Pier Point

Pier Point (53˚12'00" 132˚15'00" In Anchor Cove, Kagan Bay, S side of Graham I, QCI). The enormous (215-m) wharf that served the Cowgitz Mine was located here. The Cowgitz was an early QCI coal operation that ran sporadically between 1864 and 1872 but suffered endless problems. Despite the fact that the coal was ultimately insufficient in quality and quantity, a 2-km-long tramway was built from the mine to the pier, and several buildings—bunkhouses, offices and a mess hall—constructed...

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