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Hunting for gold : reminisences of personal experience and research in the early days of the Pacific coast from Alaska to Panama Downie, William, 1819-1894

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"Some of my early friends: p. 379-397. William Downie's capabilities as an explorer were officially recognized by Governor Douglas who sent him on various expeditions. Under Douglas' instructions, Downie and J. W. McKay located the Harrison-Lillooet route to the Fraser River gold mines. In 1861 Downie began to mine in the Cariboo; in 1878, or shortly after, he was at the Cassiar mines, and in 1886 he reported to the government on the gold discoveries of the Similkameen country. Downie's B.C. experiences are covered in about one hundred pages of the book." -- Lowther, B. J., & Laing, M. (1968). A bibliography of British Columbia: Laying the foundations, 1849-1899. Victoria, BC: University of Victoria, p. 115.

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Title	Hunting for gold : reminisences of personal experience and research in the early days of the Pacific coast from Alaska to Panama
Creator	Downie, William, 1819-1894
Publisher	San Francisco : California Publishing Co.
Date Issued	1893
Description	"Some of my early friends: p. 379-397. William Downie's capabilities as an explorer were officially recognized by Governor Douglas who sent him on various expeditions. Under Douglas' instructions, Downie and J. W. McKay located the Harrison-Lillooet route to the Fraser River gold mines. In 1861 Downie began to mine in the Cariboo; in 1878, or shortly after, he was at the Cassiar mines, and in 1886 he reported to the government on the gold discoveries of the Similkameen country. Downie's B.C. experiences are covered in about one hundred pages of the book." -- Lowther, B. J., & Laing, M. (1968). A bibliography of British Columbia: Laying the foundations, 1849-1899. Victoria, BC: University of Victoria, p. 115.
Extent	407 pages : photographs, illustrations ; 23 cm
Subject	Downie, William, 1819-1894; Voyages to the Pacific coast; California--Description and travel; British Columbia--Description and travel; Panama--Description and travel; Alaska--Description and travel; Gold mines and mining--California; Frontier and pioneer life--California
Genre	Biographies; Travel literature
Type	Text
File Format	application/pdf
Language	English
Notes	Other Copies: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/3228669
Identifier	F5804.3 .D6; I-1036
Collection	British Columbia Historical Books Collection
Source	Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. F5804.3 .D6
Date Available	2015-05-29
Provider	Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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.
Catalogue Record	http://resolve.library.ubc.ca/cgi-bin/catsearch?bid=1586067
AIPUUID	30fbc98e-fdbb-4e92-ae1f-1a5e97f174e4
DOI	10.14288/1.0222355
Aggregated Source Repository	CONTENTdm

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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.