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Newspaper
Prince Rupert Journal
Location
Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jun 20, 1911
Page
4
Publication official notice from the Prince Rupert Journal Telephone listing office address Third Avenue near McBride Street and subscription rates for Canada and overseas advertising details provided upon request.
The Cranbrook Herald notes rapid transformation from barren lakeside wilderness to cultivated farms in the Skeena Valley. It contrasts early Arrow Lakes travel with today as gar den patches and fruit trees rise along streams, signaling settlement, improved life, and new homes amid unfolding prosperity.
At the Victoria assize Justice Murphy imposed sentences on Prince Rupert rioters. Names include J Vujovich three years for shooting with intent and several others two years for unlawful assembly and rioting. One year hard labor for Vuck Sandralovich and Steve Brudo with mercy recommendation. six months for Jura Radulovich. Allen convicted of manslaughter faces life imprisonment.
Mr BE J Fader of New Westminster reports in London that he has agreed to supply 1,000,000 tons of magnetic iron ore to the Canada Pacific Steel Company for a large steel works to be built near Coquitlam. The blast furnaces are to start near autumn, with ore shipments to begin as furnaces are ready. Fader and associates own an iron mine nearby.
The Harrison Lake site holds magnetic ore capable of supplying all provincial ore for twenty years. The mine is idle now but can operate when demand rises. The ore is basic iron ore at just over 62 percent.
Aldermen discuss past missteps in the streetlight program and waste of funds. They debate who was responsible for haste and misallocation while considering a $38,000 improvement plan to install more efficient lighting.
Chief Justice Hunter sits this week for civil actions then departs briefly for travel. Kelly et al. vs Lindsay adjourned due to illness. Hall vs Dudgeon verdict favors Mrs. Hall who seeks $2000 from her brother over horse purchases. Martin vs Morrow concerns an Indian merchant and an InlandER vessel dispute over delivery of goods. Captain Bucy’s testimony sought to clarify freight handling as a common carrier. Slater Shoe Co. vs Larkin et al. hearing proceeds with a preferred goods claim.
Editors toured the new railway line from Prince Rupert to Copper River on the private car of General Superintendent Mehan and Superintendent McNicholl. The trip emphasized easy curves, eliminated grades, and close river views along the Skeena River, with heavy ballast work at Kitsumkalum River showing rapid progress toward full operation.
An assigned case cites a Georgia bank setup run by a colored sharper. A depositor recalls placing five dollars six months earlier, and the teller and cashier insists the sum vanished to interest, noting the common greed and neglect as the ledger remains unclear.
The article describes ballast laying and track lifting by two eighty man crews, turning over two miles of track daily. It notes the line is built to high standard with easy curves and unaltered grades, yielding a ballast free bed superior to many lines. The general superintendent can haul twenty percent heavier loads as work progresses.
The article explains a tide table method used in June 1911 for Prince Rupert, noting times in Pacific Standard, 0 to 24 hours from midnight, and heights in feet above Low Water datum. It mentions the Harbor datum set by the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway being one foot lower.
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