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Newspaper
Queen Charlotte Islander
Location
Queen Charlotte, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Apr 01, 1912
Page
1
The narrator recalls early settler life on Graham Island Massett and struggles to farm, build roads, and sell beef while facing tax seizures, government inaction, and ambitious timber claims. He highlights land purchases, returns from cattle, and efforts to spark industry despite harsh weather and dwindling aid from authorities.
Four days in Massett saw steamers Petriana British Empire Claxton and Lebro dock at the wharves setting new arrival records. Petriana carried supplies for Graham Island Collieries including two steam launches and a barge for Yakoun River work. British Empire freight included explosives for Greene and Wright camps. Lebro unloaded one million feet of lumber for Langara Island lighthouse work. Claxton served the Naden Harbor cannery.
Four drills operate at Yakoun river Chown Point and Tiaha Point on Graham Island. The Graham Island Collieries Co. brings in two launches and a river scow to move supplies and gear, including a Peterboro canoe with a five horsepower engine for shallow water work. Over half a million dollars will be spent this year on coal and oil development amid good weather and growing canneries and fishing prospects.
A Vancouver resident reportedly purchased the Massett townsite from the Natural Resources Company which had owned it for a year. Several lots sold well, and local development includes a school hotel general store poolroom cigar store rooming house and homes. The Anglican church is under construction. Land clearing street building and a new lumber yard and mill boost town prosperity.
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