Zeballos River

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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]

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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′N126°51′W / 49.983°N 126.850°W / 49.983; -126.850