Colonial Despatches

Rocher de la Biche may be synonymous with Alleyne Lake, as seen from statements made by Alexander C. Anderson. He describes the lake as sitting between rocky hills and ridges.1 In this despatch, Rocher de la Biche is approximately 137 kilometers away from the forks of Thompson River, which is about the same distance as modern-day Alleyne Lake is from this area.2

• 1. Nancy Marguerite Anderson, The Louchameen (Zouchameen) Road, Brigade Trails.
• 2. Douglas to Stanley, 15 June 1858, 7830, CO 60/1, 54.