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Publisher | : Trafford Publishing |
Total Pages | : 560 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1552127214 |
This book is about the gold rush which took place in the Fraser River and vicinity in 1858, which was within the British Possession and the Washington Territory, now called British Columbia and the State of Washington. This book covers the Fraser River Gold Rush from its infancy to what could be considered its conclusion, as viewed by the California newspapers. This book is somewhat unusual as it tells the chronological history of the gold rush as it unfolded and progressed, by using newspaper articles from that era. The news articles themselves were, in most cases, letters which had been written by many of the miners or correspondents who went to the area, either to dig for gold or report on what was happening. Many of the letters capture the experiences of the writer and his ordeal in trying to reach the gold fields, as well as the latest news of the day. Over 25% of the California miners would go to this place called the Fraser River, not believing in the perils and danger that awaited them until actually faced by them. As some would say, crossing the plains was nothing in comparison to trying to reach the gold fields of the Fraser River and vicinity. This book readily depicts their reason for saying so.
Author | : Netta Sterne |
Publisher | : Pullman, Wash. : Washington State University Press |
Total Pages | : 212 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : History |
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The year 1858 proved to be the most eventful in western Canada as waves of American miners made their way to the Fraser River country, joining hundreds of Indians, Vancouver Island colonists, and former fur trade employees in the gold fields. The newcomers were some of the earliest pioneers of British Columbia.
Author | : Netta Sterne |
Publisher | : Pullman, Wash. : Washington State University Press |
Total Pages | : 208 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : History |
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The year 1858 proved to be the most eventful in western Canada as waves of American miners made their way to the Fraser River country, joining hundreds of Indians, Vancouver Island colonists, and former fur trade employees in the gold fields. The newcomers were some of the earliest pioneers of British Columbia.
Author | : Alexander` Globe |
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Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2022-11 |
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ISBN | : 9781553805847 |
Gold, Grit, Guns is the first book based on the only four surviving diaries written by miners who sought their golden fortunes on British Columbia's Fraser River in 1858. What was life like for those adventurers? How did their actions impact the creation of British Columbia? George Beam, an Illinois-born settler on Whidbey Island in Washington State, brought hopes of American annexation and distrust of First Nations. He left with a thousand dollars. Otis Parsons of Connecticut made money as a California merchant, then volunteered to build new roads from Harrison Lake to Lillooet. He used them for merchandising. The third miner, an unnamed Upper Canadian, befriended Colonial officials and First Nations people. He earned a thousand dollars, overwintered in Victoria, then drowned in the Cariboo gold rush in the 1860s. George Slocumb from Illinois suffered the fate of most -- increasing poverty and desperation. Background chapters present miners' costs, the first detailed study of 1858 mining practices, and the grim story of how mining culture compromised First Nations life. Gold, Grit, Guns is rich with 115 rarely seen illustrations of life on the Fraser in 1858 as well as maps of the area.
Author | : Charles Burne |
Publisher | : Blind Bay, B.C. : Sambrooke Pub. |
Total Pages | : 218 |
Release | : 1997-01-01 |
Genre | : Cariboo (B.C. : Regional District) |
ISBN | : 9780968276204 |
Author | : Michael Douglas Towers |
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Total Pages | : 178 |
Release | : 1968 |
Genre | : Gold mines and mining |
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Author | : Mark Forsythe |
Publisher | : Harbour Publishing |
Total Pages | : 236 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : History |
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A real treat for history buffs... --Annie Boulanger, The Record Partial proceeds from sales will be donated to the BC Historical Federation.
Author | : Elwood Evans |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 52 |
Release | : 1878 |
Genre | : Fraser River Valley (B.C.) |
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Apparently written with a view to publication; with penciled changes in phraseology interlineated, and passages marked for condensation. An interpretation of the Fraser River gold rush of 1858 as the occurrence most influential on the history of the old Oregon country after 1846.
Author | : Great Britain. Parliament |
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Total Pages | : 28 |
Release | : 1858 |
Genre | : Fraser River (B.C.) |
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Dispatches to and from Henry Labouchere, Secretary of State for the Colonies, and others, including Governor James Douglas and the Hudson's Bay Company.
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Release | : 1858 |
Genre | : Fraser River (B.C.) |
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