Christie Shoal

Christie Shoal (52˚37'00" 129˚23'00" Between Moore Is and Byers Is, W of Aristazabal I). 2nd Cpl William Christie was a member of the Columbia detachment of Royal Engineers, which served in BC 1858–63. Little is known about him, though a bag containing his personal belongings—including a pair of moleskin trousers and $16 in cash—fell off a mule while he was working on the Cariboo Rd in 1863 and tumbled into the Thompson R. An archival letter from Lt Henry Palmer asks Col Richard Moody,...

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