Alberni Pioneer News
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2024-04-09
issued: 1912-02-03
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note: Le^i^t^t^ Z** jWL.&u***-' '-^W Alberni Pioneer <f» Volume 5. Port Alberni, B. C, Feb. 3, 1912. No. 26 Big Steamer Is Coming For the Wallace Fisheries. The Wallace Fisheries, Ltd., (Mackenzie & Mann) who have cold storage plants at Uchucklesat and other points on the West coast intend to place a large steamer on this coast for the purpose of carrying fish to their various plants. The steamer was purchased in Scotland and is expected to arrive in Alberni canal about April 5th, and go into service about May 1. The company announces that its steamer will call, and it will be prepared to buy halibut and salmon, at points in Barclay sound, Clayoquot sound, Kyuquot sound, Esperanza inlet, Nootka sound, Hesquiat harbor and Ucluelet. Local News In Brief Charles Green, who has been on a holiday visit to his old home in Missouri, returned yesterday. Danvers Osborn and wife and family arrived yesterday from Victoria, en route to Bamfield. They are registered at the Somass. John Hepburn returned yesterday afternoon from Victoria. H. Irvine, of the E. & N. survey at Union Bay, is a guest at the Somass. The E. & N. round house was painted this week by Lynn & Shaver. G. Blackburn, of Nanaimo, was a visitor in town this week, a guest at the Somass. A benefit concert, in aid of Mrs. Sea- baum and family, West Coast settlers, who, owing to the accidental death of Mr. Seabaum in Victoria, last week, are in distress, will be given in Whyte's hall next Wednesday night. All the best talent available will be on the programme. Free stages from Port Alberni will leave the Somass hotel at 7:30 G. J. Forbes, a recent arrival from Ireland, has joined the clerical staff in Carmichael & Moorhead's office. A notice was posted yesterday announcing that the Dominion government telegraph office would receive night lettergrams at the rate of fifty words for 25 cents and every additional ten words 5 cents, up to 8 p. m. daily. Charles Wood, of Birtle, Man., is a visitor in town. He is looking over 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: 10.14288/1.0441095
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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