Van Winkle Flat
Van Winkle Flat, a low, flat bar, is located on the west side of the
Fraser River , just northwest of
Lytton . According to
this despatch , from 1861,
Melodry and three other natives of Ireland who came to this Colony in the year 1858 mined the Flat for a
very handsome income.
Mentions of this place in the documents
Melodey Douglas, Chief Factor Governor Vice-Admiral Sir James to Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke
of Newcastle Henry Pelham Fiennes 9 October 1860, CO 60:8, no. 11678, 196. Douglas, Chief Factor Governor Vice-Admiral Sir James to Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke
of Newcastle Henry Pelham Fiennes 4 June 1861, CO 60:10, no. 6744, 264. Douglas, Chief Factor Governor Vice-Admiral Sir James to Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke
of Newcastle Henry Pelham Fiennes 27 October 1862, CO 60:13, no. 12259, 426. Douglas, Chief Factor Governor Vice-Admiral Sir James to Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke
of Newcastle Henry Pelham Fiennes 14 September 1863, CO 60:16, no. 10454, 152. Douglas, Chief Factor Governor Vice-Admiral Sir James to Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke
of Newcastle Henry Pelham Fiennes 13 November 1863, CO 60:16, no. 12536, 281. Seymour, Governor Frederick to Cardwell, Edward 26 November 1864, CO 60:19, no. 1377,
422.
The Colonial Despatches Team.
Van Winkle Flat. The Colonial Despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871 , Edition 2.4, ed. The Colonial Despatches Team. Victoria, B.C.: University of Victoria.
https://bcgenesis.uvic.ca/van_winkle_flat.html .
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