Sardonyx Point

Sardonyx Point (52˚16'00" 127˚56'00" W side of Johnson Channel, on Cunningham I, NE of Bella Bella). The coastal steamship Sardonyx was built in the UK in 1869 and purchased by a Victoria business syndicate in 1882. The 52-m, 509-tonne vessel ran between Victoria and San Francisco for a few months but was found to be too expensive to operate. In 1884 it took a cargo to China and was chartered by a Mexican company the following year. In 1887 the Canadian Pacific Navigation Co acquired the...

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