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Pioneers Reach Rack Creek Mines After Yukon Era Trail
An account recalls a Yakima valley journey begun on the 7th, crossing the river the same day, facing hostile Indians and seeking provisions. At Chelan a white settler Tomlinson is noted, with others wary, and the party secures canoes from a Halfbreed named Francois to cross near the Okanogan river. They reach Rack Creek mines in British Columbia where the company disbands, and hundreds of gold seekers follow later the same summer. The narrator, aged seven, becomes customs inspector later and reflects on mining interests along the Shwhilkameen river and his early days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pao One
Yakima Valley
Chelan
Scott Hi Nine
Tomlinson
Flo
Okanogan River
Halfbreed
Francois
Eros
McLaughlin
Dalles
British Columbia
Boundary Line
Rack Creek
Stiner
Seattle
Collins
Sound
Janes Douglas
Cariboo
Pam
Shhwilkameen River