McKay Reef

McKay Reef (49˚07'00" 125˚58'00" E side of Father Charles Channel, SW of Wickaninnish I, Clayoquot Sd, W side of Vancouver I). Capt Hugh McKay (1824–82), originally a cooper from Sutherland in Scotland, was a familiar name on the W coast of Vancouver I in the colonial era. He came to Victoria about 1852 and settled at Sooke, where he went into business with William Spring, making barrels and putting up salted fish. He and Spring purchased a series of modest sailing vessels, including the...

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