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The Wild Horse River, formerly known as Wild Horse Creek, is a tributary of the Kootenay River, joining it near the town of Fort Steele, British Columbia, Canada. The river's canyon was the setting for the Wild Horse Creek Gold Rush and associated "war" during the gold rush of the mid-1860s.
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Carpenter Creek is a creek in the West Kootenay region of British Columbia. The creek flows straight through the town of Sandon.
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French Creek is a creek located in the Big Bend Country region of British Columbia. The creek is a northern tributary of the Goldstream River which flows into the Columbia River from the east, a little over 50 miles north of Revelstoke. This creek has been mined and has produced about $800,000 in gold. French Creek has been mined by Europeans and Chinese. There is evidence that part of French Creek has changed course over the years due to rock slides and other blockages. The empty former creek bed still parallels the present-day creek in some areas.
Jolly Jack's Lost Mine is a legend about a hidden placer mine supposed to be located in the Boundary Country of British Columbia. The mine has been written about by local historians and various magazines. Many have searched for the lost placer mine of Jolly Jack. It is a local legend in the Boundary Country.
References
- ↑ "Skeff Creek". BCGNIS. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
- ↑ N.L. Barlee (1976), Historic Treasure and Lost Mines of British Columbia. Canada West Publications.
- ↑ Basque Garnet (2000), Lost Bonanzas of Western Canada. Heritage House.
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