Sea Bird Point

Sea Bird Point (48˚25'00" 123˚13'00" SE end of Discovery I, off Oak Bay and SE tip of Vancouver I). The 410-tonne US sidewheeler Sea Bird was built at NY in 1850, taken around Cape Horn to California and then, in 1857, transferred to Puget Sd, where its owners had secured a US mail contract. Under Capt Francis Conner, it became the second steamship to go up the Fraser R to Ft Hope during the 1858 gold rush. On its return journey it ran aground E of Agassiz on what is now known as Sea Bird I...

If you are already registered on KnowBC, login now to get access to the full article.

You may already have access to KnowBC through your school, university or library.

• Schools that subscribe to KnowBC
• Colleges and universities that subscribe to KnowBC
• Public libraries that subscribe to KnowBC

If you do not already have access to KnowBC, you can subscribe.