Tinhorn Creek
| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows E. towards Okanagan River, S. of Oliver, Similkameen Division Yale Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°08'59"N, 119°35'04"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82E/4 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Decision on 82E/SW. Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database, Ottawa |
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The nearby Tinhorn Mineral Claim was located by Lewis A. Prather, June 17, 1895, and crown-granted to Tinhorn Quartz Mining Co. Ltd., January 28, 1898, after being assigned to it by William A. Dier and Augustus A. Davidson. A stamp mill was built in 1897 but was abandoned and sold in 1901. (12th Report of the Okanagan Historical Society, 1948) Source: included with note |