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Newspaper
Queen Charlotte Islander
Location
Queen Charlotte, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jul 18, 1914
Page
4
A reprint of the miners commandments from an old history book echoes on Graham Island. The piece lampoons frontier prospector life urging rest and moral restraint while condemning excessive drink and reckless labor on Sundays.
Skeena Land District Queen Charlotte Islands notices James Stack Massett prospector intends to apply for a coal and petroleum licence covering 640 acres on Graham Island. Beginning at a post near the southwest corner of Coal Licence 9647 the parcel runs 80 chains east, 80 chains south, 80 chains west, and 80 chains north. Date June 15 1914.
James Stack of Massett announces intent to apply for a license to prospect for coal and petroleum on Graham Island near Skaloo Inlet. The survey describes a 640 acre parcel bounded 80 chains in each direction from a post on the west coast, with dates in June 1914.
Notice describes a survey of lands on the West Coast of Graham Island near Coal Licence 9647. Starting at a post two miles west of the licence corner, the parcel measures 80 chains by 80 chains, enclosing 640 acres more or less. Dated June 15, 1914, James Stack.
Fragmentary notice describes a land boundary beginning two miles west from the south, then 80 chains east and 80. The date June 15, 1914. Name attached James Stack.
A land tract located about one mile north of Skaloo Inlet on Graham Island seeks official description. The plot extends east 80 chains, north 80 chains, west 80 chains, and south 80 chains back to the starting point, totaling about 640 acres more or less.
A land description notes a plot starting about one mile north and one mile west from the head of Skaloo Inlet, proceeding 80 chains north, 80 chains east, 80 chains south, and 80 chains west back to the starting point.
Legal land description for the Queen Charlotte Islands Land District outlining a tract of 640 acres more or less. Bounded north 80 chains, west 80 chains, south 80 chains, east 80 chains to the starting point.
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