Chilliwack River
Chilliwack River flows northwest from Washington State, across the border, and into
the
New Westminster region. Its name is thought to draw from the Halkomelem word for
valley of many streams: Tcil'Qe'uk.
Mentions of this place in the documents
Chilliwack Berens, Henry Hulse to Lytton, Edward George Earle Bulwer 13 July 1858, CO 6:26, no.
6804, 444. Douglas, James to Lytton, Edward George Earle Bulwer 8 May 1859, CO 60:4, no. 6506,
349. Douglas, James to Pelham-Clinton, Henry Pelham Fiennes 31 May 1860, CO 60:7, no. 7721,
290. McMaster, J. to Fortescue, Chichester 17 June 1862, CO 60:14, no. 6172, 448.
The Colonial Despatches Team.
Chilliwack River. 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/chilliwack_river.html .
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