Up The Creek
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Telegraph Creek British Columbia
The History of the Stikine Valley, BC, Canada
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The Stikine Country is the traditional home of the Tahltan
First Nations. In 1834, Robert Campbell, exploring for the Hudson's Bay
Company, stumbled upon a huge gathering of the Tahltan people at their
summer salmon fishing camp. In time, the Hudson's Bay established a trading
post on the Stikine River, the original site of which is a short 2 km
hike from our B&B.
During the rush for Klondike gold in the late 1800's, the Stikine River
became known as the "Trail to the Interior." Paddlewheel riverboats,
starting from Wrangell, Alaska, would transport people and goods along
the river through northern B.C. The town of Telegraph Creek was established
at the last point where the paddle wheelers could safely navigate the
river. Its name came from the Collins Overland Telegraph line which was
built in 1866 and crossed the Stikine River at this point. From there
the Gold Rushers could head north along the Telegraph Trail, or travel
east to Dease Lake and follow the Dease River into the Yukon. At the height
of the Gold Rush a small town called Glenora sprang up, at one point boasting
a population of 5,000 people. Now, it's a pretty meadow and a destination
of another of the walking trails accessible from Up the Creek B&B.