▁a ▁crew ▁of ▁seven ▁men ▁to ▁the ▁main land ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁gather ▁wood ▁and ▁fresh ▁water ▁on ▁the ▁beach ▁near ▁Point ▁Gren ville , ▁but ▁they ▁were ▁alleg edly ▁sla ugh tered ▁by ▁an ▁estimated ▁three ▁hundred ▁local ▁Native ▁Americans , ▁leading ▁him ▁to ▁name ▁it ▁the ▁Is la ▁de ▁Dol ores ▁( the ▁Island ▁of ▁Sor rows ). ▁Tw elve ▁years ▁later , ▁Captain ▁Charles ▁William ▁B ark ley , ▁an ▁independent ▁English ▁fur ▁tr ader , ▁arrived ▁in ▁the ▁ship ▁Imperial ▁E agle , ▁and ▁sent ▁a ▁party ▁ash ore ▁from ▁the ▁island ▁to ▁a ▁similar ▁fate . ▁B ark ley ▁named ▁the ▁river ▁where ▁the ▁second ▁mass acre ▁took ▁place ▁the ▁Dest ruction ▁River . ▁Captain ▁George ▁V ancouver ▁later ▁transferred ▁the ▁name ▁to ▁the ▁Is la ▁de ▁Dol ores ▁when ▁the ▁river ▁was ▁given ▁its ▁ind igen ous ▁name , ▁the ▁H oh ▁River . ▁ ▁Three ▁ship w re cks ▁occurred ▁at ▁the ▁island ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 9 : ▁Cass an ora ▁Adams , ▁Port ▁Gordon , ▁and ▁W ide ▁West . ▁The ▁ ▁Dest ruction ▁Island ▁L ighth ouse ▁was ▁built ▁on ▁Dest ruction ▁Island ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 8 – 9 1 . ▁ ▁A ▁US ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁det achment ▁operated ▁the ▁l ighth ouse ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁to ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁ ▁The ▁light ▁was ▁autom ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁before ▁it ▁was ▁shut ▁off ▁for ▁good ▁in