Barkertown

The story is set in a remote community named Wirrawee in a 21 century context. This is stated through out the book. “Lee lived in town, like Fi. "Lee and Fi, from Wirrawee" we used to sing.”(Ch 1. P15) This Town is rural and right next to a formidable mountain range. The author describes the town and its surroundings with in the book with: “Way in the distance you got glimpses of the rich farmland of the Wirrawee district, dotted with houses and clumps of trees, the lazy Wirrawee river curving slowly through it. And on the other side was Hell” (Ch 2. P19) Wirrawee is a country town with many farms surrounding it. It is a small tight night community who live directly next to a large mountain range which is quite mysterious and majestic. The

The lots around Otter Lake were targeted and hence the Vankoughnetts, who had a lot of land there sold and left out to the Christie road by Haines Lake or as John Vankoughnett did, Blackstone Lake. The lumber industry sustained almost all of the Parry Sound area till it began its decline after 1895. Despite a moratorium on exportation of raw lumber in 1899 which gave a slight but brief respite from the decline, the end was coming.

During the era of Pre-Confederation Canada, Upper Canadians and Lower Canadians showed very different views on the state of Canada. Notably, Upper Canadians struggled to hold fast to social class, down-right refusing to remove barriers of social class in order to remain within the jurisdiction of the privileges of Britain. Consequently, a common view on the country at the time wasn’t that of Canada – an individual colony on its own, but as a wasteland to be conquered. Hence, Upper Canada was focused on construction and urban development, rather than industry.

The discovery of “Fools Gold” is what led to the enriched and powerful development of the mining company. A Baltimore native John Detrick managed to hike along the Quantico Creek and discovered something shiny in the water which just so happened to be pyrite, also known as Iron Sulfide. With this discovery there came three shafts that lived pyrite. The Cabin Branch Pyrite Mine was the only pyrite mine in the area and really helped out the locals by boosting the economy and providing jobs for farmers who worked as laborers for the mine and then went home to tend to their farm after working. The company was such a big success that by 1917, Virginia produced more pyrite than any other state and continued to provide profitable income to families and businesses located in the area. This would be Batestown and Hickory Ridge at the time in history. With a booming economy, the mining company was able to rake in even more of a profit when World War I struck due to the fact that it was able to produce gunpowder during the mid-nineteenth century. The Cabin Branch Mining Company not only produced an income for the locals by pyrite carrying the main ingredient sulfur that was necessary to produce products like gunpowder, bleach, textiles, soap, medicine, etc. but it also contributed to the remarkable advantages the park would make with its preservation of the mine

Around the mid-19th to early 20th centuries, British Columbia was in a period of economic explosion. Those who were willing to work hard could find many opportunities. At this time, gold was found in British Columbia and Canada became dependent on workers to finish making the transcontinental railway. Many lumbering, coal mining and fishing business were not experiencing enough growth to match the needs of the society. This portrayed Canada as a place of opportunity and settlement for Asians whose homelands were becoming overcrowded. Sadly, the early pioneer years were extremely difficult for Asian immigrants due to the extensive racism and barriers keeping them from full participation of the Canadian

The Cariboo Gold Rush took place between 1860-1863 in the Cariboo Mountain region. The Cariboo Gold Rush began when people from The Fraser River Gold Rush saw gold in the Horsefly River. After the news spread of the gold near Barkerville, gold-seekers were attracted and they came for the gold. The promising discoveries of gold were made at Williams, Lightning and Lowhee creeks. Barkerville, Camerontown, and Richfield were established 125 kilometers southeast of Prince George. Barkerville is the only one of the three administrative towns to outlast the mining boom days. Barkerville deposits were worked from 1864 to the 1930s which required complex and expensive technology to remove the gold. The gold production in the Cariboo’s worth was approximately

It seems for rich and the foreigners who controls the resources, “the ownership of these subsurface deposits was now given to those who owned the land .” Towns lost their lands and autonomy as to industrialize farming, mineral, oil, and transportation such as railroads.

This small road is passed by hundreds of people each day who do not know the rich history that is behind that gate. The rich history is the one of a once thriving African-American hamlet and community called Huntertown. While the deep roots of this once thriving community has been forgotten by many, a small amount of people remember the old community. This is the history of Huntertown.

These excerpts give the reader insight into what life was like during the Klondike gold rush, if someone committed a crime he was banished, racism against Native peoples was heavy; travel was expensive and dangerous not just for the humans making the trip, but the animals as well. This article is significant in understanding the gold rush craze at the time and how it has shaped Canada today because without it, the Yukon would not be what it is today. With the rush of people that came there was urbanization occurring as well as new technological advances; there were new railways created, and as cities started growing in the area jobs more jobs were

Mining camps sprang up quickly to house the thousands of people who flooded the region. First came the discovery of gold and or silver, then word spread, and people began to pour into an area that wasn’t prepared for their arrival. Miners dreamed of finding riches quickly and easily. Other miners saw an opportunity to make their fortune by supplying the needs of miners for food, clothing, and supplies. Most miners probably wanted to find gold and get rich and start their new lives with the money

The histoy starts in 1881 when three prospectors discovered a pesence of silver in what today called Neihart. One of those three prospectors names was James Leroy Neihart whose last name became the name of the mining town. Together those three established the Queen of the Mountains Mine. The news of this new mining town spread like wildfire and before long several mining prospectors moved into the area. After the discovery over 40 different mines operated in the surrounding area for the next 75 years. By 1882 the once small mining camp became big enough for the United State Post Office Department build an office there. With rapid growth Neihart a new smelter was built nearby to avoid the long mule pack to Barker where the old smelter was. Along with a road that ran from Neihart to White Sulphur Springs. By 1885 the town had also established two saloons, restaurants, boarding house, stables and a blacksmith’s shop, along with multiple houses. Wikipedia states, “ From 1882 to 1929, about $16 million in silver was taken out of the area around Neihart.” However by 1890 the town was almost deserted because all the mining companies had moved out since all the “easy-to-reach” ore deposits had been mined. However in 1891 the Montana Central railway built a rail road that moved thru to Greatfalls put the mining town thru a series of ups and downs with the start of WW1 and WW2. After the war the railway was removed. The ghost towns mining ruins can still be seen today as you drive

Canadians are known around the world for being polite, apologetic and of course they’re known as, “We The North.” Canada has the second largest land mass in the world, at almost ten million kilometers squared, where three and a half million kilometers, are that of the north(1). There is a wide variety of resources that any of the other states would like to be a part of. Ranging from forestry, to fishery, natural water, and mining. Mining being the largest of all these

Immigrants from America, Europe, and people we now call Canadians came to British Columbia with expectations of each being given many different opportunities’s to gain wealth one. The Mining industry for gold and the vast amounts usable farming land was some of the opportunities advertised. Many of these people immigrated to Canada because they were given promises of a better life and refuge from their home countries in times of economic uncertainty. People in these foreign countries were made aware of everything Canada supposedly had to offer through channels such as governmental advertising, news reports of gold that would be easily attainable and large amounts of available farming land. However, the Information given to immigrants neglected

Mining is a very important industry all over the globe,especially in Canada.Canada has one of the largest mining supply sectors in the world,more than 3 700 companies and is one of the largest mineral suppliers.Canada is first place for Potash,second place for uranium and niobium,third place for cobalt,aluminum,tungsten and platinum group metals (M.A.C,n.d.).Mining is important because it is the process of discovering the minerals that are used to make steel,,jewelry,lead,and many other types of metals used everyday.Mining may be useful but it has a negative impact on many things.More than $1 billion has been spent over the last 20 years to protect the environment from the harmful emissions caused by mining and processing plants (dpcdsb,n.d.).Mining in Canada has also caused many communities to financially fall apart and risk the health of communities in other countries.The main mining issues in Canada are the damages to the environment,economic costs,social impacts and how it causes issues globally.In Canada,mining has a mainly negative impact but they are working towards a more positive one.

However, there is one tiny detail that the author should have focused into. The first several chapters have discussed the successful prospectors who were able to find nuggets of gold in their mining. But in the later end, the author discusses the constraints when it comes to mining like the government rules and regulations. For example, many classifications of federal lands do not allow recreational activity that disturbs the surface (Wendt, 1989). Meaning, prospectors cannot just go panning anywhere they want. They are only allowed on certain pieces of land designated for such. In this regard, the author is able to build hope among readers and prospectors who are interested in mining. The kind of approach he used in the first few chapters of the article made the readers forget that mining carries with it constraints because of government rules and