Fraser Gold 1858

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Publisher : Trafford Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1552127214
Total Pages : 560 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Fraser River Gold Rush of 1858 written by and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2001 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fraser Gold 1858! written by Netta Sterne and published by Pullman, Wash. : Washington State University Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781553805847
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gold, Grit, Guns written by Alexander` Globe and published by . This book was released on 2022-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Daniel Patrick Marshall
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781553805021
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Claiming the Land written by Daniel Patrick Marshall and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Literary Nonfiction. California Interest. Native American Studies. This trailblazing history focuses on a single year, 1858, the year of the Fraser River gold rush--the third great mass migration of gold seekers after the Californian and Australian rushes in search of a new El Dorado. Marshall's history becomes an adventure, prospecting the rich pay streaks of British Columbia's "founding" event and the gold fever that gripped populations all along the Pacific Slope. Marshall unsettles many of our most taken-for-granted assumptions: he shows how foreign miner-militias crossed the 49th parallel, taking the law into their own hands, and conducting extermination campaigns against Indigenous peoples while forcibly claiming the land. Drawing on new evidence, Marshall explores the three principal cultures of the goldfields--those of the fur trade (both Native and the Hudson's Bay Company), Californian, and British world views. The year 1858 was a year of chaos unlike any other in British Columbia and American Pacific Northwest history. It produced not only violence but the formal inauguration of colonialism, Native reserves and, ultimately, the expansion of Canada to the Pacific Slope. Among the haunting legacies of this rush are the cryptic place names that remain--such as American Creek, Texas Bar, Boston Bar, and New York Bar--while the unresolved question of Indigenous sovereignty continues to claim the land.

Author : Charles Burne
Publisher : Blind Bay, B.C. : Sambrooke Pub.
ISBN 13 : 9780968276204
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Fraser River Gold Fever of 1858 written by Charles Burne and published by Blind Bay, B.C. : Sambrooke Pub.. This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Mark Forsythe
Publisher : Harbour Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Trail of 1858 written by Mark Forsythe and published by Harbour Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A real treat for history buffs... --Annie Boulanger, The Record Partial proceeds from sales will be donated to the BC Historical Federation.

Author : Raymond Maher
Publisher : FriesenPress
ISBN 13 : 1525575961
Total Pages : 185 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Deadly Five written by Raymond Maher and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2020-09-22 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is 1858 and thousands of gold seekers are descending on the west coast of British Columbia to seek their fortunes in the gold rush. The new British colony becomes a hive of activity where Americans, Canadians, and the indigenous people of the land collide, often with deadly repercussions. An unlikely team of adventurers forge an alliance as they make their way along the treacherous Fraser River, hoping to strike it rich. With dangers at every turn from man, nature, and beast, the men learn to rely on one another to survive. Though they all seek enough gold to change their lots in life, friendship and camaraderie may be the greatest treasure to be found on their journey. The Deadly Five is based on the enthralling and fascinating Fraser River Gold Rush. Brimming with adventure and intrigue, readers will be whisked back to the early 1800s where life was merciless, and it took courage and determination to find that elusive pot of gold.

Author : Michael Douglas Towers
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Law and Order in the Fraser River Gold Fields, 1858-1860 written by Michael Douglas Towers and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Robert E. Ficken
Publisher : Pullman : Washington State University Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Unsettled Boundaries written by Robert E. Ficken and published by Pullman : Washington State University Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gold fever reached the Pacific Northwest in 1858 as thousands of optimistic prospectors crossed the 49th parallel into British territory, passing through "where no man should venture," and hoping to strike it rich. Faced with brutal weather and a lack of supplies, most returned later that same year. Even so, mining continued until simple fur trading posts were transformed into settlements, and finally, into civilization, making the Fraser River experience one of the major developments in Pacific Northwest history.

Author : Elwood Evans
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Fraser River Excitement, 1858 written by Elwood Evans and published by . This book was released on 1878 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.