Cape McKay

Cape McKay (52˚24'00" 127˚25'00" S end of Cascade Inlet, Dean Channel, NE of Bella Bella), McKay Bay (52˚24'00" 127˚26'00" N side of Dean Channel). Alexander McKay (c 1770–1811), who also signed his name MacKay, was a fur trader and explorer who served as Alexander Mackenzie’s deputy on his historic overland journey to the Pacific coast in 1793. He continued to work for the NWC until 1808, becoming a partner in 1800. In 1810, McKay joined with John Jacob Astor to found the trading post...

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