Bones Bay is located inside the territorial properties of the Namgiis indigenous peoples on a bay the north side of West Cracroft Island in the Johnstone Strait region of the Central Coast of British Columbia, Canada, on Clio Channel.
Most but not all the Haida refugees died in the Bones Bay quarantine site but all were supplied with water, food, and shelter by the Naamgiis.
James Douglas, the governor of the colony of British Columbia, contributed $100 to a Christian effort to build a pest house for the dying.
From 1952 through to 1963, it was recorded in Canadian history that a steamer landing on the Union Steamships schedule as a "summer call by request, served by Frank Waterhouse & Co. when freight is offering", and was reached via Minstrel Island.
From June to September approximately, there is a fish scow moored at the site, where gas can be obtained in limited quantities...".