Squaw Creek (British Columbia)

Squaw Creek is a creek located in the Atlin Country region of British Columbia. This creek is partly in British Columbia and partly in the Yukon. The creek is 8 miles in length and flows north across BC-Yukon boundary into the Tatshenshini River approximately 10 miles from Old Dalton Post.[1]

First Nations

In 1927 a Klukshu Native called Paddy Duncan discovered gold in Squaw Creek. First Nations people staked the entire creek. This made Squaw Creek the only creek in British Columbia controlled by First Nations people. Between 1927 and 1931 the First Nations people worked the creek.[2]

Gold Rush

By 1932 there were Europeans mining the creek. The largest gold nugget recovered from the creek weighed just over 46 ounces in 1937. Total gold production did not exceed $150,000 from this creek.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Squaw Creek". BCGNIS. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  2. ↑ N.L. Barlee (1980), The Guide to Gold Panning, Revised Second Edition, Second Printing. Canada West Publications., ISBN 0-920164-04-8
  3. ↑ N.L. Barlee (1980), The Guide to Gold Panning, Revised Second Edition, Second Printing. Canada West Publications., ISBN 0-920164-04-8

Coordinates: 60°00′00″N 137°07′00″W / 60.00000°N 137.11667°W / 60.00000; -137.11667

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