Title:
Early life on Vancouver Island : ms., [1878?]
Creator/Contributor:
Bayley, C. A., creator
Abstract:
A general account of Vancouver Island since the British Government ceded it to the Hudson's Bay Company in 1849 for colonization.
Describes the beginnings of Victoria; discovery of gold at Queen Charlotte Island in 1852; discovery of coal at Fort Rupert;
other resources in British Columbia; personal experiences teaching school and as coroner among the British Columbia Indians;
the San Juan Island controversy; the social, political, and economic development of Vancouver Island; and experiences in the
mines in the 1860's.
Date:
1878 (issued)
Subject:
n-cn-bc -- n-us-wa
Gold mines and mining -- British Columbia
Mines and mineral resources -- British Columbia
Or -- Mines et extraction -- Colombie-Britannique
Gold mines and mining
Mines and mineral resources
Vancouver Island (B.C.)
San Juan Island (Wash.)
Vancouver, Île de (C.-B.)
San Juan, Île de (Wash.)
British Columbia
British Columbia -- Vancouver Island
Washington (State) -- San Juan Island
Note:
Also available on microfilm.
Forms part of the Hubert Howe Bancroft Collection.
Physical Description:
print
78 leaves ; 32 cm
partial microfilm reel (80 exposures) : negative (Rich. 107:16) and positive (Film P-C, reel 1)
Language:
English
Identifier:
BANC MSS P-C 3LOCAL
Origin:
No place, unknown, or undetermined