PACIFIC SALMON FISHERIES 475 



A cannery was built at Lowe Inlet in 1890 by the Lowe Inlet 

 Canning Co. It was sold to the British Columbia l-'ackers Association 

 in 1902. 



In 1890 a cannery was built at Gardiner Canal by a man named 

 Price and his associates. It ran until 1893, when it was dismantled 

 and closed. 



Robert Draney built at Namu in 1893, selling out in 1912 to the 

 Draney Fisheries (Ltd.), who in turn sold out to the Northern British 

 Columbia Fisheries (Ltd.) in 1918. 



Robert .Draney built the Kimsquit cannery in 1901, and in 1907 

 the Kildalla Packing Co. built the Manitou cannery. The latter is 

 still operating, but in 1912 the Draney Fisheries (Ltd.) purchased 

 the Kimsquit cannery, and m 1918 sold it again to the Northern 

 British Columbia Fisheries (Ltd.). 



In 1900 the Bella Coola cannery was built by John Clayton and 

 sold by him in 1902 to the British Columbia Packers Association, who 

 have operated it ever since. In 1917 a new cannery was built by 

 the Tallheo Fisheries (Ltd.) and sold by them in 1918 to the Northern 

 British Columbia Fisheries (Ltd.). 



Toms, Morris & Fraser built at China Hat in 1900 and sold to the 

 British Colmnbia Packers Association in 1902. The latter dis- 

 mantled and closed the plant in the fall of that year. 



A cannery was built at W.arke Island in 1911 by John Wallace, 

 principallv for packing Gardiner Canal fish. The plant was purchased 

 in 1917 by the Western Packers (Ltd.). 



A cannery was built at Bella Bella in 1912 by the East Bella Bella 

 Canning Co. It was sold in 1915 to the Gosse-Millerd Packing Co., 

 who operated it until December 30, 1923, when it burned. 



The cannery built at Alert Bay in 1881 by S. A. Spencer was pur- 

 chased in 1902 by the British Columbia Packers Association, who 

 continued operating it. 



Cannery was built at Clayoquot in 1895 by Earle & Magneson. 

 It was purchased by the Clayoquot Sound Canning Co. in 1902, by 

 whom it has since been operated. 



A cannery was erected at Bute Inlet in 1890 by C. S. Windsor and 

 George Hobson, but only operated the one season. 



The West Coast Packing Co. was built and operated at Nootka 

 Sound in 1896, but only secured 112 cases. The plant was dis- 

 mantled and abandoned. In 1917 a new plant was erected by the 

 Nootka Packing Co., who have since operated steadily. 



Dawson & Buttimer built at Alberni Canal in 1903. They sold 

 out to the Wallace Fisheries (Ltd.) in 1911. 



Pidcock Bros, built a small cannery at Quathiaski Cove in 1904. 

 They operated it that and the following year and then sold to T. E. 

 Atkins in 1907. This plant was destroyed by fire in 1909, and the 

 following year the Quathiaski Canning Co. built a new plant, which 

 has operated steadily since. 



A small cannery was built at Pender Harbor in 1906, by P. H. 

 Alder. It operated for two seasons and was then closed down and 

 dismantled. 



J. H. Todd & Sons and the Capital City Canning Co. both built at 

 Victoria in 1905 (the former at Esquimalt). Messrs. Todd & Son 

 still operate, but the Capital City Canning Co. plant was closed and 

 dismantled in 1914. 



