Russell Arm


Russell Arm (54˚19'00" 130˚21'00" N side of Prince Rupert Hbr, opposite Prince Rupert), Russell Point (Entrance to Russell Arm). E G Russell (d 1907) was the aggressive western agent for the GTP at the time the railway company was negotiating with the BC government and the federal Dept of Indian Affairs for land in the Prince Rupert area. The GTP, of course, located its Pacific terminus on Kaien I, site of the present-day city of Prince Rupert. During the complex discussions, an apparent rift...

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