A column by Bruce Uzelman
The Fraser River Gold Rush began in 1858. Miners descended on the river’s sand bars, tributaries and creeks. Before the construction of the Cariboo Wagon Road in the early 1860s, accessing the Fraser River and Cariboo gold fields was arduous, as was exiting the region.
Early miners had to endure the Douglas Road, built in 1858 and rebuilt in 1859.
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