Camerontown
Camerontown was a small gold-rush town near Barkerville founded by John Cameron in
1863. It was deserted by 1870. Its cemetery was incorporated into Barkerville.
Mentions of this place in the documents
Douglas, James to Pelham-Clinton, Henry Pelham Fiennes 11 April 1864, CO 60:18, no.
5068, 157. Seymour, Frederick to Cardwell, Edward 28 September 1864, CO 60:19, no. 10953, 292. Seymour, Frederick to Cardwell, Edward 22 May 1865, CO 60:21, no. 6421, 567.
The Colonial Despatches Team.
Camerontown. The Colonial Despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871 , Edition 2.6, ed. The Colonial Despatches Team. Victoria, B.C.: University of Victoria.
https://bcgenesis.uvic.ca/camerontown.html .
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