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Frederick Tregillus Letters from the Cariboo Boys

Frederick Tregillus was a miner and prospector living in Barkerville when the First World War broke out, but he was too old to enlist. Many of his mining associates and friends from the Cariboo were eligible however, and they wrote back to Fred telling him about their experiences – and asking him to keep an eye on their claims! Learn more.

BC Archives MS-0426

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