Popcorn Co., Jolly Time
Popcorn Review, NBC-SF.
! 9:00 Fisher Flouring Mills Co., Piano
Duo.
j 9:30 Camel Pleasure Hour, NBC-SF.
j 10:30 Uncle Hank from Ciderville
Center.
! 10:50 News Flashes.
11:00 Olympic Hotel Varsity Vaga
bonds, directed by J. Robinson,
ies, NBC-SF.
12:00 Fox Theatre, Organ Recital.
Thursday, January 29
] 5:00 Fleischmann's Sunshine Hour,
| NBC-NY.
' 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.
S:30 Pepsodent Co., Amos ’n’ Andy,
9:00 MJB Co.; Demi Tasse Revue.
9:30 P. S. P. & L. Co. Story Teller
11:00 News Flashes.
11:10 Hotel St. Francis Dance Orch.,
NBC SF.
i 12:00 Fox Theatre, Organ Recital.
Friday, January 30
5:00 Cities Service Concert Orcestra
and the Cavaliers, NBC-NY.
6:00 Interwoven Pair. NBC-NY.
6:30 Armour Hour, NBC-NY.
! 7:00 Armstrong Quakers. NBC-NY.
I 7:30 R. K. O. Program. NBC-NY.
I 8:00 Amos ’n’ Andy, NBC-Chi.
! S:15 Brownbilt Footlites, NBC-SF.
j 8:30 Sussman, Wormser & Co.; S.
and W. Melodies, NBC-SF.
9:00 Hill Billies, NBC-SF.
| 9:30 Schwabaclier's Little Symphony
Hour.
• 10:30 News Flashes.
I 10:40 Fisher Flouring Mills Co., Pac.
Nomad, NBS-SF. .
11:00 Olympic Hotel Varsity Vaga
bonds, directed by J. Robinson.
; 12:00 Fox 5th Avenue Theatre, Organ
Recital.
Saturday, January 31
5:15 R. C. A. Radiotron Co., NBC-NY.
5:30 Fuller Brush Co., The Fuller
Man, NBC-NY.
3:00 Genl. Electric Program, NBC-NV.
7:00 Lucky Strike Program, NBC-NY.
8:00 Amos 'n' Andy. NBC-Chi.
8:15 Gilmore Circus, NBC-LA.
8:45 Sperry Smiles, NBC-SF.
3:00 Consolidated Cigar CO., El Sidelo
Minstrels, NBC-SF.
9:30 Chevrolet Chronicles.
10:00 News Flashes.
10:10 Spotlight Revue, NBC-SF.
12:00 Fox Theatre, Orgau Recital.