Alberni Pioneer News
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2024-04-09
issued: 1911-01-07
aggregated CHO: https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/albernip/items/1.0441254/source.json
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note: ,7' ~-~ T JAFI 121911 " Alberm Pioneer News. Pv Volume 4. Port Alberni, B. C, Jan. 7, 1911. No. 22 RAILWAY GRADERS CUT INTO COAL SEAMS IN PORT ALBERNI Discovery Convinces Interested People that Enormous Deposit Exists Under TownsiteâStakes Planted and Application For Rights Posted. While at work on the railway grade, between Waterhouse's wharf and. the Barclay Sound Cedar company's mill on Saturday last, the Paterson Contracting company's steam shovel cut into and exposed a seam of coal in the bluff on the waterfront. The workmen became interested, and the news soon spread over the town, which brought several prominent citizens to the scene. Numerous samples were picked up and carried away, the busiest man in this line being A. D. Cooper, who has since sent specimens to MacKenzie & Mann and the officials of the Alberni Land company in England. A lot of expert knowledge of coal deposits and showings developed on the scene of the find. Previous discoveries, on other parts of the townsite, of such indications were brought in for comparison, and it was only a hopeless pessimist who could not be convinced that Port Alberni stands over an enormous deposit of the best grade of coal on Vancouver Island. The burning qualities of the coal were tested in the furnace of the steam shovel, and so satisfactory were the results that the company has since been using no other fuel. This week two other showings were uncovered along the grade. Following the discovery, C. A. McNaughton and Thomas Rowley put in some stakes and posted a notice, claiming the coal mining rights on the foreshore from the wharf to the mill and under the canal for the same distance. Some time ago a similar application was made by G. H. Bird and G. A. Spencer for rights between the new and old towns. Work Started on Telephone System The work of getting out poles for the British Columbia Telephone company for its Alberni district service has commenced, and it is figured that the installation of telephones in the…
note: Alberni Pioneer News ran from 1907-08-17 to 1912-02-24. The name was changed to Port Alberni News starting 1912-03-02.
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Port Alberni (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0441254
language: English
lat: 49.234444
long: -124.805833
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Port Alberni, B.C. : R. J. Burde
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source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
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