Photograph of a boat at a dock in Cortes Bay, taken from the south side of the bay. A person and two dogs are visible at right. Across the bay is the house of George and Marjorie Griffin, with their light-coloured workshop to the left. One of a group of photos from an envelope labeled "Mrs. Daniels, Seaford, for museum."
Was in envelope stating:
Mrs. Daniels for Museum
Seaford
from Nellie Jeffery?
Found in bookshelf by Lynne Jordan
Scope and Content
Photograph of a boat at a dock in Cortes Bay, taken from the south side of the bay. A person and two dogs are visible at right. Across the bay is the house of George and Marjorie Griffin, with their light-coloured workshop to the left. One of a group of photos from an envelope labeled "Mrs. Daniels, Seaford, for museum."
Photograph depicts the Whaletown wharf with a Union Steamship beside it. There is a truck parked on the wharf with several people standing beside it. The sheds on the wharf, the boat dock and the buildings across the bay at the present site of the ferry dock may be clearly seen.
Photograph depicts the Whaletown wharf with a Union Steamship beside it. There is a truck parked on the wharf with several people standing beside it. The sheds on the wharf, the boat dock and the buildings across the bay at the present site of the ferry dock may be clearly seen.
Photograph of Whaletown taken from the water, showing the wharf with the freight shed and fuel shed to its right; the store behind, and the fuel tanks on the rocks to the right.
Photograph of Whaletown taken from the water, showing the wharf with the freight shed and fuel shed to its right; the store behind, and the fuel tanks on the rocks to the right.
A description of the event may be found in “Whistle Up the Inlet,” by G.A. Rushton (J.J. Douglas Ltd., Vancouver BC,1974; p 50):
"Good teamwork in the handling of the ships by the Union Company’s marine department was evidenced when, on September 19, 1907, at 4:30 a.m., the Comox, running in a heavy fog, went aground on Cortez Island reef. All passengers were landed safely in small boats, then picked up by the Cassiar and taken to Heriot Bay for transfer to their destination aboard the Coquitlam. The Comox was pulled from her rocky perch at high water the following day and beached at Mansons, where a three-foot hole between the boiler and starboard bunker were patched. The vessel was towed back to Vancouver on September 22 by the tug Tartar.”
A description of the event may be found in “Whistle Up the Inlet,” by G.A. Rushton (J.J. Douglas Ltd., Vancouver BC,1974; p 50):
"Good teamwork in the handling of the ships by the Union Company’s marine department was evidenced when, on September 19, 1907, at 4:30 a.m., the Comox, running in a heavy fog, went aground on Cortez Island reef. All passengers were landed safely in small boats, then picked up by the Cassiar and taken to Heriot Bay for transfer to their destination aboard the Coquitlam. The Comox was pulled from her rocky perch at high water the following day and beached at Mansons, where a three-foot hole between the boiler and starboard bunker were patched. The vessel was towed back to Vancouver on September 22 by the tug Tartar.”
