Letter Book of John Evans : the Welsh mining adventure in Cariboo 1862-1864
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is part of: B.C. Historical Documents Collection
creator: Evans, John
issued: 2017-10-16
created: 1862-1864
description: Typed transcription of a collection of letters with handwritten annotations
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extent: 156 pages
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note: / HmJtuk-f nft 11 iJSrahsife Mffll iflffWflCT iff ff#*ff9Q JURY TOW WHA1A1 JOlIg : MIRY Si isrz* Jons WILLIAM V2LLXM8 I9VA8D PARRY the wen who vent away in the spring of 1864; *16»ti Beers* as Viae* eallee" them. They found their way to Sanaiat© where they worked in the si nee until they got sufficient aeoey to retara to Vales. BlCKAltD ,;fS YAi m VOUA1T JQU8 lav: ,fs JOHS LUJSXY :mtUY JQHS8 am ons WIUuIAl GftlSKMB VHJ.IAM JOJilS -70HS These were the men who stayed with Ivans until the expiry of the contrast en the 1st say of oetsaar. 1884. mm i -?8 : 9 JOM8 MW COIWAY These four sen remained with Ivans during the of IMS. f 4 m 22nd 1882. 88 Htning Adventurers loft LÂ»pool leant the "Rising swn» for Victoria Vancouver 188â¢ ?eby. 1? 1865. John Ivans sailed from Southampton fsr the ease destination: arrived at St. Thosiaa March 2nd stayed there Z days. Sail ad for Aspine^lfe- on Board the Tamer* Steamship arrived on the 9th 6 a.K. Crossed Panaaa ease day: delayed until the evening of the 14th when we sailed or, ,-0ard the *St. hauls1* Steamship for San Francisco arrived at San Francisco 28th having act on the way a great nueber of tsiners fro®. California going to the ifsxiean Silver Mines which are being-extensively worked at present. On Board the "St. heals* X case in contact with very ©any Gold Miners, Some going to California otters to Cariboo, froa wheat 1 derived miefa valuable information the with difficulty, as they did not all co-inside in every reopeet in Wwmot ' their testimonies & opinions: 2 net many acre in San Francises of the great guns of Cariboo, who wore preparing to go up: but frost none have 1 learned so each, and expect so aueh assistancs as fr©« Mr. Hind; he has been thoroughly unreserved; but 1 was obliged to change into 2nd class at Panawa for San Jfranoisc© to have an epMtuKuty to eotae in contact with hia * ha tea bmm fishing Information fro® all around in his official ca^eity, and after eatare deliberation 1 Unite ay course ssea pr…
has type: Manuscripts
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0370441
language: English
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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source: Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. R.L. Reid fonds. RBSC-ARC-1462-3-7-001
subject: Mineral industries
subject: Correspondence
subject: Gold mines and mining--British Columbia
subject: Frontier and pioneer life--British Columbia
type: Text