The Colonial Despatches: Anderson Tributary

Anderson Tributary

Anderson Tributary is a tributary of Lightning Creek, and the site of gold discoveries in 1863. The gold from the tributary was several carats finer than that of Williams Creek, and had a very distinctive appearance.1

1. Douglas to Newcastle, 13 November 1863, 12536, CO 60/16, p. 281.

Mentions of this place in the documents

Douglas, Sir James to Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle Henry Pelham Fiennes 13 November 1863, CO 60:16, no. 12536, 281.

Places in this document

Lightning Creek

Williams Creek

The Colonial Despatches Team. Anderson Tributary. The Colonial Despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871, Edition 2.0, ed. The Colonial Despatches Team. Victoria, B.C.: University of Victoria. https://bcgenesis.uvic.ca/anderson_tributary.html.

Last modified: 2020-03-30 13:22:16 -0700 (Mon, 30 Mar 2020) (SVN revision: 4193)

Colonial Despatches

The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871

Anderson Tributary