Tallheo Point

Tallheo Point (52˚19'00" 126˚57'00" E entrance to S Bentinck Arm, just W of Bella Coola). Tallheo is the name of the dialect spoken by the Talhyumc (or Talyumc) people, who traditionally lived on S Bentinck Arm (see Taleomey Narrows). The Tallheo Cannery and steamship landing, however, was located on the N side of N Bentinck Arm, just NE of Custom House Point. Originally known as the Nieumiamus Cannery, it was built in 1917 by Bella Coola entrepreneur Fillip Jacobsen with the financial...

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