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Restored Chee-Kung-Tong house, ghost town of Quesnel Forks, near Likely, British Columbia<br /> <br /> You may have noticed a number of Chinese names on the grave markers in the cemetery. Following the discovery of gold deposits along the Fraser River, on 18 June 1858, the first group of 300 American Chinese arrived in British Columbia, mostly coming from Guangdong province via San Franciso. They took jobs as miners in the gold fields, and as merchants to the growing community. More came to Quesnel Falls in 1885 after their dismissal upon completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway. The Hongmen of San Francisco, renamed Chee Kung Tong in 1876, established a tong in Quesnel Forks in 1859. The tongs were benevolent secret societies devoted to mutual aid and in Quesnel Forks focused on establishing rules of conduct in the gold fields. Eventually they were renamed the Chinese Freemasons and became politically active, e.g., as the Kuomingtang in Taiwan (Quo Min Tong).
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Restored Chee-Kung-Tong house, ghost town of Quesnel Forks, near Likely, British Columbia

You may have noticed a number of Chinese names on the grave markers in the cemetery. Following the discovery of gold deposits along the Fraser River, on 18 June 1858, the first group of 300 American Chinese arrived in British Columbia, mostly coming from Guangdong province via San Franciso. They took jobs as miners in the gold fields, and as merchants to the growing community. More came to Quesnel Falls in 1885 after their dismissal upon completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway. The Hongmen of San Francisco, renamed Chee Kung Tong in 1876, established a tong in Quesnel Forks in 1859. The tongs were benevolent secret societies devoted to mutual aid and in Quesnel Forks focused on establishing rules of conduct in the gold fields. Eventually they were renamed the Chinese Freemasons and became politically active, e.g., as the Kuomingtang in Taiwan (Quo Min Tong).

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  • Old grave markers, Quesnel Forks Cemetery, near Likely, British Columbia<br /> <br /> I haven't had time to give much thought to the alphabet challenge since I've been travelling with dicey internet access, but it occurred to me that these old grave makers could look like the letter 'I'. (Also, not sure if we were going through the alphabet from A to Z or if we just get to all the letters in random order??)<br /> <br /> The Quesnel Forks Cemetery dates back to 1859 when the town of Quesnel Forks was established at the junction of the Quesnel and Cariboo Rivers to support the Cariboo Gold Rush of 1860-1862. The town was finally abandoned in the 1950s. It was interesting to read the grave markers and see that people had died from accidents, mine collapses, falling rocks, small pox, and murder among other causes.<br /> <br /> Other photos from the cemetery and ghost town can been seen here: <a href="http://goo.gl/QVmd5t">http://goo.gl/QVmd5t</a><br /> <br /> 19/1/14 <a href="http://www.allenfotowild.com">http://www.allenfotowild.com</a>
  • Quesnel Forks Cemetery, 1859, near Likely, British Columbia
  • Old grave markers #2, Quesnel Forks Cemetery, near Likely, British Columbia
  • Old log building, ghost town of Quesnel Forks, near Likely, British Columbia
  • Restored log house, ghost town of Quesnel Forks, near Likely, British Columbia
  • Restored Chee-Kung-Tong house, ghost town of Quesnel Forks, near Likely, British Columbia<br /> <br /> You may have noticed a number of Chinese names on the grave markers in the cemetery. Following the discovery of gold deposits along the Fraser River, on 18 June 1858, the first group of 300 American Chinese arrived in British Columbia, mostly coming from Guangdong province via San Franciso. They took jobs as miners in the gold fields, and as merchants to the growing community. More came to Quesnel Falls in 1885 after their dismissal upon completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway. The Hongmen of San Francisco, renamed Chee Kung Tong in 1876, established a tong in Quesnel Forks in 1859. The tongs were benevolent secret societies devoted to mutual aid and in Quesnel Forks focused on establishing rules of conduct in the gold fields. Eventually they were renamed the Chinese Freemasons and became politically active, e.g., as the Kuomingtang in Taiwan (Quo Min Tong).
  • Restored stable and bawdy house, ghost town of Quesnel Forks, near Likely, British Columbia
  • Restored log house that combined a stables and a bawdy house, ghost town of Quesnel Forks, near Likely, British Columbia
  • Meet Dixie, a beautiful young female shepherd who accompanied me on my tour of the ghost town of Quesnel Forks<br /> <br /> Quesnel Forks dates back to 1859 when the town of Quesnel Forks was established at the junction of the Quesnel and Cariboo Rivers to support the Cariboo Gold Rush of 1860-1862. The town was finally abandoned in the 1950s. <br /> <br /> Other photos from the cemetery and ghost town can been seen here, including a Tong house and its fascinating history: <a href="http://goo.gl/2YhQFU">http://goo.gl/2YhQFU</a><br /> <br /> 20/1/14 <a href="http://www.allenfotowild.com">http://www.allenfotowild.com</a>
  • Long abandoned truck with fall colours, Quesnel Forks, near Likely, British Columbia
  • Abandoned truck with fall colours #2, Quesnel Forks, Cariboo-Chilcotin, British Columbia<br /> <br /> Update: I am out of country and my internet connection is skipping a lot of images, so apologies to anyone where I failed to comment! Also learned today that we won'd have internet where I'll be for the next 2 oe 3 days.<br /> <br /> This old truck was sitting in the bushes in the abandoned ghost town of Quesnel Forks, located at the junction of the Quesnel and Cariboo Rivers. It was the major supply center for the Cariboo Gold Rush of 1860. The town was finally abandoned in the 1950s.<br /> <br /> Other photos of abandoned tractors, cars and trucks from this area can be seen here: <a href="http://goo.gl/Zfizrd">http://goo.gl/Zfizrd</a><br /> <br /> 6/12/13 <a href="http://www.allenfotowild.com">http://www.allenfotowild.com</a>
  • Fishing at the junction of the Quesnel and Cariboo Rivers where the ghost town of Quesnel Forks was established in 1859, near Likely, British Columbia
  • Junction of the Cariboo and Quesnel Rivers where the town of Quesnel Forks grew up before it was abandoned in the 1950s
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