James Island, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia. The Canadian Government has given notice that about February 15, 1914, and without further notice, a 3rd order dioptric flashing white light of 100,000 candlepower, showing 1 flash every 5 seconds, would be established on Cape St. The following Notice to Mariners announced the new light: Chrystal supervised the construction of the station which cost $18,114. A wooden dwelling was built near the lighthouse, and a boathouse was constructed at the shore. James Island, the largest of a collection of small islands at Cape St. In 1913, the Department of Marine erected a forty-four-foot-tall reinforced concrete tower atop St. As he sailed around the southern end of the archipelago on July 25, which was the feast day of St. In 1787, Dixon came upon a large archipelago, which he named the Queen Charlotte Islands. Aboard the Discovery with Captain Cook on this voyage was George Dixon, who in 1785 would captain the Queen Charlotte for the King George’s Sounds Company and return to King George’s Sound to engage in the fur trade. In July 1776, Captain James Cook embarked on his third voyage of exploration which visited King George’s Sound (what is now Nootka Sound, British Columbia).
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