Thibert Creek
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Thibert Creek is a creek located in the Cassiar Country
region of British Columbia
. The is creek flows into Dease Lake at the north end. Thibert Creek lies on the western side of Dease Lake. The creek was discovered in April, 1873 by Henry Thibert and several French Canadians. Thibert was the first placer gold creek discovered in Cassiar. The creek was mined for gold. The official returns from the gold between the years 1874 and 1895 were $1,279,600. The creek was hand mined by Europeans and Chinese. By 1880 the Chinese owned the majority of claims on the creek as gold on the creek started to dwindle. Only a dozen miners worked the creek by 1895. The creek was later hydraulicked.
Cassiar Country
The Cassiar Country, also referred to simply as the Cassiar, is one of the historical geographic regions of the Canadian province of British Columbia...
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 is creek flows into Dease Lake at the north end. Thibert Creek lies on the western side of Dease Lake. The creek was discovered in April, 1873 by Henry Thibert and several French Canadians. Thibert was the first placer gold creek discovered in Cassiar. The creek was mined for gold. The official returns from the gold between the years 1874 and 1895 were $1,279,600. The creek was hand mined by Europeans and Chinese. By 1880 the Chinese owned the majority of claims on the creek as gold on the creek started to dwindle. Only a dozen miners worked the creek by 1895. The creek was later hydraulicked.