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 am
offer excellent oppotunities for profitable minim
investment under the economical transportatior
conditions provided by the splendid, new Yi
mile highway traversing the Texas creek valley
from end to end.
In addition to opening this rich mineral regioi
to mining endeavor, the Texas Creek Highwaj
offers a scenic excursion of matchless mountaii
scenery, and the most remarkable glacier vista:
in the world.
For information relative to the mineral resources of th
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.
Frank A. Sandberg, 80, who
had lived in Alaska for more
than 30 years, died at Fair
banks. He had flown there
from Eagle recently.
Harry Buzby, 68, recently
died at Fairbanks. He partic
ipated in the stampedes to
Dawson, Nome and Fairbanks.
The Dolan-Devinney gold
mine near Valdez is operating
this w'inter. A shipment of ore i
is expected to be made in the j
spring, and from the proceeds j
a small mill will be erected. ]
Klawock, Southeast Alaska
Indian village, has organized 1
a chamber of commerce with
28 charter members. Street im- j
provements to the cost of $20,- j
000 will be started March 1.
William C. (Bill) Lowden, |
who first went into the Yukon
country in 1895 and was one
of the early etampeders into1
the Klondike, recently died in
I.os Angeles.
Affairs of the Yukon Con-i
solidated Gold Corporation, a
$6,000,000 company, with vast
mining operations in the Klon
dike, will be investigated by
G. T. Clarkson of Toronto on
appointment by Canadian Sec.
of State Cahan. A group of
English shareholders charge
that too much stock has been
issued by the corporation and
that its operations have been
mismanaged.
Twenty-two men are steadily
employed by the Evan Jones
coal mine near Anchorage.
A father-and-son banquet
was recently held at Seward.
The Rev. C. T. Hatten was the
principal speaker.
Wrangell’s city council has j
been petitioned by the radio;
club of the town to enact or
dinance forbidding the unec-1
essary operation of electrical !
equipment between the hours !
of 6 P. M. and midnight.
Crowded conditions in Ket- j
chikan schools, Dr. R. V. Ellis, 1
president of the Ketchikan
school board says, make it im- !
peiative that city officials ar
range for increased facilities
next fall.
Martens are scarce and beav- j
era plentiful in the Tanana and
Ruby districts. Trappers are?
having difficulty in getting the
ten-pelt limit in martens, but S
will get the ten-pelt limit in
beavers.
John “No Brains’’ Alexand- j
er, Fort Yukon Indian, was J
sentenced to nine years in the
Federal penitentiary on Mc
Neil’s Island by the United
States District Court at Fail
banks on his plea of guilty to
a manslaughter charge arising
out of his killing of his neph-1
ew in a drunken brawl.
i
--
Charlie Big Eyes, native of
Ninilchik, thinks white men’s
ways are good ways, and sc
does his squaw. When he de
serted her he gave her as ali
money one butchered bull
moose, 10 dressed mink skins,
10 fox pelts and 1000 dried
salmon. She is delighted.
RADIO PROGRAM
K O M O
FISHERS BI-END 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,
March 21.
-O
P. M.
Sunday, March 15
5:00 Enna Jettick Melodies, NBC-NY.
5:15 Collier’s Radio Hour, NBC-NY.
6:15 Atwater Kent Program, NBC-NY.
7:15 Hotel ST. Francis Orch., NBC.
7:45 Fisher Flouring Mills Co., Vocal
Recital.
8:00 First Church of Christ Scientist.
!):00 Standard Brands Program,NBC
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, March 16
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.
5:50 Stock Summaries.
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.
S: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 Fisher Flouring Mills Co., Vo
Ensemble.
11:00 News Flashes.
11:10 Varsity Vagabonds.
12:00 Fox Theatre, Organ Recital
Tuesday, March 17
5:00 Paul Whiteman’s Painters, NBC
NY.
5:30 Spratts Patent Program
6:00 McKesson Musical Magazine.
NBC-NY.
6:30 Happy Wonder Bakers, NBC-NY.
7:00 Westinghouse Salute,, NBC-NY.
7:30 Am. Tobacci Co.. Lucky Strike
Orchestra, NBC-NY.
3:00 Amos ’n’ Andy, NBC-Chi.
8:15 Memory Lane, NBC-SF
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.
12:00 Fox Theatre, Organ Recital.
Wednesday, March 18
5:00 Listerine Program, Bobby Jones
Golf Chat; NBC-Atla.
5:15 R. C. A. Radiotron Co., NBC-NY.
5:30 Fisher Flouring Mills Co., Con
5:50 Stock market summaries,
cert Trio.
3:00 Halsey Stuart Progarm. NBC-NY.
6:30 Palmolive Hour, NBC-NY.
7:30 Coca Cola Program, NBC-NY.
8:00 Amos n’ Andy. NBC-Chi.
S:15 Camel Pleasure Hour, NBC-SF
*: 15 Phoenix Hosiery Co.
10:00 NBC Drama hour. NBC-SF.
10:30 Fox West Coast Theaters,
Owen Sweeten's Playboys.
11:00 News Flashes.
11:10 Varsity Vagabonds.
12:00 Fox Theatre, Organ Recital.
Thursday, March 19
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 Svmphonv Hour, NBC
SF.
8:30 Pepsodent Co., Amos ’n’ Andy,
8:45 Sperry Smiles, NBC-SF.
9:00 MJB Co.; Demi Tasse Revue.
9:30 New World Life Insurance Co.
10:00 Talk Under Auspices of Pub
lis Opinion.
10:15 Fisher Flouring mills Co.
10:30 Uncle Hank from Ciderville
Center.
11:00 News Flashes.
11:10 Hotel St. Francis Dance Orch.,
NBC-SF.
12:00 Fox Theatre, Organ Recital.
Friday, March 20
5:00 Cities Service Concert Orcesira
and the Cavaliers, NBC-NY.
6:00 Interwoven Pair, NBC-NY.
6:30 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.
S:15 Brownbilt Footlites, NBC-SF.
8:30 Sussman, Wormser & Co.; 3.
and W. Melodies, NBC-SF.
9:00 Chevrolet Chronicles, (ET).
9:30 Schwabacher's Little Symphony
Hour.
10:30 News Flashes.
10:40 Fisher Flouring Mills Co., Pac.
Nomad, NBS-SF.
11:00 Olympic Hotel Varsity Vaga
bonds, directed by .1. Robinson.
12:00 Fox 5th Avenue Theatre, Organ
Recital.
Saturday, March 21
5:15 R. C. A. Radiotron Co., NBC-NY.
5:30 Fuller Brush Co., The Fuller
Man, NBC-NY.
6:00 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.
9:00 Consolidated Cigar Co., El Sidela
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.