Benson Island

Benson Island (48˚53'00" 125˚23'00" In the Broken Group, Barkley Sd, W side of Vancouver I). John Webb Benson (1850–1913), a native of Maine, pre-empted land on this island in 1893 and built a rustic hotel there, Barclay House. Benson was a local character; he reportedly hitched a pair of oxen to his boat and had them swim from place to place, towing him behind. A series of women, ordered through a marriage bureau, appeared on the island as prospective brides, only to discover that their...

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