Skookumchuck Hot Springs, British Columbia
- Skookumchuck Hot Springs, British Columbia
:"This page is about the ghost town and First Nations community near Pemberton, British Columbia. For the town and associated rapids in the East Kootenay see Skookumchuck, British Columbia; for the saltwater rapids at the mouth of Sechelt Inlet see Skookumchuck Narrows. For other uses see Skookumchuck.Skookumchuck Hot Springs, often referred to simply as Skookumchuck (its official name) and more recently as Skatin ("ska-TEEN") , is an historic ghost town and First Nations community of the St'at'imc people in the Lillooet River valley, south of Lillooet Lake, in British Columbia, Canada. The government of the community is the Skatin First Nation ,a member government of the In-SHUCK-ch Nation. The alternate name of Skookumchuck Hot Springs in St'at'imcets is Skatin, which is a St'at'imcets rendering of Skookumchuck, meaning "rapids" or "strong water", and is preferred by some to the original Chinook Jargon-based name. The name is also present in the names of the surrounding Indian reserves, Skookumchuck IR 5, IR 5A and IR 5B. The springs themselves, named "Tsek" in the St'at'imcets language (pronounced "chick" ) were on private property owned by the Tretheway family until acquired by the Government of Canada to be held in trust for the In-SHUCK-ch until an eventual treaty settlement.
Skookumchuck Hot Springs was also known during the days of the Fraser Canyon Gold Rush and the Douglas Road, along which it is located, as St. Agnes' Well, while Harrison Hot Springs farther south was known as St. Alice's Well; both were named by Justice Bailey for the daughters of Governor Douglas. Skookumchuck was also known as 18 Mile House or 20 Mile House, a reference to its distance from Port Douglas, at the Douglas Road's commencement at the head of Harrison Lake. An Oblate mission was established on the site in the 1860s and, under direction of the priests, the native community built a model village and striking Carpenter Gothic church, which remains standing today, the Church of the Holy Cross.
References
* [http://wlapwww.gov.bc.ca/bcgn-bin/bcg10?name=21510 BCGNIS listing "Skookumchuck (locality)"]
* [http://wlapwww.gov.bc.ca/bcgn-bin/bcg10?name=58460 BCGNIS listing "Tsek (springs)"]
* [http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcgn-bin/bcg10?name=7700 BCGNIS listing "Harrison Hot Springs"]
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