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Newspaper
Prince Rupert Journal
Location
Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jul 16, 1916
Page
2
A fragmented 1916 listings snippet shows telephone and address lines with incomplete numbers. It references Third Avenue East, Me Postoffice, and a Sunday date of July 1, 1916, indicating a local business or telecommunication directory fragment.
The article criticizes J A Macdonald for misrepresenting the province’s Miscellaneous votes under the budget. It argues the Miscellaneous category covers many items from estate to library expenditures and government fuel, with the presentation intended to skew perception.
The piece portrays Mr. Brewster as a fair fighter yet willing to use political tactics to score points. It cites alleged irregularities in the last general election in Vancouver and Victoria, implying Conservatives are blameworthy. It references a Vancouver Island election where a Liberal was said to win through self sacrificing efforts.
A shipload of patriots arrives from Vancouver on election day. Parity leans lightly to both Liberals and Conservatives despite Liberal protests about recent profit from the plug.
The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Company gives notice under the Savigable Waters Protection Act that a warehouse site fronting water front Block G in Prince Rupert is described in Land Registry No 923. After one month it will apply to the Minister of Public Works for approval to construct the warehouse in Prince Rupert Manitoba dated May 25 1916.
The Surf Inlet Power Company Limited deposits site and wharf plans with the Minister of Public Works Ottawa and the Lands Registry District at Prince Rupert BC for a house and power plant at the head of Surf Inlet Princess Royal Island in front of Lot 40 Range 4 Coast District. After one month from first publication the company will apply for approval and leave to construct the wharves and power house. Dated Vancouver BC May 29 1916.
J J Fred Ritchie agent for Consolidated Mining Smelting Power Co applies to Mining Recorder for Certificate of Improvements to obtain Crown Grant on the No 3 4 4 Frac No 4 6 6 No 7 and Mineral Claims in the Skeena Cassiar district adjoining Carney Like Granby Bay B C. Action under section 5 to begin before the certificate is issued. Dated June 15 1116.
Mining rights across Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta and adjacent territories may be leased for 21 years at 1 dollar per acre. Up to 2,560 acres per applicant. Applications must be filed in person with the district Agent or Sub-Agent. Surveyed lands require section descriptions. unsurveyed lands must be staked. Fee 0.5 dollars with possible rounding. Royalty five cents per ton of merchantable coal. annual sworn returns required. If not operated, returns due at least once a year. Surface rights may be purchased at 10 dollars per acre. For details contact Ottawa Secretary of the Interior or Dominion Lands agents.
Mineral claims BALSAM HOOTER MALLARD No 1 No 2 No 2 Fraction HEM LOCK Fraction and LAKANIAN Fraction in Skeena Mining Division near Hidden Creek and Carney Lake Granby Bay B C via Granby Consolidated Mining Smelting Power Co Ltd agent J Fred Ritchie Free Miner's Cert 071B 90810B announces intention to apply for a Certificate of Improvements within sixty days for Crown Grant under section 85 dated May 19 1916.
Notice published January 31, 1916, by Daniel Lindeborg and others as administrators for the James Proudfoot Estate. They announce intent to apply to the Mining Recorder for a Certificate of Improvements to obtain a Crown grant for several mineral claims including TIP TOP and RAMBLER on Salmon River. The notice sets a sixty day period to act under section 65.
The Surf Inlet Power Company Limited filed May 18 1916 plans for diverting water from Cougar Lake at Surf Inlet Prince Royal Island. Copies are open for inspection in Victoria and Prince Rupert. The application was filed February 24 1916 and the business area lies within ten miles of Surf Inlet.
Directory lists Windsor Hotel at First Ave and Eighth St run by W H Wright, Central Hotel at First Ave and Seventh St with Peter Black owner, Lempess Hotel on Coleridge Ave between Sixth and Seventh Streets in Rochester offering steam heated rooms.
Notice by Daniel Lindeborg acting for multiple parties and as agent for Andrew Lindeborg Hiram Stevenson and D C Barbrick regarding certificate of improvements for several mineral claims in the Portland Canal Mining Division Cassiar District located on Salmon River. Dated January 81st 1916.
Tweed Pearse of Vancouver solicits a licence from the Chief Commissioner of Lands BC to prospect for coal and petroleum on 640 acres at Otard Bay Graham Island, starting at a post at the northeast corner of C L 10 153. The application is dated April 10 1916 with Samuel Horner as agent.
I Ritchie acting as agent for the ing and Power Company Limited holds Free Miners Certificates 90 071B and 90 810B. He intends within sixty days to apply to the Mining Recorder for a Certificate of Improvements for the Crown Grant of the Balsam Cedar Cyprus and Spruce Mining Division claims at Granby Bay British Columbia. Action under section 85 must be commenced before the issue. Dated April 7 1916.
Take notice that Joan Flewin holder of Free Miner's Certificate No 80 51856 and W H Cooper FP M C No 80 518B intend within sixty days to apply to the Mining Recorder for a Certificate of Improvements to obtain a Crown Grant for the Blue Jay mineral claim in the Port land Canal Mining Mission Casstar District. Action under section 85 must be commenced before issue of the certificate. Dated April 20 1916.
Wanted large quantity spruce logs of good size and at least 30 percent planed scale. Provide price quality and earliest delivery to C. P. Coles & Co Vancouver.
Samuel Korner of Vancouver BC, a prospector, seeks a licence from the Chief Commissioner of Lands, Province of British Columbia, to prospect for coal and petroleum on lands described as C. L. No. 10176 West SO chains south 80 chains east 40 chains north 80 chains to start, containing 640 acres more or less, dated April 11 1916. Locator.
Olaf Bevindsen announces an application to the Superintendent of Provincial Police on July Sil for a retail liquor licence for the Alice Arm Hotel at Head of Alice Arm Lot 3 648 Casiar District. Notice dated June 8 1916.
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