
	Where results make sense

Topic: British Columbia Gold Rush

Related Topics

Cariboo

Gold rush

Barkerville

	Steve Pridgeon
		The B. gold story began in the 1850s, when stories of Indians using gold for trade brought large numbers of hopeful miners to the Fraser river from California, where the recent gold rush was on the wane.
		To recover the gold from the amalgam, a mercury retort may be used to boil off the mercury and collect it by distillation, leaving pure gold behind.
		The gold appears, to the observer, to rise of its own accord from the fl, churning mass at the base of the machine, then to ascend the vertical face of the wheel, shedding its impurities as it climbs, finally passing in pure flakes through the central hole.
	www.islandnet.com /~stevep/gold.htm (2567 words)

	The Cariboo Gold Rush (1858-1865): historical context, economic impact and related links
		Located in south-central British Columbia and extending from the eastern edge of the Coast Mountains to within 70 km of the Alberta border, the Cariboo region is about 600 km north of Vancouver.
		Gold was discovered in dozens of creeks in the Cariboo region.
		In 1862, the Bank of British Columbia, which later became the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, was established at Yale to provide banking facilities to the miners.
	canadianeconomy.gc.ca /english/economy/1858_1865_Cariboo_Gold_Rush.html (588 words)

	Alaska Gold: The Gold Rush and goldpanning
		Gold was first discovered in Southeast Alaska in the 1870s.
		Alaska's first big gold strike came in Juneau in 1880 when two prospectors guided by an Indian found "large pieces of quartz, of fl sulfite and galena all spangled over with gold" in a creek that, of course, is now called Gold Creek.
		It is estimated to contain 31.3 million ounces of gold and 18.8 billion pounds of copper, as well as other minerals including molybdenum, making it the largest deposit of gold and second largest deposit of copper in North America.
	www.alaskascenes.com /alaskagold.html (898 words)

	Before the Klondike Gold Rush
		When gold was discovered in the Klondike 100 years ago, the Yukon was widely regarded as being a vast, empty wasteland of unexplored, uncharted wilderness.
		Gold had been discovered in the Yukon by Campbell and other HBC traders, but they ignored it for the more lucrative fur trade.
		Gold was discovered in the panhandle in 1880 and the town of Juneau was born, drawing prospectors further north.
	yukonalaska.com /klondike/beforegold.html (1922 words)

	The California Gold Rush
		A decade after the Forty-niners' arrival, the gold fields were largely "a wasteland of caved-in hillsides, heaped debris, and tree stumps." Hydraulic mining had carved up the land and washed mud and silt into the rivers, which ran brown with waste.
		Gold, in contrast, was the resource that fed the immigrants - fed their dream if not their bodies, and fed their progress, advanced the social system they were importing.
		Perhaps the gold rush's farthest-reaching social and industrial legacy was the modernization of technology, turning mining into a major industry supported by an evolving network of other industries and services.
	www.calliope.org /gold/gold2.html (2939 words)

	Gold rush - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It was followed by the California Gold Rush of 1848–49 in the Sierra Nevada, which captured the popular imagination.
		Central Otago Gold Rush, 1861–63, in Otago, New Zealand
		Transvaal, South Africa (1886), the Witwatersrand Gold Rush; the resulting influx of miners was one of the triggers for the Second Boer War
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gold_rush (1195 words)

	Murder, Mayhem and Mystery on the Cariboo Gold Rush Trail (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		He decided to examine the gold dust Rowlands had stashed in the F.W. Foster store safe and straightened up with an “Aha” of satisfaction: the dust wasn't from Scotty's Creek; it was of a coarse variety, typical to the Barkerville area.
		The gold bars were never found, but according to a letter addressed to F. Tingley (son of the legendary BX stage coach driver Steve Tingley) on November 10th 1914, the safe found by the Chief Constable at Clinton, contained “a bundle of waybills, vouchers and reports along with a small leather treasure bag”(presumably empty).
		Of that, an amount of $2,500 in gold nuggets and coins was unearthed by a farmer in the 1920s, and a further $6,000 came to light when Block Brothers developed the area some years later.
	www.magiccarpetjournals.com /Cariboo.htm (5498 words)

	Part Three - Fortune smiled on many black miners
		Others were freemen who used gold to free their families, fight discrimination and start newspapers, schools and churches.
		They were joined by fl sailors who, like other seamen, deserted en masse and rushed to the gold fields when their ships hit port.
		Perhaps the most famous Gold Rush-era freedom fighter was Mary Ellen "Mammy" Pleasant, a Georgia-born slave who arrived in San Francisco in 1849 a free woman and opened a chain of brothels.
	www.calgoldrush.com /part3/03blacks.html (1280 words)

	California's Natural Resources: A Brief History of the Gold Rush
		Gold deposits were often found inside quartz veins.
		This discovery led to the rush to the upper Kern River region.
		In 1854, a 195-pound mass of gold, the largest known to have been discovered in California, was found at Carson Hill in Calaveras County.
	ceres.ca.gov /ceres/calweb/geology/goldrush.html (422 words)

	::: The Klondike Gold Rush :::
		Gold was literally found all over the place, and most of these early stakeholders (who became known as the "Klondike Kings") became wealthy.
		With that pronouncement, the Klondike Gold Rush was on!
		Winter temperatures in the mountains of northern British Columbia and the Yukon were normally -20 degrees F., and temperatures of -50 degrees F. were not unheard of.
	content.lib.washington.edu /goldrush/index.html (958 words)

	1858 Gold Rush - British Columbia - Canadian Confederation
		There were several gold finds in British Columbia in the 1850s, but the largest and most important discoveries were made in the sand bars along the Fraser River.
		When the first consignment of Fraser River gold reached San Francisco on April 3, 1858, the Fraser River Gold Rush was on.
		In 1858 Britain formalized its hold on the coast by establishing the colony of British Columbia, sometimes known as the "gold colony".
	www.lac-bac.gc.ca /confederation/023001-2951-e.html (206 words)

	Gold Bridge, British Columbia, Canada
		Gold bridge is located in the Bridge River Valley, nestled amongst the towering snow-covered peaks of the Southern Chilcotin Mountains.
		Bridge River Valley's claim to fame would be the old gold mines in the valley, and each of the communities has its own special part in the history of the valley.
		Location: Gold Bridge is located in the Bridge River Valley, 4-1/2 hours north of Vancouver, and 1-1/2 hours west of Lillooet.
	www.britishcolumbia.com /regions/towns/?townID=3541 (648 words)

	Gold Rush
		The British immigrants who came to Australia for the 1851 gold rush were called 'diggers.' In 1886, a part-time prospector in South Africa named George Walker started one of the world's biggest gold rushes.
		By 1858 the California gold rush was about played out and prospectors were ready to move on to the next big strike.
		The four sections / groups are: life before the gold rush, the discovery of gold, the key people, and the actual mining for gold.
	www.42explore2.com /goldrush.htm (1272 words)

	Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park
		Valdez Museum and Historical Archives - The Valdez Museum has put information and images related to the gold rush on-line, including 2,900 names of people who were known to have either passed through or lived in Valdez in 1897-1898.
		British Columbia Archives - Vital Events Indexes - The British Columbia Archives has online the births registration index (1872-1899), marriage registration index (1872-1924) and the death registration index (1872-1979).
		Lists of April 3, 1898 Avalanche Victims - The deadliest event of the Klondike gold rush occurred on April 3, 1898, between Sheep Camp and the Scales on the Chilkoot Trail.
	www.nps.gov /klgo/genealogy.htm (289 words)

	Special Collections Division: The Gold Rush in British Columbia & the Yukon
		Following are some suggestions as to how to find books and other material about the history of the history of the gold rush in British Columbia and the Yukon using the catalogue.
		Gold rush locations will also have information listed under their place names.
		Search for "klondike" or "gold rush" as keywords and you will be directed to several pages at the Parks Canada web site, including guides to the various historical sites related to the Gold Rush.
	www.vpl.vancouver.bc.ca /branches/LibrarySquare/spe/goldrush.html (1637 words)

	Curricular Resources in Canadian Studies:British Columbia
		British Columbia Archives presents 11 curricular units (galleries) drawing heavily from archival information on BC History.
		The Homeroom is a gateway to resources and information relating to the history of schools and the development of education systems in British Columbia.
		It was launched in 1997 to mark the 125th anniversary of public education in the province of British Columbia.
	www.cln.org /subjects/can-bc_cur.html (801 words)

	Stories of the Gold Rush (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Of its entire 110 miles of track, 20 miles are in Alaska, 32 miles in British Columbia and 58 miles in Yukon Territory.
		The railroad carried thousands of prospectors to the Klondike gold fields in relative comfort, despite the fact that by the time it was completed the great stampede was already over and the immediate need for a railroad had passed.
		Alaska's Gold was developed through a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission by the Division of Libraries, Archives and Museums, the Alaska Dept. of Education and Early Development.
	www.library.state.ak.us /goldrush/stories/wpass.htm (211 words)

	Likely British Columbia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		By the early 1860's, gold fever was rampant at the forks of the Quesnel and Cariboo Rivers and "The Forks" quickly became a rowdy gold camp attracting close to 5,000 people.
		You will always find a gold panner or two in the sun warmed pools at the point where the deep blue and bright green rivers meet.
		Costumes, wagon rides, gold rush games, local raft displays, traditional cuisine and a beer garden give tourists a chance to experience the past with their choice of activities.
	www.delta.museum.bc.ca /Community/Likely/qf.htm (358 words)

	Wells, BC, Canada. British Columbia's Cariboo Gold Rush town, Wells, BC.
		Established in the 1930's as a gold mining town, Wells is located 74 km (46 mi.) east of Quesnel on Highway 26 and 8 km (5 mi.) west of Barkerville.
		Barkerville is located at the end of the Gold Rush Trail, 89 km (55 mi.) east of Quesnel on Highway 26.
		In 1862, Billy Barker found gold on Williams Creek, a discovery that started a rush of fortune seekers from all over the world.
	www.bcadventure.com /adventure/explore/cariboo/cities/wells.htm (617 words)

	Alaska-Gold Rush Inside Passage-Plus Denali National Park \| Alaska \| Gold Rush \| British Columbia \| Petersburg \| ...
		Gold Rush + Denali continues by air, coach, and rail into Alaska's interior with two nights at Denali National Park and an overnight in Fairbanks.
		Relive the Gold Rush of 1898 in the picture-perfect setting of Skagway, the jumping off place for thousands of early gold seekers.
		Today, Skagway is again a preferred destination, popular with history buffs wanting to explore parts of the Klondike Gold Rush International Historical Park, one of the longest in the world, encompassing the whole Inside Passage from Pioneer Square in Seattle all the way to Dawson City in the Yukon Territory.
	www.infohub.com /vacation_packages/2990.html (3314 words)

	Gold Rush (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Klondike Gold Rush, touched off by the 17 Aug 1896 discovery of placer gold on Rabbit (later Bonanza) Creek, a tributary of the Klondike R, by George Washington Carmack and his Indian brothers-in-law, "Skookum Jim" and "Tagish Charley." This
		The gold rush that followed was confined that first year to the Yukon interior.
		The effect on the depressed economy was instantaneous as hoarded funds were freed to finance some 100 000 amateur goldseekers who started N that fall and winter.
	www.atlinlakehouseboattours.com /gold_rush.htm (407 words)

	Cariboo River Jet Boat Adventures, Quesnel, British Columbia
		It was on this river the great BC Cariboo Gold Rush of the 1800's began.
		Hordes of gold hungry miners followed the Fraser River up to "Quesnellemouth" (Quesnel) and then followed the Quesnel River to the goldfields at Barkerville.
		Our river trips on the Quesnel River start at Beavermouth (about 25 km east of Quesnel) and go up to the British Columbia gold rush town of Quesnelle Forks at the junction of the Quesnel and Cariboo Rivers, where there are actual buildings remaining from the gold rush.
	www.caribooriverfishing.com /jet_boat_adventures.html (596 words)

	A Bibliography for the History of Skagway, Alaska, and the Klondike Gold Rush -- Tennessee Archaeology Net
		AKIN, OTIS FRANKLIN 1950 A Reminiscence of the Klondike Rush of 1898.
		BRITISH COLUMBIA MINING RECORD 1899 The Yukon and White Pass Railway and the Atlin District.
		COHEN, STAN 1977 The Streets Were Paved with Gold: A Pictorial History of the Klondike Gold Rush, 1896-1899.
	www.mtsu.edu /~kesmith/TNARCHNET/Pubs/goldrush.html (9336 words)

	British Columbia Ferry Services: Gold River Ferry Terminal - BritishColumbia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Departing from the Muchalat Inlet, 12 km south of Gold River, the MV Uchuck lll provides a year-round freight and passenger service for westcoast communities in Nootka Sound, Yuquot (Friendly Cove), Tahsis and Kyuquot.
		For many passengers, particularly in storm season, the high (or low) point of the journey is the two-hour stretch each way spent tossing about on the open ocean waters between Port Eliza and Kyuquot.
		From the moment the freighter leaves the dock in Gold River and begins its 10-hour journey the big question is whether your constitution can handle the rise-and-fall motion of the ship in high seas.
	www.britishcolumbia.com /016transpor/ferry/9_ferry_goldriver.html (963 words)

	Fraser River Gold Rush
		One of the men credited with the first gold discoveries in British Columbia was afterwards a farmer just outside the walls of Fort Langley.
		McLean bought their gold from that time onward and told the Indians not to sell their gold to the miners.
		British Government to Douglas' request for a police force, did not arrive until shortly before the inauguration ceremonies at Fort Langley in November, 1858.
	www.fortlangley.ca /langley/2arush.html (1350 words)

	Gold Rush to British Columbia (Part 1)
		The California Gold Rush of 1849 was pretty much played out by 1858 and prospectors were ready to move on to the next big strike.
		Rumors of a new big strike on the Fraser River in British Columbia reached them by that year.
		Doubters were finally convinced the discovery was real and a new gold rush was on.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/old_west/30772 (509 words)

	Underwater Archaeological Society of British Columbia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		She participated in British Columbia’s first gold rush in the Queen Charlotte Islands in 1851.
		I believed a reassessment of Chief Edenshaw and his influence on British Columbia’s history was warranted if the “Kung wreck” turned out to be the Susan Sturges.
		If Chief Edenshaw was able to fool the investigating officers of two Royal Navy vessels, thereby evading punishment by manipulating the authorities, the judicial system, and competing natives, then a re-evaluation of his influence on British Columbia’s history was in order.
	www.uasbc.com /explore/sturges1.htm (407 words)

	Barkerville, BC. British Columbia's Cariboo Gold Rush town, Barkerville.
		Barkerville, British Columbia, is located at the end of the Cariboo Gold Rush Trail, 89 km (55 mi.) east of Quesnel on Highway 26.
		Established in the 1930's as a gold mining town, Wells, British Columbia, is located 74km (46 mi.) east of Quesnel on Highway 26 and 8 km (5 mi.) west of Barkerville.
		Barkerville, which is nearby offers a walk back in British Columbia history, a glimpse of yesterday's Cariboo Gold Rush.
	www.bcadventure.com /adventure/explore/cariboo/cities/bark.htm (703 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)