Cariboo Gold Rush: The Stampede that Made BC (Amazing Stories)
by Art Downs
- Used
- as new
- Paperback
- Condition
- As New
- ISBN 10
- 1927527198
- ISBN 13
- 9781927527191
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About This Item
" In 1858, some 30,000 gold-seekers stampeded to the Fraser River. Scores perished during the grueling 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 humor, Cheadle's first-hand account is a fascinating window into Cariboo history. "
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- Bookseller
- MAD HATTER BOOKSTORE (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14469
- Title
- Cariboo Gold Rush: The Stampede that Made BC (Amazing Stories)
- Author
- Art Downs
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1927527198
- ISBN 13
- 9781927527191
- Publisher
- Heritage House Publishing
- Date Published
- 2013
- Size
- 8 vo
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