Cariboo Gold Rush
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The Cariboo Gold Rush was a major 1860s gold-mining boom in British Columbia’s Cariboo region that spurred rapid settlement, economic growth, and the construction of the Cariboo Road.
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century event
ⓘ
gold rush ⓘ historical event ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Barkerville
ⓘ
surface form:
Barkerville Historic Town
Cariboo Road ⓘ
surface form:
Cariboo Wagon Road
Governor James Douglas ⓘ Colony of British Columbia (mainland) ⓘ
surface form:
colonial government of British Columbia
miners from Europe, North America, and China ⓘ |
| cause | discovery of gold in the Cariboo region ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
hard-rock gold mining
ⓘ
placer mining ⓘ |
| endTime | late 1860s ⓘ |
| follows | Fraser Canyon Gold Rush ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
construction of the Cariboo Road
ⓘ
development of Barkerville as a boomtown ⓘ economic growth in colonial British Columbia ⓘ expansion of colonial government presence in the interior of British Columbia ⓘ growth of transportation and supply networks in the Fraser and Cariboo regions ⓘ increased immigration to British Columbia ⓘ rapid settlement of the Cariboo region ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Victorian era ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Colony of British Columbia (mainland)
ⓘ
surface form:
Colony of British Columbia
|
| languageOfRecord | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
British Columbia
ⓘ
Canada ⓘ Interior Plateau of British Columbia ⓘ
surface form:
Cariboo region
|
| mainArea |
Barkerville
ⓘ
Cariboo Mountains ⓘ Quesnel River ⓘ Williams Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | gold rushes in British Columbia ⓘ |
| resourceExtracted | gold ⓘ |
| significantPlace |
Alexandria, British Columbia
ⓘ
Barkerville ⓘ Cariboo Road ⓘ Fort Alexandria ⓘ Lillooet ⓘ Quesnel Forks ⓘ Quesnel, British Columbia ⓘ Richfield ⓘ Yale, British Columbia ⓘ |
| significantYear |
1861
ⓘ
1862 ⓘ 1863 ⓘ 1864 ⓘ 1865 ⓘ |
| startTime |
1860
ⓘ
early 1860s ⓘ |
| temporalRelation | after the Fraser Canyon Gold Rush ⓘ |
| transportInfrastructure |
Cariboo Road
ⓘ
wagon roads from Yale to Barkerville ⓘ |
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