Gold Rush! – El Dorado in British Columbia: Getting There
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Fraser River gold rush
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Explore British Columbia: Adventures on the Fraser River
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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.