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Newspaper
Queen Charlotte Islander
Location
Queen Charlotte, British Columbia, Canada
Date
May 16, 1914
Page
5
A large tract of Graham Island agricultural land, over 100 bundles of lots, has been released from coal rights and opened to settlers. The area lies near Queens Town and offers opportunities for homesteaders seeking farmland.
Hicks and Cauthers Pool Hall offers Candies and Soft Drinks in Massett Graham Island area alongside books magazines and dailies. Local listing notes the shop serves residents and visitors with casual gaming and reading material.
The Graham Island report notes limited current production but a ready market and expects growth with the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway. It cites potential markets for timber coal oil fishing and other resources plus a mild winter climate and about 70 inches of mean annual rainfall over the past three years.
A number of Nadu men have left for Sewall to work on telegraph poles. The Polaris visited but stayed briefly due to crowded wharfs. J K Anderson of Tow Hill visited this week. Settlers packed the government wharf to watch stockman J Brickbealer ship stall fed cattle to Sewall City. Orchards in the district are thriving. Dill of Woden visited, noted as a family man impressed by local bachelors. Seven new pre emptors have located here in two weeks.
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