Section 1: Hope to Lillooet. Directions & Estimated Driving Time: Hope is at the junction of Highways 1, 3 and 5, all major routes into BC's interior and with easy access from Vancouver. From Hope take the …
Gold panning is based on the fact that gold is a very dense - very heavy for its size - about 70% denser than lead. Given the chance, it will settle down through lighter sand and pebbles. You shovel some paydirt into your gold pan - enough to half or three-quarters fill it. You add water to the pan from time to time by gently lowering it into ...
Lode gold production started in 1933 from the Cariboo Gold Quartz Mine at Wells, B.C. During the period January 10, 1933 through April 15, 1967 when the mine was closed down, some 2,929,256 tons of ore grading an average of 0.4 ounces per ton, produced a total of 1,253,683 ounces of gold. Lode gold is now being produced by the Mosquito Creek ...
The South Chilcotin Mountains beckon, where prospectors first began a 2 km (1.2 mi) portage trek along the lakes to reach the gold-rich lands beyond. Once converted to a railway line (British Columbia's first, in fact), the area saw an increase in traffic, particularly during the Cayoosh Gold Rush of the 1880s.
Close to 100 years later, this was repeated when the Coquihalla Highway diverted traffic away from the town. Today, Yale is a sleepy town that still holds onto its gold rush heritage with a museum, several heritage buildings, interpretive programs, a living history exhibit and more. Our BC Backroad Mapbooks and GPS Maps are the perfect …
The Fraser River is the longest river in British Columbia, flowing 1,375 kilometres (854 miles). The river's annual discharge at it's mouth is 3,550 cubic metres per second and it discharges 20 million tons of sediment into the Pacific Ocean. Although gold had first been found on a tributary of the Fraser River in 1857, it was the discovery ...
In February of 1857, James Douglas, the head of the Hudson's Bay Company in British Columbia and Royal Governor of Vancouver Island shipped a modest amount of gold that had recently been discovered in the Fraser River Valley to the San Francisco Mint for processing. Word of Douglas's shipment rapidly spread in the San Francisco area. By …
Yale. Yale is one of the most popular places for gold panners along the Fraser River. This small town of about 200 people was among the first settlement centers to be established along the river during the early days of the Fraser river gold rush. There were rich gold deposits on the river at the site of the town and thousands of miners worked ...
Yale was originally a Hudson's Bay Company trading post, founded by French Canadian Ovid Allard in 1848. A gold strike ten years later drew …
Learn how to create your own. Map of all the Recreational Gold Panning Sites in British Columbia, for more information on Recreational Panning Regulations and Guidleines go to http ...
The discovery of gold at the nearby Hill's Bar caused the population of Yale to explode to 30,000 people in 1858, making it the biggest town north of San Francisco and west of Chicago. Needless to say, after the gold rush the town shrunk, as people either returned to their homelands or settled in nearby farmlands.
Contact Name: Yale and District Historical Society. Phone: (604) 863-2324. Email: ydhs@uniserve. Website: During the second half of the 19th Century, Historic Yale, British Columbia was home to thousands of miners who set out on the Gold Rush Trail, seeking their fortunes in the goldfields of the Cariboo.
Test your luck panning for gold at the Yale Public Panning reserve, one of the best free gold panning reserves in BC. Pick up your gold panning supplies at Barry's Trading …
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The largest pure gold nugget was found on Birch Creek in 1913. The nugget weighed 73 ounces. McDame Creek Nugget. The McDame Creek nugget was discovered by Al Freeman in 1877. Weighing 72 ounces, it was the second largest solid gold nugget found in B.C. It was located roughly where Fork Creek flows into McDame Creek.
In 1857, gold was discovered in the Fraser River, and in the spring of 1858, James Douglas sent 800 ounces of gold to the San Francisco Mint knowing what word of the gold's arrival would trigger. There are no secrets in a …
The South Chilcotin Mountains beckon, where prospectors first began a 2 km (1.2 mi) portage trek along the lakes to reach the gold-rich lands beyond. Once …
Hills Bar – The Richest Gravel Bar In B.C. By the mid-1850s, many of the would-be Argonauts who had rushed to the California goldfields in 1849 and the early '50s had either given up on the idea of striking it rich or were dreaming of better gold ground elsewhere. It appeared this dream had come true when word reached the Motherlode Region ...
See the Notice at the bottom of this page. Prospecting is searching for gold deposits that can be profitably mined. If a good deposit is found, the prospector will get a claim covering the area and either mine it or sell it. Prospecting is done in Placer Areas so that the prospector can get a claim. Exploration means pretty much the same thing ...
1870 merchant homestead with authentic presbyterian church and panning for gold. Fun for kids at the gold nugget panning station. The historical tents included a barber, general store, midwife homestead, and prospector station. A 150-year-old beech tree shaded the outdoor vista and the merchant house rooms were filled with local …
The Fraser Canyon Gold Rush, also known as the Fraser River Gold Rush, was a gold rush that began in 1857 and continued until the mid-1860s. It was sparked by the …
A BCeID can be obtained online, however, you must present proper ID within 60 days by visiting a Point of Service Location in British Columbia. There is no fee for this username and password and its good for life. Once a BCeID has been obtained, an FMC can be purchased from the Mineral Titles Branch for $25.00 per year and needs to be renewed ...
In the 1880s, Ashcroft became a gold rush teeming transfer point where freight and mining supplies were unloaded on the Canadian Pacific railcars and hauled north to the Cariboo goldfields. With the influx of people business grew, and by 1887, the BC Express Company (a stagecoach line in Yale) relocated to Ashcroft, where it remained for 35 years.
Southwest is Hell's Gate, Alexandra Lodge and the old Alexandra Suspension Bridge. Accommodations: There are motels, a hotel, a resort and campgrounds. For Information: Hope Travel Information Centre, 919 …
The BC Ministry of Energy, Mines & Petroleum Resources has created a number of recreational panning reserves around the Province that are open to the general public to use for recreational gold panning. To obtain a list of maps for gold panning areas in the province visit: Recreational Panning Reserves page on the Ministry of Energy, Mines ...
Yale was named after James Murray Yale who was once the chief factor for Fort Langley. The Gold Rush. In 1858 gold was discovered on a gravel bar just 2 miles south of Yale on the Fraser River. This place was soon known as Hill's Bar named after the prospector who found gold there. The discovery of gold caused a massive influx of people to pour ...
The Gold Rush. In 1858 gold was discovered on a gravel bar just 2 miles south of Yale on the Fraser River. This place was soon known as Hill's Bar named after the prospector who found gold there. The discovery of gold caused a massive influx of people to pour into the region from all over the world, the majority of which came from the ...
To buy a plastic gold pan, check prospecting and rock shops, outdoor/camping stores, hardware and some conventional stores. For example, it is sold in Walmart and Canadian Tire. If you can't find one, a gold pan is always available online. Gold panning in British Columbia
