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Queen Charlotte Islands coal and oil expansion update
The text describes extensive coal exploration on Graham Island with multiple companies acquiring licenses and preparing borings. It notes new drilling by Northern Anthracite Collieries Limited and Graham Island Coal & Timber Syndicate, road building toward Massett Inlet, and plans to start boring by January 1912. Oil prospects are growing with B C Oilfields Limited drilling at Blue Creek and claims from Ozards Bay to Frederick Island. Bitumen shows on Ramsay and Lyell Island shores.
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Robertson
The
Honna
Yakoun
Skidegate Harbor
Cowgitz
Skidegate
Dr. Ells
Neda
Massett Inlet
Merrill and Merrill
Yakoun River
Barton
Northern Anthracite Collieries Company Limited
Queen Charlotte City
Graham Island
Queen Charlotte Island
Delkatta Bay
Tow Hill
Graham Island Coal & Timber Syndicate Limited
London
England
Queenstown
Naden Harbor
B. C. Oilfields Limited
Blue Creek
Ozards Bay
Frederick Island
H. Carmichael, Esq
T. Rhyner Marshall
Dawson
Ramsay Island
Atli Inlet
Lyell Island