Haphazard History

The history of The Gold Escort


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When you're transporting millions of dollars of gold for miners, especially in the late 1800's, the thing you value most is... trust. Trust in the bank, the assayers, and the people transporting your gold from the remote region of Williams Creek, Lillooet and others to banks in Vancouver. But who can you REALLY trust? And at what cost? Today we learn about the challenged life, and expensive lesson learned, of the Gold Escort.

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Haphazard HistoryBy Black Press Media