The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Harvey Caroline
Harvey, the daughter of Frederick and Caroline Marks, was murdered and robbed while camping on a Saturna Island beach with her father. She had been assisting her parents in moving to a new farm
on Mayne Island.1
Family friend Christian Mayer discovered their boat several days later he reported them missing to British authorities
in Victoria.2A Lamalcha man, Ul-wahn-uck was later tried and hung for the murders.3
1. Arnett, Chris. 1999. The Terror of the Coast: Land Alienation and Colonial War on Vancouver Island and
the Gulf Islands, 1849-1863. Burnaby, B.C.: Talonbooks, 111
2. Arnett, Chris. 1999. The Terror of the Coast: Land Alienation and Colonial War on Vancouver Island and
the Gulf Islands, 1849-1863. Burnaby, B.C.: Talonbooks, 113
3. Arnett, Chris. 1999. The Terror of the Coast: Land Alienation and Colonial War on Vancouver Island and
the Gulf Islands, 1849-1863. Burnaby, B.C.: Talonbooks, 303-304
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