On the east side of the
Fraser River below
Lytton, Jackass Mountain is along the old
Cariboo road. Initially without any protective barriers, the drop from the road to the
Fraser River below was 457 metres.
1 The name comes from an incident in which a jackass laden with miner's goods went
over the edge.
2 An old story recounts a frightened passenger screaming at Steve Tingley, the driver
of the coach:
What happens if we go over the edge?
To which he replied:
Lady, that all depends on what sort of life you've been leading.
3 Eventually, the road was widened and travel was made safer, of which
Douglas refers to in this
despatch