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Fraser Canyon head of navigation

Riverbank 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: black-glass gin and ale, whiskey flasks, druggist vials.

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

Why this spot

1882 historic-map era

Head of Fraser navigation and Cariboo Road start; dense gold-rush and Chinese-camp deposits, much on protected land.

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