The Gold Rush
There were two major gold rushes in British Columbia - one occurring around 1858 on the Fraser River and the other in 1862 in the Cariboo district.
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Digital Library Resources
Recommended Titles
Barkerville, Williams Creek, Cariboo: A Gold Rush Experience
971.175 W95d1
1998
The stories of the men and women who dug for gold on Williams Creek are told in this new, revised edition of a Canadian bestseller. This book brings to life the men and women of the creeks, who came in search of gold and left their mark on B.C. history.
Gold and Grand Dreams: Cariboo East in the Early Years
971.175 E467g
2000
This is the story of entrepreneurs Sam Adler and the Barry Brothers, administrators Phillip Nind and William Stephenson, far-sighted engineer John Hobson, and those grizzled prospectors, the 'Snowshoe Boys'. It is also the story of Chinese miners, Native residents, and the few women who made the long trek to Cariboo East.
Gold at Fortymile Creek: Early Days in the Yukon
971.91 G25g
1994
The book, based on the accounts of dozens of prospectors, follows the first gold-seekers from their arrival in 1873 until the stampede to the Klondike in 1896. Gates captures the essence of these early years of the gold rush, about which very little has been written.
Gold Trails [&] Ghost Towns: Series #15, The Mighty Fraser
971.1 G61f
1987
Gold Trails and Ghost Towns is a historical documentary show first produced for Canadian syndication, created and produced by Kelowna television station CHBC-TV and hosted by Mike Roberts with historian storyteller Bill Barlee. Mike and Bill discussed history of the old West by prospectors around 1900 in British Columbia.
Map Of The Cariboo And Omenica Gold Fields, And The Routes Thereto
971.12 C27P3m
1871
1 map : mounted on linen ; 40 x 53 cm. folded to 14 x 10 cm. + 1 sheet
Map Showing the Different Routes of Communication With the Gold Region on Frasers River
912.711 A54m 1858
1858
The Klondike Gold Rush
971.91 K6621a
2015
Renowned as the richest gold strike in North American mining history, the Klondike Gold Rush (1896-1899) set off a stampede of over 100,000 people on a colossal journey from Alaska to the gold fields of Canada's Yukon Territory.
Yukon Gold: High Hopes and Dashed Dreams
971.91 P94y
1995
High hopes and Dashed dreams celebrates the centennial of the Klondike Gold Rush.
Northwest History Index
This card index in Special Collection provides access to the Northwest History Collection, a heritage collection covering the early history and exploration of British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest.
The collection includes:
- magazine and newspaper articles
- pamphlets
- books
- chapters in books
- many other resources
As of August 1998, no new material has been added to the Northwest History Index. It is continued by the British Columbia Index.