ies ▁Bay . ▁ ▁Name ▁origin ▁N amed ▁after ▁the ▁Van ▁And a ▁Co pper ▁& ▁Gold ▁M ining ▁Company , ▁in ▁which ▁company ▁owned ▁ ▁on ▁the ▁n ortheast ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁island , ▁including ▁the ▁" Co pper ▁Queen " ▁claim . ▁ ▁President ▁ ▁Edward ▁Ble w ett , ▁a ▁prominent ▁American ▁capital ist ▁and ▁min er , ▁named ▁both ▁his ▁son ▁and ▁this ▁min ing ▁company ▁after ▁his ▁wife , ▁Car rie ▁Van ▁And a ▁( ma iden ▁name ). ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : Pop ulated ▁places ▁in ▁the ▁Pow ell ▁River ▁Regional ▁District ▁Category : Un in cor por ated ▁settlement s ▁in ▁British ▁Columbia ▁Category : M ining ▁communities ▁in ▁British ▁Columbia ▁Category : Company ▁towns ▁in ▁Canada ▁Category : G host ▁towns ▁in ▁British ▁Columbia ▁Category : Des ign ated ▁places ▁in ▁British ▁Columbia ▁Category : Tex ada ▁Island <0x0A> </s> ▁Buck ' s ▁of ▁Wood side ▁is ▁a ▁restaurant ▁in ▁Wood side , ▁California , ▁that ▁has ▁gained ▁fame ▁as ▁a ▁meeting ▁place ▁for ▁vent ure ▁capital ists ▁and ▁te ch ▁entrepr ene urs . ▁Like ▁nearby ▁Sand ▁Hill ▁Road , ▁Buck ' s ▁has ▁become ▁a ▁fi xture ▁of ▁Sil icon ▁Valley . ▁ ▁About ▁O wner ▁Jam is ▁Mac N iven ▁left ▁his ▁career ▁in ▁construction ▁to ▁open ▁the ▁restaurant ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁Un h appy ▁with ▁local ▁restaur ants , ▁Mac N iven ▁decided ▁to ▁create ▁his ▁own . ▁By ▁ 1 9 9