Colonial Despatches

Salmon River flows from the west to the northeast, terminating at the south end of Shuswap Lake.1 At the time of writing, it's possible that “Salmon River” referred to a longer stretch of the watershed, as Seymour implies it connects to Lake Kamloops.2

• 1. Salmon River, BC Geographical Names.
• 2. Seymour to Cardwell, 2 December 1864, 1382, CO 60/19, p. 467.