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The Fraser Mines vindicated, or, the history of four months Waddington, Alfred, 1800?-1872
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"During the summer of 1858 the Fraser River was so high that gold could not be obtained easily from its bars. As a result, many miners left the gold fields. Waddington wrote this pamphlet to re-establish faith in the wealth of the deposits. 'The Fraser mines vindicated' has the distinction of being the first non-government book printed in the colony of Vancouver Island. There were two issues: the first, had two corrections in the errata notice; the second issue, one. The first issue was reprinted in Vancouver in 1949 with an introduction by William Kaye Lamb on the private press of Robert R. Reid. In xvi, 93 pages." -- Lowther, B. J., & Laing, M. (1968). A bibliography of British Columbia: Laying the foundations, 1849-1899. Victoria, BC: University of Victoria, p. 11.
Item Metadata
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The Fraser Mines vindicated, or, the history of four months
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| Creator | |
| Publisher |
Victoria : P. de Garo
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| Date Issued |
1858
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| Description |
"During the summer of 1858 the Fraser River was so high that gold could not be obtained easily from its bars. As a result, many miners left the gold fields. Waddington wrote this pamphlet to re-establish faith in the wealth of the deposits. 'The Fraser mines vindicated' has the distinction of being the first non-government book printed in the colony of Vancouver Island. There were two issues: the first, had two corrections in the errata notice; the second issue, one. The first issue was reprinted in Vancouver in 1949 with an introduction by William Kaye Lamb on the private press of Robert R. Reid. In xvi, 93 pages." -- Lowther, B. J., & Laing, M. (1968). A bibliography of British Columbia: Laying the foundations, 1849-1899. Victoria, BC: University of Victoria, p. 11.
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| Extent |
49 pages : tables ; 22 cm
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| File Format |
application/pdf
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| Language |
English
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| Notes | |
| Identifier |
F5823.1 .W2 (in steel cabinet); I-0081
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| Collection | |
| Source |
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. F5823.1 .W2 (in steel cabinet)
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| Date Available |
2015-07-03
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| Provider |
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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| Rights |
Images provided for research and reference use only. For permission to publish, copy, or otherwise distribute these images please contact digital.initiatives@ubc.ca.
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| Catalogue Record | |
| AIPUUID |
054551a8-d8f2-4a65-b148-c11dce6368f6
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| DOI |
10.14288/1.0221882
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| Aggregated Source Repository |
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Images provided for research and reference use only. For permission to publish, copy, or otherwise distribute these images please contact digital.initiatives@ubc.ca.