Hkusam Mountain
A brief article by Islander author Eugene Cameron.
Port Kusam was established in 1895 and is located in a just south of the mouth of the Salmon River on Johnstone Straight.
The Ruby House at Port Kusam opened in 1898. It operated as a store, saloon, post office, and hotel until 1921, at which time it was bought by a family from Victoria for use as a place of residence.
A Union Steam Ship stopped in the straight to off-load supplies, a rowboat would bring the cargo to Port Kusam.
The Ruby House has long been abandoned. Its usefulness came to an end as families came to settle in the area and built their homes along the Salmon River in the Sayward Valley and docking facilities were built at Kelsey Bay
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