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On this exact date James Douglas was born.
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In March Billy Barker was Born.
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On this date Richard Blanshard was born.
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On this date Matthew Baillie Begby was born.
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In 1827 Fort Langley was established and used as the HBC's North-Western headquarters.
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In 1849 Vancouver Island had officialy been colonized.
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On this date Richard Balnshard arrived at Vancouver Island and became Governer of this brand new colony.
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James Douglas succeded Richard Blanshard and became governer of Vancouver Island. He was the chief factor of the HBC's trading post.
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Douglas made 14 small treaties with the First Nations people. 1851-1854
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Many people have traveled to the lower Fraser river because of the gold. Douglas was worried about the USA establishing an annex.
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The territory of New Caledonia joins the colony of British Colombia.
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In this year Matthew Baillie Begbie became the first judge in the colony of British Colombia.
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A steam boat from San Fransisco, called the Commodore, arrived with 450 miners that heard about the gold being found which triggered the gold rush.
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There is about 30,000 more people in the lower Fraser Valley than a year ago.
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Gold deposits found yielded $20,000 to $60,000.
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In the summer of this year Billy Barker arrived in the Cariboo reigion. He dug a mine shaft that later yielded $600,000. A town was established around this mineshaft. It was named Barkerville in the honour of Billy Barker.
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The first legislative council was established on this date.
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In this year James Douglas was granted Knighthood.
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In this year the Cariboo road was completed from Fort Yale to Barkerville under Douglas's orders.
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The colonies of British Colombia and Vancouver Island united under one name, British Colombia.
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In this year Matthew Begbie was knighted by Queen Victoria for his work in the Supreme Court.
