Omineca Herald
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2015-12-01
issued: 1911-02-18
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note: THE OMINECA HERAL \ 4 4 V nci Vol. 3. No. 33. HAZELTON, B. C, SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 18, 1911. EIGHT VI MORE RAILWAYS PROJECTED WILL OPLN UP COUNTRY RICH IN NATURAL RESOURCES Three More To Traverse Northern Interior of British Columbia Application is being made at this session of the Legislature for charters of incorporation for several railways, including three of considerable interest to our readers. The Naas and Peace River Railway Company proposes to build a road from the head of Nasoga Gulf, up the Naas ��� River to its junction with the Kitwancool river, thence following the Kitwancool river easterly towards Babine river, thence easterly up and along the Babine river to a point at or about its junction with the Neelkitkwa river, thence northerly and easterly to the Nation river, thence easterly along the Nation river to the Pine river, thence easterly along the Pine river and through the Pine River Pass to the easterly boundary of the Province of British Columbia. The latest application is that of the Pacific & Hudson's Bay Railway, which seeks authority to construct a railway from Kimsquit at the head of Dean Channel, thence northeasterly following the Dean River, Sigula Lake, Kwalchela Lake, the En- tiaco River aud the Upper Necha- co River to Fort Fraser, thence northeasterly to Fort McLeod, thence crossing Parsnip river, through Pine River Pass and following Pine River to Coal Brook and thence northeasterty to Dunvegan, thence along Peace River to Peace River Landing, thence easterly passing the headwaters of the Bear River to the Athabasca River and Fort Mc- Murry, thence crossing the Athabasca River and following the Clearwater River and Churchill River to a point on the Hudson Bay Railway south of Washoi- waka Lake, thence to Churchill or Nelson on Hudson Bay. The proposed route of the Naas and Skeena Rivers Railway Company is from Groundhog valley down the south side of the Skeena river to its junction with the Slan Geest river, thence following the Slan G…
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Hazelton (B.C.)
spatial: Hazelton
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0211676
language: English
lat: 55.2558330
long: -127.6755560
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Hazelton, B.C. : L. L. DeVoin
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