Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
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Simpson River
Map
On modern maps, “the Simpson River” is marked as Babine River. On
this 1864 map
, both terms were used.
“Simpson River”, or Babine River, flows northwest from
Fort Babine
into the
Skeena River
. To reach
Observatory Inlet
, as per the route described in
this despatch
, the travelling party may have struck overland or portaged to either the
Cranberry
or
Nass
Rivers.
Information for this place is not yet complete.
Mentions of this place in the documents
Bear River
Conway, Edmund
Seymour, Governor Frederick to Cardwell, Edward 2 December 1864, CO 60:19, no. 1382, 467.
Places in this document
Cranberry River
Fort Babine
Nass River
Observatory Inlet
Skeena River
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