s.
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of nearly a half million dollars, with the
express object of opening this new and
mile highway traversing the Texas creek valley
irorn end to end.
In addition to opening this rich mineral region
to mining endeavor, the Texas Creek Highway:
offers a scenic excursion os matchless mountain
scenery, and the most remarkable glacier vistas
in the world.
For information relative to the mineral resources of the
Ryder District and ether data, address the
Hyder Chamber of Commerce, Inc.
Hyder, Alaska
Chamber
of
Commerce
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Hyder, Alaska
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ALASKA NOTES.
Culled From the Newspapers
Of the Territory.
E. L. Davis’ store in Fair
banks was entered at night by
a thief and $45 was taken
from the till.
More than 50,000 pounds of
crab meat were packed in the
last year by the Northern Sea
Food Company of Petersburg,
which operated only half time.
Wages totaled $12,000.
Charles Rankin, oldtimer of
Dawson and Mayo, was recent- j
ly found dead in bed in Keno
City. A discharged rifle was at
his side. He is believed to have
committed suicide.
Col. Lee H. Landis, formerly
in charge of the Alaska Rail- '
road, is receiver for the Wich- '
ita - Northwestern Railroad
with headquarters in Ilutchin- j
son, Kan.
Ketchikan’s po?,toffee re-:
ceipts in 1930 totaled $25,000.
Pouches received in 1930 num- j
bered 85 compared with 144 in
1929; pouches sent, 103 com
pared with 165; sacks re-j
ceived, 1,675 compared with
1,731; sacks sent, 891, com-;
pared with 932.
Wolves are blamed for the ,
loss of work dogs in the Fair-1
banks district. A band of 15 j
wolves was recently seen on
Bear Creek. Dan Egan of Fair-1
banks creek said tm five dogs :
left camp on day to take after
caribou. Only one of the dogs
returned home. He was badly
chewed up and soon died.
Herb Mjorud, of Petersburg,
who pulled No. 7 in last year’s
University of-Washington nat
ional champion freshmen crew,
will turn out in the spring for
a piace in the varsity boat,
with splendid chances for mak
ing the crew.
In the Fairbanks district, red
foxes are more numerous than
they were last year, marten
are numerous, lynx and mink
are scarce. Comparatively few
pelts have been brought into
Fairbanks since the opening of
the season.
Mrs. Andrew Livingstone
died last month in Fairbanks.
She first came to Alaska, in
1906. She was nurse in St.
Ann’s Hospital in Juneau sev
eral years, and 1 afterwards
reived in the same capacity in
St. Mathew’s Hospital in Fair
banks. She is survived by her
husband and two children,
Helen and Calvin.
Ben Greer, former Anchor
age resident and former mem
ber of the Alaska Legislature,
is the newly elected president
of the Alaska-Yukon Society
of Los Angeles, Cal. George I)
Beaumont, former United
States marshall of the First
Division has been president
for two years. William Brown,
old-timer of Nome, is sec-re
I
ivy.
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Fleece, weighing G3 pounds,
and with staple 17 inches long,
was taken from a ewe of the |
flock of sheep of the Aleutian
Livestock Company on Umnak ;
Island, according to Capt. \
Amund Anderson, who recent
ly arrived on his motorship
Penguin in Seward from Un-.
alaska.
MAP OF
PORTLAND CANAL MINING DISTRICT
JIYDKR, ALASKA
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RADIO PROGRAM
K O M O
: FISHERS BLEND STATION, INC.
i Metropolitan Center, Seattle Wn.
j (Owing to poor reception during tha
| earlier part of the day in Hyder, the
I programs printed below will include
only such broadcasts as occur after
5 p. in. daily.)
Program for week ending Saturday,
February 7
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P. M.
Sunday, February 1
5:00 Enna Jettick Melodies, NBC-NY.
5:15 Collier's. Radio Hour, NBC-NY.
•5:15 Atwater Kent Program, NBC-NY.
7:15 Studebaker Champions, NBC-Chl.
7:15 Fisher Flouring Mills Co., Vocal
Recital.
5:00 First Church of Christ Scientist.
.1:00 Standard Brands Program,NBC
SF.
5:50 Enna Jettick Melodies, NBC-NY.
0:45 P. S. Nav. Co., Cello Recital.
10:00 Kaffce Hag Slumber Hour.
10:50 Fisher Flouring Mills Co., Con
cert Orch. and Vocalists.
11:00 Silent.
Monday, February 2
5:00 Totem Broadcasters, How's Bus
iness?, NBC-NY.
5:15 One-Quarter Hour in the Nation’s
Capital, NllC-Wn., D. C.
5:30 Fisher Flouring Mills Co. Con
cert Trio.
fi:00 Maytag Orchestra, NBC-Chi.
G:30 (Jenl. Motors Program, NBC-NY
7:00'Stromberg Carlson Concert, NB
C-Rochester.
7:30 Great Northern Railway, Empire
Builder, NBC-NY.
5:00 Amos n’ Andy. NBC-Chi.
-i:15 Shell Oil Co., Rudy Seiger’s
Shell Symphonists, NBC-SF.
i:0J Adventures of Sherlock Holmes,
NBC-SF.
9:30 Schwabacher Bros. Mozart hour.
U):30 Fislter Flouring Mills Co., Vo
Ensemble.
11:00 News Flashes.
11:10 Varsity Vagabonds.
13:00 Fox Theatre, Organ Recital
1 uesday, February 3
5:00 B. S. Power and Light Co., Vo
col Ensemble.
5:30 Fisher Flourng Mills Co., Con
cert Trio.
j.t/u musical magazine,
NBC-NY.
■: •'!() Happy Wonder Bakers, NBC-NY.
7: C1 Westingliouse Salute,, NBC-NY.
7:39 Am. Tobacei Co., Lucky Strik6
Orchestra, NBC-NY.
8 00 Amos ’n' Andy, NBC-Chi.
•15 Violet Ray Music Box, NBC-LA.
8:45 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.
12:00 Fox Theatre, Organ Recital.
Wednesday, February 4
500 P. S. P. & L. Co., Concert Trio.
5:15 R. C. A. Radiotron Co., NBC-NY.
5:30 Fisher Flouring Mills Co., Con
cert Trio,
0:00 Halsey Stuart Progarm, NBC-NY.
0:30 Palmolive Hour, NBC-NY.
7:30 Coca Cola Program, NBC-NY.
S:00 Amos n' Andy, NBC-Chi
8:15 Fisher Flouring Mills Co.;NBC
Drama Hour. NBC-SF.
S:45 Am. Popcorn Co., Jolly Time
Popcorn Review, NBC-SF.
9:00 Fisher Flouring Mills Co., Piano
Duo.
9:30 Camel Pleasure Hour, NBC-SF.
70:30 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, February 5
5:-00 Fleischmann’s Sunshine Hour,
NBC-NY.
:’>:00-Am. Radiator Co. Program, NBC
NY.
5:39 Maxwell House Melodies, NBC
NY.
7:00 Lucky Strike Orchestra and Voc
alists, NBC-NY.
7:30 Standard Symphony Hour, NBC
SF.
8:30 Pepsodent Co., Amos ’n’ Andy,
S: 45 Sperry Smiles. NBC-SF.
i: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-TjF.
12:00 Fox Theatre, Organ Recital.
Frlday, February 6
5:00 Cities Service Concert Orcestra
and the Cavaliers, NBC-NY.
5:00 Interwoven Pair, NBC-NY.
3:30 Armour Hour, NBC-NY.
7:00 Armstrong Quakers, NBC-NY.
7:30 R. K. O. Program, NBC-NY.
8:00 Amos 'n' Andy, NBC-Chi.
8:15 Brownbilt Footlites, NBC-SF.
s:30 Sussman, Wormser & Co.; S.
and W. Melodies, NBC-SF.
3:00 Hill Billies, NBC-SF.
t:30 Schwabacher's Little Symphony
Hour.
10:30 News Flashes.
10:40 Fisher Flouring Mills Co., Pac.
Nomad, NBS-SF.
i 1:00 Olympic Hotel Varsity Vaga
bonds. directed by J. Robinson.
12:00 Fox 5tli Avenue Theatre, Organ
Recital.
Saturday, February 7
5:15 R. C. A. Radiotron Co.. NBC-NY.
5:30 Fuller Brush Co., The Fuller
Man, NBC-NY.
5:00 Genl. Electric Program, NBC-NY.
7:00 Lucky Strike Program, NBC-NY.
8:00 Amos 'n' Andy, NBC-Chi.
S:15 Gilmore Circus, NBC-LA. *
8:45 Sperry Smiles, NBC-SF.
3:00 Consolidated Cigar Co., El Sidola
Minstrels, NBC-SF.
9:30 Chevrolet Chronicles.
10:00 News Flashes.
10:10 Spotlight Revue, NBC-SF.
12:00 Fox Theatre, Organ Recitai