Storey, Capt. Walter

Storey, Capt. Walter

1898-1899

Built the first salmon cannery in PWS area at Wingham Island near Controller Bay in 1887, moved to Kokenhenic Island and then to Odiak Slough area, associated with Alaska Packers, sold to M.J. Heney’s Railroad interests, Cordova Daily Times, obituary, 1/25/1925, p. 1; Files claim at Herring Bay, Knight Island, 1898. PWSMDR, Book 2, 1898-1900. p. 54ff; Located: April 2, 1899: Gladhaugh, Kulper, Storey (witness, Bendix Olson) Fish Bay on Glacier Island south side. PWSMDR, p. 102; Location Notice near Copper King. July 19, 1899. Walter Storey, H. Kulper, Gladhaugh, J.P. Swenson, Pete Dahl, Axel England. PWSMDR, p. 171; Latouche Island quartz claims Storey and J.B. Roberts,PWSMDR, p 257-269ff.