Death of John Gill Pioneer and Island figure
John Gill known as Jack dies in Vancouver after a lingering illness. He was the first steward on the Kootenay Lake steamers and served as Jedway’s deputy mining recorder. In recent years he worked with the Queen Charlotte Pioneer and Development Co at Lockeport. survived by his brother O P Gill.
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John Gill
Vancouver
Jack
Kootenay Lake
Islands
Jedway
Queen Charlotte
Salmon Boom At Wallace Fisheries Cannery
Wallace Fisheries at Naden Harbor runs full time as humpback salmon fishing proves highly successful. Seine and gill nets are used for the first time in Hecate Straits. The company steamer Claxton carried fifteen thousand fish to Claxton for canning.
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Wallace Fisheries Company
Naden Harbor
Hecate Straits
Claxton
Fire Warden Suppresses Fires on Graham and Langara Islands
Capt. Mc Tavish, government fire warden for the north Graham Island area, has battled fires on Massett Inlet shores. An island burned and a native-owned house destroyed. A small Langara Island fire was visited and extinguished by the warden.
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Graham Island
Capt
McTavish
Massett Inlet
Langara Island
Oil Field Equipment Arrives for British Empire Steamer
The steamer British Empire delivered 500 feet of eight inch casing and drills to the B. C. Oil Fields Company at Tialin Point. A new driller and crew are engaged and operating under Mr. McPhail on the ground.
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British Empire
Massett
B. C. Oil Fields Company
Tialin Point
McPhail
Haidas and Their Legends Continue on Haida Fishing Grounds
The Haidas held hereditary rights to tracts around major salmon streams such as the Yakoun Ain and Skidegate Chuck. Fishing streams, berry grounds, and hunting districts provided the tribe’s essentials, with seasonal cedar bark houses noted at autumn fishing grounds. They valued these areas for fish, berries, and skins for clothing, with barter and privileges linked to access.
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Yakoun
Ain
Skidegate
Water License Sought for Kluny Creek Use on Moresby Island
Wilfrid Doughty of Skidegate seeks a license to take one cubic foot per second of water from Kluny Creek on Moresby Island for industrial use on Lot 4. Water diverted about 1.25 miles upstream. outlet to unnamed bay near Shingle Bay. Objections can be filed with the Water Recorder in Prince Rupert or the Comptroller of Water Rights in Victoria.
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Wilfrid Doughty
Skidegate
Q.C.I
Moresby Island
Prince Rupert
Massett Notary Seeks Land Purhase on Graham Island
Charles Harrison a Massett notary public intends to apply for permission to purchase 160 acres on Graham Island Queen Charlotte Islands land district Skeena. The description starts at a post 40 chains east of A. P. 8710 and follows a shoreline loop back to the start. Date April 11 1912.
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Union Engine
H. P
Queen Charlotte Islands
Queen Charlottes
Henry Edenshaw
Massett
Herbert Doughty
Grimsby
Eng
Everett Harvey Lea
Vancouver
Province of
British Columbia
N. W
Wilson Creek
Rennels Sound
Point of Commencement
A. W. Carter
Skidegate
Q.C.I
Canneryman
Moresby Island
Lionel Crippen
Charles Harrison
B.C
Massett Inlet
Graham Island
Wilfrid Vere Doughty
Q. C.1
Kison Harbor
A. M. Miller
Leading Island
Skidegate Inlet
Maud and
Moresby Islands
Aliford Bay
Walter Rudge
Sandspit
N.E
Copper Bay
I. Joseph L. Molitor
Queen Charlotte
B. C
S. W
T. L
Joseph L. Molitor
Frederick N. D. Rosher
Victoria
Fall River
Charles E. Pomeroy
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Wee Jeanie
Haan
Kodaks
Remington
McRae Bros. Ltd
Prince Rupert, B.C
W. G. Rinehart
General Merchandise Gas Engines & Machinery
James Martin
Queenstown
Tow Hill General
Rose Spit
J. K. Anderson
Comptroller of Water Rights
Parliament Buildings
ACT
Skeena
Queen Charlotte Islands Land District
Vere Doughty
E. C. Stevens
Catherine Miller
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