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Bella Coola Courier

1913

July 12
Drowning Fatality at Kimsquit

Timber Cruiser Swept to His Death on Salmon River - Brave Attempt at Rescue

The death of E.S. Bennett by drowning was the result of the capsizing of a canoe on Salmon River at a point about four and a half miles from Kimsquit on July 4.

The deceased was employed with a party of timber cruisers in the charge of J.A. Burke, engaged in cruising the holdings of the Ocean Falls Company.

The unfortunate occurrence took place at 9 a.m. when four members of the party were crossing the Salmon River on their way to work.

The canoe being caught in the swift current capsized throwing the occupants into the turbulent waters. The man Burnett was the only one of the party that could not swim and great credit is due to Bert McPhee for his gallant though unsuccessful attempt to rescue his companion.

Two of the four men at once swam to the bank which, although handicapped by heavy clothing they succeeded reaching in safety, while Bert McPhee who is a powerful swimmer, assisted Bennett onto the upturned canoe, staying with him until he himself was completely exhausted when he was compelled to make for the shore, leaving Bennett hanging on to the canoe to which he was still clinging when swept under a log jam at a curve in the river.

Immediate steps were taken towards recovering the body, the entire party together with a number of Indians being engaged in the search, but at time of writing their efforts had been unavailing.

The deceased leaves a wife and family in Seattle.

July 19

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Would Sell Ocean Falls Co's Timber Lands

Millions of Dollars Worth of Real Property Involved in the Case

That the trust deed to secure the loans of $3,500,000 made by the English debenture holders to the Ocean Falls Co., only offers security on the land of the company to the extent of $100,100 is the startling discovery alleged to have been made by Mr. Chas. S. Arnold of Chicago and Vancouver who is now taking steps to sell up the lands of the Ocean Falls Co. to satisfy a judgement of $20,330.

Mr Arnold contends that as the trustee for the debenture holders has registered the trust deeds as security against the lands only for a specific amount of $100,100, that the Crane Co. can buy the lands in for that amount. With the lands of course go the buildings so that if Mr. Arnold's contention is correct his clients can acquire the 80,000 acres of timber leases together with the townsite of Ocean Falls, the hotel, power plant, timber mill, pulp mill, wharves etc., for $100,100, leaving the debenture holders only the personal property such as cut timber, pulp wood and moveable plant and machinery for the remaining $3,399,900.

Such a proposition is certain to be contested to the utmost limit of the courts and before the matter is through will involve some important points of land registry law, which, which will probably in this way be brought before the Privy Council.

In the meantime the debenture holders of the Ocean Falls Co. are going on their ordinary course and are said to be arranging the sale of the entire assets of the company to responsible parties, as a going concern.

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