Richard Thomas Wright’s Overlanders: The Cassiar Gold Rush examines the 1870s placer gold rush that opened the remote plateau between the Stikine River and Dease Lake. Wright chronicles how prospectors ascended the Stikine River to Telegraph Creek before traversing the rugged overland pack trail to Dease Lake, establishing boomtown settlements along Thibert, Dease, and McDame creeks. The narrative details the boom years of Laketon, Centreville, Defot, and Porter Landing, exploring the significant presence of Chinese miners and merchants who reworked claims and sustained local commerce. Wright also outlines the subsequent establishment of Hudson's Bay Company trading posts and early government administration in the subarctic interior.

British Columbia Cassiar, Centreville (B.C.), Chinese British Columbia History, Dease Lake (B.C.), Defot (B.C.), Frontier and pioneer life British Columbia Cassiar, Gold mines and mining British Columbia Cassiar History, History, Laketon (B.C.), McDame (B.C.), Porter Landing (B.C.), Stikine Region (B.C.) History

Includes historic maps, claim profiles, and bibliographical references.

Includes historic maps, claim profiles, and bibliographical references.