Rykman Creek adopted 6 September 1951 on 82N/SW, flowing westerly through the south half of Lot 2867, as labelled on Departmental Reference Map 95 (file G.1.32). Origin/significance not recorded.

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No drainage compiled in this area on federal 1:50 000 map 82N/4 or on federal 1:70,000 map MCR219, Glacier National Park; too many streams compiled in this general area on 1:20 000 TRIM mapping to determine which particular creek the name applies to.

Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office

"Ryckman" would be the correct spelling: "Named after Samuel Shobal Ryckman (1849-1929), a Hamilton MP, 1891-96, who co-owned several mining claims in the area in the early 1890s. ....he peddled a patent medicine called Ryckman's Kootenay Cure and got in trouble for using the parliamentary mails to advertise the stuff. Bottle collectors back east have examples." (information provided October 2006 by historian Greg Nesteroff, Castlegar.)

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[referring to Incomappleux River] "Fish Creek: Considerable development has been done on claims located on the upper tributaries of Fish Creek during the past few years. Probably $10,000 has been spent in actual development on the Elizabeth, Annie, Agnes and Dunvegan groups of claims. The Dunvegan is looking better than ever and is bonded to a Chicago mining syndicate. The Elizabeth group is owned by Walter Scott and S. S. Ryckman, MP, of Hamilton, Ontario, who have organized a joint-stock company of $150,000 capital for purchasing and development purposes." (1883 BC Mines Report, p.1050)

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