tailieunhanh - The Cariboo Trail

Early in 1849 the sleepy quiet of Victoria, Vancouver Island, was disturbed by the arrival of straggling groups of ragged nondescript wanderers, who were neither trappers nor settlers. They carried blanket packs on their backs and leather bags belted securely round the waist close to their pistols. They did not wear moccasins after the fashion of trappers, but heavy, knee-high, hobnailed boots. In place of guns over their shoulders, they had picks and hammers and such stout sticks as mountaineers use in climbing. They did not forgather with the Indians. They shunned the Indians and had little to say to any one. They volunteered little. | The Cariboo Trail by Agnes C. Laut 1 CHAPTER I CHAPTER II CHAPTER III CHAPTER IV CHAPTER V CHAPTER VI CHAPTER VII CHAPTER VIII The Cariboo Trail by Agnes C. Laut The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Cariboo Trail by Agnes C. Laut This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at Title The Cariboo Trail A Chronicle of the Gold-fields of British Columbia Author Agnes C. Laut Release Date September 1 2009 EBook 29885 Language English Character set encoding ISO-8859-1 START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE CARIBOO TRAIL Produced by Al Haines The Cariboo Trail by Agnes C. Laut 2 Frontispiece The first Legislative Assembly of Vancouver Island Back Row--J. W. M Kay J. D. Pemberton J. Porter Clerk Front Row--T. J. Skinner J. S. Helmcken M. D. James Yates After a Photograph THE CARIBOO TRAIL A Chronicle of the Gold-fields of British Columbia BY AGNES C. LAUT TORONTO GLASGOW BROOK COMPANY 1916 Copyright in all Countries subscribing to the Berne Convention v CONTENTS Page I. THE ARGONAUTS .1 II. THE III. CARIBOO. .33 IV. THE V. CROSSING THE MOUNTAINS . . 68 VI. QUESNEL AND VII. LIFE AT THE VIII. THE CARIBOO BIBLIOGRAPHICAL INDEX . . . .112 vii ILLUSTRATIONS THE FIRST LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF VANCOUVER ISLAND . Frontispiece After a photograph. THE CARIBOO page 1 Map by Bartholomew. SIR JAMES DOUGLAS. 10 From a portrait by Savannah. INDIANS NEAR NEW WESTMINSTER . 12 From a photograph by Maynard. The Cariboo Trail by Agnes C. Laut 3 IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS. 28 From a photograph. A GROUP OF THOMPSON RIVER INDIANS. 36 From a photograph by Maynard. SIR MATTHEW BAILLIE BEGBIE. 38 From a portrait by Savannah. A RED RIVER CART. 58 From a photograph. WASHING GOLD ON THE SASKATCHEWAN. 62 From a photograph. viii

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