Zeballos River

The Zeballos River is a river located on Vancouver Island in British Columbia. The river is up island and flows south into the north end of Zeballos Inlet, near the town of Zeballos.[1] The river was named in relation to Zeballos Inlet, which was named by Spanish explorer Alessandro Malaspina for a crew member on his ship, Lt. Ciriaco Ceballos, who explored the inlet in 1791.[2] It was discovered to be gold bearing before 1900 and has been mined.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Zeballos River". BC Geographical Names.
  2. ↑ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Zeballos Inlet"
  3. ↑ N.L. Barlee (1980), The Guide to Gold Panning, Revised Second Edition, Second Printing. Canada West Publications., ISBN 0-920164-04-8

Coordinates: 49°59′N 126°51′W / 49.983°N 126.850°W / 49.983; -126.850

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