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Jedway

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43:, though a mine at the Jedway iron-magnetite deposit, known as the Jessie showings, did not open until 1961. In the earlier period, Jedway was the de facto capital of the archipelago, as it was the headquarters of the provincial 160: 130: 220: 250: 190: 71:
An open-pit mine, the Jedway mine operated until 1969, with the location being described as "more of a camp than a town" with a peak population of 258 in those years. The mine was operated by '
59:, said "there is room for another hotel in Jedway". Jedway remained a local service centre after that, but the relocation of two Chinese men sentenced to months-long imprisonment to Jedway from 79:, with both companies holding a range of claims in the area. 3,938,702 tonnes of ore was milled, producing about 2.1 megatonnes of iron concentrate; export contracts for the ore were with 383: 168: 138: 228: 258: 198: 378: 373: 47:, E. M. Sandilands, whose position carried with it all the functions of and powers of government. It lost this status when he relocated to 388: 393: 19:
is a landing and erstwhile settlement and mining camp on Harriet Harbour, part of Skincuttle Inlet, on the east coast of
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in 1912 suggests the presence of jail facilities there.
384:Unincorporated settlements in British Columbia 8: 119:BC Names/GeoBC entry "Jedway (landing)" 111: 291:BC MINFILE Record summary No. 103B 026 7: 313:BC Names/GeoBC entry "Jedway Creek" 102:are all named for the settlement. 14: 302:BC Names/GeoBC entry "Jedway Bay" 379:Populated places in Haida Gwaii 374:Ghost towns in British Columbia 55:, a mining newspaper based in 1: 324:BC Names/GeoBC "Jedway Point" 280:ghosttowns.com entry "Jedway" 77:Granby Mining Company Limited 410: 389:Mining in British Columbia 394:Company towns in Canada 73:Jedway Iron Ore Company 350:52.30000°N 131.21667°W 75:, a subsidiary of the 81:Sumitumo Shoji Kaisha 355:52.30000; -131.21667 261:on December 26, 2014 255:, 19 September 1912" 231:on December 26, 2014 201:on December 26, 2014 171:on December 26, 2014 141:on December 26, 2014 133:Boundary Creek Times 49:Queen Charlotte City 346: /  195:, 2 September 1910" 135:, 27 November 1908" 51:in 1910. A 1908 in 193:Nicola Valley News 45:Gold Commissioner 401: 361: 360: 358: 357: 356: 351: 347: 344: 343: 342: 339: 326: 321: 315: 310: 304: 299: 293: 288: 282: 277: 271: 270: 268: 266: 257:. Archived from 247: 241: 240: 238: 236: 227:. Archived from 217: 211: 210: 208: 206: 197:. Archived from 187: 181: 180: 178: 176: 167:. Archived from 157: 151: 150: 148: 146: 137:. Archived from 127: 121: 116: 67:Jedway Iron Mine 29:British Columbia 409: 408: 404: 403: 402: 400: 399: 398: 364: 363: 354: 352: 348: 345: 340: 337: 335: 333: 332: 330: 329: 322: 318: 311: 307: 300: 296: 289: 285: 278: 274: 264: 262: 249: 248: 244: 234: 232: 225:, 19 July 1908" 219: 218: 214: 204: 202: 189: 188: 184: 174: 172: 165:, 17 July 1958" 159: 158: 154: 144: 142: 129: 128: 124: 117: 113: 108: 89: 87:Local geography 69: 12: 11: 5: 407: 405: 397: 396: 391: 386: 381: 376: 366: 365: 328: 327: 316: 305: 294: 283: 272: 242: 212: 182: 152: 122: 110: 109: 107: 104: 88: 85: 68: 65: 21:Moresby Island 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 406: 395: 392: 390: 387: 385: 382: 380: 377: 375: 372: 371: 369: 362: 359: 325: 320: 317: 314: 309: 306: 303: 298: 295: 292: 287: 284: 281: 276: 273: 260: 256: 254: 253:Masset Leader 246: 243: 230: 226: 224: 216: 213: 200: 196: 194: 186: 183: 170: 166: 164: 156: 153: 140: 136: 134: 126: 123: 120: 115: 112: 105: 103: 101: 97: 93: 86: 84: 82: 78: 74: 66: 64: 62: 61:Daajing Giids 58: 54: 50: 46: 42: 38: 34: 30: 26: 22: 18: 331: 319: 308: 297: 286: 275: 265:December 26, 263:. Retrieved 259:the original 252: 245: 235:December 26, 233:. Retrieved 229:the original 222: 215: 205:December 26, 203:. Retrieved 199:the original 192: 185: 175:December 26, 173:. Retrieved 169:the original 162: 155: 145:December 26, 143:. Retrieved 139:the original 132: 125: 114: 100:Jedway Creek 99: 96:Jedway Point 95: 91: 90: 72: 70: 52: 16: 15: 353: / 341:131°13′00″W 25:Haida Gwaii 368:Categories 338:52°18′00″N 163:Coast News 106:References 92:Jedway Bay 83:of Japan. 223:The Ledge 57:Greenwood 53:The Ledge 41:Lockeport 33:Canada 17:Jedway 37:Ikeda 267:2014 237:2014 207:2014 177:2014 147:2014 98:and 39:and 23:in 370:: 94:, 31:, 27:, 269:. 251:" 239:. 221:" 209:. 191:" 179:. 161:" 149:. 131:"

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Moresby Island
Haida Gwaii
British Columbia
Canada
Ikeda
Lockeport
Gold Commissioner
Queen Charlotte City
Greenwood
Daajing Giids
Granby Mining Company Limited
Sumitumo Shoji Kaisha
BC Names/GeoBC entry "Jedway (landing)"
"Boundary Creek Times, 27 November 1908"
the original
"Coast News, 17 July 1958"
the original
"Nicola Valley News, 2 September 1910"
the original
"The Ledge, 19 July 1908"
the original
"Masset Leader, 19 September 1912"
the original
ghosttowns.com entry "Jedway"
BC MINFILE Record summary No. 103B 026
BC Names/GeoBC entry "Jedway Bay"
BC Names/GeoBC entry "Jedway Creek"
BC Names/GeoBC "Jedway Point"
52°18′00″N 131°13′00″W / 52.30000°N 131.21667°W / 52.30000; -131.21667
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