> Fri, 22 Jul 2005 18:55:45 -0700 > From: Blake <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Orkney] Alexander McKenzie - by sea, 22 July 1793 > > His name is properly spelled Mackenzie. > The story on the BC Memorial site says he reached the Pacific at Bella > Coola, but I found I had to go to Bella Bella and it was > not easy to get to the rock from there. Suggest you ask the BC Parks Dept. > > Blake Allan > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Blake" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, July 22, 2005 2:04 PM > Subject: Re: [Orkney] Alexander McKenzie - by sea, 22 July 1793 > > > > Many years ago I made a special trip just to see that graffiti, and > > although it was very hard to get to it, have always been glad I did. He > > has a direct descendant, I thought grandson, but must be great grandson > > who is a friend of my brother. Alexander lives in London, England, or did > > at the time I met him. Noticed him because of his very smart clothes, on > > the ferry from Vancouver Island, and then was very surprised to meet him > > at the social event I was on my way to. Must ask my brother about him. > > Blake Allan, Victoria > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Friday, July 22, 2005 1:07 PM > > Subject: [Orkney] Alexander McKenzie - by sea, 22 July 1793 > > > > > >>I apologize to those who will see this on several Lists. > >> > >> Today marks the 212th anniversay of the placing of grafitti on a rock on > >> the > >> coast of British Columbia to mark the first crossing of the North > >> American > >> continent by a European, completed this date on 22 July 1793 by Alexander > >> McKenzie. > >> > >> Can anyone tell us where his roots in Scotland are? Are there any > >> descendants reading the List? or anyone related to him? > >> > >> Ken Harrison > >> North Vancouver, Canada I have sailed past (on a ferry) the spot where the rock is (or so I was told at the time), but I understand that it is accessible by sea only, either by private boat or a tour operator. It is quite a distance from both Bella Bella and Bella Coola, sort of between the two, but as I understood it, closer to Bella Coola ??? Is there anyone on the List now living in either town, who can elaborate or correct? Ken Harrison North Vancouver, Canada Unless specifically stated otherwise in this message, there is no intentional attachment on this e-mail transmission.