Gold Trails and Ghost Towns

The gold produced in the Salmo area was so rich that several mines thought nothing of allowing thousands of ounces of fine gold to be washed away in their operation's tailings.

In Northern B.C. hundreds of men passed through this area on their way to the Klondike. Through photographs we see one man's impression of this overland route to the Klondike.

A wealth of silver lay buried near Northport Washington, this once booming town that continued to grow although it suffered through several great fires.

Started up in the 1890s, this town in the Boundary Country grew rapidly. During its heyday, trains ran 24 hours a day to get ore to the smelters in Grand Forks.

Three Forks appeared suddenly in the Silvery Slocan, and it vanished almost as suddenly. A story of how a hidden treasure was found is examined.

This colourful character was known for working his mines with a top hat on. He made a fortune in Montana, but sensed greater opportunities north of the border and came to the Kootenays.

James J. Hill, one of the C.P.R.'s biggest rivals, built this small but vital railway in some of the most treacherous country in the west.

This creek near Beaverdell was the source of great riches. Half pound gold nuggets were known to have been found by some miners.

This town was established along the Cariboo Road. It was known as the transportation capital of the interior, but when the railroad came through the town began to decline.

The mine in Hedley was established on the treacherous terrain of Nickelplate Mountain. Footage of the mine, which produced by today's figures $750 million, is featured.

This town situated midway between the Rockies and the Pacific, saw its share of tough customers, rustlers, and gamblers. It was the sight of The Midway War, a clash of two rival Railroads.

The story of how three towns known as Keremeos became one and the unusual characters that frequented the place.

The story of how two men and their families went west to make their fortunes and came across one of the richest creeks in the Cariboo.