Swiss Boy Island

Swiss Boy Island (48˚55'00" 125˚08'00" E side of Imperial Eagle Channel, W of Tzartus I, Barkley Sd, W side of Vancouver I). The US brig Swiss Boy, under Capt Weldon, was en route from Puget Sd to San Francisco in 1859 with a load of lumber when it sprang a leak and had to put in to Barkley Sd for repairs. The vessel was boarded by members of the Ohiaht and Tseshaht First Nations, who stripped it of everything valuable, right down to the sails, rigging and masts. According to Weldon, the...

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