Sooke Water Flow Pipeline South
Sir James Douglas recorded in reports to HBC Offices in England the main drawback to establishing the fort at Victoria was the lack of a ready, water supply. He noted: "There is a river about 20-yards wide to the west." This was the Sooke River. By the turn-of-the-century, water flowed through this pipe from Sooke Lake to Victoria, BC, Canada.
GPS Coordinates: 48°25'16.90"N 123°34'42.98"W copy & paste into Google.Earth to see this location.
Sooke Water Flow Pipeline South
Sir James Douglas recorded in reports to HBC Offices in England the main drawback to establishing the fort at Victoria was the lack of a ready, water supply. He noted: "There is a river about 20-yards wide to the west." This was the Sooke River. By the turn-of-the-century, water flowed through this pipe from Sooke Lake to Victoria, BC, Canada.
GPS Coordinates: 48°25'16.90"N 123°34'42.98"W copy & paste into Google.Earth to see this location.