Boston Point

Boston Point (49˚39'40" 126˚36'44" E side of Nootka I, off W side of Vancouver I). The 28-m, 244-tonne Boston was a US trading vessel under Capt John Salter that arrived on the W coast of Vancouver I in Mar 1803. After 10 peaceful days in Nootka Sd, Salter managed to deeply insult Maquinna, the powerful local Mowachaht First Nation chief, who attacked the ship with a group of warriors, killing 25 of the 27 crew members. John Jewitt and John Thompson, the survivors, were held captive for...

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