There's Gold in Them There Hills! Barkerville, BC, 1860's | GOLD RUSH | CANADIAN HISTORY |

[@kathywalker6915]

What a cool place!

[@bombadilloB]

My favorite youtube channel. I wish these were hours long sometimes! I could watch all day. It was so interesting seeing the Chinese influence throughout the town!!!

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Glad you like them!

[@earlshaner4441]

Good afternoon from Syracuse NY USA brother and everyone else thank you for sharing your adventures in history videos

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Thanks for watching!

[@patriciavanlouwe6636]

Wonderful episode Peter and Cathy. Enjoyed the interesting history and beautiful scenery. Can imagine the view of those mountains brought back memories Peter.

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

They did indeed bring back some amazing memories of my youth!

[@hikerx9366]

I went through Barkerville during summer vacation from school back in the day. I never felt so at home when I got there, taking in every small detail and felt such a connection to it's past. I was 11 years old at the time.💜

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Thanks for sharing your memory … it’s a grand place indeed!

[@bernadetteevans2]

Such a beautifully rich history lesson!

[@jeffgrier8488]

Thanks for taking the time to share this with us! The town, the history, and the scenery are all amazing!

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@elwoodtaylor1092]

Always a great history lesson here at the woodland escape and stunning beautiful Canadian scenery in BC

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Many thanks!

[@beverlymichael5830]

What a great video. The intro going down the street I could picture the people around the shops and with all the horses and wagons going through the streets.

[@ianandresen2326]

Great video! Amazing scenery! Thanks for sharing!

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Thanks for watching, Ian.

[@garyrichardt1496]

Another good one featuring beautiful country .

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

It really is!

[@StoneHedgeAcres]

Having been away for over a month I am now having so much enjoyment catching up on your videos. Thank you for taking us along and for all your we bit of history. I can never get enough 👌

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Welcome back!

[@smoothvern165]

So incredibly interesting and so beautiful!! Another excellent video!!!!

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Thanks again!

[@richardliles4415]

I found every bit of this video. wonderful, the high boardwalks really tells the story of the region. Thank you.

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Glad you enjoyed it! Muddy even today when it rains!

[@patriciavanlouwe6636]

Another fascinating look at our history Peter and Cathy. Always enjoyable.

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Thanks sister Pat.

[@1951shelby]

You always appear so happy and caught up in your life, it is contagious, we are also happy and caught up in your life, thanks for sharing.

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

😊 thank you

[@2gpowell]

Interesting story. Thanks, Peter, for putting that together!

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@alanpinn2266]

What a fascinating place Peter! A person could spend days there - taking it all in!

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Indeed my friend!

[@TomCramer-xu8tx]

Thank you again for a great part of history that I would never have known about!

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Our pleasure, Tom.

[@scottmcfarland2149]

Another stellar video you two!!! 🐾🙏🏻✌🏻

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Thanks again!

[@caribooskidoo3997]

Damn! I'm Mr. O'Connell, the blacksmith at that shop! I so wish I was there when you passed by. Could have had a great chat. I've put a lot of work into setting up that shop. A labour of love for sure.

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Thanks Mr. O’Connell. If you go to our play list you can see our shop build from start to finish … I absolutely love yours!

[@caribooskidoo3997]

@@TheWoodlandEscape , I will definitely check that out. Thanks.

[@hayward434]

Good Day Peter, You have a unique way of describing any given situation you may be in. A wonderful old blacksmith shop. I can't wait to see you back in your own.

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Many thanks! I’m back in it now.

[@jameshall5784]

As always Peter and Kathy you put out fantastic and informative content that intrigues the history buff like me with beautiful views and great information!!!

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Glad you enjoyed it, James.

[@metroplexchl]

What a great episode!

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Thank you.

[@yellowboot6629]

Thanks ❣️

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

You're welcome 😊

[@ashleyanderson2859]

Appreciate your efforts and dedication! That place is truly one of a kind. At 30 second into the video, I'm thinking you were on a movie set. Gold is a valuable commodity, but can make men do crazy things! Thanks again and keep your powder dry!

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Yes it was! Watch yer top knot!

[@ryanstottlemyer5698]

Very nice video, thank you both

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Our pleasure!

[@heru-deshet359]

Oh, what beautiful country!

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

It is indeed!

[@scafgal7242]

BC! God's country!

[@johnclarke6647]

It is gold in them thar hills, old boy!

[@marieleopold1625]

My oldest son lives in Prince George and is a welder for gold mines....all these years later. Gold pushed development in BC, but was it really the greatest treasure of this rich land? If greed doesn't overwhelm you, then the great beauty of nature will. The Chinese people had to 'watch' soOOOoo much abuse of money and were willing to work hard, live frugally, and help their loved ones many miles away. As for 'strength of character' they overwhelmed us by far! Thank you for sharing your travels/time/talents with us Emperor Peter and Empress Catherine. Yes, the 'Kelly's General Store' sign is one you may have wanted to swap 4 a sign reading; 'Kelly's Forge', had U lived back in the day eh Peter? "The good man, though a slave, is free; the wicked, though he reigns, is a slave." (St. Augustine). Health and God Bless you dear ones! :)

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Where on earth do you come up with these amazing quotes. You never disappoint, Marie

[@craigwitte2943]

In 1976 my father sold his place here in Illinois and bought a cattle ranch in Salmon valley B.C. I lived there for about a year. I visited Barkerville. At the time you could buy a pan and try your luck in Williams creek. Hence I have a small nugget and some flakes of gold from there! I missed the hardwood Oak Hickory forests and am long since back in Illinois,but I still have a brother living in B.C. It's beautiful country and the hunting is great but you had better like winter.

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Indeed, winter can be harsh but, worth it!

[@jackcook8613]

Another fine look at your beautiful country. Thanks again for taking us along. Very interesting place. Did you find any gold? Just seeing that country is gold!

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Not yet!

[@rogerclyde2720]

Thank you once again enjoyable as always. Enjoy all the vast knowledge you share with us. I just returned from the Bitterroot Valley in Montana very worth the visit. The Scenery you shared is awesome.

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Lots of places I’d like to visit in the US

[@rogerclyde2720]

One could spend a month or more exploring Montana

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

I’m sure!

[@petrimurphy6152]

Nice town wish I was there thanks

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

It was indeed!

[@johnclarke6647]

Happy Dominion Day, Peter. I am going to smoke some pork ribs on the Fourth . Our grandson is spending the week with us.

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Happy Independence Day!

[@brapbrapz]

I’m going in June I can’t wait !

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

It is certainly an interesting site!

[@johnclarke6647]

The first real big gold strike in America was at Dalonaga, GA. In the early 1800’s. Some had been found in western NC earlier but not in the same degree as in Dalonaga.

[@JanTrewhitt]

WOW, that certainly was a lot of gold!! I did not realize that British Columbia had so much gold and it was found before the actual "gold rush"!!

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

It’s all in the timing, lol.

[@Ilikeit616]

Howdy Peter Excellent story .... like very much to see towns back than ..... reminds me of Knotts Berry ghost town in CA . Had a girl work for me years ago from B.C. always talked about how beautiful B.C. is , made me want and still want to visit there . That Black smith shop look great .... understand how you like it too .... I like seeing old machine shops and still do ....get the same thoughts and admiration .

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

It is a trip well worth taking!

[@8626John]

Another fine video and interesting history of the gold rush days in that area. I was within 10 miles of the British Columbia border yesterday and thought of you two. The smoke was really bad, but the area I was in (Metaline Falls in Washington state), was very interesting.

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Never been to Washington State but, I understand it is beautiful!

[@8626John]

@@TheWoodlandEscape Parts of Washington are very beautiful. I've been a student of the fur trade for decades and one of my heroes is David Thompson. The area around Metaline Falls was definitely part of his stomping grounds when he was seeking the headwaters of the Columbia River.

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Probably the best land explorer and map maker ever!

[@8626John]

​@@TheWoodlandEscapeIt would be hard to think of a better example. I read somewhere that he walked and canoed something like 25,000 miles in the course of his career and, so far as I know, never lost a person under his command or had any violent encounters with indigenous people during his travels (although he faced some pretty dicey situations). Neat man.

[@lancehenderson7249]

Love the history lessons, and of course the videos. Another great job Peter and Kathy. Keep your powder dry

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Thank you! Will do!

[@davidgreenley8139]

Love the Cariboo!

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Us too!

[@AshAtAnfield]

This was a fascinating video. Your knowledge is well presented!

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for the kind words.

[@johnlea8519]

You certainly find some fascinating places to visit Peter, did you take a wee bit of time looking for nuggets in the creek by any chance...?

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Sadly no and given I usually have the luck of the Irish, I should have!

[@mikesherman4565]

It is beautiful contury how mutch gold taked from there

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Billions in todays dollars

[@robertbailey7629]

is there a place i can find that beginning instrumental i could listen to that on repeat

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Music is provided by two fellow musicians in Nova Scotia. Not sure if it one of their originals. Fortunately I play by ear so I’m afraid I can’t get the actual music. We do thank you for your interest.

[@davihar]

Actually BC became a colony, not a territory, when gold was found near Yale on the Fraser River in 1857. Governor Douglas of the first colony on the coast ,Vancouver Island, knew that a gold rush was soon to arrive once the word got out so he phoned the home office in England and they decided to colonize in 1858 -before they got swamped by the wild west that Americans were experiencing with its lawlessness and Indian Wars, etc...

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

I stand corrected, thank you for sharing.

[@kingrafa3938]

👍👍👍

[@madetosuck9198]

As I watch this video, I am inside the Kelly guest house.

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

That’s pretty neat!

[@Quietluxury83]

Tôi yêu Canada và cả video này của bạn. Tôi đến từ Việt Nam, tôi xin chào bạn

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Thank you so much.

[@tobinlakeguideservices]

I know the story of 12’ Davis . I found it years ago and used it as my name for Cowboy action shooting.

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Love that story!

[@d.l.f.6173]

I noticed no chimneys on the buildings.?

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Many of them have been removed, some remain.

[@tonya.1697]

who/what stops visitors/tourists from entering these buildings (such ass the blacksmith shop) and just stealing items for resale or personal take home treasures?

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

I suspect thee are a few items that do go missing, but for the most part our fellow man is decent!

[@tonya.1697]

@@TheWoodlandEscape ....ohhhh that is good to know.

[@tonya.1697]

another question.....all these wood buildings! is there a nearby fire dept or even fire hydrants/water supply ? Just so 1868 does not repeat itself.

[@misstweetypie1]

@@tonya.1697 They've set up a sprinkler system on the roofs of a lot of the buildings. Not sure what else. There are also fire hydrants hidden around the area. They might well have a generator to run them if Hydro cuts the power (due to a fire)

[@ant-1382]

It's well secured.

[@palonghunter3608]

Can you still sift for gold??

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

If there is no existing claim one can and many still do.

[@glenmacneill6935]

GOLD .... "did someone say GOLD"

[@Simon-talks]

I wish you would have found yourself a wee-bit-0 gold, Peter!

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

You and me both.

[@dowdawg]

My goodness you’ve exercised some weight off. What an adventure…

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

A wee bit, lol.

[@keliplourde5601]

Thank you ♥

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

You're welcome 😊