Crossing the border in 1858: Gold Rush routes from Washington to the Fraser and Thompson Rivers
The discovery of gold along the Thompson and Fraser rivers in 1857 caused a stampede of thousands of miners into what became, by November 1858, the colony of British Columbia. As well as the Fraser River, several overland routes from Washington Territory were taken to the goldfields, including the W...
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Western CEDAR
2008
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Online Access: | https://cedar.wwu.edu/wdcag/2008wdcag/2008/35 |