British Columbia / B.C. Postal History - 6 November 1970 - ALKALI LAKE, B.C. (MOON cancel / postmark) to Kamloops, British Columbia

ALKALI LAKE is an unincorporated community in the Cariboo region of the Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada, located 40 kilometres south of the city of Williams Lake en route to Dog Creek and the Gang Ranch, at about 780 m (2560 ft) above sea level. The settlement, and the adjoining reserves of the Alkali Lake Indian Band, get their name from Alkali Lake, which gets its name from an outcrop of alkali on the hillside above it; the lake itself is not an alkali lake. The economy of the area is based on cattle ranching and small scale tourism, although in the past it was important as a way station on one of the various trails to the Cariboo goldfields farther north.

British Columbia’s oldest ranch was established in this attractive valley by a German-born settler named Otto Bowe, who, in 1858, built a ‘stopping house’ alongside the river trail that made its way through the Cariboo to the northern goldfields. Bowe married a daughter of the Alkali Band Indian Chief and had four children with her. Bowe’s 10,117 hectare (25,000 acre) ranch stayed in the family until 1908, when it was purchased by Englishman Charles N. Wynn-Johnson. He was the grandfather of Charles N. ‘Chunky’ Woodward, who later became the multimillionaire owner of B.C.’s iconic Woodward’s department store chain and a world-champion cutting-horse rider. At the peak of its operation, the Alkali Lake spread had more than 4,000 head of cattle and horses and employed dozens of working cowboys. LINK to the complete article - landwithoutlimits.com/places/cariboo-gold-rush-trail/alka...

The ALKALI LAKE Post Office opened - 1 July 1881.

LINK to a list of the Postmasters who served at the ALKALI LAKE Post Office - recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record...

- sent from - / 9013 / ALKALI LAKE / 6 XI 1970 / B.C. / - MOON cancel in black ink - (RF B).

Starting in most of Canada in January 1950, post offices began to get issued with a rectangular rubber cancel that incorporated the MOON (Money Order Office Numbers), town name, date and province within a box of about 30 mm x 28 mm. These cancels were in use until March 31, 1973. In theory MOON, MOTO and MOOD cancels were not to be used to cancel anything except paperwork and receipts, but by the 1960's MOON cancels were in wide use.

Addressed to: Mr. A. Bawtree / 31 West Nicola / Kamloops, B.C. - LINK - www.zillow.com/homedetails/31-Nicola-St-W-Kamloops-BC-V2C...

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