Susan Bank


Susan Bank (54˚02'00" 132˚12'00" In Masset Hbr, N side of Graham I, QCI), Susan Sturgis Point (53˚00'00" 132˚20'00" N side of Hibben I, Inskip Channel, Kuper Inlet, NW side of Moresby I). The 150-tonne Susan Sturgis was a US schooner that first came to Kuper Inlet in the spring of 1852, following rumours of a gold discovery. Capt Matthew Rooney and his crew found nothing, however, and returned home with a load of spars, much to the indignation of Gov James Douglas, who protested that this...

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