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As part of the Chinese Historical Wrongs Legacy Initiative, we’ve digitized a small selection of inquests and inquiries from 1872 to 1934, found in series GR-0431. These were chosen to reflect the experiences of early Chinese immigrants to B.C. – their living and working conditions, and their unfortunate accidental or unusual deaths. They range from a woman working in a brothel in Barkerville who died of natural causes to three sawmill workers who died from malnutrition. Learn more.
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George Yip
AUGUST 12th
KING FONG LUMBER CAMP
1 Sack New Potatoes 1.50
3 only 2# Cans Dry Salted Vegetables 2.10
3 Jars Salted Vegetables in 1s .90
2 Cans of Taro Curd .50
1 Bamboo Smoking Pipe .30
1 #6 1/2 Bamboo Hat .25
2 Rice Tubs 1.25
2 Yards of Oil Cloth 1.30
1 only 5# Can Apricot Sauce .45
1 only 5# Can Plum Sauce .65
10 lbs. Stew Beef .75
30 " Pork 4.50
10 " Bitter Melons 1.40
20 " Chinese Squash 2.20
1 lb. Small Dried Shrimps .40
Green Onions .10
Celery .25
10 lbs. Onions .60
4 " Chinese Salted Fish 1.00
5 Sacks Rice 9.25
3 lbs. White Sugar .30
3 " Salt Fish .65
9 " String Beans .55
BC Archives GR-0431 / Box 13 File 6 / BRITISH COLUMBIA. ATTORNEY GENERAL. / Inquisitions/inquests conducted by coroners in British Columbia.