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Cariboo gold district

Lake shore Source-confirmed findsRestricted
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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

GoldGold
Codd and soda bottlesCodd and soda bottles
Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: whiskey and pharmacy bottles.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: BLM Alaska (Public domain), Liz West (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain).

Why this spot

1900 historic-map era

Cariboo gold-camp settlement near Barkerville.

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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Lightning Creek at Wells1 km away · Gold ground
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Barkerville / Wells (Cariboo goldfields)6 km away · Gold ground
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Williams Creek gold town6 km away · Tidal foreshore
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Barkerville & Cariboo creeks6 km away · Old dump ground
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