Description

56 pages. Black and white photos, illustrations and maps. "Prince Rupert, the western terminus of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway, is a distributing centre for the Skeena River and the Omineca Mining Divisions. It is the natural starting point . because it is the seat of Government Agency for that section of British Columbia, as well as being the ocean terminus of the transcontinental railway. Starting at Prince Rupert examinations were made east as far as Lorne Creek, a distance 130 miles by railroad" - from page 5. Includes the mining operations, owners, type of resources and type of leases at Kitsumgallum Lake (near Terrace), Douglas Creek, Little Cedar River (Nass-Skeena Coal Claims), Lakelse Valley (Lakelse Hot Springs), Thornhill Mountain, Zymoetz (Copper) River, Legate Creek, St. Croix Creek, Lorne Creek and Graham Island on the Queen Charlotte Islands. Above-average wear. Assorted chips and openings, primarily to front cover. Usual library markings. Spine taped. A worthy reference copy. Book