Monashee Creek is located in the Old Cherryville region of British Columbia

British Columbia

British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

. The south fork of Cherry Creek

Cherry Creek (British Columbia)

Cherry Creek is a creek located in the Okanagan region of British Columbia. The south fork of Cherry Creek is known as Monashee Creek. Cherry Creek was discovered in the 1800s and mined for gold. The Creek was mined in the 1800s by Christian, Schneider, Bissett, and Leblanc. Chinese and...

is called Monashee Creek.

The Silver Lead

In the early 1870s silver was discovered on the south side of Monashee Creek. The value of the ore was assayed to be $1,500.00 a ton. The vein narrowed and finally petered out. Several years later the lead was discovered again. The lead petered out and more attempts were made to find the lead again. Miners like Donald McIntyre and L.W. Riske presevered for almost 20 years to discover the vein. All attempts failed. It has been stated that this vein may contain a motherlode of gold father to the east and upstream. The lost silver lead of Monashee creek still waits to be discovered