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The Hudsons Bay Company had brought over 20 kilogramsof gold
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The gold rush on the lower fraser river brought over 30 000 miners to Mew Caledonia
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Before the gold rush began Fort Victoria was peaceful place. 450 miners arrived to Fort Victoria all came from San Francisco
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The gold was discovered in the Carbioo region in the year 1859, but the actual rush did not begin until 1861.
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The richest gold that had been deposited were from the Cariboo Region that was found in williams creek
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Barkerville was one of the more sucessful in the carboo gold rush.
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One man whos name was John Cameron had left after a years's work with 150 000 in gold dust. Other miner weren't that lucky
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Billy Barker arrived at williams creek during the summer to find thousands of miners busy working their claims
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The discovery had many effects that were diffcult to control. Gold miners invaded regions that only the first nations had lived. Many of the miners had no respect to their land, home, and grave sites.
