200 - 9810 SEVENTH ST |
British Columbia Tourism Region : Vancouver Island
Description From Owner:
- Satellite Channel - After HMS Satellite, on this coast 1857-60 under Captain J.C. Prevost, a commissioner for establishing the maritime boundary between the British territory and the United States.
- Satellite gave much useful service during the Fraser River gold rush, particularly as a guardship at the mouth of the Fraser River checking that miners going upstream had licences to prospect for gold.
- With permission from G.P.V and Helen B. Akrigg 1997 British Columbia Place Names. UBC Press.
Address of this page: http://bc.ruralroutes.com/SatelliteChannel