Blackfoot, British Columbia
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Blackfoot was a mining
camp located on a flat area on the north side of a bend in the Similkameen River
, established in the Similkameen Gold Rush
of the 1850s. The camp was originally founded by white miners and was later taken over by Chinese miners after the other miners moved on to richer diggings.
Mining
Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth, from an ore body, vein or seam. The term also includes the removal of soil. Materials recovered by mining include base metals, precious metals, iron, uranium, coal, diamonds, limestone, oil shale, rock...
camp located on a flat area on the north side of a bend in the Similkameen River
Similkameen River
The Similkameen River runs through southern British Columbia, eventually discharging into the Okanogan River near Oroville, Washington in the United States. The river is approximately long, and its drainage basin is in area...
, established in the Similkameen Gold Rush
Similkameen Gold Rush
The Similkameen Gold Rush, also known as the Blackfoot Gold Rush, was a minor gold rush in the Similkameen Country of the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada, in 1860...
of the 1850s. The camp was originally founded by white miners and was later taken over by Chinese miners after the other miners moved on to richer diggings.