Gold Trails and Ghost Towns

In 1909 Two prospectors return home with high grade gold ore samples found somewhere near the Christina Lake area.

Designer of some of B.C.’s most famous buildings, such as The Empress Hotel and B.C.’s Legislature Buildings.

Important images of the west as captured by some of the west’s most famous photographers.

This federal official captured on film the progress of the C.P.R. as it was constructed through the Rockies to The Pacific Ocean.

A mountain of gold, a mountain of silver, and a mountain of copper discovered on B.C.’s west coast at a place called Anyox.

A further look at items from Bill Barlee's collection. Some early Canadian artifacts are examined.

The story of how quartz laced with gold was found along the beaches of The Queen Charlotte Islands.

Scores of ships transported thousands of men on some of the toughest water on the continent.

Two great gold finds on Vancouver Island are examined.

A look at the ghost towns along the Skeena River.

Around the turn of the century two brothers find a gold deposit in the Salmon Arm area. The location of this mine still remains a mystery.

The story of the most respected police force in the world.

One of the premier coal mines on Vancouver Island, with a production of a half million tons per year.