To the Goldfields
In the 1860's the fabulous Cariboo goldfields were a lure to thousands. Miners, traders, and adventurers, many afoot with wheelbarrows, shared the pioneer route with mule trains, plodding oxen, freight wagons, and swaying stagecoaches. Havens for man and beast were the road-houses and stables every 12-24 miles along the way.
From BC's Stops of Interest