The Cariboo Gold Rush Story
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The Cariboo Gold Rush Story
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Author : Don Waite
language : en
Publisher: Surrey, B.C. : Hancock House
Release Date : 1988
The Cariboo Gold Rush Story written by Don Waite and has been published by Surrey, B.C. : Hancock House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Cariboo (B.C. : Regional District) categories.
These vivid stories describe the devastation of the Indians by the whiteman's disease, Billy Barker "the heart of the Cariboo", and John Cameron, who buried his wife four times. The rugged men and women of BC's own gold rush stride off the impossible trails and out of the incredible scenery of the late 1800's in this stirring account of the gold strikes, the gigantic gains, and the strike-outs. This book began in the fall of 1975 when I made my initial trip, alone and by car, to Barkerville to talk to the descendants of early miners and to photograph some of the original gold mining sites. In order to capture the same thrill of adventure experienced by gold seekers, I wanted to sleep out under the stars. As my arrival at Barkerville occurred after dark, I left the main highway and followed a dirt road in search of a place to bed down away from vehicular noises. A short time after dozing off, I was awakened by some loud banging of tin cans which sent me scurrying for the safety of my car. I turned on the headlights to discover that the noisemakers were a couple of black bears. I had camped in the hill overlooking the town dump. En route to the one time gold capital of the world, I stopped off at the museum at Clinton and departed from this treasure house with the understanding that I would pay the curator a longer visit on my way home. As it turned out, I found Barkerville so intriguing that I overstayed my alotted time, resulting in a non-stop drive homeward which had me passing through Clinton in the middle of the night. Unfortunately, other commitments took priority over the over the research and several years elapsed before I was able to carry on with the project which became this book. I then realized the value of the interviews from that 1975 trip.
Cariboo Gold
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Author : Marian Templeton Place
language : en
Publisher: New York : Holt, Rinehart and Winston
Release Date : 1970
Cariboo Gold written by Marian Templeton Place and has been published by New York : Holt, Rinehart and Winston this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1970 with History categories.
Describes the late nineteenth-century gold rush to Canada's Fraser River, its hardships and tragedies, its rare success stories, and its effect on the settlement of northern British Columbia.
Cariboo Gold Rush
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Author : Art Downs
language : en
Publisher: Heritage House Publishing Co
Release Date : 2013
Cariboo Gold Rush written by Art Downs and has been published by Heritage House Publishing Co this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with History categories.
In 1858, some 30,000 gold seekers stampeded to the Fraser River. Scores perished during the gruelling journey, but some made their fortune and many pressed on northwards to the creeks of the Cariboo. Originally compiled by Art Downs, founder of Heritage House, this is a vivid and detailed account of the first gold strikes, the miners who made them and the incredible efforts to establish transportation routes and build roads to the Cariboo goldfields. Here are the stories of the legendary Williams Creek diggings, which yielded a golden harvest of over $2.6 million in 1862, and creeks with names like Lightning, Jack of Clubs and Last Chance. Also included are excerpts from Walter B. Cheadle's journals. Cheadle and Lord Viscount Milton became the first tourists to the Cariboo in 1863. Richly descriptive and touched with humour, Cheadle's first-hand account is a fascinating window into Cariboo history.
Wagon Road North
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Author : Art Downs
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1973
Wagon Road North written by Art Downs and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1973 with categories.
Barkerville Quesnel And The Cariboo Gold Rush
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Author : Gordon R. Elliott
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
Barkerville Quesnel And The Cariboo Gold Rush written by Gordon R. Elliott and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Barkerville (B.C.) categories.
Gold was the element that turned British Columbia's interior plateau from an unknown wilderness into a region of thriving settlements and frenetic activity. As news of its discovery fi ltered to the outside world, adventurers, opportunists and suppliers from around the globe converged on the region's new towns or built even newer ones close to their claims. Van Winkle, Swamp River, Antler and many more settlements sprang up, only to fade quickly when the glitter ran out. But two towns were vital enough to survive: Quesnel, at the confl uence of the Quesnel and Fraser rivers; and Barkerville, where many of the richest strikes were made. Th is is their story, and the story of one of the most romantic episodes in western Canadian history - the Cariboo Gold Rush. Gordon Elliott fi rst wrote this classic account of the Cariboo's early history almost fi fty years ago. Revised and reissued in 1978, it is off ered here once again, this time with a new forward by Blanca Schorcht. Elliott was one of the fi rst staff hired by Simon Fraser University when it opened in 1965. Nearly 40 years later, he continues to serve as Professor Emeritus of English at SFU. Elliott has spent many years combining his interest in history with considerable writing, research and editing skills, providing assistance and furthering the study of British Columbia history, with works including Klondike Cattle Drive and British Columbia: A Centennial Anthology.
Beyond Hope
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Author : Beverley Boissery
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017-07-24
Beyond Hope written by Beverley Boissery and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-24 with categories.
Gold. With that one little word and its promise of fabulous wealth, people from all parts of the world came to British Columbia in the 1850s and 1860s. Most were ill equipped for the difficult terrain, the icy water, and the inhospitable climate. Some found the motherlode. Others settled for becoming rich merchants. Most became impoverished, and a large number lost their lives. With new roads and new settlers, the gold rush helped build Canada's West. This pictorial history tells the stories of the Fraser and Cariboo gold rush and of the lives involved in that tumultuous but decisive event in Canadian history.
The Cariboo Trail
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Author : Agnes C. Laut
language : en
Publisher: DigiCat
Release Date : 2022-09-04
The Cariboo Trail written by Agnes C. Laut and has been published by DigiCat this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-09-04 with History categories.
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Cariboo Trail" (A Chronicle of the Gold-fields of British Columbia) by Agnes C. Laut. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Nuggets
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Author : Susan K. Kehoe
language : en
Publisher: FriesenPress
Release Date : 2019-08-02
Nuggets written by Susan K. Kehoe and has been published by FriesenPress this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-08-02 with Fiction categories.
In 1860’s Victoria, British Columbia, seventeen-year-old Robb McDonald is in love with high-society Emma. But Robb, his father, and his brothers work at the Hudson’s Bay post, and their lowly position makes him an unacceptable husband in the British class system in which they live. Determined to win Emma’s heart, and the approval of her father, Robb leaves his family behind and joins a group of American miners heading north along the Fraser River, hoping to strike it rich in the BC gold rush. He must grow up fast in this uncharted and daunting land as he and his new friends face scarce food, wild animals, the violence of desperate men who will kill to get gold, and the lack of law enforcement to prevent it. Part coming-of-age novel, part adventure, and part Canadian historical fiction, Nuggets is the poignant and compelling story of how one young man sets out to find gold only to find so much more.
The Road Runs North
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Author : Gwen Pharis Ringwood
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1967
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Seasons Of Gold
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Author : Megan Katherine Prins
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
Seasons Of Gold written by Megan Katherine Prins and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Cariboo Regional District (B.C.) categories.
Seasons are history's constant companion. Spring, summer, winter, and fall mark the calendar and define the possibilities of labour and gender. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the pivotal events that unfolded during the Cariboo gold rush of 1862. In a world before climate-controlled homes, miners, Natives, Chinese, and Hurdy Gurdy girls all had to reckon with nature's rhythms. This thesis explores how seasons, compounded by the contradictory forces of geographical isolation, a global market for gold, and environmental experiences in previous North American rushes, played a key role in how miners and their accompaniments related to nature and to each other. To pursue the latent wealth of the Cariboo, gold miners had to accommodate the region's seasonal contingencies. The result was a peculiar rhythm of mining that revealed the intricate ways that nature shaped the most northern mining frontier before the Yukon.