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Newspaper
Prince Rupert Journal
Location
Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jun 02, 1915
Page
4
Walter Owen inspector of provincial police went south last night and inspected the Anyox office. Hon. H. E. Young provincial secretary and minister of education arrived by the Venture from Anyox, visited the smelter town and planned to proceed to Victoria.
Citizens in the city or district whose breadwinner serves with the Empire or Allied forces should notify the local organization secretary to receive help from the fund. The instruction emphasizes timely communication to access support during military service.
Dominion lands in Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta Yukon Northwest Territories and part BC offer coal mining rights for twenty one years at one dollar per acre with a 2560 acre cap per applicant. Applications must be filed in person with a five dollar fee refundable if unavailable. Royalty five cents per ton and annual returns required. Surface rights may be bought at ten dollars per acre. Contact Secretary of the Interior Ottawa or Dominion Lands Agents.
Local high school girls donated all their funds from entertainments to buy yarn and learned knitting. They have produced sixteen pairs of heavy socks ready for the front and seek more yarn and funds to continue.
A Naas Valley Farmers Institute has been organized with an initial 41 members. Officers chosen include President Currie, Vice-President Davies, Secretary-Treasurer Priestley, Directors McAfee McCabe and Stark, reflecting steady progress in northern agricultural settlement.
The article notes that Britain plans to end costly military campaigns in southwest Africa. It states that despite large expenditures, the effort has failed to secure decisive gains and Britain will now focus on peaceful development in a region plagued by militarism.
The 68th Regiment E.G.O.R. commands May 22 1915 with Major J A McMullin presiding. Enrolment notes a man posted to A Company effective May 26 1914. Parades for A and B Companies set for June 2 and June 4 1915 at 8 p.m. at the Assessors Office, weather permitting at the exhibition building. Acting Adjutant.
Analysis of the May 18 1915 pre-emption sale reveals 694 lots opened with 119 claimed. Demand focused on speculative tracts near Sechelt and Lund on Vancouver Mainland Coast, while farming parcels drew less interest. In Vancouver 242 applicants sought 102 lots. many coveted Sechelt area 40 acre blocks.
George Palmer Might of Seattle seeks permission to prospect lands 40 chains north of Steele Creek, then 80 chains north, 80 chains west, 80 chains south, and 80 chains east to start point. Dated February 22 1915 Skeena Land District. Marry Mc Mann of Victoria seeks permission to prospect lands 160 chains west and 80 chains north of Skela In let, then 80 chains west, south, east, and north to start point. Dated February 28 1915.
Multiple notices from 1915 list Tiomas P. O Farrell of Vancouver James Connell of Victoria and George H E Hancox of Vancouver seeking permission to prospect coal and petrol on lands in Skeana Skeana district Kickathla Inlet and Port Lewis area with described boundary chains and dated notices February 22 25 27 1915
Public notices name owners Lillian Hall Kirkley of Vancouver and William John Brown Bookery of Victoria as applicants for mining permissions. Descriptions reference land parcels near Steele Creek, Freeman's Island, and Codil Licence No. 10020 near Ozard Bay with boundary lines of 80 chain segments and a 40 chain offset, dated to broadcast authorities.
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