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Fraser Canyon Gold Rush

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1858 Fraser River Gold Rush

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Gold Rush! – El Dorado in British Columbia: Getting There

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Fraser River gold rush

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Rainforest to Gold Rush

The Fraser Canyon Gold Rush, began in 1857 after gold was discovered on the Thompson River in British Columbia at its confluence with the Nicoamen River a few miles upstream from the Thompson's confluence with the Fraser River at present-day Lytton. The rush overtook the region around the discovery, and was centered on the Fraser Canyon from around Hope and Yale to Pavilion and Fountain, just north of Lillooet.