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B.C. Salvage Company fonds

  • PR-2302
  • Fonds
  • [Ca. 1898-1919]

The fonds consists of 132 black and white photographs (26 glass plate negatives and 106 nitrate negatives) showing the marine activities of the British Columbia Salvage Company (later the Pacific Salvage Company) between ca. 1898 and 1919. The photographs show vessels at work, wrecked vessels and salvage operations as well as buildings and camping photographs.

British Columbia Salvage Company

[Island Tug and Barge] : [miscellaneous footage, 1960s]

Footage. Stock shots and camera original rolls of the activities of Island Tug and Barge Ltd. in the 1960s. Items of note: salvage of the "Mandoil", 1968; salvage of the ferry "Queen of Prince Rupert," 1967; salvage of the "Glafkos", [1961]; launch and first dump of the log barge "Island Yarder", 1965.

Ken Gibson interview

CALL NUMBER: T3085:0001 - 0003 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Tofino reminiscence : part 1 - 3 PERIOD COVERED: 1910-1978 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1978 SUMMARY: Ken Gibson interviewed by Bob Bossin, 1978. Subjects include Fred Tibbs, Tofino, World War II, the evacuation of the Japanese-Canadians, whales, salvage operations.;

CALL NUMBER: T3085:0004 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1978 SUMMARY: [No content information available.];

Mary and Otto Weiler interview

CALL NUMBER: T0968:0001 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1968 [summer] SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Otto Weiler, who is a justice of the peace, discusses the connections between the outside world and Cortes Island including mail boats, planes and roads. Then he discusses his reasons for coming to Cortes; his impressions upon arrival; fishing in the area; oyster and salal gathering; timber salvage; the community spirit of the islanders; social life, including a New Years' dance; an;d adventures of living on Cortes, including a discussion of the helpfulness of the people. TRACK 2: Mr. Weiler continues by discussing the friendliness of Cortes people; the self-governing type of l;aw and order on the Island; activity among the islanders; and media on Cortes. Then Mary Weiler recalls her work as a nurse with the Columbia Coast Mission and then later at a clinic; Christmas celeb;rations; religion on the Island; and pros and cons of living on the island.;

CALL NUMBER: T0968:0002 SUMMARY: [No content summary is available for this tape.]

P. J. Hall fonds

  • PR-0844
  • Fonds
  • [ca. 1900-1915]

The fonds consists of Philip J. Hall's photographs of salvage operations carried out by the British Columbia Salvage Company. The photographs consists of black and white prints, nitrate negatives and glass plate negatives and were taken between ca. 1900 and 1915. There are also views of British Columbia and the coast and personal photographs amongst the records.

Hall, Philip J.

William Higgs interview : [Chapman, 1976]

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1976-08-04 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Captain William Higgs recalls how his father, Leonard Higgs, came out from England to British Columbia via Oregon, and settled on South Pender Island. William was born in 1901. Educated at home, then three terms boarding at St. Michael's school. Made boats out of cedar slabs, then out of cedar lumber. Boat trips to pick up supplies at Cadboro Bay, Mayne Island or Sidney. Learned boatbuilding skills from father. William became an apprentice seaman on the CPR steamships, starting with the "Princess Beatrice", rising to quartermaster. Coastal stops visited. After 2.5 years, went into tugboats and towboating. Started his own small towing business in Sidney, Gulf Islands Transportation Company. In 1934, company moved to Nanaimo and changed name to Nanaimo Towing Company. William and his brother Tom designed a ferry, bid on the Nanaimo to Gabriola run, had the ferry "Atriveda" built, and ran the service 1931-1946. Also developed and ran three small ferries to carry passengers from Nanaimo to the CPR resort on Newcastle Island. Sold out of ferry business 1946 and expanded marine salvage and towing work. Sold out to Straits Towing Company 1951. After that, worked as Associate Surveyor to the Board of Marine Underwriters of San Francisco. Retired to Gibsons, then developed the Higgs Lifesaving Search Initiator Buoy system. Towboating work. TRACK 2: More on towboating and marine salvage jobs. Salvaging the S.S. "Catala" from a reef at Lasqueti Island. His first rescue and salvage experiences: rescuing canoeists off Gowland Point when he was "a little lad"; salvaging the CPR rail car barge "No. 6" at the age of 12, after chartering Gerald Payne's tug "Nora" for the job. More about life on Pender: his cousins, the Spauldings; a rough rowboat trip to Sidney. Salvaging Brother XII's boat, the "Lady Royal", off De Courcey Island. Development of diving in salvage work. The story of the murder involving the rum-running boat "Beryl G.".