Arkansas Little Leaf and Chipper aren't actually resistant to bacterial wilt disease, but they get infected a little later than some older varieties because they are bitter-free and thus aren't as attractive to cucumber beetles. Any other bitter-free variety will perform the same. The only truly BW-resistant commercial variety is County Fair Hybrid.
I created the BW-resistant varieties that were listed in the Seed Savers Yearbook. They were made by back-crossing various varieties against PI 200815, a primitive cucumber from Burma that the USDA found had a dominant gene for BW resistance. Send me a PM if you'd like seed. Of the varieties listed in the SSE, the one I'd recommend is WI 5207 BWR.
Fred
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