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Author : Gordon R. Elliott
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:488432828
Author : Gordon R. Elliot
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0295957751
Author : Gordon R. Elliott
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Barkerville (B.C.)
ISBN : 1412094879
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.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:488432828
Author : Branwen Christine Patenaude
Publisher : Heritage House Publishing Co
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : History
ISBN : 1895811090
The pioneer roadhouses between Clinton and Barkerville provide a living heritage of the colourful era of the Cariboo gold rush. While thousands plodded toward Barkerville dreaming of pay dirt on Williams Creek, always seeking a faster route to the motherlode, a separate breed of settlers created the shelters that would ease their journey. The trail was everchanging, and when the rush was over the Cariboo-Chilcotin was left with a mosaic of roadhouses and a legacy to build on. These structures had their own stories, tales of wild nights and human heartbreak, sagas of sin and sincerity. In the first volume of Trails to Gold, the author described the early inns, primarily south of Clinton, which preceded the construction of the Cariboo Road between 1862 and 1865. This volume completes the story of the peak years of a gold rush that British Columbia will never forget.
Author : Marian Templeton Place
Publisher : New York : Holt, Rinehart and Winston
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : History
ISBN : 003084262X
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.
Author : Marie Elliott
Publisher : TouchWood Editions
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0920663710
Some of the richest gold claims in British Columbia lay along the Quesnel River and its creeks. And there some of the grandest mining schemes were hatched.
Author : Art Downs
Publisher : Heritage House Publishing Co
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2013-06-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781927527207
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 the journals of Lord Milton and Walter B. Cheadle, who became the first tourists to the Cariboo in 1863. Richly descriptive and touched with humour, their first-hand account is a fascinating window into Cariboo history.
Author : Art Downs
Publisher : Heritage House Publishing Co
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2021-06-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781772033618
A newly revised and updated edition of the classic pictorial account of the Cariboo Gold Rush trail. First published in 1960, Wagon Road North is the quintessential popular history book chronicling gold-rush-era BC. Focusing on the Cariboo Wagon Road—the crucial transportation route stretching from Fort Yale to Barkerville that made it possible for tens of thousands of prospectors to make their way to the Cariboo goldfields in the 1860s—this newly updated, expanded, and re-designed edition brings to life the adventures, hardships, and blind ambitions of the men and women who risked everything in the quest for gold. Packed with more than one hundred archival photos, many of them rarely seen, as well as maps and contemporary images of historical sites, this fascinating book is a visual celebration of a pivotal chapter in early BC history.
Author : Branwen Christine Patenaude
Publisher : Heritage House Publishing Co
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN : 1895811562
When gold was discovered on the Fraser River, the rush was on. By early spring of 1858 the need for shelter, food, rest stops and stores became very apparent, as miners and would-be-miners made their way up into the hinterland. From Yale to Barkerville, roadhouses sprung up along the Cariboo's gold-rush trail. From their crude beginning, the roadhouses soon grew to be more than just stopovers. The roadhouses are gone, but the communities, villages, towns and cities remain. Golden Nuggets, with pictures and written text, brings the roadhouses back to life and gives us a glimpse of yesterday.
Author : Richard Wright
Publisher : Heritage House Publishing Co
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : History
ISBN : 9781927527061
The stories of the men and women who dug for gold on Williams Creek are told in this revised and updated edition of a Canadian bestseller. The legendary town of Barkerville is flourishing today, just as it did more than 150 years ago, but this time under the care of professional and amateur historians. Richard Thomas Wright peels back the pages of history as he unearths the area's history and chronicles the fortunes and the follies of gold-rush-era Barkerville. The result of years of around-the-world research, Barkerville and the Cariboo Goldfields brings to life the men and women of the creeks who came in search of gold and left their mark on BC history. Wright mined the archives to bring forth new information on the development of the Cariboo goldfields and nearby places of interest. Barkerville includes dozens of little-known historical photos and a complete index. It is the best, most comprehensive source of detailed information on this important national heritage site.
Author : Branwen Christine Patenaude
Publisher : TouchWood Editions
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : History
ISBN : 0920663354
The pioneer roadhouses between Clinton and Barkerville provide us a living heritage of the colourful era of the Cariboo Gold Rush. While thousands plodded toward Barkerville dreaming of paydirt on Williams Creek, always seeking a faster route to their motherlode, a separate breed of settlers created the shelters that would ease their journey. The trail was everchanging and when the rush was over, the Cariboo-Chilcotin was left with a mosaic of roadhouses and a legacy to build on. These structures had their own stories, tales of wild nights and human heartbreak, sagas of sin and sincerity. In her first volume,Trails to Gold, the author described the early inns, primarily south of Clinton, which preceded the construction of the Cariboo Road between 1862 and 1865. This volume completes the story of the peak years of a gold rush that British Columbia will never forget.
Author : Richard Wright
Publisher : Special Interest Publications
Page : 141 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Barkerville (B.C.)
ISBN : 0888961391
Author : Agnes C. Laut
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 85 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2022-09-04
Category : History
ISBN : EAN:8596547228028
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.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Heritage Group Distribution
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Cariboo (B.C. : Regional District)
ISBN : 1895811732
This is the saga of 30,000 hopefuls who chased after one of the world's richest gold discoveries in 1858. They found nuggets by the ton and carved a web of trails and memories into the heart of BC. Maps, photos, barroom tales, success, tragedy and characters galore.