Cariboo Road - Wikipedia
网页The Cariboo Road (also called the Cariboo Wagon Road, the Great North Road or the Queen's Highway) was a project initiated in 1860 by the Governor of the Colony of British Columbia, James Douglas. It was built in response to the Cariboo Gold Rush to facilitate settlement of the area by miners.
Cariboo Road - The Canadian Encyclopedia
网页2010年10月20日 · Cariboo Road, running some 650 km along the FRASER RIVER CANYON between Yale and Barkerville, BC, was begun in 1862 to provide a wagon route to the goldfields of the Cariboo region of south-central BC. By 1860 gold returns from the area convinced Governor James DOUGLAS that a system of communication was necessary.
Cariboo Road | Gold Rush, British Columbia, Explorers | Britannica
网页Cariboo Road, wagon trail that was constructed (1862–65) in the Fraser River valley, in southern British Columbia, Canada, to serve the Cariboo gold rush. The trail extended more than 400 miles (644 km) from Yale, at the head of steamboat navigation on the Fraser River, through Ashcroft, to.
Cariboo Wagon Road and the Gold Rush Trail | Super, Natural …
网页2020年8月21日 · Stay in 100 Mile House and explore the 8-hectare (19-acre) 100 Mile Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary to view gulls, swans, ducks, and blackbirds, or see an original Barnard Express BX Stage Coach. Stroll through Centennial Park, visit Bridge Creek Falls, or take in the Cariboo Mountains from the Mt. Begbie Lookout Tower.
Cariboo Gold Rush - The Canadian Encyclopedia
网页2006年2月6日 · The Cariboo Gold Rush took place in the remote, isolated Cariboo Mountains region between approximately 1861 and 1867. It began when prospectors drawn from the Fraser River Gold Rush discovered gold on the Horsefly River.
The Cariboo Wagon Road - British Columbia - An Untold History
网页A wagon road — or, technically, several — connecting the lower reaches of the mainland to the Interior’s goldfields would be at the heart of it all. Until the Cariboo Wagon Road was built, prospectors and packers — those transporting goods — relied upon river travel and narrow, steep paths forged by Indigenous inhabitants.
The Colonial Despatches: Cariboo Road - University of Victoria
网页The Cariboo Road is roughly 550 km long and runs from Yale to Barkerville in south central British Columbia—our map may not reflect the exact path of the road, but it is reasonably accurate based on the information available today. 1
The Gold Rush Trail - Cariboo Gold Rush - Overview
网页Cariboo Road: Starting in 1858, wave after wave of eager gold miners advanced northward into British Columbia's interior. This influx presented transportation problems that led to the construction of the Cariboo Road. Government officials, led by Governor James Douglas, soon realized that with the huge influx of people, success in the Cariboo ...
Cariboo Wagon Road - British Columbia History
网页The Cariboo Wagon Road was a 600-mile long trail that ran through the British Columbia interior in Canada, connecting the gold rush town of Barkerville with the Fraser River. It was built in the early 1860s to serve the needs of the Cariboo Gold Rush, and was used by prospectors, merchants, and other travelers until the late 1800s.
Cariboo Wagon Road—A User’s Perspective | SpringerLink
网页2023年8月17日 · The Cariboo Wagon Road was built by the Royal Engineers in the 1860s. The road linked Yale, the head of navigation on the Fraser River, with Barkerville, the center of the Cariboo gold rush. The Cariboo Road was the primary link between the Cariboo gold fields and the outside world for several decades.