We do not know his name: Klatsassin and the Chilcotin War
   
 

George Smith

George Smith, a Scot, was working with Waddington's road crew when it was attacked at Bute Inlet on the April 30, 1864. He was killed by a Tsilhqot'in warrior while he slept. Smith was sharing a tent with Peter Petersen, a survivor, and Robert Pollock who was also killed.

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