Aldrich Lake
| Language of origin | English language |
| Feature Type: | Lake - Inland body of standing water. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Just W of Smithers, Range 5 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 54°45'13"N, 127°22'17"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 93L/14 |
| Related Maps: |
93L/11 93L/14 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 6 October 1936 on Canadian Geological map of Hudson Bay Mountain, as labelled on BC map 3D, 1919 et seq. "Aldrich Lake (not First Lake)" identified in the 1930 BC Gazetteer. Origin/significance not recorded. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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John Aldrich staked the Iron King mineral claim on 20 July 1905 on or near Henderson Creek, high up on the southern slope of Hudson Bay Mountain. In the summer of 1905 other claims were staked in the same area. Many of these claims went on to be the Duthie mine in the 1920s. (Information from Alan Pickard, local historian, 2019) Source: included with note |