Barkerville

Barkerville is a National Historic Site of Canada in Barkerville, British Columbia.

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Cariboo Gold Fields A search for the source of placer gold found on lower parts of the Fraser River led to discoveries of lode mines in the Cariboo, of which the richest part, Williams 'Creek, is said to have yielded $19,000,000. As a centre of population in the 1860's, the gold fields were the catalyst for the economic and political development of the colony of British Columbia. They attracted miners from around the world and stimulated the growth of trade and agriculture. Economic difficulties resulting from a decline in gold yield after 1865 promoted a desire for the union of the colonies of British Columbia and Vancouver Island.

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Champs aurifères de Cariboo Les recherches de la source des placers du Bas-Fraser entraînèrent la découverte de filons d'or dans la région de Cariboo. Au ruisseau Williams, notamment, la valeur-or s’éleva a dix-neuf millions de dollars de l’époque. Ces placers favorisèrent, au cours des années 1860, l’essor économique et politique de la colonie de la Colombie-Britannique. Les mineurs accoururent du monde entier et leur présence stimula le commerce et l’agriculture. L'impasse financière causée par le déclin de production, après 1865, fit toutefois souhaiter la fusion des colonies de la Colombie-Britannique et de l’île de Vancouver.

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