South East of Sidney Spit
July 20 2005.
As you will recall
James Island is noted in History
as the Island the housed
the world famous Dynamite Factory.
from 1901 to 1962
The plant credited for manufacturing the TNT
used to blow up Ripple Rock in the fall of 1957
allowing safe passage for the ships
alond the inside channel between Quadra Island
and mainland Vancouver Island
However, there was no Dynomite testing today.
things were quiet.
the entrance to the Lagoon
The sand here was carved in a very unusual pattern, looked prehistoric.
Could this be from an earth quake ? Hmmm
This spit on the west side has sand that was fine like icing sugar.
Amazing, still traces of Manitoba Wheat here.
Rum Runners.
the water was very clear & remarkably warm.
NB
This Island is For Sale.
Complete with it's world class,
fully certified Golf Course
it's own ferry, and a compliment of 50 full time staff
keeping her looking her best year round.
A unique bargan for $ 50 US million.
This Mysterious object was hovering above the beach
looking south west to
Mount Douglass,
a UFO ?
The water was very clear, this is looking down in about 5 feet of water,
many crabs here.
The Infamous "Cliffs of James Island.
boardering the south shore
as errosion is shrinking the Island measurabley...
A greeting party awaits my arrival to the sandy schoal on the south east tip.
as the flooding tide takes the sand under once again.
James Island
James Island is located beside Sidney Island.
James Island is 315 hectares in size.
First settled in the 1870's by farm families.
These early settlers named the island after James Douglas,
Governor of Vancouver Island, circa 1853.
Made the official name by Captain Richards of the HMS Plumper in 1858.
James Island served, in the early 1900's,
as a private hunting ground for Victoria sportsmen
including Doc Future and his pal, then British Columbia Premier Richard McBride,
whom served between 1903 and 1915.
In 1913, Canadian Explosives Ltd, later called Canadian Industries Ltd, established a dynamite plant on the island.
At its peak, the plant employed 800 people, most of whom lived in a small village on the island.
During World War II, the plant produced 900 tonnes of TNT per month for the war effort.
In 1962, the plant closed. In 1979, the plant and the village were disassembled and removed from the island.
Today, there is a Jack Nicklaus designed golf course, six cottages,
seaplane ramp, 792.48 metres runway, and
commercial-grade dock, that can accommodate large yachts.
Currently owned by a well known US billionaire.
Reported in the media to be for sale for $50 million US Dollars.
Sun sets, awaiting the full moon.
July 20 2005
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by Sadies
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