Smugglers Nook

Smugglers Nook (48˚44'00" 123˚14'00" SE end of N Pender I, Gulf Is). The Gulf Is that bordered Boundary Pass, especially Saturna and the Penders, were often used by smugglers. The traffic was mostly N to S, and the contraband consisted at first of wool, from the area’s flourishing sheep ranches, and opium, brought into Victoria on liners and other large vessels from Asia. These goods would be traded for groceries, which were generally cheaper in the US, and cash. Chinese labourers were also...

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