Antler Creek
Antler Creek is located in the
Cariboo region , near
Barkerville ,
British Columbia . On April 18, 1861, the
British Colonist reported that the creek was named by miners who arrived there in 1860 to find a large
rack of antlers on its bank.
Mentions of this place in the documents
Barnston, John G. Cariboo Region Palmer Douglas, James to Pelham-Clinton, Henry Pelham Fiennes 2 May 1861, CO 60:10, no. 5478,
233. Douglas, James to Pelham-Clinton, Henry Pelham Fiennes 4 June 1861, CO 60:10, no.
6744, 264. Douglas, James to Pelham-Clinton, Henry Pelham Fiennes 16 July 1861, CO 60:10, no.
8719, 301. Douglas, James to Pelham-Clinton, Henry Pelham Fiennes 16 September 1861, CO 60:11,
no. 9801, 18. Douglas, James to Pelham-Clinton, Henry Pelham Fiennes 24 October 1861, CO 60:11,
no. 10961, 94. Douglas, James to Pelham-Clinton, Henry Pelham Fiennes 27 October 1862, CO 60:13,
no. 12259, 426. Douglas, James to Pelham-Clinton, Henry Pelham Fiennes 13 November 1863, CO 60:16,
no. 12536, 281.
The Colonial Despatches Team.
Antler Creek. The Colonial Despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871 , Edition 2.6, ed. The Colonial Despatches Team. Victoria, B.C.: University of Victoria.
https://bcgenesis.uvic.ca/antler_creek.html .
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