List of historic ranches in British Columbia This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.Find sources: "List of historic ranches in British Columbia" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (April 2013) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Ranch alternate names locality/region location/coordinates Founded Still operating? Founder Current owners Historic events/owners 108 Mile Ranch South Cariboo Basque Ranch Fraser Canyon-Big Bar Ferry family of Garnet Basque, historian Ashcroft Manor Cornwall Ranch Thompson Country 1860s Lieut-Gov Clement Francis Cornwall Boothroyd's Canyon Gardens Fraser Canyon-Boston Bar 1860s Bridge Creek Ranch Bridge Creek Estate South Cariboo 51°39′01″N 121°18′27″W / 51.65028°N 121.30750°W / 51.65028; -121.30750 1912 [1] Yes William Cecil, 5th Marquess of Exeter 5th, 7th and 8th Marquesses of Exeter Chilancoh Ranch Bayliff's Chilcotin 1886 yes Hugh Peel Lane Bayliff and Gertrude Louise Jane Lane Bayliff (née Tindall) R. Hugh L. Bayliff and Hellen L. Bayliff (nee von Harbou) Coldstream Ranch Okanagan-Shuswap Charles Frederick Houghton Forbes G. and Charles Albert Vernon Cottonwood Ranch Cottonwood North Cariboo 53°03′00″N 122°09′15″W / 53.05000°N 122.15417°W / 53.05000; -122.15417 1860s Currie Ranch Currie's (name of trainstop) Pemberton-Mount Currie 1870s John Currie Diamond 'S' Ranch "Carson's Kingdom" Pavilion (Fraser Canyon-Lillooet) 1860s Robert Carson Dominion Ranch Semlin Ranch Thompson Country Charles Semlin, 12th Premier of BC Douglas Lake Ranch Nicola Country 1886 "Chunky" Woodward Bernie Ebbers of Worldcom Gang Ranch Chilcotin-Fraser Canyon 1870s Saudi Money Empire Valley Ranch Henry Koster[2] Fraser Canyon-Big Bar Ferry late 1850s Clarence Bryson since 1956 Fintry Okanagan-Shuswap Giusachan Ranch Okanagan (Kelowna) late 1850s Aberdeen Holdings Lord Aberdeen[3] Gun Creek Ranch Bridge River Country Hat Creek Ranch Thompson-Bonaparte 1860s Hungry Valley Ranch Chilcotin John Wells` Monte Creek Ranch Duck's Ranch Thompson Country 1850s Jacob Duck bought from the original homesteader, a Mexican known only as "Monte" Hewitt Bostock Moha Ranch Bridge River 1870s O'Keefe Ranch North Okanagan 1867 Cornelius O'Keefe 'R' Ranch Similkameen 1864 Francis Xavier Richter Francis Xavier Richter Rexmount Ranch Bridge River Sky Ranch Chilcotin References[edit] ^ Bridge Creek Estate, History page ^ Empire Valley Ranch fonds, Biographical description, Memorybc.com website ^ Guisachan Ranch history page, Aberdeen Holdings website