Puntzi Lake

PUNTZI LAKE is a small community in the central CHILCOTIN about 65 km west of ALEXIS CREEK. The name derives from a DAKELH (Carrier) word meaning "small lake." William Manning homesteaded here during the GOLD RUSH era and ran a stopping place. He was murdered during the so-called CHILCOTIN WAR and it was in this area that the TSILHQOT'IN (Chilcotin) warriors, who took part in the "war," surrendered to authorities. In 1952 Puntzi became an air base as part of the Pinetree Line, a chain of...

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