In the midst of the Rock Creek Gold Rush, another minor gold rush known was taking place. Similar to Rock Creek, the Similkameen or Blackfoot Gold Rush was amongst a series of small rushes that occurred in parallel to the finds along the Fraser River. It all began when gold was found in the upper […]
If the Fraser Gold Rush is something of the “founding gold rush” of British Columbia, Cariboo is one of the longest running and most famous. The Cariboo Gold Rush is so well-known that some even confuse the details of the Fraser with its events. This is because the discoveries in the Cariboo plateau, which is […]