BCHF News Fraser River gold rush diary offered for sale

Fraser River gold rush diary offered for sale

This diary with a leather cover, a photograph presumably of its author, and a silver American 50-cent piece are up for grabs. (Courtesy All-Nations Stamp and Coin)

A diary kept by an anonymous miner between July and October 1858 during the Fraser River gold rush is up for sale for $25,000. The diary was used as a source for the recent book Gold, Grit, Guns: Miners on BC’s Fraser River in 1858 by Alexander Globe.

Read more in The Vancouver Sun.