3-591: Manson River is a river located in the Omineca Country region of British Columbia . It flows north into Manson Arm, Williston Lake . The river is located south of Germansen Landing . It was first known as Manson Creek and was discovered in 1871 by Robert Howell. The river has been mined using wing-damming, drifting and hydraulicking. Manson River has been mined by Europeans and Chinese. 55°43′N 123°53′W / 55.717°N 123.883°W / 55.717; -123.883 This article related to
6-684: A river in British Columbia , Canada is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Omineca Country The Omineca Country , also called the Omineca District or the Omineca , is a historical geographic region of the Northern Interior of British Columbia , roughly defined by the basin of the Omineca River but including areas to the south which allowed access to the region during
9-622: The Omineca Gold Rush of the 1860s. The term Omineca District also refers to the Omineca Mining District which referred to the same area but was a government administrative division. Today the name loosely refers to the region northwest of Prince George and north of Hwy 16 (the Yellowhead Highway ) and occurs in the names of such entities as electoral districts, e.g. Prince George-Omineca . This article about
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