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Cariboo Mining Camp Chronicle of McKinney Era
In Camp McKinney British Columbia the Old Cariboo mine district's early discovery by Giunp McKinney sparked a long mining run beginning in 1887. The Cariboo and Amelia paid out bullion and dividends while others like Sailor and Waterloo formed companies. development stalled by 1901 as capital and geology shaped the scene with broader regional hopes in the Sailor and Waterloo prospects and ongoing debates over vein orientation and future yields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
Cariboo
Sailor Consolidated
Waterloo
Giunp McKinney
Ullion
Ik McKinney
McKinney
Okanagan
Alice Wat Bena
Alice
Emini
Maple Leaf
Eureka
John Douglas
Afta
James Monahan
CG. Kings
G. B. McCauley
Amelia
Gilpin County
Rainbow
Okanagan County
Washington
Theo. Krier
Osoyoos
Tle
Sailor
Ansloops
Minehala
Oka
van Fontenoy
Corser
Vistonia
Old England
Snowden
98S Gold Mines Company
Victora
Timate
de Neve
Donge
Gcean
Tricky's
Tre Hamp
Pontenay
Sislor Cormotida Teal
Aap
Shonyi Trem
Qwell Ag
Brian
Cariboe
Miri Ps
Kee
Ryeuigger