Richfield
The town of Richfield arose in 1862, named for the rich gold claim found at that part
of Williams Creek by a miner named Bill Cunningham. Richfield was like a modern day
banking town which included a branch of the Bank of British Columbia and the Bank
of British North America. Not many miners got rich in Richfield, and they soon left
for more promising places, like nearby Barkerville.
1. G. Basque, British Columbia Ghost Town Atlas (Langley: Sunfire Publications Ltd, 1982), 20.
Mentions of this place in the documents
Douglas, Chief Factor Governor Vice-Admiral Sir James to Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke
of Newcastle Henry Pelham Fiennes 2 July 1863, CO 60:16, no. 8065, 17. Scarby, George to Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle Henry Pelham Fiennes 30 July
1863, CO 60:17, no. 7509, 243. Douglas, Chief Factor Governor Vice-Admiral Sir James to Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke
of Newcastle Henry Pelham Fiennes 14 September 1863, CO 60:16, no. 10454, 152. Douglas, Chief Factor Governor Vice-Admiral Sir James to Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke
of Newcastle Henry Pelham Fiennes 13 November 1863, CO 60:16, no. 12536, 281. Seymour, Governor Frederick to Cardwell, Edward 9 September 1864, CO 60:19, no. 10602,
190. Seymour, Governor Frederick to Cardwell, Edward 15 October 1864, CO 60:19, no. 11918,
355. Begbie, Matthew Baillie to Begbie, Thomas Stirling 8 July 1867, CO 60:31, no. 10521,
199. Begbie, Matthew Baillie to Begbie, Thomas Stirling 5 August 1867, CO 60:31, no. 10433,
195. Seymour, Governor Frederick to Grenville, Richard 10 August 1868, CO 60:33, no. 9940,
245. Seymour, Governor Frederick to Grenville, Richard 30 September 1868, CO 60:33, no.
13646, 415.
The Colonial Despatches Team.
Richfield. The Colonial Despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871 , Edition 2.4, ed. The Colonial Despatches Team. Victoria, B.C.: University of Victoria.
https://bcgenesis.uvic.ca/richfield.html .
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