>From: "Lawrence Chrismas" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: "Mining History List" <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Chinese placer gold miners in British Columbia
>Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 16:49:20 -0600
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> In the late 1850's prospectors made their way up the Fraser River
>panning and sluicing the gravel bars. The white prospectors were
>subsequently followed by Chinese placer gold miners who meticulously
>removed the larger boulders by hand to get at the fine gold-bearing sands.
>Today, one can find the carefully stacked piles of boulders along certain
>sections of the Fraser River. In some instances the little log houses built
>by the Chinese still exist. I am looking for any information I can get
>about these Chinese miners. Where did they come from. What methods did
>they use for recovery. Did they have previous experience in China or
>California. Did they do this type of mining in other locations after they
>finished with the Fraser River. Thanks for your assistance in this matter.
>Lawrence Chrismas
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