Next stop was to Yale Historical National Site. Yale is a very small village on the Fraser Canyon but at one time it was the largest settlement west of Chicago and north of San Francisco. And all for one reason - Gold. When they discovered Gold here in the 1800s, 30,000 people flocked in, some for gold, some to provide the services for those seeking gold. A very congested tented settlement was set up on this tiny foothold on the banks of the mighty Fraser river.
They've done up a few tents to represent the saloons, barber shops etc of the time and so I had a good time playing music, cheating at cards and drinking whusky. No dancing girls though...
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