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Haphazard History

In this section you will find a near comprehensive list of all the haphazard history articles written by Berry Sale and published by the Williams Lake tribune, Enjoy. Unfortunately do to the limitations of Wix, to find any specific article you will need to use your computers built in "finder" feature. This can be opened by pressing Ctrl + F then typing your search into the new box and using the arrow keys to navigate. If the finder bar does not appear in the top right of the screen you may need to switch your web browser to Google Chrome or Microsoft edge.

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Intro to Haphazard history

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Boom and Bust for Williams Lake

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The Packers

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The Cariboo Wagon Road

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The Cariboo

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The road houses

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Murder and mayhem at Mile 108

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Robbery, murder and frontier justice at 141 Mile House

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The Dromedary Express

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150 Mile Hotel an old piece of history

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Stagecoach robberies on wagon road

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Place names have rich history

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Some Chinese gold rush history

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The interesting birth of today's Williams Lake

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Jo Fleiger and the early Stampedes

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'Frank's way' or the highway

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Early schools in the area

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The Cariboo's first vehicle fatality

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150 Mile House early economic hub

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150 Mile House an important supply depot

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The beginnings of 150 Mile House

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Louis Crosina and the 153 Mile House Store

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Gold fever draws Felker family to Cariboo

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Mike McCarthy of 137 Mile

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the origins of Columneetza

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The first Cariboo tourists

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The Apostle of British Columbia

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Angelique Dussault - A Pioneer Woman of the Cariboo

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The tale of 'The Canadian'

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Barney Boe, a legend in the Cariboo

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The origins of the Boitanio name in Williams Lake

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Tragedy and triumph at 'Evans Place'

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The history of the Rose Lake Lodge

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The Cariboo Gold Rush: How much did the goldfields produce?

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Murder at the Bullion City

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The history of the Bullion Pit Mine

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The 150 Mile Cemetery

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William Pinchbeck not alone on the hill

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Looking back at Springhouse school

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The history of the church at Sugar Cane

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Ox team freighters play integral role in late 1800s

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The bull whackers

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The Prior House at Little Lake

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Quesnel Forks, a true relic of the gold rush

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The lost Chinese mine near Quesnel Forks

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The town, and progression, of Soda Creek

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