Island Excursion: The Caribou Gold Rush … Part 2


Santy Anno / The Kingston Trio

Gold Rush! El Dorado in BC

Gold??
Most people were just shoveling gravel and whistling Dixie.
It was not glorious.

Exhibits

Law and Order … 

Aritifacts

Gold and Guns 1

Self enforcement …

Gold and Guns

Your weight in Gold ??

Your weight in gold

With a little help from a nearby rail … 

Your weight in gold 2

I’m worth $1,352,949 more than Rose.
(The only time I can think that it would actually Pay to be fat)

Barkerville British Columbia

Barkerville, British Columbia / Caribou Mountains

Barkerville British Columbia 2

Quesnel British Columbia

Quesnel, British Columbia 

Prospector

Romantic I tell ya. 

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4 thoughts on “Island Excursion: The Caribou Gold Rush … Part 2”

  1. Heritage Site and Museum is another great place to stop and stretch to enjoy an informative tour of the historic buildings. In 1859, local Indians showed gold seekers the location of gold deposits in now historic Horsefly, sparking the great Cariboo Gold Rush.

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